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Ager Play Center
1300 S. 27th Street (by the zoo)
PH: 402-441-6788
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm / Sundays Rental Only
Admission: $2.50 per person
- Chuck E Cheese?s
221 N. 66th Street
PH: 402-464-8206
Hours: Sun-Thurs 9am-10pm / Fri-Sat 9am-11pm
- Governor?s Mansion Guided Tours
PH: 402-471-3466
Hours: Every Thursday from 1pm-4pm
Admission: FREE
*No appointment necessary unless you have a group of 10 or more
- Haymarket
? find a fun restaurant for lunch
? see the trains
? Paint Yourself Silly (pottery painting shop ? Now 2 locations! Haymarket and 70th & Pioneers)
? Don?t forget to stop by Ivana Cone in the Creamery Building for homemade ice cream!
- HobbyTown
If you are by SouthPointe Pavilions visit HobbyTown and let your kids play with the train sets while you browse.
- Hyde Memorial Observatory
Holmes Park
70th Street and South Shore Boulevard, south side of Holmes Lake
PH: 402-441-7094
Hours: Saturday 8pm-11pm (may be closed if Saturday falls on or near a major holiday)
- Lincoln Children?s Museum
1420 P Street
PH: 402-477-4000
Hours: Closed Mondays & major holidays / Tues-Sat 9:30am-5pm / Sun 1pm-5pm
Admission: $6.00 Ages 2 and over / $5.50 62 and over / Free to museum members and children under 24 months
- Lincoln Children?s Zoo
1222 S. 27th Street
PH: 402-475-6741
Hours: Everyday 10am-5pm (from April 15-October 15)
Admission: $5.50 Ages 2-12 / $6.50 Ages 12-61 / $5.50 62 and over / Free to zoo members and children under age 2
- Lincoln Community Playhouse
56th Street right next to Gere Library
PH: 402-489-7529
- Lost in Fun
8431 Cody Drive (1 block east of 14th & Yankee Hill Road)
PH: 402-261-0440
Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-9pm / Fri-Sat 10am-10pm / Sun 11am-9pm
Admission: Parents enter free / $5.25 4 years and under / $10.00 5 years and over
- Mahoney State Park Activity Center
located 25 miles east of Lincoln, off I-80 at exit 426
PH: 402-944-2523
Hours: Closed Tues & Wed / Mon, Thurs & Fri 4-8pm / Sat 11am-8pm / Sun 11am-6pm
Admission: $2.00 (2 and under are free) ? extra for rock climbing simulator and laser shot system
- University of Nebraska State Museum and Ralph Mueller PlanetariumMorrill Hall
14th and U Streets
PH: 402-472-2642
Hours: Mon ? Sat 9:30am-4:30pm / Thurs 9:30am-8:00pm / Sun 1:30-4:30pm
- Admission
- Museum of Nebraska History
15th and P Streets
PH: 402-471-4754
Hours: Closed Mon / Tues-Fri 9:00am-4:30pm / Sat-Sun 1:00-4:30pm
Admission: Suggested donation $2.00
- National Museum of Roller Skating
4730 South Street
PH: 402-483-7551
Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00am-5:00pm
Admission: Free
- Pioneers Park Nature Center
3201 S. Coddington Ave.
PH: 402-441-7895
Hours: Mon-Sat 8:30am-5:00pm / Sun 12:00-5:00pm
-Sledding Ramp
-Nature walks
- Pioneers Stables
3145 S. Coddington Ave.
PH: 402-477-5509
*Call for horseback riding information
- State Capitol Building
PH: 402-471-0448
- Hours & Tour Times
- Strategic Air and Space Museum
28210 W. Park Highway, Ashland (I-80 Exit 426)
PH: 800-358-5029
Hours: Everyday 9:00am-5:00pm *except some holidays
- Admission
- Sunken Gardens
27th & Capitol Parkway Streets (Southwest Corner)
PH: 402-441-8267 (plant and garden questions)
- Visit your local Library!
- Go see a matinee movie!
- Lincoln Safari
- Volunteer with your kids!
There are lots of places to volunteer around Lincoln. Teach your kids the importance of helping others.
- Bake cookies and draw pictures
take them to someone you know who is in the military to let them know how much you appreciate their service. Do the same for the fire station in your area.
- Plant a mini garden
? your kids will love to see it grow!
- Learn about a country!
Find India on the map with your kids, google fun and educational facts about the country, then for dinner either make Indian food or visit one of the following restaurants:
-The Oven (201 N. 8th or 4101 Pioneer Woods Drive)
-Sher e Punjab (1601 Q Street)
-Taj Mahal Cuisine of India (5500 Old Cheney Road)
-Tandoor (3530 Village Drive)
-The Peacock Indian Cuisine (2801 Pine Lake Road)
- Visit a pet store!
Visit any of the pet stores ? your kids will love the different types of pets ? no matter what age! See if you can learn one fact about each animal you see.
- Find a star chart and see if you and your child find different constellations.
- Learn a new (or old!) song ? teach your kids a song from your childhood or find a new song to learn together.
- Learn a new language ? find a CD or a friend who speaks another language and being to teach your child the basics.
