The River City Star Riverboat is a historic way to experience the Missouri River in Omaha. Docked just north of the riverfront area at Miller’s Landing, this 1940’s paddlewheel riverboat is outfitted with an inner cabin, a covered upper deck, restrooms and a bar. Public sightseeing cruises are available from April to November.
Omaha Children’s Museum
The Omaha Children’s Museum boasts two floors of imaginative and interactive exhibits spread over 45,000 square feet. Learning feels like play in this dynamic facility filled with hands-on activities for kids and parents alike. The youngest of the young can practice pulling up and walking on the padded floor of the Wiggle Room, while olderRead More
Rose Theater
The Rose Theater is the premier place for children and families to experience performing arts in Omaha. The former movie palace is named after Rose Blumkin, founder of Nebraska Furniture Mart, who saved its unique Moorish and Classical architecture from a date with the wrecking ball. The Omaha Theater Company performs whimsical productions of childhoodRead More
Fun-Plex
Fun-Plex offers 16 acres of amusement Memorial Day through Labor Day in Omaha. Nebraska’s largest water park features a five-story water slide, a wave park, lazy river, brand-new splash playground and the state’s only swim-up bar. Land-based fun includes go-karts, mini-golf and classic carnival rides.
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium is consistently ranked as one of the world’s best zoos. What began as modest Riverview Park in 1894 has grown into one of the state’s top tourist attractions. With enormous interactive exhibits, an IMAX theater, and unique opportunities to feed a budgie, ride a camel and pet a stingray,Read More
Lauritzen Gardens
Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha’s botanical center, boasts 100 acres of plants, sculptures and fountains. Special events and programs are offered year-round, but it’s the perfect place to enjoy Mother Nature’s beauty any day.
Hot Shops Art Center
The Hot Shops Art Center is “home to all that is molten” in Omaha. Located in the old Serta Mattress Factory just north of the Old Market, this unique art center is named for four “hot shops” that house space for glass blowing, pottery, bronze casting and blacksmithing. With more than 50 artist studios andRead More
El Museo Latino
El Museo Latino is a cultural fixture in South Omaha housed in the former Livestock Exchange Building. It opened in 1993 as the first Latino art and history museum in the Midwest. This celebration of Latino culture features art, dance and music, and it is an important regional resource for education. Special events are offered throughoutRead More
Omaha Community Playhouse
The Omaha Community Playhouse is the largest community theater in the country, and it has some pretty famous alumni. Its first production featured Marlon Brando’s mother, Dodie, in 1925. Later that same year, Nebraska native Henry Fonda made his debut. The theater puts on more than 10 productions annually and hosts numerous special events.
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts began offering artists free workspace at the old Bemis Bag Warehouse in 1981. Over the past three decades it has grown into an internationally renowned artist-in-residence program. The Bemis houses gallery space for local, national and international artists. These innovative exhibits are free and open to the public.