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Make your own Omaha adventure

School's almost out. The kids are getting restless, and there's that certain anxious buzzing in the air. What is it?

It's the siren call of the family road trip!

As DeMo's, we are lucky enough to be only two hours away from another great family-friendly city. That's right, I'm talking about Omaha.

And speaking of lucky, are you feeling up for a chance at $50 in savings from our neighbor to the west? All you have to do is add a comment below with your favorite place to go in Omaha, and you could win one of five Omaha Adventure books.

Never been? Hard to believe, but that's okay, we'll still let you play. :) Visit omahaadventure.com, check out all there is to do and then come back to tell us below some place you'd like to visit.

So what's in this Omaha Adventure book, you ask? Allow me to tell you:

• Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo – $1 off Admission
• Omaha Children’s Museum – $1 off Admission
• The Durham Museum – $1 off Admission
• Lauritzen Gardens – $1 off Admission/Tram Combo
• Joslyn Art Museum – $1 off Admission
• A slew of shopping and restaurant coupons.

And the best part? Each coupon is good for up to six people!

If you're feeling super-duper lucky, you can also enter to win an Omaha Adventure of your very own at omahaadventure.com.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

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Comment by Kelly Moore on June 2, 2011 at 10:06am: Thanks everyone for participating, and congrats to our winners (chosen at random this a.m.) -- J McGuire, Anna Hilton, Bridget, DeAnna Axness and Adriane. If you won, please send an email with your mailing address to kelly@desmoinesfamilies.com so I can have the Omaha Adventure folks send you the $50 in coupons!

And don't forget that you can still enter to win your own Omaha Adventure trip by heading out to visitomaha.com and clicking the "Win an Omaha Adventure" button!

Comment by K Erickson on May 28, 2011 at 9:46am: I know it's a popular choice, but our favorite has got to be the zoo! We're planning on going to Omaha this summer for sure, and the zoo is #1 on our list.

Comment by Anna Hilton on May 27, 2011 at 6:06pm: Our family hasn't been to Omaha in a few years, I can't believe it's been that long!!! We love going to the zoo, my kids never tire of it, even through the years, and they keep adding something new that everyone can enjoy!!!

Comment by Nicole on May 27, 2011 at 3:56pm: We love the Laurtizen Gardens, too! My boys could spend all day looking at the trains there. The Durham Museum is great for train lovers, too. The Old Market is a wonderful place to eat and walk around. Our favorite place there is Ted and Wally's Ice Cream.

Comment by DeAnna Axness on May 27, 2011 at 3:16pm: We love strolling through the outdoor area of the botanical gardens. Lots of places for kids to run. Many paths, water features, and flowers.

Comment by J McGuire on May 27, 2011 at 2:58pm: Good for six? excellent! a very big bonus for us. we would love to visit many of the free sites and activities in good weather. in bad weather, we'd love to get inside the joslyn.

Comment by Adriane on May 27, 2011 at 2:53pm: We have never tried the Children's Museum but would love to try it. We of course LOVE the Omaha zoo. We go every year for one of the children's birthdays. We also visited Arbour Day Farm not farm from Omaha and had a wonderful time! We hope to go again. Omaha has so much and is so close and even better when you save with coupons. :)

Comment by Mardi on May 27, 2011 at 2:51pm: We love the Zoo and the Strategic Air Command Museum!!!!

Comment by Julia Simpson on May 27, 2011 at 2:05pm: We love the zoo of course, we also like visiting the train by Lauritzen Gardens and the children's museum was a lot of fun for the kids last year.

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