I headed out early from Omaha (G on he map) and although it was not on my original itinerary, I decided Lincoln, NE (H) would be a good place to stop for my morning coffee. It was on the route heading west, is the capital of the state and would be a good break after knocking out about an hour of driving.
Although quite hot, it was a beautiful day and I headed towards the Capitol building. Definitely a different looking building than other capital buildings I’ve seen. You know, the ones with big marble pillars, two wings and a large dome in the middle. This was a tower with a dome on top.
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I was walking the sidewalk around the block looking across the lawns and admiring it up on the hill when a car pulled up next to me. A woman rolled down her window and yelled out, “I think it’s open today!”. I had to look around to see if she was talking to me! I thanked her and she drove on.
Well that was weird, but, I guess I have to go see if it’s open.
It was open, so I went in.
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I found a creepy elevator.
I pressed “B”. It went down. And there I was. Who knew that at some point in my life, I’d find myself wandering around the basement of the capitol building in Lincoln, Nebraska. Very cool brick work with the curved ceiling. It had very cool acoustics as I walked a bit through the halls reading the senator names on the office doors.
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What a fun, unexpected excursion!
I got my coffee. Explored a little of the area. And headed on my way.
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(I was not the only one in the Capitol building. Top to bottom, there were other tourists and tours and I felt it to be a safe environment)
