A 15-foot steel fork twirled with spaghetti, planted in a front yard on South 7th Street as a playful tribute to Little Italy's family-style dining. Free, always visible and a quick photo stop.
"Stile di Famiglia," Italian for "family style," is a giant sculpture of a fork stuck into a heap of spaghetti, standing about 15 feet tall at 1115 South 7th Street in Omaha's Little Italy. Little Italy of Omaha commissioned artist Jake Balcom to make it, drawing on the neighborhood's restaurants and its sense of community around the dinner table. Visit Nebraska lists it among the area's stops and calls it the world's largest fork with pasta.
The sculpture sits in front of a private home on a quiet residential street on the east side of Little Italy, a few blocks from the bakeries and restaurants of Pacific and 10th streets. It is always visible from the sidewalk and there is no charge to see it, but it's on private property, so stay on the public side and be considerate of the neighbors when taking pictures.
This is a short stop rather than an outing in itself. Most people spend a few minutes snapping photos, then continue to Orsi's Italian Bakery & Pizzeria on Pacific Street, St. Frances Cabrini Church on 10th Street, or Dahlman Park nearby. It's a fun detour for kids and for anyone collecting quirky roadside art on a road trip.
Omaha's historic Sicilian neighborhood just south of downtown, with a century-old bakery, an old-school steakhouse, lodge-hall spaghetti dinners, a 1908 church and the summer Santa Lucia Festival.
Free entry
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A nonprofit professional theater at 10th and Pacific in Little Italy staging contemporary, thought-provoking plays in an intimate, general-admission house, with a lobby bar before the show.
Adults $47
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A history museum inside Omaha's landmark Art Deco Union Station, with train cars, regional exhibits and an old-fashioned soda fountain.
Adults $17 · Kids $10
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Hours and prices come from "Stile di Famiglia" giant fork sculpture’s official information and can change, so confirm on their website before you go. Back to all things to do
