Accessible Attractions

Omaha is a welcoming city with experiences to fit every interest and need. From its top attractions, events, and lodging, you'll find a variety of accessibility options.

Top Omaha attractions such as the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, The Durham Museum, Lauritzen Gardens, and the Joslyn Art Museum feature accessible exhibits, allow service animals, and offer wheelchair or motorized scooter rentals. Autism Night at the Zoo is specifically designed to allow children and their families to explore the zoo with sensory-friendly activities and surroundings.

Omaha Children’s Museum’s entire building is accessible and wheelchair friendly. The museum features sensory-friendly experiences and events geared toward children with disabilities. 

All events and concerts at CHI Health Center Omaha are ADA compliant with a wide variety of services including sign language, assistive listening devices, closed captioning, and accessible seating. Both theaters at the Omaha Community Playhouse are equipped with an infra-red sound system. Each year A Christmas Carol is presented as a shadow-interpreted performance.

Omaha’s Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge, aka Bob, is accessible and wheelchair friendly. More accessible outdoor fun can be found at Fontenelle Forest, Benson Park, Pipal Park, and the ALLPLAY Complex and Water Park at Seymour Smith Park.

  • 3701 S 10th St
  • 402-733-8401

Visit the world's largest indoor desert and nocturnal exhibits along with one of North America's largest indoor rainforests. Other world-class exhibits include the Scott Aquarium, Hubbard Orangutan Forest and Gorilla Valley, Lozier Giant Screen Theater®, Owen Sea Lion Shores…

  • 801 S 10th St
  • (402) 444-5071

The Durham Museum makes its home in the National Historic Landmark of Omaha's beautiful Art Deco Union Station. The museum houses an extraordinary array of permanent exhibits including restored train cars, 1940s store fronts, numerous artifacts showing the history of the region…

  • 500 S 20th St
  • (402) 342-6164

Get ready for the whole family to learn through play! Omaha Children’s Museum is the most visited museum in Nebraska and features outstanding interactive permanent exhibits focused on art, science and early childhood education. Exhibits include giant ball machines, a kid-sized…

  • 4701 S 25th St
  • (402) 731-1137

Now open Wednesday–Friday 11am-5pm and Saturday 11am-2pm with advance ticket reservations required. First Latino art and history museum and cultural center in the Midwest. View world class permanent and traveling exhibitions featuring local, national and international…

  • 28210 West Park Hwy (I-80, Exit #426)
  • (402) 944-3100

Visit the Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum, a Smithsonian affiliate and the home to the largest collection of Cold War aircraft and artifacts in the United States! Visitors can get up and close to iconic aircraft including the magnificent SR-71 Blackbird, nine bombers…

  • 1111 N Bellevue Blvd
  • (402) 731-3140

Fontenelle Forest, a privately owned non-profit and one of the largest private nature centers in the nation, features 17 miles of trails and over 1,500 acres of forest, prairie and wetlands. A one-mile, ADA-accessible boardwalk offers wildlife observation and scenic views of the…

  • 13955 S Plz
  • (402) 829-1777

Visit the region's top-rated, all-indoor entertainment center and our award-winning Amazing Buffet & Arcade Experience! Enjoy 60,000 square feet of amazing all-indoor fun with rides and attractions including Amazing Quest Laser Tag, Go Karts, Bumper Cars, Mini-Bowling, the Frog…

  • 100 Bancroft St
  • (402) 346-4002

Lauritzen Gardens is a 100 acre public garden located in the heart of downtown Omaha, Nebraska. As a tranquil oasis for personal escape or a destination to learn about the wonders of the natural world, Lauritzen Gardens is a place of joy, beauty, inspiration, education, and…

  • 6802 Harrison St

Located in Seymour Smith Park, ALLPLAY Complex is touted as the nation’s finest barrier-free sports and recreation complex. The complex utilizes barrier-free design concepts that allow those with mobility impairments and other disabilities to fully enjoy sports and recreation…

  • 1200 Mike Fahey St
  • (402) 546-1800

Major League Baseball Commissioner Robert Manfred, Jr. called Charles Schwab Field Omaha, formerly TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, "the best non-MLB facility in North America." Charles Schwab Field is Omaha’s premiere sports stadium and outdoor entertainment venue located in downtown…

  • 13628 Flanagan Blvd
  • (531) 355-1141

National Historic Landmark District. Visit the Hall of History, Visitors Center and the Father Flanagan House to get a first-hand look at the world-famous Village established by Father Flanagan. See where our children live, work, play and pray while building successful futures…

  • 6915 Cass St
  • (402) 553-0800

The Omaha Community Playhouse is the largest community theatre in the nation, features local talent both on stage and behind the scenes and achieves production values comparable to a professional theater. The Howard Drew Theatre is a flexible Black Box theatre space with…

  • 2001 Farnam
  • (402) 345-4849

Reopening for performances September 11, 2020. Omaha's premier venue for the performing arts for children and families, housed in a beautifully restored 1927 vaudeville palace. The Rose Theater is home to the Omaha Theater Company – the only resident, touring, professional…

  • 2200 Dodge St
  • (402) 342-3300

Currently closed for construction and renovation. Visit us again in September 2024. Joslyn Art Museum has been a premier center for the visual arts for 90 years. With art from ancient times to the present, there's something for everyone. The outdoor garden galleries, including…

  • 455 N 10th St
  • (402) 341-1500

Please check our website for current postponements and cancellations. Omaha's premier venue in the heart of downtown Omaha's riverfront development. It's 346,000 square feet of possibilities. Conveniently located near the airport. Minutes from over 3,500 downtown hotel rooms, and…

  • 705 Riverfront Dr
  • (402) 444-5900

This stunning, 3,000-foot long walkway stretches across the Missouri River, giving pedestrians a spectacular view of Omaha’s skyline and an almost airborne experience. On the Nebraska side, enjoy the 3-acre Omaha Plaza with an interactive water jet fountain, and access to the…

  • 1111 Jones St
  • (402) 341-3800

KANEKO is a 501(c)(3), public, nonprofit, interdisciplinary cultural organization founded with the mission of exploring creativity across the whole spectrum of human activity—including art, science, philosophy, entrepreneurship, urban planning, and education. Established in three…

  • 724 S 12th St
  • (402) 341-7130

Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts facilitates the creation, presentation, and understanding of contemporary art through an international residency program, exhibitions, and educational programs. Bemis endeavors to inspire an open and diverse dialogue on the critical issues that…

  • 1301 Nicholas St
  • (402) 342-6452

The Hot Shops is a living museum. Over 70 artists invite you to wander and explore this 92,000 square foot art center. Four "hot shops" feature working artists in glass blowing, pottery, bronze casting and blacksmithing. Visit the 50 individual studios and two art galleries, view…

  • 16406 N 292nd St
  • (402) 944-WILD (9453)

Wildlife Safari Park is a four-mile, drive-through North American wildlife adventure. Visitors feel like they're on an actual safari, coming face-to-face with North American plants and animals such as elk, white-tailed deer, bison, pronghorn antelope and waterfowl. Visitor center…

  • 12750 Westport Pkwy
  • (402) 505-9979

The newest cinema to hit Omaha, the Alamo Drafthouse is dinner, drinks, movies and events–all under one roof. Enjoy food and drink served directly to your seat by stealth servers, custom ad-free pre-shows, and a strict no-talking/no-texting policy. With incredible attention…