Lincoln

If you have an afternoon to kill, definitely check out Morrill Hall!

I’ve gone to college here for 3 years now. There are over 200 bars within walking distance (1.5 miles) of the campus. The people are pretty easy going and casual, but at night everybody is dressed straight off of whatever they just saw on MTV and ready to party. You won’t find any nicer people, and will often get waved by a random resident who just wants to smile. A Nebraska football game still gives me goose bumps, but maybe that’s just nostalgia talking now.
The bad… We have no mountains like our neighbor Colorado, so if you are looking for a physically outgoing place to visit, I would look that direction. But if you want to come to a place that is a relaxing good time where you are instantly welcomed (besides the bad apple or two that seem to reside somewhere in every city) then you’ll find that in Lincoln.

I lived here for 5 years. It was a good place to live in during grad school. But I can’t imagine anyone making an effort to visit Lincoln unless they wanted to go to a Cornhuskers game. If you do go, however, the capitol building is very cool and worth wandering around.

I went to UNL for undergrad and basically became who am I during my time there. I came to school precocious and naive and left it worldly and jaded. From the best times of my life to the worst, they’ve all been here.

I’m likely one of the only Nebraskans who has lived in both Lincoln and Omaha who actually prefers Lincoln. That said, if you’re just visiting I’d steer toward Omaha.

Recommended: Husker football, Pioneers Park, Sheldon Art Gallery/UNL campus, Sunken Gardens. Restaurants/bars: YiaYia’s, Lazlos, Bisonwiches, Duffy’s, Barrymore’s, Bricktop.

I was here for the national rollerskating championships in 2000. Lincoln is the rollerskating capitol of the world…that’s about it.