Week of 7-15 to 7-21 in Omaha, NE

A few stops during the week.

National Park Service Regional Office contains a small Lewis and Clark expedition exhibit. 

The rear exit leads to a garden with a view of the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge separating Omaha from Council Bluffs.

Mormon Trail Center at Historic Winter Quarters-Winter quarters served as the headquarters of the Church for less than a year, until the leadership moved west in 1847. 

Heartland of America Park and Fountain is a public park in downtown Omaha.  Lewis and Clark reportedly discovered earthen mounds when they explored the location in 1804. 

A paved walking trail encircles the park where there are three fountains including a large $1.5 million computerized fountain that projects water 300 feet into the air.

We dined at Old Chicago Pizza in Papillion.

Gerald R. Ford Birth site and Gardens is a memorial to the 38^th President of the United States, born in Omaha.  A kiosk modeled after the original house’s turret contains birth site information and presidential mementos.  A colonnade and Rose Garden modeled after the White House’s complete the site.

One evening we rode our bicycles on the paved 3.1 mile loop around Walnut Creek Lake.

 

 

 One day we visited the Western Historic Trails Museum-Council Bluffs, Iowa.  This small center has exhibits about four historic trails that passed through the area: the Lewis and Clark, Oregon, California and Mormon Trails. 

The exhibit space includes photos, maps, some interactive pieces, sculptures and audio records.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We ended our wonderful week in the Omaha area by attending a production of Hairspray at the SumTur Amphitheater. 

 The weather was perfect as was the area where we selected to set up our chairs.