NENebraska field entry
Cabela’s — Sidney
Sidney, NE
The Sidney store where the Cabela family’s retail story began, now an 85,000-square-foot outdoor outfitter with a mountain exhibit, museum-quality taxidermy, a large elephant display, a Gun Library, boat shop and broad gear departments.
Cabela’s Sidney combines a full outdoor retail store with museum-scale wildlife displays and the history of the company’s Nebraska beginnings.
Field notes
Why it belongs
Outdoor outfitter, apparel and footwear store, boat and off-road showroom, service center, Gun Library, bait shop, company-history destination and museum-scale wildlife display.
The substantial current retail operation is organized around large immersive exhibits tied to the company’s Sidney origins.
Cabela’s current Sidney store stands where the Cabela family’s retail story began. The 85,000-square-foot operation sells hunting, fishing, camping and outdoor gear alongside apparel, footwear, boats and off-road vehicles. Its destination-scale interior includes a mountain exhibit, museum-quality taxidermy and a large elephant display, while the Gun Library, boat shop, bait shop and service areas remain working retail departments. The neighboring RV park is a separate operation and is not a second OddStops profile.
Store contents
What you will find
Directory categories
Known for
- Cabela family retail origins
- 85,000-square-foot store
- Outdoor gear
- Hunting and fishing departments
- Camping equipment
- Apparel and footwear
- Boats
- Off-road vehicles
- Gun Library
- Bait shop
- Mountain exhibit
- Museum-quality taxidermy
- Large elephant display
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