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Historical Sites
Lincoln is not only Nebraska’s state capital, it is also home to many of the nation’s most prized historical monuments dating from the early 1900s to present day. Take time to visit the Germans from Russia Museum, the Home of William Jennings Bryan, the Governor’s Mansion, our Historic Haymarket, the Lincoln Statue, the Thomas P. Kennard House, or Nebraska’s State Capitol. Whatever your interests, you’ll be sure to find the perfect fit in Lincoln!
- American Historical Society of Germans from Russia Museum
In 1764, Russian Czarina Catherine the Great invited German natives to settle along the Volga River. Many responded because of the promises made to them. By 1870, many of the promises had run out or were being revoked by the Russian government, prompting a mass migration.
The Germans from Russia were attracted to Lincoln and the Great Plains because of the climate and the agricultural societies. By 1914, more than one-third of Lincoln's population was made up of these immigrants and their descendants.
This unique museum is dedicated to preserving their culture and houses the society offices, archives and special displays, including a summer kitchen, all-faiths chapel, store and blacksmith shop. A statue depicting the typical German-Russian immigrant family as they arrived in the Americas is located at the front of the museum.
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Friday
Tours: 2 p.m. Monday-Friday, April-October. Saturday by appointment with Lincoln chapter. Contact Larry Schenkel at 438-3814.Cost: Free Admission
631 D Street
(402) 474-3363
www.ahsgr.org
ahsgr@ahsgr.org - Fairview, Home of William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan served two terms in Congress, was U.S. Secretary of State and was the Democratic nominee for President in 1896, 1900 and 1908. His historic residence has been restored to its early 1900s grandeur.The house that once sat atop a hill and offered a "fair view" of the Prairie Capital and its adjacent farms has been incorporated into the Bryan/LGH Medical Center campus and is located about 1 block east of 48th Street on the north side of Sumner Street. The Bryan Museum, on the lower level, includes authentic displays and recordings.
Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's.Tours: Provided 1 to 3:30 p.m. Call to arrange tours by appointment.
Cost: No admission fee.
49th and Sumner streets
(402) 481-3032
www.bryanlgh.orgDirections: One block east of 48th Street on the north side of Sumner Street, with a statue of William Jennings Bryan in front.
- Governor's Mansion
The Nebraska Governor's residence is located just south of the Capitol. The home was built in 1957 in the Georgian Colonial-style.The home of Nebraska 's first family features a doll collection of the state's first ladies in their inaugural gowns. A superb silver service from the battleship U.S.S. Nebraska, needlepoint chair cushions, custom woven carpets and elegant reception rooms highlight the home.
Groups of 10 or more are requested to make reservations.
Hours: 1-4 p.m. Thursday
1425 H Street
(402) 471-3466 - Historic Haymarket
Great restaurants, unique shopping and fun nightspots located among restored turn-of-the-century warehouses make this area sizzle with activity. Antique shops, art galleries and the first microbrewery in Nebraska draw visitors day and night.The Historic Haymarket name comes from the original market square of 1867 where wagons, camping equipment and hay were bought and sold. In 1874 the city shifted the area a few blocks west and north and renamed it "Haymarket."
The spirit of the 1800s flows into Iron Horse Park located on the north side of the historic Burlington railroad depot. A three-dimensional brick mural, "Iron Horse Legacy," shows old locomotive Number 710 pulling the first train into Lincoln in 1870 on July 4th. A restored CB&Q steam engine originally built in the Havelock shops, an 1890s water tower fountain and reflecting pool along with a railroad-themed children's play area offer visitors a respite from the bustle of the city.
Take home a memory with a family photo of the "Watchful Citizen" sculpture on the corner of 7th and P Streets. You are invited to join this fanciful fella on his bench. The nearby Lincoln Visitors Center offers brochures and other information to help you plan a fun-filled stay in Lincoln.
Open year-round / Store hours vary
Between 7th and 9th Streets, from 0 to R Streets
(402) 435-7496
www.downtownlincoln.org - Lincoln Statue
Gettysburg Lincoln Statue
by Daniel Chester FrenchThe statue of Abraham Lincoln was sculpted by Daniel Chester French and dedicated in 1912. French later completed the statue of the seated Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The statue is one of the few remnants of the second Capitol building in Lincoln and still on its original site, located at the west entrance of the Capitol.
The Rail Joiner
by Louis SlobodkinThe original plan for the Capitol included the broad avenues that lead in all directions of the building. Facing the west entrance of the Capitol at the opposite end of Lincoln Mall is a bronze statue of a young Abraham Lincoln. The Rail Joiner welcomes visitors to the Justice and Law Enforcement Center at 575 S. 10th Street. The original was sculpted by Louis Slobodkin and completed in the 1930s and is displayed at the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. The Sheldon Museum of Art received a plaster cast of the sculpture and the right to reproduce it. A community-wide effort, including a "Pennies for Lincoln " campaign by Lincoln school children, funded the placement of the statue.
- Thomas P. Kennard House
This is where Lincoln started. Built in 1869, it's the home of Nebraska's first secretary of state and the oldest residence in town. It was dedicated in 1968 as the Nebraska Statehood Memorial and has been renovated to the 1870s decor. Special Victorian holiday decorations in December.Hours: By appointment only. Closed all state holidays.
Cost: $3 for adults, children under 18 free with accompanying adult
1627 H Street
(402) 471-4764 or (800) 833-6747
www.nebraskahistory.org - State CapitolThe State Capitol has been a constant in the lives of Nebraskans since it towered over Lincoln, fondly thought of as the Capital on the edge of the prairie. The Capitol is the perfect place to begin your tour of Lincoln 's attractions and learn Nebraska's story. The interior of this must-see jewel tells Nebraska 's history through carvings, mosaics, paintings, sculpture, inscriptions and inlaid wood.
Each artistic element contributes to the symbolic concept of this gem, that was voted one of the 10 most beautiful buildings in the world by a group of 100 architects. Constructed between 1922 and 1932, Nebraskans are proud that it was paid for when it was built at a cost just under $10 million. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in October 1976, it is home to the only non-partisan one-house state legislature in the United States.
Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday
1-4 p.m. Sunday
Closed Thanksgiving and the Friday after, Christmas and New Year's.Tours: Free guided tours leave from the north entrance, on the 2nd floor on the hour, except at noon.
Wheelchair accessible
15th and K streets
(402) 471-0448
www.capitol.org
Unique Historical Sites
Looking for the unusual sites to visit. Add this sites to your list of things to see.
- Luckiest U-Stop in Nebraska
See where the
$365 Million Powerball ticket sold in LincolnOn February 22, 2006 a close-knit group of eight workers at a meat-packing plant claimed the largest U.S. lottery prize to date of $365 million.
110 West O Street
402-438-7878
www.u-stop.com
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