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Historic Attractions
HISTORY TAKES CENTER STAGE AT AN ARRAY OF AREA ATTRACTIONS STEP BACK IN TIME
Local museums and attractions showcase the area’s history along with nationally-recognized collections of everything from aircraft to artwork. World-famous Boys Town, a National Historic Landmark District, is home to chapels, statues and gardens, the Hall of History museum, its founder Father Flanagan’s House, and the visitors center – home to the world’s largest ball of stamps. Free admission. Smithsonian affiliate Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum is home to the nation’s largest collection of Cold War aircraft and artifacts. Visitors will find 300,000 sq. ft. featuring missiles, an impressive collection of iconic aircraft, and spacecraft such as the Apollo Command Space module. Those looking for a little adventure will enjoy the flight simulator, and families can make discoveries about science, technology, and physics at the Children’s Learning Center. Located in history-rich and culturally diverse South Omaha, El Museo Latino* was the Midwest’s first Latino art and history museum and cultural center. The intimate gallery offers temporary and permanent exhibits along with educational programming and a tradition of visual and performing arts. El Museo Latino organizes and presents special events throughout the year, including Cinco de Mayo in May and Hispanic Heritage Month in September. Human rights activist Malcolm X* was born in Omaha, where visitors may access his birthsite. A 17-acre developing memorial features a visitor center, community garden, and plaza with a historical marker commemorating where Malcolm X first lived with his family. Free admission. With interactive exhibits, artwork, and artifacts, experience what it was like to live as Mormon pioneers during their westward migration to the Salt Lake Valley at the Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters. Guided or self-guided tours are available. Free admission. Get a taste of 19th century life at General Crook House Museum.
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View decorative arts, costumes, arts and crafts, and period furnishings, and enjoy a stroll in the heirloom garden with more than 110 varieties of flowers and plants. Visit during the holidays when every room in the house transforms into captivating glimpses at Christmases past. Audio tours are available; open seven days a week. Union Pacific Railroad Museum* in nearby Council Bluffs offers hands-on train fun. The museum chronicles more than 150 years of American railroad history, from photographs and documents from the creation of the transcontinental railroad to a collection of artifacts from Abraham Lincoln’s life and death.

MORE HISTORICAL ATTRACTIONS:
Gerald R. Ford Birthsite and Gardens Bank of Florence* Fort Atkinson State Historical Park Florence Depot Florence Mill* Prospect Hill Cemetery

Boys Town
El Museo Latino
Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum

Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters
