(Omaha, NE) -- Downtown Omaha's Heartland of America Park and Lewis & Clark Landing will reopen later this Summer.
On Tuesday the Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority announced that after about four years of construction, the Heartland of America Park at The RiverFront and Lewis & Clark Landing at The RiverFront will both reopen on Friday, August 18th. MECA says the reopening date is slightly ahead of the original projected timeline.
MECA says some of the permanent amenities that will be offered in Heartland of America Park at The RiverFront include:
- A 100 thousand square foot event lawn
- A year-round skate ribbon
- A lakeside amphitheater
- A scenic overlook of the Missouri River at the Farnam Pier
- Bocce Courts
Permanent amenities in Lewis & Clark Landing at The RiverFront include:
- A destination playground (about four times the size of Gene Leahy Mall’s Arches Playground)
- An Urban Beach
- Sand volleyball courts
- Pickleball courts
Photo: Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority