10 Sights & Landmarks in Lincoln That You Shouldn't Miss

Beautiful mosaic ceilings and floors, paintings and sculptures inside the 400-foot high capitol building are as impressive as its marble, bronze and gold leaf exterior and white tower topped by a bronze statue. Free guided tours are available.

Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery is Nebraska’s first full-service funeral and cemetery provider, allowing families to make all arrangements from one convenient location. We offer comprehensive services, from traditional services and facilities to cremation options and personalized floral tributes. Lincoln Cemetery was established in 1927 and has been a rapidly expanding landmark of distinctive beauty in the Lincoln area. Gently rolling hills and carefully tended lawns convey feelings of peace, serenity and dignity for all who visit. Individual gardens reflect religious and patriotic themes in solid stone and statuary groups, including the Avenue of Flags where those who served in the armed forces are honored each Veterans Day and Memorial Day. More than 3.5 miles of road traverse every part of the park, which offers more than 25 gardens throughout the park’s 150 acres. Lincoln Cemetery offers a variety of burial options, including traditional ground burial, lawn crypts, mausoleums and cremation options. Entombment at any of Lincoln Cemetery’s five garden mausoleums or the beautiful Chapel Mausoleum means a lasting tribute to a loved one. Constructed with enduring materials, these magnificent buildings offer the dignity, permanence and beauty of above ground burial. A secluded and peaceful Cremation Estate Garden was developed at Lincoln Cemetery to serve families who prefer cremation. This lovely cremation garden is surrounded by immaculately trimmed hedges and lies at the base of a striking Carrara marble statue of Christ. In addition, several hundred beautiful cremation niches were constructed in the mausoleum buildings for families choosing cremation memorialization. Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home was built in 1975 adjacent to the grounds of Lincoln Cemetery. Our funeral home offers a beautiful chapel to comfortably accommodate families during their times of need. The chapel features superior acoustics for your choice of live piano or organ music, or a customized selection of recorded music. Spacious visitation rooms provide a homelike atmosphere for receiving visitors. The Garden Level Lounge offers those families choosing Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home a comfortable setting to greet friends and family, before or after services. And, of course, our professional, caring staff is always here to assist you in arranging your services and reception, and to see that all of your needs are met. We also have a bilingual funeral director on staff to meet the needs of our growing Hispanic community. We are proud members of the Dignity Memorial® network of funeral, cremation and cemetery service providers, offering quality, compassionate care and service you can trust.

This two-story brick Georgian Colonial-style home built in 1957 is open for half-hour Thursday afternoon tours which include a unique doll collection of the state's first ladies in their inaugural gowns and information about the mansion furnishings.