The Sandhills Journey Byway extends from the city of Grand Island west to the city of Alliance along Nebraska Highway 2. The byway meanders through the communities of Cairo, Ravenna, Hazard, Litchfield, Mason City, Ansley, Berwyn, Broken Bow, Merna, Anselmo, Dunning, Halsey, Thedford, Seneca, Mullen, Whitman, Hyannis, Ashby, Bingham, Ellsworth, Lakeside, Antioch and Alliance. It passes through these Nebraska counties: Hall, Buffalo, Sherman, Custer, Blaine, Thomas, Hooker, Grant, Sheridan, and Box Butte.

If variety is what you’re after, you’ll love the Sandhills Journey Scenic Byway. The beauty here is a direct result of the dramatically changing terrain, the topography here is uniquely captivating. From mid-February to early April, in an awesome spectacle, 500,000 Sandhill cranes and over 300 species of other migratory waterfowl visit the central Platte River region on the eastern end of a Sandhills Journey.