Lincoln’s Attractions
Many people realize that Lincoln is more than just a city surrounded by cows and corn. They know it as the home of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team. But it is also more than just...
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Downtown Lincoln
by Charlyne Berens Like a healthy plant, reaching out to enhance a larger and larger area, Lincoln’s downtown continues to grow. Thanks to ongoing renovations and new construction, the “downtown” now starts at the Haymarket on the...
Amazing Day Trips
by Angie Tidball Lincoln is fortunate to be close to two fantastic day trips. Omaha Henry Dorley Zoo and the Lied Lodge and Conference Center in Nebraska City are two stops not to be missed!...
State Capitol Tells Nebraska’s History
by Judy Shutts The Salvation of the State is Watchfulness in the Citizen. —Hartley Burr Alexander Rising high on the Nebraska plains is the architectural centerpiece of Lincoln—the Nebraska State Capitol. The capitol overlooks Centennial...
Home in The Bottoms
by Ed Zimmer Two Lincoln neighborhoods near Downtown share related names and heritages—the North Bottoms immediately north of UNL’s Memorial Stadium, and the South Bottoms adjacent to Downtown to the west and southwest. The...
Lincoln’s Attractions
Trip Advisor says the ten top things you should do when visiting Lincoln are: Visit the Sunken Gardens, the Nebraska State Capitol, Memorial Stadium, Museum of Speed, the Children’s Museum, the Children’s Zoo, Pioneer Park...
The International Quilt Center
by Laura Chapman The International Quilt Study Center & Museum, located on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s historic East Campus at 33rd and Holdrege streets, will offer a variety of exhibitions and programs as it...
Chicago Architects Shaped Lincoln
by Ed Zimmer Lincoln in the early twentieth century was awakening from the deep depression of the mid-1890s, which saw the city’s population drop from 55,000 in 1890 to 39,000 in 1900. The former peak...
Lincoln’s Historic Haymarket—The Place to Be.
by Donna Joy Brakenhoff Whatever the season, Lincoln’s Historic Haymarket will please locals and visitors alike. Once a warehouse district, the Haymarket offers street life, restaurants and bars, shops and events for all ages and...
A Growing Downtown
Less than five years ago, railroad tracks ran through the area that has now become a center of Lincoln’s nightlife. When the people of Lincoln voted to approve the public-private partnership that built the Pinnacle...
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