Robert V. Denney Federal Building

The Nebraska History Museum is operated by the Nebraska State Historical Society in Lincoln, NE. The museum displays various objects, photographs, and manuscripts from the Nebraska State Historical Society collections and archives through unique exhibits and hosts traveling exhibits that share other aspects of Nebraska history. The museum covers approximately 12,000 years of Nebraska history., The museum's collection includes information from several era's of the state's history, including its indigenous history, with a bust of Standing Bear, chief of the Ponca and farm implements made out of bison bones. In 2015, the museum building underwent a 18-month, $8 million renovation to replace HVAC systems in the building and bring it into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Nebraska's Centennial Mall, also known simply as Centennial Mall, is a seven-block-long public space in Lincoln, Nebraska, stretching from the Nebraska State Capitol building north to the University of Nebraska - Lincoln's city campus.

The Lincoln YWCA Building is a historic three-story building in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was built in 1932 for the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), and designed in the Georgian Revival style by architects Meginnis & Schaumberg, with an "entrance frontispiece, fluted pilasters, window lintels, inset panels, and blind balustrades;-darker brickwork simulating quoins at corners and diaperwork on side walls." It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 21, 1984.

The Phi Delta Theta Fraternity House is a historic three-story house in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was built in 1937 with limestone by the Olson Construction Company, and designed in the Art Deco style by architect Martin I. Aitken. It houses the University of Nebraska-Lincoln chapter of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, founded in 1875. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 28, 1986.

The Zoo Bar is a blues music venue and nightclub located in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska, on 136 North 14th Street. Styled around the Chicago blues clubs, it is a long, narrow venue in a building built in 1921. Around 1971, Jim Ludwig, Bill Kennedy, and Don Chamberlin purchased the bar. Larry Boehmer, a Master of Fine Arts student at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln at the time, promoted the bar to his fellow artists. He booked the first band in 1973 and was sole owner by 1977. Boehmer met Chicago musician and promoter Bob Riedy and formed a connection that brought many revered Chicago artists to the Lincoln club. Because of this connection, the Zoo Bar was the first white club that Magic Slim ever played. In 1975 he had never ventured outside the clubs in Chicago's African-American neighborhoods. In 1977, Boehmer was the sole owner and the Zoo was established as an important stop for bands on the touring circuit. The first band Boehmer booked to play in the club was The Cotton Blues Band in the summer of 1973. The first national act to play at the bar was Luther Allison in September 1974. Musical acts have included: Bernard Allison, Luther Allison, Dave Alvin, Billy Bacon and the Forbidden Pigs, Tab Benoit, Tommy Castro, Albert Collins, Robert Cray, Deke Dickerson, Bo Diddley, Chris Duarte, Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials, Tinsley Ellis, Rick Estrin, Anson Funderburgh, Buddy Guy, the Hacienda Brothers, John Hammond, The Belairs, James Harman, Mark Hummel, Candye Kane, Jay McShann, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Charlie Musselwhite, Rod Piazza, Ana Popovic, Otis Rush, Doug Sahm, Curtis Salgado, Gina Sicilia, Magic Slim, Watermelon Slim, Son Seals, Koko Taylor, Junior Wells, Kim Wilson, and Link Wray. Eddie Clearwater, Mighty Joe Young, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Carey Bell Numerous live albums have been recorded in the club. Magic Slim and his band were regular performers at the bar, playing week-long stints. In the 1990s, Magic Slim moved his family from Chicago to Lincoln. In 1993 the Zoo Bar won the Blues Foundation's Keeping the Blues Alive Award for Club of the Year. James Harman wrote a song on behalf of the club called "Everybody's Rockin' (At The Zoo Bar)", which can be found on Harman's 1995 Black And White CD. In 2000 Larry Boehmer retired and passed the bar on to his sons, Jeff and Tim Boehmer, and Pete Watters; Jeff and Pete are partners in the club now. On September 4, 2012, Larry Boehmer died after struggling with lung cancer. Many not only remember Larry as a visual artist and blues player, but as a community builder.In July 2013, the bar celebrated its 40th anniversary.

The Pershing Center (originally known as Pershing Auditorium) is a 4,526-seat multi-purpose arena in Lincoln, Nebraska. Although still physically in place, it is no longer in use.

The Federal Trust Building is a historic 12-story office building in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was built by the Olson Construction Company in 1926-1927 for the Federal Trust Company, an investment and insurance company co-founded by Carl E. Reynolds and Ira E. Atkinson. The building was designed in the Gothic Revival style by Meginnis and Schaumberg, an architectural firm co-founded by Harry Meginnis and Edward G. Schaumberg. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 25, 2002.

The Stuart Building is a historic 10-story building in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was built by the Olson Construction Company in 1927 for the Stuart Investment Company, founded in 1880. It was designed in the Art Deco and Gothic Revival styles by Ellery L. Davis of Davis and Wilson. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 23, 2003.

The Nebraska State Historical Society Building is a historic two-story building in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was built by Olson Construction in 1953 to house the Nebraska State Historical Society, founded in 1878. It was designed in the Moderne style by architect Ellery Lothrop Davis. According to the National Register of Historic Places form, "The almost harsh horizontal, rectangular configuration of the Building coupled with its stark coloring and lack of ornamentation may be seen to shadow elements of the Bauhaus and International styles, which in turn had borrowed from the Prairie style." It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 21, 2003.

The Scottish Rite Temple in Lincoln, Nebraska is a building from 1916. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.It is a massive, grand building designed by architects Berlinghof & Davis. It has a "colossal order of ten fluted Roman Doric columns on the west front, set in antis between blocky end pavilions. The south side is the only other fully developed, limestone-clad facade, with five bays separated by shallow paired, Roman Doric pilasters. Both the west and the south facades have full entablatures. On the west, the frieze above the pavilions has Greek and Latin inscriptions, while above the colonnade the frieze is inscribed "TEMPLE OF THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE OF FREEMASONRY". The south frieze reads "HUMANITY LIBERTY FRATERNITY". Above the denticular cornice is a parapet pierced with balustrades, corresponding with the intercolumnation. The attic story is recessed from the north, west, and south facades, masking its buff brick walls behind the parapet when viewed from the west or south. The attic is crowned with an ornate gray terra cotta cornice which closely mimics the limestone below."

The Nebraska Telephone Company Building is a historic three-story building in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was built in 1894 for the Nebraska Telephone Company, and designed in the Renaissance Revival style by Thomas R. Kimball of Walker & Kimball. It belonged to the Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company from 1912 to 1914, and it was subsequently rented to various businesses. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 16, 1978.

The Woods Brothers Building is a historic building in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was built in 1914 by the Woods Brothers Construction Company, and designed in the Roman eclectic architectural style by engineers of the company. The Woods Brothers Construction Company, which built neighborhoods in Lincoln and airports in Missouri and Kansas, was headquartered here until 1939. Inside, there is a marble staircase. The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 18, 1980.