A library next door contains military exhibits and information on the history of Douglas County. The Victorian house was built in 1870 and is restored with period furniture. The Gerald Ford Birthsite features an outdoor park, rose garden and museum highlighting memorabilia of the former President. Also located on the grounds, the Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center, which was founded in 1995 and is the newest division of the Nebraska State Historical Society. The Center provides conservation services for historical, cultural, educational, private and corporate collections in the region.
Audio facilities relay the story of the engines.
The Mormon Pioneer Cemetery is a historic reminder of the suffering in Brigham Young's encampment in Omaha during the winter of 1846. Their story is vividly preserved on a large bronze monument, simple gravestones and through presentations at the information center. Information about modern hiking trails to the Missouri River in a wild flower-prairie grass river bottom landscape. Visitors are welcomed by 11 life-size interactive sculptures that tell the story of life in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. A multi-media presentation on the history of the Omaha area entertains visitors on the track level.