Columns

Columns: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Columns

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Columns — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.77917, -96.75712. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Columns

• Pioneers Park · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~2 km · Must-see
• Wilderness Park · park · Lancaster · ~6 km · Must-see
• Cooper Park · park · Lancaster · ~6 km · Must-see
• Museum of American Speed · museum · Lancaster · ~6 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~7 km · Must-see
• Statue of Abraham Lincoln · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~7 km · Must-see
• Nebraska State Capitol · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~7 km · Must-see
• Hazel Abel Park · park · Lancaster · ~7 km · Must-see
• Centennial Mall · park · Lancaster · ~8 km · Must-see
• Museum of Nebraska History · museum · Lancaster · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mueller Tower · attraction · Lancaster · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Chidren's Zoo · church · Lancaster · ~9 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~10 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Arboretum · park · Lancaster · ~12 km · Must-see
• Nine Mile Prairie · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~14 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Prairie Audubon · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bluestem State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~20 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Columns

Other other attractions near Columns

• Mueller Tower · attraction · Lancaster · ~8 km · Must-see
• Linoma Lighthouse · attraction · Sarpy · ~61 km · Must-see
• Elijah Filley Stone Barn · attraction · Gage · ~75 km · Must-see
• West Omaha Rock · attraction · Douglas · ~95 km · Must-see
• USS Marlin · attraction · Douglas · ~113 km · Must-see
• Sunken Gardens · attraction · Lancaster · ~8 km
• Groundwater Colossus · attraction · Lancaster · ~9 km
• Werner Park · attraction · Pottawattamie · ~86 km
• Mount Michael Abbey · attraction · Pottawattamie · ~91 km
• Variety Club Statue · attraction · Douglas · ~94 km

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