The Durham Museum

User Reviews of The Durham Museum

Yelp.com Review - by Jamie S.

5.0 of 5 stars. I didn't have high expectations of this museum, I was going more for the enjoyment of my husband and son. I had a blast! There is so much to see and being able to get on the trains is great. There...
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jason U.

5.0 of 5 stars. Programming note before we begin, they have changed their name to "The Durham Museum" in order to appropriately reflect the nature of their exhibits (or something like that).Where to begin? As a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Dave F.

5.0 of 5 stars. 1 star--for just being in existence and not being left to rot2 star--for good exhibits which aren't necessarily connected with railroading3 star--for the UP passenger/sleeper cars you can walk thru4...
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Holly B.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place is worth visiting for the art deco alone. The lobby of this Union Pacific showpiece station is magnificent, as is the restored dining room from the first hotel in Omaha that became the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2008
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Educational and Fun

Great place to take the kids. They will love the exhibits. Check out the train.
kudzu.com - user review - 11/07/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Clint U.

3.0 of 5 stars. This museum is housed in an old but remodeled train station with ceiling that go up 3 stories. ECLECTIC best describes this museum. There is a little about everything in the old west and even more...
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2007
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Take a date

This is a great museum to spend an afternoon with a date or with some visiting family. Admission isn't too much and there are plenty of things to look at. Older adults might enjoy it more then young...
judysbook.com - user review - 10/12/2005
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I love this museum!

This is a great place to spend a fairly quiet afternoon. I say Quiet because it is usually not crowded. The exhibits are wonderful and they have new ones on a regular basis also. The place is well l...
judysbook.com - user review - 09/26/2005
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Western Heritage

Fairly decent museum. The main exhibits would be of particular attraction to those over 40 for nostalgia reasons and the train exhibits would excite railroad buffs. Some of the rest is a bit mundane t...
judysbook.com - user review - 09/23/2005
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Surprise museum

I had never been to the Western Heritage museum and attended for a benefit. What a pleasant surprise. We sure wished we had visited this interesting and informative museum before. My sons were thoro...
judysbook.com - user review - 09/22/2005
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Trains and Stuff

The Durham Western Heritage Museum is in an old train station in Downtown Omaha. The huge lobby has been remodeled to look the way it would have sixty years ago, with waiting benches in rows, and sta...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/04/2005
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Western Heritage Museum by Andy S. at InsiderPages

Visiting the western heritage museum is like taking a trip into the days when train travel was the way to go. Walking into the old train station, there are statues interspersed among the benches, a solder , a...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/08/2005
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More for older kids & adults... by Paula D. at InsiderPages

Little kids won't have as much interest in this museum. A full-size train is great to explore and lots of interesting, local history exhibits. Boasts weekend art shows often and wonderful traveling exhibits.
citysearch.com - user review - 06/03/2005
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