Lincoln, Nebraska is the home of the state capitol of Nebraska, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln 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(nd) Downtown Lincoln Association webpage. Downtown Lincoln Association. Retrieved 3/6/08. 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
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