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A postcard showing Royal Terrace in Peony Park, Omaha, Nebraska. Peony Park was an amusement park located at North 78th and Cass Streets in Omaha, Nebraska.Founded in 1919, over the next seventy-five years the 35-acre (140,000 m 2) park included a 4.5-acre (18,000 m 2) pool, beach and waterslide, a ballroom that billed itself as "1 acre under one roof," an open-air dance area for 3000 dancers ...
Frank H. Woods Telephone Museum, Lincoln, permanently closed in July 2018. Lentz Center for Asian Culture, Lincoln, part of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, closed to public visits; National Korean War Museum, Oxford, opened and closed in 2005 due to fraud [111] [112] VietNam War National Museum, Nelson, photos, closed due to fraud [113] [114]
The riverfront from the interstate south to the headquarters of ConAgra Foods is now the Heartland of America Park. Hanscom Park became Omaha's first park. Miller, Fontenelle, Elmwood and Riverview were Omaha's largest parks in 1920. (Riverview Park Zoo eventually became Henry Doorly Zoo.) Levi Carter Park was its largest, at 220 acres (0.89 km 2).
Freedom Park Navy Museum; The General Crook House Museum at Fort Omaha, exploring the role of the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars of the 1900s, is part of the Douglas County Historical Society. [9] Gerald R. Ford Birthsite and Gardens; Joslyn Castle; Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Headquarters and Visitor Center
Gene Leahy Mall, also known locally as The Mall, is a 9.6-acre (39,000 m 2) park located in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, United States.The park features two large slides, a sculpture garden, a remote-control boat cove, a large children's play area, and an amphitheater where outdoor concerts are held in the summer.
The Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari is a 440 acre [1] drive-through wildlife park located near the town of Ashland, Nebraska, United States.The Park includes scenic prairies and wetlands that feature dozens of native North American animals including bison, elk, cranes and new Wolf Canyon overlook along with tram rides and a visitor center. [3]
Heartland of America Park is a public park located at 800 Douglas Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. After partially closing in 2020 due to extensive renovations, the park reopened to the public on August 18, 2023. [ 1 ]
Metcalfe Park is a small park bearing the namesake of the surrounding neighborhood of Metcalfe, Omaha, Nebraska, located at 1700 Country Club Avenue.One lap around the park perimeter sidewalk (excluding the playground area) is equivalent to 1/3 mile (almost 0.5 km).