We visited the Malvern Art Church for a friend's wedding and it's absolutely gorgeous inside!…read more The exterior is cute too but it's a little more simple, almost like a normal rural church design. But when you get inside and see the painted walls, gorgeous windows, vaulted ceiling, and the crisp white altar that stands out among the swaths of color around it, you'll be blown away. I live in Omaha and is it a bit outside town? For sure. But it's definitely worth the drive to see this beautiful work of art. I was just an attendee at a wedding, but if I had to help someone choose a venue, the Malvern Art Church would be one of my top recommendations!

From the owner: Art Church is a 1873 de-santified Presbyterian church. Today Art Church Iowa is available on Airbnb…read moreand is also available as a micro-wedding venue. Art Church Iowa sits 1 block from rural Downtown Malvern and 2 blocks from the 63 mi Wabash Trace Nature Trail. New in 2023 is Art House located next door to Art Church Iowa. Art House Iowa is an extension of the Art Church and is also available on Airbnb, Art Church Weddings, and is home to ZJ Paintings Gallery. Zack Jones is the owner and creator of Art Church Iowa and Art House Iowa. Zack is a small town advocate that uses the arts as a revitalization tool. Open by appointment

Several different artists showcase items here. It's set up by different rooms and themes…read more We enjoyed walking through & seeing the talented artists work for sale. Everyone was friendly & made sure if we had any questions they were there to help. Definitely worth stopping in!

Artwork is beautiful and products are great. I interacted with Jane who was the most arrogant…read moreyucky person I've ever met and will never patronize this establishment again. Considered some humility!

Great venue for a Fashion Show!…read more Looking forward to coming back and seeing the actual exhibits. From what I could tell they have some amazing artwork here too!

I've seen a handful of exhibits here, and love that they're doing something for the community. The…read moreparking is also ideal as it's right on the outskirts of the old market. It's nice that it's free admission but I implore you to donate what you can to help keep these exhibits open. I attended the common senses festival last year and it was so beautiful to see how they were accommodating folks to see these interactive exhibits. The staff is really friendly, and chatty and can share a lot more anecdotes to some of the displays. Looking forward to checking out the next exhibit there.

The Kent Bellows art showcase was fun. Interesting art, friendly staff, great Saturday hours…read more Highly recommend.

When my friend told me she was having her book event here, I immediately looked up the pictures and…read morewas blown away. The pictures doesn't do the space justice (I forgot to take more pictures). The space was open and the wood beams added warmth to the space. It didn't feel cold and cavernous.

This house is very well maintained and taken care of, the attic is very small and very creepy…read more There were plenty of pictures on the wall and axe makings on the walls in certain areas of the house. The tour of the house was definitely nice and I recommend it to people who are very interested or adventurous.

We booked an overnight stay at the Villisca Axe Murder House with a group of coworker friends,…read morewhich was super odd to begin with. But with all its ups and downs, we had a ton of fun overall. We were to meet our guide at the museum in town, but arrived a little early and had a bit of time to look around at the exhibits. The museum had a lot of items from the period when the murders took place - things like old Coke and Pepsi bottles, but none of which were used in any of the murders so we just took a passing glance. We came upon a bucket of old shingle scraps from the original murder house (free for the taking) so that was an interesting piece of the history. We did not take any of these shingle chips, lest we bring something more than memories home with us. Once we met our guide, she was to take us around the area and to the cemetery where the victims are buried, and then to the Axe Murder House where we would spend the night. Since we had a big group and she drove a small Sedan, she just said to follow her in our car and she would point out her window at a few things along the way and then tell us what the pointed-at things meant when we arrived at the cemetery. However, she also had a cigarette she ashed out the window so we weren't sure what was pointing and what was ashing. Just to be clear, I'm not complaining about this - it was hilarious. Our guide imparted to us that she had heard weed-whacking sounds at the cemetery earlier that week, but when she looked around, there was no weed-whacking landscaper to be seen. Needless to say, we were on the lookout for this phantom weed whacker the rest of the experience. We arrived at the main event, and got a quick tour of the barn, cellar, and the house. Inside the house there were a few historical pieces from the Moore family (the victims) such as some clothing laid out on the beds and photos on the walls. Once we were on our own, we ventured into the cellar first. After looking around a bit, a mouse or maybe a stick touched my friend's foot and she screamed, which caused us all to scream. When we found out it was just a mouse/stick, we told her to save her screams for actual ghosts or supernatural sightings. We next went to check out the barn a little closer, and saw that there were some semi-unflattering paintings of the victim's on the wall, along with a previous visitor's warning: "Sh*t went down!" We strolled around the rest of the grounds, which included an outhouse, a little gazebo style pair of benches, and a few other outbuildings. One thing to note here is that this house is not in the middle of nowhere out in a cornfield where you feel isolated and instantly eery - it's in the middle of a neighborhood with neighbors' yards all around, including playsets and bicycles, etc. If you can ignore those, the grounds do feel a little creepy as you walk through them. After our little stroll of the surrounding area, we headed into the house. We sort of just waited around for nightfall and chatted a bit about what we thought we might see once it got dark. We had Casey's Pizza and wine coolers, so we were having a good time while we waited, don't worry. Once night fell, we did walk around the house a little more (with flashlights) to see if any spooky things happened now that it was dark. We did hear a slight tapping/humming noise, but when we went to investigate, it ended up being the old window air conditioner. At this point, we thought we may need to delve deeper to get these spirits to haunt us. Luckily, one of my coworkers brought a crystal which we used to ask the spirits questions (yes or no questions). We decided the crystal swinging one way meant yes and the other way being no. I feel that was kind of arbitrary since we made up the rules of the answering format, but we did get it swinging a little bit to get some possible answers out of those dang ghosts. My other coworker brought an EVP reader and we asked the spirits a few questions (but we didn't get to hear the recordings until the next week, and there were a few little spooky things there, if you increased the volume a ton and could hear a muffled voice kind of saying a few of our names). A handful in our group were getting tired and did not want to sleep in the house, so they headed to their van at this point to hit the hay. The true ghost hunters (me and a few others) stayed up the rest of the night so we didn't miss anything spooky that may pop up. We didn't see anything creepy beyond a wasp's nest in the attic and a suspicious doll we found in one of the bedrooms. The morning came, and even though we didn't have any specific haunting experiences, we did have a ton of fun and did freak each other out a few times, so it was all in all a pretty good time. I would recommend this experience if you have a good group to go with, and a light spirit to not take it too seriously and expect to see Ghostbusters-like apparitions (who knows, maybe YOU will!)

Near to this address is a spider made out of a Volkswagen in Avoca, Iowa. It was a nice little…read morebreak from the long I-80 stretch. We ran into Edward, a man from London, who was traveling the country from Seattle to New Hampshire and is a photographer. He spoke with the neighbors of the eight-legged sculpture, who said about 70 people a year come to see it. There is also one in Carson City, Nevada.

We were walking inside the passageway at the old market downtown Omaha and discovered this cool…read morehidden jem! The gentleman working inside the art exhibit talked to us about the zodiac garden in back of their store. The garden is not very big with statues of all of the zodiac signs. I'm sure it'll look nicer once all of the greenery starts to come alive in the Spring. They have some interesting art that may capture your eye.

Such a pretty surprise to take out of town visitors. Not only do you walk through the "famous" old…read moremarket passageway, but I love stopping in to see the current art exhibits. The Garden of the Zodiac is quaint but peaceful. It changes throughout the seasons so be sure to stop in multiple times of year if you can!

Cannot beat their Old Market location, and they are adjacent to a huge parking lot, so it is even…read morebetter! Great interior oozes local art, and they featured many different disciplines within their walls. I enjoyed the variety inside. Pricing was fair, actually good within the Midwest markets. I appreciated their white walls, which accentuated the displayed works. Each piece is identified, and their artist's social links and contact are also seen. I followed a number of artists as a result. The gallery's entry has a very cool piece that wows visitors. They also support locals with information about nearby events and features their artists.

This art gallery is a cooperative with a few dozen artists that showcase and sell their work. They…read morereset the works about every month so there is always something fresh. There is usually painting, ceramics, jewelry, and a few other mediums. There is no admission fee but there is a free will donation collection. First Fridays are fun here and they usually have drinks/snacks and some music playing. Come support local art! They have art at all price points. There is a pay parking lot right in front of the gallery that's really convenient. The front door is on the parking lot side.

The most wonderful art gallery in Lincoln! Three floors of art by award-winning artists and…read morecreatives, a gift shop and four loft apartments. Anne Burkholder has created a special community of artists. You will find something in every price range, in a variety of mediums. Make sure to take time to spend on each floor, visiting the artist's studios and various galleries!

This public sculpture in front of the Burkholder Project is absolutely stunning. The giant blue…read morehands painted in a swirling Van Gogh style immediately catch your eye--and then invite you to pause, reflect, and appreciate the creativity this gallery stands for. It feels both grounded and otherworldly, like it's holding the sky itself. It's the perfect introduction to the artistic spirit inside the Burkholder Project. Even if you're just walking by, this piece makes you feel like art is for everyone. A must-see if you're in Lincoln's Haymarket District!