Gene Leahy Mall

An urban park in downtown Omaha with lawns, a sculpture garden, historic slides, a playground and a dog park, with no entry fee.

Omaha, NE

About Gene Leahy Mall

Gene Leahy Mall is the most urban of the three parks that make up The RiverFront, running between 13th and 8th streets in downtown Omaha. The area was first developed as Central Park Mall in the 1970s and was renamed in the 1990s for a former Omaha mayor. A redesign beginning in 2019 raised the park to street level and added a large lawn, a performance pavilion, a sculpture garden, a playground and a dog park. Visitors can enjoy the historic slides and archway near 11th and Farnam streets. The park sits between the Old Market and north downtown and is close to hotels, transit and parking. Its features include a remote-control boat cove and an amphitheater used for summer concerts, and it is decorated with lights during the winter holidays.

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#downtown Omaha
#sculpture garden
#playground
#dog park

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What's around here?

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