City: Omaha, NE
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 13955 S Plaza
City: Omaha, NE
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 500 S. 20th St.
33. Fun Plex
City: Omaha, NE
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (402) 331-8436
Address: 7003 Q St.
Description: Fun Plex is the state’s largest amusement and water park. Divided into two sides—one devoted to dry activities, the other to water activities—Fun Plex is a popular destination for families but also for parties and company picnics. The land-locked attractions include a go-kart track and a slick track, a full-size roller coaster, a wide selection of carnival rides, an 18-hole miniature golf course, and a selection of children’s rides. The water park side has a kids’ pool, a motion ocean, a lazy river, and five-story tall waterslides. The park is open from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
34. Slides At The Gene Leahy Mall
City: Omaha, NE
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (402) 444-5955
Address: 1098 Farnam St.
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Description: Sometimes it’s the simple things that are the best, and, in this case, simplicity is king. The two giant metal slides sitting in a sunken area of downtown Omaha’s Gene Leahy Mall have been the source of fun for kids of all ages for 30 years or more. Two metal slides, side by side, offer kids of all ages hours of fun, especially in warmer months. Steps on each side lead to the top of the slides, and kids land in a giant sand pit at the base. Discarded paper bags and pieces of wax paper—to add speed to a downward, bumpy ride—lay around the base of the slide, and kids can either bring their own or recycle someone else’s piece. Either way, hours of free fun will prevail.
35. Skatedaze Omaha
City: Omaha, NE
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (402) 333-3555
Address: 3616 S. 123nd St.
Description: Roller skating is so un-cool it’s cool again, and SkateDaze does this retro hobby right. A huge skating rink plays host to themed nights every week, including a Tuesday night roller disco night for adults called “Adult Retro Night” and themed nights for kids the rest of the week. Close to 100 arcade games meet other activities that include a rock climbing wall, bumper cars, laser tag, and a roller coaster. A special $20 all access pass lets visitors consume as many hot dogs, pizza slices, and sodas as they desire.
36. Gladiator Baseball
City: Omaha, NE
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 7222 Irvington Rd.
Description: Focused only on baseball, the Omaha Gladiators is a large Omaha-based youth select sports program. The Gladiator program has its own fields located in central Omaha and plays host to a yearly tournament. Children must try out to be on the Gladiator teams, and a limited number of spots are available each year on the youth leagues.
37. Omaha Sports Academy
City: Omaha, NE
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (402) 504-1222
Address: 11726 Stonegate Circle
Description: The Omaha Sports Academy provides a wide variety of sports to Omaha kids who are looking to play outside of school. Its facility has more than 30,000 square feet of space where kids of all ages regularly play indoors. Adults can use the space, too: The OSA offers adult fitness and training classes. Each year, OSA offers leagues, tournaments, camps, and clinics for basketball, soccer, and volleyball on both a summer and fall basis.
City: Omaha, NE
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 1445 K St.
City: Omaha, NE
Category: Tours & Attractions
40. National Museum Of Roller Skating
City: Omaha, NE
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (402) 483-7551
Address: 4730 South St.
Description: The National Museum of Roller Skating is one of Nebraska’s truly unique attractions. It’s basically a shrine to the sport of skating on wheels. The museum collects, preserves, and displays just about everything that has to do with the history of roller skating. The museum’s permanent collection has the largest collection of historical roller skates anywhere in the world. The earliest pair dates to 1819. It also holds medals, trophies, photos, artwork, films, videos, costumes, roller skating memorabilia, and a library of more than 1,500 books about roller skating. The museum has a selection of special exhibitions that include items from its permanent collection; these focus on inline skating, artistic skating, roller hockey, speed skating, and roller derby.
City: Omaha, NE
Category: Tours & Attractions
City: Omaha, NE
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 729 Q St.
City: Omaha, NE
Category: Tours & Attractions
City: Omaha, NE
Category: Tours & Attractions
City: Omaha, NE
Category: Tours & Attractions