Moving Up the List

Every year for the past three of four years we have been attending Railroad Days and every year I dread going out and melting in the extreme heat.  Why on Earth would anyone have such an event (or any event for that matter) in the middle of July?!  This year the event is moving up the list on what I am most excited for this summer.  My husband works for Union Pacific and this is an exciting year for them.  This year marks the 150th anniversary of President Lincoln signing the Pacific Railway Act establishing Union Pacific Railroad.  This year we will have the opportunity to see the original Pacific Railway Act signed by President Abraham Lincoln as well as a rare collection of photographs illustrating the construction of railroad from Omaha to Utah, and many more exciting exhibits.  Okay truth be told, I have to admit over the years this event has slowly grown on me (with the exception of the heat).  Really you can't beat $15 for an entire family to see five metro area attractions.  What are those attractions you may ask?  The Durham Museum, Lauritzen Gardens, the Union Pacific Railroad Museum, the Historic Dodge House, and the RailsWest Railroad Museum.  Normally if we wanted to visit all five attractions as a family it cost of $60+.  So you can see it's quite a bargain.  This year they added an additional attraction, the Joslyn Art Museum so we are getting an $80+ day for the bargain price of $15 and they throw in transportation (okay, it's a school bus, but what do you expect for that price)!  Now that's what I call savings!