Free & Cheap Things to Do in Lincoln, NE

  • The list below includes 33 free or cheap things to do in or near Lincoln, Nebraska, including 39 different types of inexpensive activities like Specialty Museums, Parks, Movie Theaters and Nature & Wildlife Areas.
  • From Sunken Gardens to Holmes Park & Lake, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Lincoln and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Ashland and Roca.
  • The list below includes 33 free or cheap things to do in or near Lincoln, Nebraska, including 39 different types of inexpensive activities like Specialty Museums, Parks, Movie Theaters and Nature & Wildlife Areas.
  • From Sunken Gardens to Holmes Park & Lake, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Lincoln and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Ashland and Roca.
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Skaters take to the ice during open skate times.
1.3 Miles
94% 219 votes
Children's Museums 1420 P Street, Lincoln, NE 68508 MoreLess Info
At the Lincoln Children's Museum, children can bathe and groom dogs at the Happy Healthy Pets exhibit, and learn about pet nutrition. Children can also pretend to anchor a local news show, serve pizza, work at a pretend post office, and pretend to be firefighters.
3.8 Miles
90% 117 votes
Natural History Museums 307 Morrill Hall, Lincoln, NE MoreLess Info
The University of Nebraska State Museum offers visitors the chance to interact with an interactive map explaining earth's evolution, see photographs by Don Doll, S.J. of Native American children, and explore fossils found over the last 50 years when making Nebraska's highways. At the museum, visitors see natura…
1.3 Miles
Quilts and quilting are the center of attention at the International Quilt Study Center & Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska. The museum has over 3500 quilts in its permanent collection and frequently hosts traveling exhibitions from other textile museums.
1.6 Miles
81% 69 votes
Art Museum Lincoln, NE MoreLess Info
With art galleries and a museum sculptural garden, the Sheldon Museum of Art offers exhibits to interest any contemporary art enthusiast. Exhibits include landscape paintings, sculptures, modern art, and works by Georgia O'Keeffe and Andy Warhol.
1.5 Miles
100% 17 votes
Movie Theaters 313 N. 13th Street, Lincoln, NE MoreLess Info
Mary Riepma Ross Film Theatre shows independent cinema and documentaries and features two screens, a research library and film storage archive, offices and a concessions stand. Their two theaters seat 355 people combined.
2.4 Miles
79% 38 votes
History Museums 15th and P Streets, Lincoln, NE 68508 MoreLess Info
Ten thousand years of history are at the Nebraska History Museum. The museum has 3 floors of exhibits and artifacts and tells stories related to the culture and people of the state.
1.7 Miles
76% 41 votes
Specialty Museums 4730 South Street, Suite 2, Lincoln, NE 68506 MoreLess Info
The National Museum of Roller Skating is home to a varied collection of historical roller skating memorabilia. It also contains about 1500 volumes of roller skating books and periodicals along with photographs and videos pertaining to roller skating.
3.8 Miles
85% 13 votes
Observatories & Planetariums 210 Morrill Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588 MoreLess Info
Visitors can enjoy educational entertainment at the Mueller Planetarium on a full dome screen. Films and demonstrations include Supervolcanoes, The Big Red Sky Tour, Origins of Life, and much more.
1.5 Miles
79% 19 votes
Specialty Museums 35th Fair Street, Lincoln, NE 68583 MoreLess Info
Visitors can take scheduled or self-guided tours at Lester F. Larsen Tractor Test & Power Museum which contains a large collection of tractors. The museum is filled with exhibits to teach patrons about tractor testing and performance data.
1.3 Miles
70% 10 votes
Music Venue 1415 O Street, Lincoln, NE 68508 MoreLess Info
The Bourbon Theater is a music venue that has hosted a number of performers since its opening in 2009. These artists include Taking Back Sunday, LMFAO, The All American Rejects, Mac Miller, and many others.
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