Homestead National Historical Park

Thousands of visitors stop to view the oldest restored tallgrass prairie in the National Park Service from the Heritage Center back patio.
The Homestead Act of 1862 transformed the world. Millions were invited to file claims including families, women, immigrants, and formerly enslaved people. Over 10 percent of the United States was homesteaded! The land, long inhabited by indigenous cultures, changed forever. Homesteaders created settlements and farms, drove industrial advancement, and built our nation chasing the American Dream.
Map showing location of park.
A row of individuals stand in line holding small US flags and documents.
Homestead National Historical Park Welcomes 25 New Citizens
BEATRICE, Neb. – The National Park Service and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will welcome 25 United States citizenship candidates during a naturalization ceremony at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, June 13, 2025, at Homestead National Historical Park’s Education Center in honor of Flag Day. The 25 citizenship candidates represent 16 countries including: Iraq, Mexico, Somalia, Cameroon, El Salvador, Ukraine, Cuba, Congo, and Iran.
Two guys playing a guitar and fiddle in front of a crowd.
Homestead National Historical Park to host annual Tallgrass Prairie Fiddle Festival
Homestead National Historical Park invites fiddlers to share their talent and compete in the annual Tallgrass Prairie Fiddle Festival, May 24, 2025, registration begins at 9:30 a.m.; a workshop is scheduled take place at 10:00 a.m., and the competition begins at noon.
Homestead National Historical Park Welcomes 25 New Citizens
BEATRICE, Neb. – The National Park Service and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services plan to welcome 25 United States citizenship candidates during a naturalization ceremony at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at Homestead National Historical Park’s Education Center.
A historic cabin stands next to a concrete path that leads to a plow shaped visitor center
Photo by NPS Photo/Hunter Hendricks
A historic one room schoolhouse
Photo by Homestead National Monument of America
The tallgrass prairie is yellow with goldenrod in full bloom.
Photo by
The Homestead Heritage Center on the tallgrass prairie
Photo by Mel Mann, artist in residence of Homestead National Monument of America
The tallgrass prairie spans to the Heritage Center on the horizon.
Photo by Mel Mann
The Homestead Education Center
Photo by Homestead National Monument of America
A homestead cabin at sunset
Photo by Homestead National Monument of America