Durham Museum
The Durham Museum makes its home in the National Historic Landmark of Omaha’s beautiful art deco Union Station. The museum houses an extraordinary array of permanent exhibits including restored train cars, 1940s store fronts, numerous artifacts showing the history of the region, and the Byron Reed collection which includes some of the world’s rarest coins and documents. There are also impressive traveling exhibits through The Durham’s affiliation with the Smithsonian and close ties with the Library of Congress, National Archives and Chicago’s Field Museum. During your stay, be sure to stop by the authentic soda fountain and enjoy a phosphate or malt.
Lauritzen Gardens
Discover 100 acres of inspiring horticultural displays, including the rose garden, Victorian garden, children’s garden, model railroad garden and the all-new Marjorie K. Daugherty Conservatory- featuring indoor tropical and temperate garden spaces. Amenities include: tram tours, gift shop, café, and meeting spaces. Open daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. Accessible. Self-guided tours, guided walking tour for groups of 40+ and narrated tram tours (3$ per person) are all available, for pricing and further information, please contact us.
Memorial Park
Monuments honor men and women of the armed forces who were killed or missing during service in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. A park favorite is the All-American Rose Society Garden. This park can be reserved for weddings. Accessible.
