The Durham Museum

The Durham Museum at 801 S. 10th St. occupies Omaha's former Union Station, an Art Deco landmark designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood that opened January 15, 1931, and is a National Historic Landmark. After Union Pacific closed the station in 1971, the city acquired it and the Western Heritage Museum opened there in 1975. Following a renovation funded largely by Charles and Margre Durham, it became the Durham Museum, a Smithsonian affiliate. Visitors can explore trains at track level, including Union Pacific steam locomotive 1243, a Pullman car and an Omaha streetcar.