ATTRACTIONS

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