Joslyn Art Museum’s newest permanent exhibit is good news for families. Art Works opens on Friday, and I want to shout from the museum’s rooftop that you should go check it out – with or without kids. UPDATE: Joslyn Art Museum is currently closed due to renovations and will reopen sometime in 2024. Think children’s…
We took the kids to Memorial Park on a fine summer night recently. Though the park is near our house, we don’t go often since there is a closer park the kids love. Memorial Park is known for being what it sounds like, a memorial. Situated at the top of a hill overlooking Dodge Street is…
Need to ideas for staying cool in Omaha this summer? This city is loaded with options: pools, splash gardens, water parks, etc. UPDATE: This post was first published in 2013 and updated April 2019. For all budgets, here’s our list of where to go to stay cool in Omaha: Free Spraygrounds – Omaha Parks and…
We started a new series recently at Oh My! Omaha called “Off the Beaten Path.” I asked friends, and fellow writers and bloggers to share some of their lesser known haunts, be it a park, shop or attraction. Here’s the next installment: Off the Beaten Path – First National’s Spirit of Nebraska’s Pioneer Courage Park at 1400 Capitol…
A trip to the farmers market can be more than just an errand you do to get the produce for the week. Consider it free entertainment. Music Venture to the Omaha Farmers Market in the Old Market and you’ll likely hear more than one live musician playing. An Omaha staple, the Prairie Gators are often performing…
Trains. Either you like or you’re obessed with them. My son dabbles in obession when it comes to trains. He plays it cool whenever we show him a real train (I look like the excited fool, usually), so I don’t classify him as a fanatic. Do you have a fanatic in your house? Omaha and…
