Tourism in Lincoln, Nebraska

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.

Nebraska State Capitol

Fairview

Love Library

International Quilt Study Center & Museum

Pinnacle Bank Arena

Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery

Arboretums/gardens

• Alice Abel Arboretum^[1]
• Hamann Rose Garden^[2]
• Joshua C. Turner Arboretum^[3]
• Maxwell Arboretum
• Sunken Gardens^[4]

Attractions

• Centennial Mall (currently under renovation)^[5]
• Downtown Lincoln^[6]
• Deer Springs Winery^[7]
• Governor's Mansion^[8]
• Historic Haymarket^[9] and West Haymarket
• Hyde Observatory^[10]
• James Arthur Vineyards^[11]
• Lincoln Children's Zoo^[12]
• Lux Center for the Arts^[13]
• Nebraska State Capitol^[14][15]
• P Street District^[16]

Event venues/arenas

• John Breslow Ice Hockey Center^{[17][18][19][20]}
• Haymarket Park^[21][22]
• Ice Box^[23]
• Lancaster Event Center^[24]
• Pinewood Bowl Theater (in Pioneers Park)^[25]
• Pinnacle Bank Arena^[26]

Historic sites

• Fairview, home of William Jennings Bryan^[27]
• Robber's Cave (reopening in April 2016)^[28]
• Thomas P. Kennard House^[29]
• Wyuka Cemetery^[30]

Museums

• American Historical Society of Germans from Russia Museum
• Frank H. Woods Telephone Museum^[31] (alive and well, but looking for a new location)^[32][33]
• Lincoln Children's Museum^[34]
• Museum of American Speed^[35]
• Museum of Nebraska History^[36]
• National Museum of Roller Skating^[37] (and the offices of USA Roller Sports)
• Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame^[38]

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

• Bob Devaney Sports Center^[39]
• Eisentrager Howard Gallery^[40]
• Great Plains Art Museum^[41]
• International Quilt Study Center & Museum^[42]
• Kawasaki Reading Room^[43]
• Kimball Recital Hall^[44]
• The Kruger Collection in the College of Architecture^[45]
• Lentz Collection for Asian Culture^[46]
• Lester F. Larsen Tractor Test & Power Museum^[47]
• Lied Center for Performing Arts and Johnny Carson Theater^[48]
• Love Library^[49]
• Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, a.k.a. The Ross^[50]
• Memorial Stadium: Home of the Cornhuskers football team, built in 1923^[51]
• The Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery^[52]
• Sheldon Museum of Art:^[53] built in the early 1960s, architect Philip Johnson^[54]
• UNL Botanical Garden & Arboretum (City Campus)^[55]
• UNL Botanical Garden & Arboretum (East Campus)^[56]
• UNL Dairy Store^[57]
• University of Nebraska State Museum (Morrill Hall)^[58] and Mueller Planetarium, Nebraska's only fulldome digital planetarium^[59][60]

References

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2. "Lincoln Parks & Recreation - Hamann Rose Garden". Lincoln Parks & Recreation. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
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35. "Museum of American Speed Home Page - Museum of American Speed". Museum of American Speed. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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42. "About". International Quilt Study Center & Museum. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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45. "krugercollection.unl.edu". krugercollection.unl.edu. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
46. "About Us - Lentz Collection for Asian Culture - University of Nebraska-Lincoln". Great Plains Art Museum, University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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53. "Sheldon Museum of Art - About Sheldon". Sheldon Museum of Art Art Association, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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56. "UNL Botanical Garden & Arboretum (East Campus) - Nebraska Statewide Arboretum - University of Nebraska-Lincoln". Nebraska Statewide Arboretum. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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58. "Visit the University of Nebraska State Museum at Morrill Hall". University of Nebraska State Museum. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
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