Omaha Childrens Museum
Omaha Childrens Museum is a museum in Nebraska, at a recorded elevation of 338 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is O! Dude, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 1.2 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Omaha Children's Museum is a nonprofit children's museum located at 500 South 20th Street in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The museum has ten permanent exhibits and also includes many temporary exhibits called, "special exhibits." The museum was founded in 1977, originally located inside the Omaha/Douglas Civic Center. The museum later moved to many different locations until it moved to its current location in 1989. The museum building was renovated from 1990 to 1993. The museum underwent a second renovation in 2004, adding the current awning and redesigning the exterior. The Omaha Children's Museum planned on building a new location near 8th and Douglas streets. However, it was later put on pause in 2025. The museum has received a national award from the Association of Science and Technology Museums.
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Dates from 1976.
Wikidata Q17041213, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 338 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 4.6 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 18.7 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 19.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- O! Dude: 0.2 mi
- Large Covered Wagon: 0.4 mi
- The Embrace (Reflection): 0.4 mi
- Noodles & Doodles: 0.4 mi
- Pencil Bench: 0.5 mi
- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. : "I've Been to the Mountain Top": 0.2 mi
- Among the Valiant: 0.2 mi
- The Lynching of George Smith: 0.3 mi
- The Lynching of Will Brown: 0.3 mi
- Omaha Centennial: 0.3 mi
- Discovery Garden: 0.4 mi
- First National Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Park East: 0.5 mi
- Pioneer Courage Park: 0.6 mi
- Gene Leahy Mall: 0.7 mi
- Joslyn Castle: 1.6 mi
- The Offut Manor: 1.6 mi
- Model Railroad: 1.7 mi
- Lauritzen Gardens: 1.8 mi
- Takin & Goral: 2.0 mi
- The Nature Conservancy: 0.7 mi
- Gibson Bend: 2.8 mi
- Dorothy Patach Natural Environmental Area: 3.2 mi
- Gifford State Forest: 4.1 mi
- Blackbird Marsh County Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Joslyn Art Museum: 0.4 mi
- Black Americana Museum: 0.7 mi
- Durham Museum: 0.8 mi
- Kiewit Luminarium: 1.1 mi
- Great Plains Black History Museum: 1.7 mi
- Entrance Garden: 0.4 mi
- Cafe Garden: 0.4 mi
- Polina Gardens: 0.6 mi
- SoMA Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Hands to Harvest Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Canopies: 0.6 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Margaritaville: 11.9 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Edward Owen Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Devil's Slide: 8.0 mi
- Queen Hill: 22.7 mi
- Rock Bluff: 23.0 mi
- De Soto: 18.0 mi
- Rock Bluff: 23.0 mi
- Riverside: 24.0 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 9.8 mi
- Beer Bottle Beach: 23.2 mi
- Boocker point: 12.1 mi
- King Hill: 24.7 mi
- Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 20.9 mi
- Stone Creek Falls: 23.2 mi
- Linoma Lighthouse: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Omaha Childrens Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | WNW 301° | 361.12 m | 12.1 mi |
| King Hill | SSE 166° | 359 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:19 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:14 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 54 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Omaha Eppley Airfield, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/366492293
Day trips start here
- Omaha · 3 mi
- Council Bluffs · 4 mi
- Bellevue · 7 mi
- Papillion · 9 mi
- Gretna · 18 mi
- Missouri Valley · 21 mi
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