Lincoln, Nebraska, and Lancaster County - Lincoln NE Off the Beaten Path

Preview: The Rogers House Bed & Breakfast, an elegant three-story brick home at 2145 B Street in Lincoln, was built in 1914 in one of Lincoln’s oldest neighborhoods as a retirement home for a prominent banker. In 1984 it became Lincoln’s first B&B and the second B&B in the state. Owner Nora Houtsma’s attention to detail makes a stay at this enchanting, light-filled B&B very pleasant indeed. Each of the seven rooms is decorated with antiques, and each has a private bath (four have claw-foot bathtubs and antique pedestal sinks, and three have Jacuzzis). Windows of leaded and beveled glass, French doors, polished hardwood floors, three sunrooms, and a library round out the features and amenities. The Ricketts Folsom House, next door at 2125 B Street, is also owned by Ms. Houtsma. Its four rooms are equally as welcoming as those in the Rogers House and were renovated with the business traveler in mind; these rooms are wired for phones and lap-top computers. Both the Rogers House and the Ricketts Folsom House offer a full breakfast, which can be served wherever guests prefer: in their room, in the dining room, or in the sun-rooms. The Museum of the Odd, located in a two-story pink home at 701 Y Street, couldn’t be more aptly named. Owner, curator, and artist Charlie Johnson has amassed an astonishing collection of oddities, covering nearly every square inch of his residence, including the floors, walls, and sometimes ceilings. The mind tends to reel with delight when presented with shelves of cartoon-character bubble-bath containers, plastic banks, toy trains, rubber animals, pulp magazines, religious icons, children’s books, baseball cards, board games, Halloween and Day of the Dead trinkets, sci-fi magazines and figurines, Mardi Gras beads, and a seemingly endless explosion of ordinary items that assume oddity due to their sheer number and presentation. One visitor described the Museum of the Odd as a massive collection of “shrapnel from the twentieth century’s pop-culture explosion.” Be sure to call ahead to make sure Charlie will be home to admit you to his shrine to oddity. The above description is an excerpt from "Nebraska: Off the Beaten Path." Whether you're a visitor or a local looking for something different, this chapter from the Off the Beaten Path series will help you take the "road less traveled" and discover hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales that most tourists miss.
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Nebraska Off the Beaten Path Guide Book