The Durham Museum, Nebraska, United States
4.5 (1.213 reviews) Monday: Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #2 in Omaha History Museums
Totally worth it!
Beautiful architecture blends with memories of a time gone by at the historic Durham Museum. Opened in 1931, Union Station was built by Union Pacific Railroad as the showpiece to the city of its headquarters. Considered one of Omaha’s most unique treasures, and now an official National Historic Landmark, the station is one of the best examples of art deco architecture in the country. The Durham Museum offers unique, hands-on learning for people of all ages. Enjoy an extraordinary array of permanent exhibits including restored train cars, 1940’s storefronts, HO Model trains, numerous artifacts showing the history of the region and the Byron Reed collection, which includes some of the world’s rarest coins and documents. During your stay be sure to stop by the authentic soda fountain and enjoy a phosphate or malt.
Address
801 S 10th St, Omaha, NE 68108-3207
Mobile
Website
http://www.durhammuseum.org
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday : 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Monday, May 06, 2024, 15:02
User Ratings
4.5 based on (1.213 reviews)
Reviews
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5marysB9802VO 5:00 PM Feb 2, 2020
Annual membership is a bargin
My (also single) girlfirend and I get a joint annual memebership-$55.00 and both of us use the pass to see the exhibits we like and take new friends with us as a guest. At Christmas we have gone to see the tree for 25years with our children, who are now grown and still go with us to see the tree. There are great art exhibits visual quirky and history/memory exhibits...all well worth more than just the price of admission.
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5Steve M 5:00 PM Jul 17, 2022
Worthwhile
We like old train stations in major cities and have visited stations in NYC, LA, St. Louis, and many more. They are all similar yet different. This one is oustanding. The most unusual thing is that it is incorporated with a small museum. This results in a small admission fee, (We went on $5.00 Tues after 5). The station is nicely restored and features some informative plaques and a few bronze statues of passengers, customers etc. We spent some time in the station and were prepared to leave when we decided to peak into the permanent museum (not the dinosaur show or whatever may be rotating). Pleasant surprise. Small managable museum that had a couple of old trains (not just the locomotive) that you could walk through, a few unusual old vehicles and quite a few displays of western history, mainly 1800s-1940. Great way to spend a couple of hours.
