Area Travel - AmericInn^® of Lincoln South, NE

Welcome to Beautiful Nebraska! Read about Lincoln attractions and things to do nearby AmericInn.

Lincoln is the proud home of Nebraska's State Capitol, an amazing place to discover many interesting and exciting historical facts on the Cornhusker state.  Our city offers various types of museums and galleries for your entire family to visit.  For more informatoin Lincoln's attractions and specific events, you can contact the Lincoln Visitor's Center at (402) 434-5348. 

There are so many things to do in Lincoln Nebraska, you'll find something for everyone! 

Area Attractions and Activities

Lancaster Events Center - The Lancaster Event Center, located at 84th and Havelock Avenue, Lincoln Nebraska, is a public, multi-purpose, year-round facility designed to host a variety of local, regional, and national events and activities. The center hosts agricultural trade and livestock shows, regional and national equipment shows, automotive shows, indoor and outdoor sporting events, concerts, reunions, craft shows, school science fairs and speech competitions, along with general conferences and meetings.
Address: 4100 North 84th Street
Distance: 7 miles
Phone: 402-441-4565
Website: www.lancastereventcenter.com

Folsum Children's Zoo - The Lincoln Folsum Children’s Zoo features up-close viewing of more than 300 animals with the child's eye view in mind! Animals to see include Amur leopards, Bactrian camels, river otters, eagles, crocodiles, reindeer and several species of primates. One-third of the animals are threatened or endangered species. The pony rides, petting zoo and a trip around the zoo on the ZO&O Railroad are experiences to treasure.
Address: 1222 South 27th Street
Distance: 7 miles
Phone: 402-475-6741
Website: www.lincolnzoo.org 

Antelope Park and Sunken Gardens - Antelope Park is a particularly beautiful park offering extensive facilities, including Rose Gardens, Sunken Gardens, fountains, statues, Lincoln Children's Zoo, a recreation center, a play center, a golf course, trails system, tennis courts, swimming pool and several playground areas and is accessible for all children. The Sunken Gardens is a beautiful terraced garden featuring thousands of annuals, reflecting ponds, waterfall, paved pathways with donated engraved concrete pavers that memorialize special people and events, restrooms and an ornate gazebo.
Address: 1300 South 27th Street
Distance: 7 miles
Phone: 402-441-6788

Nebraska State Capitol - 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 the state's history through carvings, mosaics, paintings, sculpture, inscriptions and inlaid wood.
Address: 15th and K Streets
Distance: 8 miles
Phone: 402-471-0448
Website: www.capitol.org

University of Nebraska - The University of Nebraska - Lincoln is one of the nation's leading teaching institutions, and a research leader with a wide array of grant-funded projects aimed at broadening knowlege in the sciences and humanities. UNL is the home of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, numerous museums and art galleries, as well as the Lied Center for Performing Arts.
Address: 313 North 13th Street, Lincoln, NE
Distance: 9 miles
Phone: 800-742-8800

Nebraska State Museum - The public is welcome to see collections and laboratories in areas normally closed to viewing. The museum has less than 1 percent of 13.5 million specimens on exhibit - the rest are located in the museum's Research Collections in Nebraska Hall. Visitors will be able to see items from anthropology, botany, entomology, vertebrae paleontology and zoology.
Address: 313 North 13th Street, Lincoln, NE
Distance: 9 miles
Phone: 800-742-8800

Lied Center for Performing Arts - The Lied Center for Performing Arts is a state-of-the-art performing arts facility. The Lied Center is Nebraska's Home for the Arts. The facility offers major regional, national and international events designed to attract a statewide audience.
Address: 12th and R Streets
Distance: 9 miles
Phone: 402-472-4700
Website: www.liedcenter.org

Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery - For more than 40 years, the University of Nebraska - Lincoln's Sheldom Museum of Art has provided a space for students, faculty and staff, alumni, the Lincoln community and visitors to experience one of the greatest collections of American art in the world. Even with an outstanding permanent collection, it is their philosophy to ensure that the collections is continuously diversified and expanded.
Address: 12th and R Streets
Distance: 9 miles
Phone: 402-472-2461

Historical Haymarket - Numerous 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.
Address: Between 7th and 9th Street, from O to R Streets
Distance: 9 miles
Phone: 402-435-7496
Website: www.downtownlincoln.org

Pioneers Park and Nature Center - This 1,100-acre park includes splendid examples of public art, an outdoor amphitheater, picnic areas, hiker/biker trails, ponds, a sled run and a golf course. Two interpretive buildings contain small animal and hands-on exhibits dedicated to the plants and animals of Nebraska.
Address: 3201 South Coddington
Distance: 9 miles
Phone: 402-441-7895

Champions Fun Center - Champions Fun Center is the place for family entertainment with miniature golf course, batting cages, water wars, 4–story free fall, go–karts, adventure challenge, 70+ arcade & redemption games for all ages, open bowling and cosmic bowling. They also have an awesome menu offering all of your favorite foods.
Address: 1555 Yolande Avenue
Distance: 10 miles
Phone: 402-434-7066

Henry Doorly Zoo - The Henry Doorly Zoo is a world class tourist attraction and a leader in environmental education. This amazing zoo includes the following: The Mutual of Omaha Wild Kingdom Pavilion, Lozier IMAX Theater, and Cat Complex showcase fascinating wildlife and exotic places. The Scott Aquarium and Lied Jungle, Desert Dome, Kingdoms of the Night, Hubbard Gorilla Valley and Hubbard Orangutan Forest provide immersive environments that display animals in their natural habitats.
Address: 3701 South 10th Street, Omaha, NE
Distance: Approximately 60 miles
Phone: 402-733-8401 or 402-733-8400
Website: www.omahazoo.com

Quick Area Guide

• State Capital 7 mi
• Downtown Historical Haymarket 9 mi
• University of Nebraska 9 mi
• Nebraska State Museum 9 mi
• Lied Center for Performing Arts 9 mi
• Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery 9 mi
• Lancaster Events Center 7 mi
• Folsum Children's Zoo 7 mi
• Sunken Gardens 7 mi
• Pioneers Park Nature Center 9 mi