Lincoln, Nebraska
National Museum of Roller Skating
The largest collection of historical roller skates in the world.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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Lincoln, Nebraska
Johnson Museum of the Odd
A lifetime's accumulation of bric-a-brac and kitsch.
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Pleasant Dale, Nebraska
Ruins of Prairie Peace Park
The abandoned remnants of a little sanctuary for world peace that fell into disrepair.
Falls City, Nebraska
Veteran’s Memorial Park
A eclectic collection of military memorabilia.
Adair, Iowa
Site of the First Train Robbery in the West
Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Pioneers Park Pillars
Four ionic columns from the Treasury Department building ended up in a park in Nebraska.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Lincoln Monument of Council Bluffs
An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Pottawattamie Squirrel Cage Jail
The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.
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Omaha, Nebraska
William Thompson's Scalped Scalp
An Englishman loses his scalp to a Cheyenne warrior and lives to donate it to a library.
Omaha, Nebraska
Site of a Japanese Balloon Bomb Explosion
These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.
Omaha, Nebraska
Old Lincoln Highway in Omaha
A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.
Boys Town, Nebraska
World's Largest Ball of Stamps
An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.
