No trip to Lincoln with young kids is complete without a stop to the Lincoln Children’s Zoo. The lines between petting zoo and full-blown zoo are blurred here, making a child’s experience all the better. Update: This post was first written in 2014 and was updated in August 2019 to reflect new year-round hours and…
Let’s say you’re planning a trip to the Lincoln Children’s Museum, but you figure you might as well do a little bit of exploring while you’re down there. Make that hour drive worthwhile, right? This post includes a few add-ons to round out a day trip to Lincoln Children’s Museum, including restaurant suggestions and other…
Lincoln, Neb., is an easy weekend or day trip for my family, so we’re there often. One of our favorite places to visit is Lincoln Children’s Museum. If you’ve never been to it, read on to learn about my family’s favorite things to do at Lincoln Children’s Museum! This post was first published in 2014….
For a quick escape, there isn’t a better city than Lincoln with all it has to offer. We took a day trip to Lincoln last winter and the kids had fun (maybe it was seeing their cousin, Jake). I invited Gretchen from Odyssey Through Nebraska to write about her hometown not too long ago and her post…
If you’ve lived in the Omaha are for a few years, most likely you’ve heard of Two Rivers State Recreation Area, AKA Two Rivers. Having spent my childhood just a few miles from there, it’s surprising I had never been there. Well, not really. I hated fishing. My family didn’t do the “tent” thing. Flash-forward…
There’s a lovely state park halfway between Omaha and Lincoln with lookout towers offering views of a river, lush hardwood forests, paddleboats and a pool. If you’re thinking Mahoney State Park, think again. Platte River State Park is a quick 20-mile drive (give or take) from Omaha. It’s not usually the first park to come…
