Eric and I drove down
gravel roads towards Lincoln.
The Nebraska State Capitol is seen from far and wide. It's 400 feet tall.
This is the third Capitol
on this site in Lincoln.
Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue of New York produced the winning design for this building. The current Capitol was built in four phases over ten years. It came in under budget at 9.8 million dollars, within the ten million dollar budget.
Our Tour Guide, Gloria, loves sharing the building with visitors. Dave and Kathy Bacon of Escondido, CA joined Eric and me for an hour long tour.
The State Capitol is open seven days a week and the times of the tours are listed.
Rotunda above
the second floor.
There are beautiful
mosaics on the floor.
Nature is celebrated
in the State Capitol.
The Norris
Legislative Chamber
Nebraska has the only
Unicameral Legislature
on the state level.
Gloria explains how
Supreme Court Judges
are appointed & later
elected.
The Capitol has
four interior courtyards.
The building includes two
Halls of Fame.
Red Cloud is one of
those honored.
The view from the fourteenth
floor of the tower.
Eric & I had lunch at
Bhupinder, owner of the
restaurant recommended the
Spinach Naan. It was amazing!
A "Mini Miller" grinds
up pavement at an intersection.
We visited the Sheldon Museum of Art
at the University of Nebraska.
Statue on the main floor.
Students leave their backpacks
when visiting the museum.
Whimsical
Contemporary art in
several forms.
Eric removed several
layers of dust from the Jeep.
There are parking spots in
front of the Save-Mart.
No Fire Lane Required
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