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    Historic General Dodge House

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    Bee W.

    Wanted to do something with his mom so I mentioned this tour and his mom thought it would be interesting. So we piled into the car and drove there. There's parking across the street in a lot or some street parking in front of the house. You have to check in at the house next door - the Beresheim house. There's three ways to tour the house - audio tour, guided tour or with a pamphlet on your own. Tom Emmett checked us in and he was friendly. I had spoken to him earlier on the phone to inquire about the tours. He offered us the opportunity to also tour the Beresheim house but we declined. There's a little gift store there and I purchased an adorable little bottle with a train inside. Tom walked us next door and gave us the audio sets so we could tour on our own. Such a gorgeous house still. The architecture is second empire which is French we were told. I loved that the daily items one would use was displayed and the vignettes showed us how life was. The clothes in the closet were lovely. Going out gowns and nightwear. Shoes and boots. The baby pram and baby bed. Toys that the children played with. Delicate china and household gadgets. In the basement we saw momentos. The General's desk was relocated into the house and there's a carriage house where old carriages are stored. The house is air conditioned which helped keep it less humid but it still gets warm as you tour. There's a little garden outside with zucchini, tomatoes and flowers. We saw butterflies flying around it and it was lovely. A good tour and not an expensive one. Will probably return so we can tour the Beresheim house also next time.

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    Matthew O.

    Two words: audio tour. The Dodge House is right up the street from us and with my family in town it was the perfect opportunity to spend the afternoon touring this incredible home. Well worth the $7 admission if you watch the video at the start -- it does a great job of setting up the context of ol' Grenville's life and perfectly transitions into the audio tour when you get to the house. Very informative and even fun. It's incredible to see the details of how the wealthy lived in the late 19th Century.

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    Joslyn Castle

    Joslyn Castle

    4.0
    (28 reviews)
    6.5 mi

    First time visitor Dog friendly grounds - saw a dog bag…read moredispenser gravel cement asphalt grounds Semi incline Free parking Did the tour - $17 for a little over 90 mins to see each level of the castle and hear the history Tours are on select days and times. It would indicate on the website and just appear and wait for the door to open to pay for entry. Or can be purchase ahead of time. Home was decorated for a weekend event but to see the details of the Mosaics, molding, rooms, creek of wooden floors, to just be inside a castle, and to hear how the Joslyn started from the ground up and truly gave back to the community even after of passing to ensure the community was taken of. They treated everyone including to those working for them like family. To wander around the grounds floor is pretty neat, to see the inside is pretty special. Would recommend especially those passionate for history, designing, and architecture.

    Really a must see if you're in Omaha for a couple days, because how often can you say you toured a…read morelegit castle without leaving North America? The tour starts in one of the grandest rooms in the home and while it is a bit old-fashioned for this digital age, need I remind you that this is a literal castle? What's more old school than that? We visited in late fall so there wasn't much to see in terms of foliage or plant life, I suspect it is even more wonderful in the spring and summer.

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    The Durham Museum

    4.4
    (159 reviews)
    4.2 mi
    Established in 1975
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    The Durham Museum is in the old Union Station. I'm glad they were able to preserve the building…read morebecause it really is spectacular. There are many permanent displays about Omaha history, and there are train cars you can walk through; enthusiastic docents are often there to answer any questions. There are temporary exhibits here as well, and in the summers they will have something cool that the whole family will enjoy. There are lots of programs here, many of them free with admission or membership. I do recommend getting a membership if you think you might want to come at least a couple times in a year. And you probably will want to! There is a soda fountain/snack bar area. The ice cream is great! The food is okay. It's a museum and not a lunch destination. The museum is located right next to Omaha's Old Market.

    I was in town visiting and wanted to see how Omaha's Union Station compares to the one we have back…read morehome. It was built in 1931 in the Art Deco style and designed by LA architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood. The museum has lots of photographs and examples of materials used that would be a delight for all those interested in architecture. Downstairs was the train depot and where you can go inside and sit in the train cars. Most of the rooms appeared to be part of their permanent collection, but part of the downstairs area has rotating exhibits. The exhibit on display was "The Negro Motorist Green Book" which you may be familiar with if you watched the 2018 film "Green Book." I had a great time at the museum and would return, although check the calendar as I went when the NE SciFest going on and I prefer calmer museum visits. Still, definitely would recommend checking it out!

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    Museum of Shadows

    Museum of Shadows

    3.1
    (36 reviews)
    4.3 mi

    This place is freaking awesome! We are visiting from Denver and I was so excited to visit. It…read moreabsolutely lived up to the hype! There were so many awesome artifacts and each item had its own notecard explaining the story. There were two of us and we used the black light flashlights and a spirit box, and it ran us $96. Price is a bit steep BUT the place was really cool and the staff is incredibly helpful and kind. The manager was giving us lots of stories on the building's history and some of the artifacts he actually helped retrieve! Such a special and fun experience, I can't recommend enough! Thank you, Museum of Shadows!

    I REALLY wanted to love this place, as I LOVE all things paranormal, but sadly I was quite…read moredisappointed with this place, purely because of the lack of care and attention to detail. But because of how badly really wanted to love this place, I'm going to leave a super long review with points I really think could benefit you guys if you're open to it, and really help make this place flourish! So Each room we went into was just a big empty room, with a million cluttered artifacts lining the perimeter of each room, complete with the same laminated piece of paper typed up on word, accompanying literally every single item. So if someone wanted to read every single piece of paper in here, I have no doubts it would take AT LEAST 34 hours... And it's unfortunate bc they really did have a ton of awesome items with super interesting stories attached, but everytime you walk a couple more feet around the perimeter, you're again overwhelmed with the sheer amount of clutter/things to read. So I'd really recommend to the staff to try and change the layout of this place. Ideally the rooms would be smaller, so that you aren't overwhelmed by a big empty room. Even just some kind of cheap room dividers that simulate a divided up room would work. And the 2nd biggest recommendation I have would be changing up how you present information. At the very least that means just changing the sizes of the captions you have next to items, like making some of the captions in much bigger frames, and maybe keeping some small ones, there just needs to be more of a variety to keep the scene in front of your more interesting. And maybe don't have soo many captions that were excessively long, like you could sum up the item in just a couple sentences, and then save the entire detailed story about the item just for guided tours or something. Lastly- WHY IN THE WORLD DO YOU NOT LET PEOPLE USE THEIR PHONES? Don't you understand every time someone would take a pic of something in your museum and then post it on social media, that's LITERALLY FREE ADVERTISING for you! Trust me, you're only hurting yourself by not letting ppl share pics of their visit here.

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    Joslyn Art Museum

    Joslyn Art Museum

    4.5
    (156 reviews)
    5.1 mi

    The Joslyn Art Museum as always hits it out of the park. Free admission to the main exhibits…read morealways. They also do free admission to the ticketed rotating section monthly (see their website for days/times). I especially love one of the traveling exhibits that is all sewn paper and resembles the ocean. I can't stop coming back to sit with the art! Super baby friendly if anyone needs a great some to stay cool/warm depending on the season while walking around to get your little one to nap . Art for you nap for them it's a win win! Their gift shop is also a really great spot to get a gift! Lots of free parking available. Most of it isnt shaded so pack your windshield shade if it's a hot day!

    We are so lucky to have the Joslyn museum right here in Omaha. I've been to art museums all around…read morethe world, and this one stacks right up against them in terms of quality. I've been visiting the Joslyn since I was a child, and visiting as an adult brings back all those wonderful memories. The cool blue and green Storz Fountain art deco tile atrium, the amazing sculpture garden outside, and the temporary and permanent exhibits that are so thoughtfully curated. The Joslyn houses works from classic and modern artists like Monet, Basquiat, Jackson Pollock, Titian, Dale Chihuly, Bouguereau, Picasso, Renoir, Mary Cassatt, and Roy Liechtenstein, among so many more. They also feature several local artists and workshops that I think is so cool that they contribute to the local community in that way too. The Joslyn was closed for two years recently for expansion and restoration, as well as adding many more pieces of art to the collection. There are little signs on each new piece of art that says "New to the Collection" so you'll know you haven't seen that one before if you visited a lot before they closed and reopened. And what's really awesome aside from all that? It's free! I've only ever seen a museum of this caliber having free entrance in large European cities like London and Paris. You obviously are able to make a donation with your entrance, which I'm sure is encouraged to keep the museum running, but I love that it's offered freely for those who can't pay an entry fee but will benefit just like anyone else from the art housed there. I've seen comments here on Yelp saying that you can do this whole museum in 30 minutes. If you're doing that, you are absolutely doing it wrong and rushing through everything. My last visit was 3.5 hours long and I only saw two or three exhibit rooms. What's so great about this being a free museum is that you DON'T have to rush, because you can always come back later and see anything you didn't get to, in the first or second visit. With all the free things there are to do in Omaha, this has got to be at the top of the list, especially if you're an art lover!

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    Golden Spike Monument

    Golden Spike Monument

    3.3
    (4 reviews)
    1.4 mi

    The Golden Spike Monument represents the eastern terminus [starting point] of the Union Pacific…read moreRailroad which then extended westward to form the transcontinental railroad. Abraham Lincoln visited this area in 1859 and later chose Council Bluffs to begin the rail line. The Union Pacific met the Central Pacific Railroad (which began from the western terminus in Sacramento, CA) at Promontory Point, Utah in 1869 where a golden spike ceremony took place. Coincidentally, I lived in Sacramento for many years and visited the excellent California State Railroad Museum in Old Sacramento several times. In addition, in my youth, my family visited Promontory Point and I made another visit several years ago. I can now state that I have seen all sides of the transcontinental railroad story. This site needs some care -- small gravel parking lot has potholes, monument needs some touch-up paint, and some informational markers would be helpful. Meanwhile, I highly recommend that anyone who wants historical information about the Golden Spike should visit the Union Pacific Railroad Museum which is located next to Bayliss Park in downtown Council Bluffs!

    This attraction is one of those oddities that I just had to see. It is located in a little park…read morearea with benches, and a picnic table nearby. There is free street parking within a reasonable walking distance. The monument is located in the center of a plot of green space that is well maintained. The monument is enclosed by a fence and and has a paved walkway around it. The monument marks Milepost 0.0 of the eastern terminus of the Union Pacific Railroad and sits where a transfer and passenger station sat. It also, to a minor extent, is meant to address the controversy between Council Bluff and neighboring Omaha over where the railroad actually begin. Apparently, the dispute was bad enough that it had to be taken to court. The monument soars to 59 feet and weighs 243,200 pounds. It took 10 days to construct and was completed on April 26, 1939, which coincided with the premiere of the film "Union Pacific." The spike appears to be in great shape, especially considering its age. It is definitely worth a peak if you are in the area. Well, as with most monuments and memorials that I have visited and reviewed, this is not a long stop. I was there less than 10 minutes. So, you may want to consider planning out additional stops at many of the other attractions in the area, or making this stop part of a larger itinerary to maximize your time and trip. You will find the Lincoln Monument nearby.

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    The sculpture is 56 feet tall, which is 100 times larger than the original spike.
    The sculpture is 56 feet tall, which is 100 times larger than the original spike.
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