first national's spirit of nebraska's wilderness and pioneer courage park

The little park itself is lovely and always well maintained. The fun part is walking around the men on horseback, the wagon trains stuck in the mud, and watch out for the bison stampede which triggers the geese to fly. Located only a few blocks from the old market area, TD Ameritrade Park and the CenturyLink Center.

Two Parks that adjoin and tell the story of the prairie before the coming of the settlers and then when the wagon trains came. I take out of town guests here regularly and they are "blown away" Google this for great pics. In summer there is even a flowing stream next to the wagon train which is making its way through a "canyon". You will want to take enough time to be able to walk along with the members of the wagon train. Its amazing!!

If you like the Old West and bronze sculptures, this is a not-to-be-missed location in downtown Omaha. From buffalo to covered wagons to pioneers walking across what seems to be the prairie, the artists rendering are magnificent!! Check them out!!

It's great for sculptures, but it's devoid of any Native Americans (unless you count the buffalo). For a variety of reasons this doesn't look like an oversight to me and that is, in itself, enough to ruin the display for me.

Just a short walk from Old Market. The larger-than-life sculptures are amazingly realistic. Walk along the path and see some of the struggles the pioneers faced on their way west. Great photo opportunities, beautiful, well kept green space as well. No playground equipment that I could see, but I think even small children would enjoy the sculptures.Free attraction... parking along street seemed adequate for a weekend day.

Nice little walk after dinner. Impressive bronze statues depicting moving west. Very realistic - larger than life.

I did this on a Sunday so traffic wasn't an issue so I can't say what the downtown would be like during the week, but this was a very easy and pleasant visit. Great photo opportunities and a good perspective on what it would be like to be on a wagon train. Downtown Omaha is pedestrian friendly. A great town.

Saw the sculptures from the front of my hotel and had to walk around to see them all. It was truly amazing and wonderful. I'd recommend highly that you see it at least once.

W ventured into downtown Omaha with the express purpose of seeing these sculptures. Although we had expected to be impressed we were absolutely awed and amazed at this fantastic depiction of a pioneer wagon train on its westward journey with bison stampeding ahead of them into the wilderness. To see and appreciate this vast, ongoing work of art we found a parking spot on the street (one of several readily available with reasonable priced meters) and walked through the streets following the path of the sculptures as they spread out through several blocks connecting Pioneer Park with the Spirit of the Wilderness. There was much more to see than we had expected and these renditions are so realistic that we felt that we were an acutal part of the scene as we followed these brave souls along the trail. This is a spectacular and moving tribute to those who forged their way across country. If you are in the Omaha vicinity make time to stop here for an unmatched experience. You won't be sorry you did!

It was unbelievable. All the statues were very realistic and the way they were displayed was great. What Omaha has done with the downtown area where I was, was great. The area was very clean and the businesses that are located in the downtown area should be very proud of their town. They have done a great job.

I return to Omaha every year since it was my home for more than 30 years. Each year I check out this part of town and I have seen it from the first statues in the atrium, to the finished work. I also have the DVD that shows the evolution of this wonderful addition to downtown. It is a fabulous tribute to the brave pioneers that traveled through the area, and the integration of the statues into modern Omaha is awesome.

We really enjoyed this location and took lots of pictures. Nice to see the history. The girls had a lot of fun running around.

This is a small area, not to far from Old Market. The sculptures are larger than life and give one a feeling for what it must have been like to travel in a wagon train.

I spotted these bronze figures one evening when driving around downtown Omaha. I was not aware that they were there. More advertising might help as would some signs around the down town area. I came back the following day and spent some time there. It was easy to find parking close by. The slightly bigger than life size bronze statues representing Nebraska's pioneer days are beautiful. The detail of the figures represented are awesome, down to individual hairs on the animals and people. The facial expressions on the characters portray their struggle and hardship so accurately.

This was incredible! The detailing on the bronze statues is exquisite - it is possible to really imagine the emotions the pioneers were feeling as they traveled west. The set-up is fun too, with buffalo running ahead, and a sweeper riding at the back to make sure there are no stragglers. There are people of every age represented, so it is easy to imagine what it was like to be a family headed to the great unknown.