Lauritzen Gardens
Lauritzen Gardens are a botanical gardens and arboretum located at 100 Bancroft Street, South Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The gardens originally opened in 1994 as the Omaha Botanical Gardens.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Garden
- Description: botanical garden in Omaha, Nebraska
- Also known as: “Lauritzen Gardens Omaha’s Botanical Center” and “Omaha Botanical Gardens”
- Address: 100 Bancroft Street, Omaha, NE 68108
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kenefick Park and Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.
Kenefick Park
Park
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Kenefick Park is a public park at 100 Bancroft Street in South Omaha, Nebraska, named for John Kenefick, a former chairman and CEO of Union Pacific Railroad.
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Zoo
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Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium is a zoo in Omaha, Nebraska. It is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and a member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
Omaha station
Railway station
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Omaha station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It is served daily by the California Zephyr. The station was built in 1983, replacing trailers that Amtrak had used as a temporary station since 1974, when it discontinued use of the historic Burlington Station immediately to the west.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Omaha and South Omaha.
Omaha
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Omaha is the largest city in the US state of Nebraska, with about 486,000 residents in 2020. Tourist attractions in Omaha include history, sports, outdoors and cultural experiences.
South Omaha
Suburb
South Omaha is a former city and current district of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. During its initial development phase, the town's nickname was "The Magic City" because of the seemingly overnight growth due to the rapid development of the Union Stockyards. South Omaha is situated 2 miles southwest of Lauritzen Gardens.
Carter Lake
Town
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Carter Lake is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. A suburb of Omaha, Nebraska, it sits surrounding the south and west sides of the region's major airport, Eppley Airfield. Carter Lake is situated 3½ miles north of Lauritzen Gardens.
Lauritzen Gardens
- Categories: botanical garden, nonprofit organization, tourism, recreation area, and tourist attraction
- Location: Douglas, Nebraska, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.23621° or 41° 14′ 10″ northLongitude
-95.91915° or 95° 55′ 9″ westElevation
1,089 feet (332 metres)Open location code
86H663PJ+F8OpenStreetMap ID
way 30446918OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=gardenOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
5074475Wikidata ID
Q536819
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Lauritzen Gardens” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Omaha Botanical Gardens”
- Spanish: “Jardin Botanico de Omaha”
- Spanish: “Jardín Botánico de Omaha”
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