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.



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