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INCREDIBLE experience!! 10000% Autism approved. My son and I are both Autistic and this place os probably the most inclusive place I've ever been. If we lived here I'd get a membership in an instant. That being said if you have a membership to a museum where you live that is part of the ASTC program, talk to them before leaving on your trip. This museum is also in the program and you might be able to get in free, like we did. Just make sure you have your membership card for whatever museum you have a membership at. ANYWAYS!! I've never seen such awesome sensory bags. They had gloves, fidget, ear muffs, and a really cool "sensory map" that shows symbols for what sensory stuff you can expect in an area. Something I've never seen anywhere before. Also if your kid is still scared of "big kid toilets" the bathrooms also have a smaller kids toilet. There's so much to do in this place! A really cool imagination play area with a store, hospital, bank, grill station, bakery, kitchen, fire station, and barn. This HUGE room centered around tubes and pipes with air that you can put balls in. They had a special exhibit with dinosaur stuff upstairs. There's a really cool water table that even has rain coats to keep your kid from getting wet if they or you don't want them to. Another great Autism friendly thing I wish my museum had.u This place is actually smaller than the museum where we live, but man did it pack a punch with my kid. Hand flaps all around! We spent the entire day there yesterday from 10:30-4. Then again today from 9:30-1 before we are leaving town. We spent 2 days at the zoo for the first part of our vacation, but he picked this over the zoo for his last few hours in Omaha. Can not recommend enough and even if we hadn't gotten in free with the ASTC program, I would have been happy with the money spent. WELL worth it.

Jessi RaRaRaJessi RaRaRa

Our family loves the Children’s Museum! We have been going for years and it has only gotten better over time. I was wanting to let others know what they mean by a healthy trick or treating experience. I was trying to do some research about it before we went and found nothing of what to expect or what the kiddos would get. We had a great time. You are able to trick or treat and still enjoy the full museum. There is a map to help guide you to the stations. They gave out stuff such as toothpaste and a tooth brush. They also gave out healthy snack like apple sauce and cheese crackers with peanut butter in them. I recommend this event for kids ages 0-12 years old. They do serve food here, however it is pricey. You are able to bring your own food in with you. They have an eating area just for this. It is located to the left just as you come in the building. The bathrooms over all are usually pretty clean. Plus they are easy to use for little ones. They have small toilets and sinks for them it’s great. The staff here are very friendly and helpful.

Shirley LeShirley Le

We were extremely underwhelmed and disappointed by our first experience here. They do not sell tickets in advance and I was told they never sell out. Well, maybe they should because it was so absurdly crowded that there weren’t nearly enough interactive toys to go around. There were so many “broken” signs on equipment all over the facility. The grocery store shelves were literally bare- absolutely nothing to play with. I was told they only have 2 shopping carts and I counted over 20 children in the “store” looking for things to play with. All of the bins in the doctors office are empty. All of the linens and bandages in the doctors office are stained and disgusting. In the barn and the bank, there were zero toys despite multiple bins that looked like there should have been interactive materials. I don’t know where the $15/person is being spent but it certainly isn’t on replenishing items that have disappeared. We drove 2.5 hours to get there and didn’t even stay that 2.5 hours because there were too many people and it enough working/stocker interactive material to go around.

Sadie BaileySadie Bailey

The Omaha children's museum is a great place to spend hours with your kids. There are two floors with piano stairs in between. The main level has multiple parts/areas to it and is huge. There is a village-like play area with auto shop, bank, grocery store, Dr office, restaurant, farm, etc.. Plus a large play area for the very little ones. There is a STEAM play area with face painting, dance, and crafts. A nature room and an entire play area with different "air" ball equipment (tornado, suction tubes, ball shooters, etc.). The upstairs is their rotational exhibit (princess, dragons, dinosaurs, etc.) with a carousel and small train ride (the carousel and train are an additional cost). We always bring our lunch and sit at the picnic area or playground outside to maximize playtime. They do have a cafe upstairs if you don't want to bring your own lunch too. If you have an Omaha public library card you can reserve a pass to go to the Omaha children's museum at no cost for two adults and up to 6 kids.

Lacey PetersLacey Peters

My kids think this is the best place ever. I'm concerned with some of the exhibits being out of service or missing items. The light room only had two flashlights and one was broken the first time we visited and the second time it only had one flashlight an it barely worked. Bank first exhibit was missing all the toys and the only thing that worked was the intercom system. The water table had minimal toys and needs more tubing to play with the water flow. One of people building machines was broke and the other wouldn't email the picture. The scissors in the art center didn't cut. As fun as the rest of the stuff Is, it'd be nice if they made some repairs and made some replacements of the small stuff to enjoy all of the exhibits. Oh, and on a weekend, the train was broke down which was a big disappointment since my daughter loves the train. I will still take my kids back as we bought the membership and we still have a blast.

Jenna RobinsonJenna Robinson

First time visitors to the Omaha children's museum we had a great time. Entry was $15 each. Started with leaning about water flow and dams. We then moved on to the ball area and creative center. We soon learned there was way too much to explore in one day as we continued to find tons a activity including legos, rock climbing, story telling, and more. After about 45 minutes we moved upstairs to the game and physical activities. Our boy was a big fan or the basketball and zoo area especially the elephant slide. Played a game of candy land, rode the ferris wheel and the train which were about 5 mins each. The ferris wheel and train required purchasing tickets for $2.50. No snacks today as the snack bar was closed and we went at the end of the day. Tons of benches to sit on, temp was just right, and the boy had a blast. When asked...The boy gave it a thumbs up and I would agree.

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Address

500 S 20th St, Omaha, NE 68102

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(402) 342-6164

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ocm.org

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Overview

4.7

(1.7K reviews)

cultural

entertainment

family friendly

Description

The Omaha Children's Museum is a nonprofit learning and exploration space for young people located at 500 South 20th Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. The museum has received a national award from the Association of Science and Technology Museums.