Lauritzen Gardens Omaha's Botanical Center, Nebraska, United States
4.5 (1.137 reviews) Monday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent Ranking #4 in Omaha Gardens
Several Gardens to enjoy
We were in town for a wedding and decided to visit these gardens as they came highly recommended to us. Luckily, we went early, as it was very hot the day we were there. There is a lot of construction happening at the gardens, so they have decided to offer the shuttle as a free service as it is the only way to actually get to the center gardens. There were quite a variety of gardens to enjoy, my favorite being the Railroad Gardens: six hobby train lines nestled among the trees. Quite unique. But they only run the trains in the summer, I was told. The Conservatory is filled with some unique plants and beautiful fountains, and well worth walking through. There is a reasonably priced cafe inside the visitor center.
Address
100 Bancroft St, Omaha, NE 68108-1752
Mobile
Website
http://www.omahabotanicalgardens.org/
Working hours
Monday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Monday, May 06, 2024, 13:02
User Ratings
4.5 based on (1.137 reviews)
Reviews
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5Louetta S 5:00 PM Feb 5, 2021
FANTASTICAL!!
The gardens are always a delight. The winter exhibit, through May 9, is amazing..Fantastical Folklore. It is all indoors. Created entirely by garden staff and local artists. They bring to life global legends and lore with a description of each display. This is just a few of the extraordinary tails and creatures. It is entirely covid safe! You can also enjoy an outdoor walk if you want. However, other seasons are better for outdoor activities.
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4CDTrip72 5:00 PM Jul 28, 2022
A Good Experience Overall
We had a good time here. They didn’t offer a tram tour due to some construction, but we were not sure why they couldn’t do it since the construction was just in one place. Anyway, one activity they have for kids is to do searches for gnomes and my daughter really got into it (and we got sucked in as well). Unfortunately we couldn’t find the last one and we were not the only ones as another family was looking as well so perhaps it really wasn’t there. And since it’s Omaha, they had an area for some miniature trains to run, but all of them were not going. There’s also a café that was open for lunch and while the menu was limited, the service was good and the food was fine. Probably the most impressive area for us was the indoor conservatory, and it’s especially nice to go in when it’s hot outside. Overall, you could see most/all of the place in 2-3 hours and we would recommend going.
