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University of Nebraska State Museum

307 Morrill Hall, University of Nebraska- Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
402-472-2642
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Ranked #5 of 19 attractions in Lincoln
4.5 of 5 stars 9 Reviews
Type: Natural History Museums
Description: Museum with exhibits about life on the plains.
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Kansas City
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

They were very helpful, but copies were expensive.

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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012

Very clean, professional, extensive & uncluttered. Very much worth a visit. Park right in front of the building. The planetarium was closed the day I visited. I think it would be worth a call ahead of time to be sure you visit when it is open.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 March 2012
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A lot of cool dinosaurs, a room on DNA and viruses, a couple of culture-specific rooms (Native American is one of them). The planetarium is a really cool place (for kids and/or adults) to view science shows in a new perspective. The museum has a lot of sight-seeing to offer and it also has a lot of activities going on... More

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Nebraska
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 February 2012
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Awesome mammoth fossils and great fun for the family.

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Los Angeles, California
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33 reviews 33 reviews
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12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 November 2011
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This is a relatively small state university campus but is a class act. It is an attractive campus and easy to traverse. My wife and I enjoyed watching the students going to their classes and saw the large stadium.

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Lincoln, Nebraska
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15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 March 2010

Morrill Hall has been reviewed under both this title and the Mueum of Natural History - read both sets of reviews. Children in this area grow up in this mueum and visiters consider it outstanding and fun.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2009
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This museum has some amazing stuff. Ancient elephants and other fossils from Nebraska plus all things natural history and a planetarium. Planetarium show was very cool and I spent a good deal of the dayy wandering this place and seeing how the world used to be.

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New York, NY
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79 helpful votes 79 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 August 2008
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The Nebraska History Museum is well worth a visit for adults or older children, bringing the state's history dramatically into focus. We most enjoyed the collection that traces the history of Indians in Nebraska, all the way from 8,000 BC to the present. There's lots of material that was new to me, presented in a very interesting and accessible way,... More

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32 helpful votes 32 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 January 2006
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If I am having guests come into town I always tell them to visit Morrill Hall (aka University of Nebraska State Museum). The museum has the world's best collection of fossil mammoths. And are they big! The museum is very well done. Children have enough visuals to keep them excited while there is educational background information for the parents to... More

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