Trip to the State Capital

In January, we decided to spend the day at the State Capital. If you have never been there, it is fascinating! We got there in time for a tour. We got to sit in the Supreme Court and learn a lot of interesting facts about how it works. All of the artwork in the capital is designed to show something in Nebraska. Lilly was fascinated by the tile work that showed all of the fossils that have been found in Nebraska. We talked about how they used the railroad on a special set of tracks to bring all of the marble. The doorhandles are all shaped like corn cobs. It really is interesting. Braxton was interested in what all of the busts represented. He especially liked the one of Buffalo Bill. After the tour we took the elevator up to the observatory deck. The outside areas were all closed because of the snow, but it was still a very interesting view!

Unfortunately, we didn't really get any pictures, we were too busy soaking it all in!