Tourism in Lincoln, Nebraska facts for kids
Lincoln, Nebraska is the home of the state capitol of Nebraska, the University of Nebraska and has history dating back to the mid 1800s. A list of tourist attractions that can be found within the city are as follows.
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Arboretums/gardens
- Alice Abel Arboretum
- Hamann Rose Garden
- Joshua C. Turner Arboretum
- Maxwell Arboretum
- Sunken Gardens
Attractions
- Centennial Mall
- Downtown Lincoln
- Deer Springs Winery
- Governor's Mansion
- Historic Haymarket and West Haymarket
- Hyde Observatory
- James Arthur Vineyards
- Lincoln Children's Zoo
- Lux Center for the Arts
- Nebraska State Capitol
- P Street District
Event venues/arenas
- John Breslow Ice Hockey Center
- Haymarket Park
- Ice Box
- Lancaster Event Center
- Lincoln Community Playhouse
- Pinewood Bowl Theater (in Pioneers Park)
- Pinnacle Bank Arena
Historic sites
- Fairview, home of William Jennings Bryan
- Robber's Cave
- Thomas P. Kennard House
- Wyuka Cemetery
Museums
- American Historical Society of Germans from Russia Museum
- Lincoln Children's Museum
- Midwestern African Museum of Art, Culture & Resource Center
- Museum of American Speed
- Museum of Nebraska History
- National Museum of Roller Skating (and the offices of USA Roller Sports)
- Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- Bob Devaney Sports Center
- Eisentrager Howard Gallery
- Great Plains Art Museum
- International Quilt Study Center & Museum
- Kawasaki Reading Room
- Kimball Recital Hall
- The Kruger Collection in the College of Architecture
- Lentz Collection for Asian Culture
- Lester F. Larsen Tractor Test & Power Museum
- Lied Center for Performing Arts and Johnny Carson Theater
- Love Library
- Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, a.k.a. The Ross
- Memorial Stadium: Home of the Cornhuskers football team, built in 1923
- The Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery
- Sheldon Museum of Art: built in the early 1960s, architect Philip Johnson
- UNL Botanical Garden & Arboretum (City Campus)
- UNL Botanical Garden & Arboretum (East Campus)
- UNL Dairy Store
- University of Nebraska State Museum (Morrill Hall) and Mueller Planetarium, Nebraska's only fulldome digital planetarium
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