LINCOLN, NEB. (June 14, 2005)--School is out and family vacations are being planned across Nebraska. As you embark on your journey, don't forget to use the 28 state-of-the-art information kiosks located across the state. The N-View system is one of the first of its kind in the nation to combine travel and weather information on each machine. Hundreds of thousands of pages have been accessed by visitors since N-View was launched in 2004.

Travelers can explore various routes while reviewing information about tourism attractions, events, and accommodations across the state, thereby potentially boosting tourism dollars spent in Nebraska.

The weather information on each system is provided via satellite from the National Weather Service and displayed on weather maps and charts. The touch-screen kiosks are computer-based and are deisgned to deliver information to the user in the form of video graphics or on-screen text.

An N-View system can be found at the following locations:

West

Alliance-Chamber of Commerce Office
Chadron-Chadron Visitor Center
Crawford-Fort Robinson State Park
Gering-Gering Civic Center
Ogallala-Main Street Station
Paxton-Ole's Big Game Steakhouse and Lounge
Sidney-Holiday Inn

North Central

Dunning-VanDiest Sinclair Station
Sparks-Smith Falls State Park
Valentine-Valentine Visitor Center

South Central

Cozad West/Eastbound Rest Areas
Grand Island-Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer
Kearney West/Eastbound Rest Areas
Kearney-Kearney Visitor Center
Republican City-Harlan County Lake
Sutherland West/Eastbound Rest Areas
Wood River-The Nebraska Bird Observatory at Crane Meadows
York West/Eastbound Rest Areas

Northeast

Ponca-Ponca State Park
Sioux City, Iowa--Sergeant Floyd Riverboat Museum

Southeast

Blue River (Milford) Eastbound Rest Area
Goehner Westbound Rest Area
Brownville-Whiskey Run Creek Winery
Fort Calhoun-Harold Andersen Welcome Center

For more information on vacationing in Nebraska, and to receive a free Nebraska travel packet, call 1-877-NEBRASKA, or visit the Nebraska Travel and Tourism's website at www.VisitNebraska.org

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Mary Ethel Emanuel at 800-228-4307,
402-471-3797, or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it