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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
Junction of U.S. Route 77 and Omaha Creek, northeast of Homer [33: Homer: Site of Ton-won-tonga, the principal village of the Omaha people, occupied on and off from 1775 to 1845, bastion of indigenous control over trade on the Upper Missouri River. [34] 4
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.
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).
Pipal Park is a popular, barrier-free playground in Omaha. The 15-acre (6.1 ha) park has a bridge, slides, swings, covered and uncovered picnic areas, a water feature and many art sculptures. The Pipal Park Community Center is located just south of the park. This facility houses a licensed pre-school, meeting rooms and a games room.
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).