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Bethany is a neighborhood and former town in the northeast region of the city of Lincoln, Nebraska, United States.

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Capitol Beach Lake is a 300 acres (120 ha) private lake in west Lincoln, Nebraska. The lake is managed by the Capitol Beach Community Association.

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Haymarket District is a historic section of downtown Lincoln, Nebraska.

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Lincoln, Nebraska has many neighborhoods, including 45 recognized by Urban Development, City of Lincoln. A list and description of neighborhoods within Lincoln city limits follows.40th & A: An area from Randolph to South Streets/Normal Boulevard and from S. 33rd to S. 48th Streets. Antelope Park: An area from A to South Streets and from S. 27th Street to generally west of Antelope Park. Arnold Heights : Located in far northwest Lincoln, this neighborhood, commonly known as Air Park, began as base housing for the adjacent Lincoln Air Force Base during the Cold War. The area originally consisted of 1,000 housing units and was annexed by Lincoln in 1966, after the base closed. All 1,000 units were originally managed by the Lincoln Housing Authority, but about half of the homes in the neighborhood have been sold to private owners. The area was also formerly known as both "Capehart Housing" when completed in 1960 and the "Military Construction Area" when built during 1956. Additional housing subdivisions were built in the area in the 1980s and 1990s. More recent additions include a mix of duplexes and single-family homes of various sizes, an IGA grocery store, and a strip mall. As of May 2009, the area is continually being developed. Autumn Wood: Folkways to Fletcher. West of 27th. Belmont: The Belmont neighborhood lies just north of Cornhusker Highway and south of Superior Street between Interstate 180 and 14th Street. Bethany: Bethany is located along Cotner Boulevard and Holdrege Street. Originally laid out as a separate village by the Disciples of Christ, Bethany was incorporated as Bethany Heights in 1890 and annexed by Lincoln in 1922. Capitol Beach: This area is north of West O Street, just west of Downtown, and north of BNSF Railway's Hobson Yard. It is home to Capitol Beach Lake and Lakeview Elementary School. Capitol View: L to G, 13th to Capitol Parkway. Clinton: Located north of 27th and O Streets, Clinton is the target of ongoing revitalization efforts by the City. College View: College View is located along 48th Street and near Calvert Street, adjacent to and surrounding the Union College campus. In 1891, Union College was founded southeast of nearby Lincoln and a small village formed around it. The first post office was established in College View in 1891. In 1892, the village had grown to around 1,000 residents and was incorporated as College View. In 1929, the population of College View had grown to 2,900 people and was annexed by the City of Lincoln. The area is anchored by Union College but has many buildings resembling those of a small town. This business area serves the college and surrounding neighborhood. It has an eclectic mix of mostly local businesses. Colonial Hills: An area from Pioneers Boulevard to Old Cheney Road/Nebraska Highway and from S. 56th to S. 70th Streets. Colonial Hills also includes the area at and west of the College View Cemetery from S. 56th to S. 70th Streets. Cripple Creek : This neighborhood is located north of Pine Lake Road. Country Club: An area from South Street to Nebraska Highway; generally east of S. 20th/S. 22nd Streets and west of the Rock Island Bicycle Trail. This neighborhood includes Sheridan Boulevard in south-central Lincoln. North of Calvert/High Streets, the Sheridan Boulevard area was the first addition to Lincoln that stepped away from the "grid pattern" into the winding side streets that characterize most modern residential areas. This area is listed under the National Registrar of Historic Places as the "Boulevards" district. Downtown: Lincoln's business district has a mix of offices, bars, restaurants and retail. East Campus: Located just south of the University of Nebraska's East Campus, from Holdrege to Vine and from 33rd to 48th Street, this neighborhood includes a historic district, commonly referred to as "Professors Row", and McAdams Park, which borders the Mo-Pac Bicycle Trail. Eastridge: Developed during the city's eastward expansion and development of the Gateway Mall as the nucleus of Lincoln's retail as the department stores were closing downtown and opening there. It contains mostly single-level, ranch-style homes with built-on garages. Everett: Bound by H Street on the north, South on the South, 9th on the West, and 13th on the East. Fallbrook: Newer, developing community, located east of the airport and north of I-80; includes office parks, housing, a gym, middle school, supermarket, and a town center. Fallbrook hosts farmers' markets during seasonal months. Family Acres: 56th to 84th. Yankee Hill to Old Cheney. Also includes Old Cheney to Pioneers from 70th to 84th. It excludes a section West of 84 near Highway 2. Far South: Bounded by the Rock Island Bicycle Trail on the north, Mocking Bird Lane N. on the south, Densmore Park-east to S. 27th Street. Far Southeast: One of Lincoln's newest neighborhoods, this sprawling area has developed rapidly in the late 2000s and early 2010s, extending from 84th St to the west, 98th St to the east, Pioneers Blvd to the north and Pine Lake Rd to the south. Fox Hollow: Located in southeast Lincoln, from 70th to 84th Streets between Van Dorn Street and Pioneers Boulevard. Fox Hollow is a planned subdivision and was constructed during the 1970s to present. Greater South: South St to Highway 2 and 33rd to 40th. Hartley: One of Lincoln's earliest suburbs, Hartley is located east of the downtown proper, east of 27th Street and north of O Street. It is a mainly residential neighborhood of houses built 1890–1940. Havelock: Havelock is located along Havelock Avenue, east of 56th Street in northeast Lincoln. Havelock was founded in 1890 along the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad. Havelock was incorporated as a town in 1893 and by 1900 had a population of 1,500. In 1920s, as Lincoln was annexing other suburbs, Havelock residents refused to allow annexation. Only after an eight-year-long strike by the local Burlington Shops, which were an important part of Havelock's economy, did the citizens vote for annexation in 1930. Havelock has retained much of its sense of community, with many shops and restaurants and its own farmers market on Tuesday afternoons. Havelock derives its name from being an affluent neighborhood and having locks on their doors. Hawley: Located directly east of UNL's downtown campus, the Hawley Historic District was largely built in the early 20th century. Haymarket: One of Lincoln's oldest neighborhoods, the Haymarket is a historic warehouse and industrial district. In recent decades, it has become a dining, specialty shopping, and urban living district. High Ridge/Cushman: South and west of West O and SW 40th. Highlands: The Highlands is a newer residential neighborhood in northwest Lincoln, located north of I-80 and near Lincoln Airport.

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Salt Creek is a tributary of the Platte River, located in Saunders, Cass, and Lancaster counties in southeast Nebraska. It is approximately 44.38 miles (71.42 km) in length. Salt Creek begins in southern Lancaster county and flows north to connect to the Platte River at Mahoney State Park in Ashland.

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The South Bottoms Historic District is a residential neighborhood of Lincoln, Nebraska. The district includes 1050 contributing structures, with a relatively small proportion of 148 non-contributing structures. The neighborhood was settled primarily by Volga Germans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The houses are primarily wood-framed single-family residences, with some commercial structures on F Street between 2nd and 5th Streets. The houses mix vernacular American house construction with wood frame traditions brought from Russia by the residents. The neighborhood is roughly bounded by A and M Streets from Eighth Street to the city limits.

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The Sunken Gardens was constructed during the winter of 1930-31 in Lincoln, Nebraska. It is the only garden in Nebraska listed in the National Geographic Guide to Public Gardens 300 Best Gardens to Visit in the United States and Canada.