Government Quirk · Ongoing
The Triple Landlocked State
Statewide
Nebraska is the only triple-landlocked state in the U.S. To reach any ocean, you must travel through at least three other states — or two states and a Canadian province.
Visit Omaha →Down the rabbit hole
Local Lore
History, architecture, ghost stories, and government quirks — Nebraska is more unexpected than the brochure lets on.
16 legends · 12 capitol stories · decade filters
History Timeline
Arbor Day to Carhenge — decade by decade
Dark Legends
Ghost stories, crime, quirks & more
Capitol Series
12 stories behind the tower on the plains
Husker Culture
Suite satire, stadium folklore & Saturday mania
Shop the Prints
Art Deco digital downloads — Stripe checkout
Unexpected Nebraska
See all 16 →WWII History · 1945
The Dundee Bombing
Omaha, NE
A Japanese Fu-Go balloon bomb exploded over Omaha's Dundee neighborhood. The military kept it secret until after the war.
Public Art · 1928
The Harvest Mosaic
Capitol Rotunda, Lincoln
Hildreth Meière's rotunda floor mosaic — classical figures, plow, cornucopia. Most visitors walk across it without looking down.
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