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Amusements

  • Laser Quest
    6802A P Street • Lincoln, NE 68505
    Located in East Park Plaza
    402-465-5522
    Set in a dark "sci-fi" maze, this laser tag adventure offers a wide variety of game styles that are tailored for your specific needs and interests and include different elements and various skill levels and complexity.  map

  • Star City Shores
    27th and Nebr 2 • Lincoln, NE 68503
    402-441-6670
    One of the state's largest pools, with water slides, climbing structures, and sand play area.  map

Historic Homes & Buildings

  • Historic Haymarket District
    between 7th and 9th St, from O to R Streets
    402-435-7696 or 402-434-6900
    Galleries, restaurants, unique shops, dinner theater, and antiques in turn-of-the-century buildings.  map

  • Hyde Observatory
    3701 S 70th St • Lincoln, NE 68506
    402-441-7895
      map

  • State Capitol
    1445 K St • Lincoln, NE 68509
    402-471-0448
    Visible from miles away, this stunning architectural wonder stands over 400 feet tall. Interior and exterior artwork represent the natural, social, and political development of Nebraska, and houses the nation's only Unicameral.  map

  • Thomas P Kennard House
    1627 H Street • Lincoln, NE 68508
    402-471-4764
    Restored 1869 house is now the oldest house in Lincoln.  map

Museums & Galleries

  • Children's Museum
    Lincoln Square at 14th and P Streets • Lincoln, NE 68508
    402-477-4000
    Fun, discovery, and learning come together for children and adults in more than 50 hands-on exhibits including a spaceship, Little Husker Stadium, and a real firetruck.  map

  • International Headquarters
    631 D Street • Lincoln, NE 68502
    402-474-3363
    American Historical Society of Germans from Russia. Museum and research facility dedicated to preserving the culture and history of Germans from Russia.  map

  • Lentz Center for Asian Culture
    14th and U Streets • Lincoln, NE 68588
    University of Nebraska,Morrill Hall,Room 329
    402-472-5841
    Permanent exhibitions and temporary shows reflect Asian philosophers through art and objects.  map

  • Museum of Nebraska History
    15th and P Streets • Lincoln, NE 68508
    402-471-4754
    Exhibits interpret over 12,000 years on the Plains. Indian gallery, period settings, special collections. Changing exhibits on Nebraska history. History Adventure Center hand-on room for kids.  map

  • National Museum of Roller Skating
    4730 South St • Lincoln, NE 68521
    402-483-7551
    The only museum of its kind in the world exhibits skates, costumes, films, artwork and other skating memorabilia from 1819 to the present.  map

  • Robert Hillestead Textiles Gallery
    35th and Holdredge St • Lincoln, NE 68503
    Home Ec Building, 2nd floor
    402-472-6370
    This gallery showcases fiber art, textiles, and apparel from all periods and places.  map

  • Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery & Sculpture Garden
    12th and R Streets • Lincoln, NE 68588
    402-472-2461
    Designed by architect Phillip Johnson. One of the most comprehensive collections of 20th century American art on a university campus.  map

  • State Museum of Natural History
    14th and U Streets • Lincoln, NE 68588
    University of Nebraska, Morrill Hall
    402-472-2642
    Nebraska's largest natural history museum features the world's largest mounted fossil elephant, a new gallery of the Age of the Dinosaurs, Nebraska wildlife, a hands-on natural science dicovery room, a planetaruim, laser light shows, and much more.  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

  • Folsom Children's Zoo and Botanical Gardens
    27th and B Sts • Lincoln, NE 68502
    402-475-6741
    300 animals representing 95 species. Train and pony rides.  map

  • Pioneers Park
    West Van Dorn Street • Lincoln, NE 68516
    402-441-7847
    Covering 500 acres, this park includes bridle, bike, and walking trails, ponds, picnic areas, ball diamonds, and an outdoor amphitheater.  map

  • Pioneers Park Nature Center
    SW section of the Pioneers Park • Lincoln, NE 68508
    402-441-7895
    5 miles of trails through woodland, wetland, and prairie habitat. Indoor and outdoor exhibits interpret the Great Plains' natural habitat.  map

  • Salt Valley Lakes
    402-471-0641
    20 lakes within 25 miles of Lincoln. Seven state recreation areas and five primitive state wildlife areas.  map

Vineyards, Wineries & Breweries

  • James Arthur Vineyards
    From 14th and Superior Streets • Lincoln, NE 68508
    take 14th St north for 7 mi, turn w on Raymond Rd
    402-783-5255
    James Arthur VIneyards offers specialty wine, foods, and exciting tours.  map

  • James Arthur Vineyards
    10 minutes of northwest of Lincoln
    402-783-5255
    Visitors can sip on dozens of different wines while sitting on the open air deck overlooking the vineyard. Tours are available of the lavish vineyard.  map

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