There are more attractions in North Platte, Nebraska than you realized.  Though I suppose you've never even thought about it.

There is the home of Buffalo Bill:

There is Cody Park, where Bill held the first rodeo:

There is the largest rail yard in the world:

There is the site of the North Platte Canteen, which fed millions of servicemen and women during the Second World War:

There is a fun county historical museum with all the typical things of such museums, including old farm equipment:

There is the veterans memorial:

There is a statue of a Sioux which used to stand on a lookout above the Oregon Trail:

And there is this fun sign: