Red Cloud Named 1 of "10 Best Places to Visit in Nebraska" by online travel magazine
Red Cloud Named 1 of "10 Best Places to Visit in Nebraska" by online travel magazine
by K.C. Dermody, tripstodiscover.com
The small community of Red Cloud sits near Nebraska’s border with Kansas. This charming, historic town inspired the works of one of the most important American novelists of the early 20th century, Willa Cather, the author of “My Antonia.” Cather moved to the town as a child and today, visitors can take tours of the writer’s childhood home and other sites connected to her life and works. It’s also fun to stroll the brick streets of downtown, which is lined with magnificent historic buildings like the Red Cloud Opera House, where you can catch a performance too. The building was constructed in 1885 to house a hardware business on the ground floor, the opera house below. Its stage brought many performances over the years and was considered the center of social and cultural life in the town for several decades. Though it was closed for nearly 90 years, it reopened in 2003 and has been hosting musicals, world premieres and other shows ever since.
