national museum of roller skating

X9552YWjamest

This is a cool place to learn about the history of the roller skate. It is a small place, located inside some offices for the USA Rollerskating association. Good display!

judyc380

There is so much at this small museum it boggles the mind. My friend and I stopped on a lark thinking we would be in and out in a few minutes; an hour and a half later we were leaving having thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Everything from the history of roller skating and manufacturing to some interesting skates created for fun. Lot's of pictures and memorabilia about teams, competitions etc. Some of the costumes and uniforms (dance, roller derby, roller hockey) from the past are interesting. Bring a quarter to play the rink organ. Staff is so friendly and are available to answer any questions.

Eppi1954

As many have said before, this truly is a hidden gem. My party had no idea of the hours, but it seems to operate on normal business hours which means it closes at 5pm. We showed up 10 minutes before closing, and the museum guy said he was working late so we could stick around! It's free (they take donations), is packed with items, and is just really neat! The building is on a corner lot and does not look like your standard museum. I was hoping for a 6 foot tall roller skate statue out front, but I spose they need to have some decorum as it is also the HQ for roller skating sports. Go there. The employees on October 3 were super friendly!! Thank you!!

Schmelvin

This is one of those hidden gems. The history of roller skates and roller skating is presented in a visually pleasing chronology. If you gals are having trouble getting hubby to go in, tell him there is photo of Cher in a see-through blouse roller skating. There is a donation jar, but no push to contribute. Displays range from how roller skates evolved from the late 1700's to the present to Roller Derby celebs to costumes. A well worth while stop.

762conniem

This is a terrific little museum! You will be able to see some amazing old roller skates, even motorized! It's a walk down memory lane. The history of the sport right up to USA Roller Sports National Championships! Loved it!

Sickmomma

We're biased since we were in town for the national roller skating championships, but this was a fun little museum to visit and definitely worth the time to stop and check it out.

Beckysk8

Even though the museum is fairly small they have a tremendous amount of history and items to share and bring back memories.

TrixieBelle

This museum is inside the office facilities of the US Association of Roller Skating. Thy have some really cool skates I have never seen before, and all kinds of displays on different types of skating. I never knew there was a roller skating soccer league! Best of all, it's donation driven, so if you go and have a good time, leave a larger amount of money, and if you dislike it, leave a lesser amount of money.They also have some great shirts. I bought one with a skating bulldog on it.

691cherylb

My girls were there for the national rollerskaterskating championship. So this was a very interesting treat. You find out about how skating has progressed through the years and how skates have changed. Good fun. would definetly recommend this stop.

MEAGANR874

This is an amazing place for those of us that adore skating, and have grown up in roller sports. This really holds the artifacts of all of those that came before us in each discipline, and is a must visit attraction of Lincoln, NE!

catwic57

What an amazing collection of all things "Roller Skating"! Nothing Hi Tech here, just really fun and interesting displays with such a diverse collection of items going back over a hundred+ years. Fascinating old Skating Club logos,movie related items eg Roller Boogie, Rollerball, old magazines available to buy, old club photos, newspaper articles, and of course a fabulous array of roller skates from all eras - everyday and competitive related - even roller skates for animals! I found it very informative and much more interesting than I expected.

jackied184

the history was so informative. Many items on display. Info included professional as well as just plain roller skating

Beejmcgillashaw

If you're looking for LCD interactive displays, this is not the place for you. But if you like learning about something you had little too no knowledge of then, you can't miss this place. I could not believe how much I didn't know about roller skating. The museum is inside the offices for the Roller Skating assoc, so at first you may feel like you're intruding. But the museum is in the back. No frills here. Just a lot of memorabilia and printed placards of stories of roller skating's golden past. We really enjoyed it. We were there about just over an hour. Oh and it's free

RKAustin

We didn't know too much about roller skating until going through this museum. It's very interesting and the displays are well done. Lots of neat stuff going back to the 1800's! "Rinking" was a pretty big social event back then! You can go through it pretty quick. The other reviews are correct that it is kind of unusual going through the work spaces but it was pretty quiet when we were there. This is the kind of place you can tell your friends about and they won't have any idea it existed! Free, just donations accepted.

LaurenK451

It's a small museum and it's FREE. There's not a whole lot there and we did not spend much time there since small children are not apt to read a lot, looking at exhibits. What I enjoyed the most was the video they had going in the museum. It was pieces of various programs. Really fun to watch.