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Parks and Gardens in Lincoln
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Lincoln is the state capital and thriving home of the University of Nebraska. It was originally founded around salt mines, where saline springs bubbled to the surface of a dry lake bed. Lincoln is a vibrant community with great appreciation for life's finest pleasures, food, art, music, sports.
Holmes Park and Lake is located on Antelope Creek. It covers an area of 112-acre. Recreational opportunities at Holmes include fishing, hiking, biking, picnicking, and golfing.
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Pioneers Park includes an outdoor amphitheater, picnic areas, hiker trails, ponds, a sled run and a golf course. It covers an area of 1,100-acre. The park was designed by Lincoln's Ernst Herminghaus and was placed on the National Register of outstanding landscape architecture in 1993. Antelope Park is a beautiful park with excellent facilities, including Rose Gardens, Sunken Gardens, fountains, statues, Lincoln Children's Zoo, a swimming pool and several playground areas. Hazel Abel Park is a quaint, Renaissance-style park with a gazebo, fountain, play area and benches all surrounded by an ornate cast iron fence.
Browse through the following links given on the page to collect more information about the Parks and Gardens in Lincoln.
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