Nebraskaland • The Nebraska Game and Parks Foundation
Only Once Before
Matthew Marx has lived in Omaha for nearly his entire
life. He's married and has two grade-school-aged sons, Alex
and William, whose day-to-day calendar — especially in the
summer — is jam-packed with anything associated with
nature.
From forest hikes to playing at Platte River State Park's
spray park, the Marxes are an outdoor family. That said, it
would make perfect sense for him to have visited Aksarben
Aquarium, adjacent to Schramm Park SRA, at some point
during his life — but that just wasn't the case.
"I went one time as a kid," he said.
That all changed with the aquarium's renovation to the
Schramm Education Center, which opened in 2019. "Once the
new one was built, we were there all the time." He and his boys
have spent hours at the new aquarium, buying season passes
so they could do arts and crafts, ride the virtual reality bikes,
and participate in their favorite family outdoor activity: pet
Visiting the touch tank is a high priority for many visitors at
the Schramm Education Center. JEFF KURRUS, NEBRASKALAND
Alex Marx cools off at Platte River State Park's spray park,
another Foundation project. JEFF KURRUS, NEBRASKALAND
