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Nebraska’s largest city, Omaha was founded to outfit people traveling along the Oregon and Mormon trails and later became the eastern terminus for the first transcontinental railroad. Among the city’s claim to fame is one of the nation’s most unique zoos with indoor habitats, a wildlife park that people can drive through, a U.S. military aircraft, spacecraft, and missile museum, and Boy’s Town, which was made famous by the 1938 Hollywood film staring Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney. Omaha’s riverfront has also enjoyed a renewal with newly created parks and footpaths that link it to the Old Market district, a former warehouse area that stretches out for twelve blocks and is filled with new shops and restaurants.

Popular Omaha Hotels

Magnolia Hotel Omaha
1615 Howard Street

Hilton Garden Inn Omaha Downtown/Old Market Area
1005 Dodge Street

Comfort Inn Southwest
10728 L Street

DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Omaha
7270 Cedar St.

Hilton Omaha
1001 Cass Street

Regency Lodge
909 S. 107th Ave

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Top rated attractions in Omaha

1.	Durham Western Heritage Museum Durham Western Heritage Museum is located within walking distance of the Old Market in a restored Union Station and chronicles the city’s neighborhoods, notable citizens, and interesting historical sites with a unique, hands-on learning experience, special collections, and temporary exhibits as well as train cars on display and an authentic 1931 soda fountain that overlooks the elaborately decorated main waiting room. « hide
2.	Joslyn Art Museum Joslyn Art Museum features a limited collection of nineteenth and twentieth-century art from America and Europe including art of the American West as well as watercolors and prints that document the journey of Karl Bodmer in 1830 across North America and up the Missouri River. Also featured in July and August is the outdoor Jazz on the Green on Thursday nights. « hide
3.	Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo was named best zoo in America in 2004 by Reader’s Digest. It features indoor habitats like the Hubbard Gorilla Valley where gorillas roam free and visitors are confined to indoor passageways; the Lied Jungle, the world’s largest indoor rainforest with exotic animals like tapirs and monkeys; the Desert Dome that features changing vistas of desert animals and plants that culminates in an underground exploration of caves filled with bats and other nocturnal habitats, an indoor swamp teaming with alligators and other creatures of the night, and so much more. « hide
4.	Strategic Air & Space Museum Strategic Air & Space Museum features displays of over forty military aircraft, spacecraft, and missiles in two hangars including rescue helicopters, bombers, jet fighters, and troop and cargo transporters like the SR-71 Blackbird, the B-52 and B25, as well as Apollo 9, which was launched in 1966 and sent on one of the moon trips. « hide
5.	Fun-Plex A cool way for people to spend the day is by visiting the Fun-Plex, a small waterpark that reminds its visitors of the old country fairs with some old-fashioned thrill rides like go-carts and bumper cars along with the water slides, wave pool, and other pools. Open from Memorial Day till Labor Day. « hide
6.	Omaha Children's Museum Omaha Children's Museum is a great place to take the kids with a make-believe town that features a post office, farm, grocery store, and other areas where children can pretend they are in charge as well as a colorful toddler’s room, a science and technology center with hands-on activities, and a creative center where kids can stage puppet shows, play musical instruments, and create art. All children twelve and under must be accompanied by an adult sixteen or older. « hide
7.	Summer Arts Festival Omaha has a Summer Arts Festival annually that simply takes over the downtown area of the city for three days. Over one hundred artists attend providing art, music, and fun. Live music is featured all day. It is a great place to purchase artistic pieces like ceramics, paintings, sculptures and other crafty things. There are also hands-on art activities to help keep the kids entertained. « hide
8.	Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari For people who are visiting the Omaha Zoo, don’t forget to head on over to the Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari where one can take a four mile drive through a park of woods, wetlands, and scenic prairie where they will see herds of deer, buffalo, pronghorn, and elk as well as cranes. « hide
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Top rated restaurants in Omaha

1.	The French Café The French Café opened in 1969 and was the warehouse district’s first restaurant. It features French/American like filet au poivre, duck l’orange, le surf and turf, les morceaux de veau (veal), and others. « hide	6.	Dundee Dell Dundee Dell has been in business since 1937 and is famous for its fish and chips as well as a large assortment of sandwiches. Also served are main entrees that include steaks, meatloaf, chicken, and pork chops, as well as others. Scotch, bourbon and beer-tasting events happen at various times on Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 4 p.m. or 7 p.m. « hide
2.	Tamam Tamam was voted the best ethnic restaurant in Town Monthly and offers a French and Middle Eastern menu in an upscale restaurant that features pasta, fish, steaks, poultry, lamb and other dishes. Carryout is available. « hide	7.	Ande’s Catering Ande’s Catering specializes in Italian and American cuisine with a daily lunch buffet and a salad bar. There is an excellent wine list and other alcoholic beverages are available. Credit cards are not accepted. « hide
3.	House of Hunan Chinese House of Hunan Chinese is not the typical in and out Chinese buffet but a fabulous sit-down restaurant that serves up tasty dishes that include generous portions of excellent chicken, beef and shrimp fare. « hide	8.	Lafata’s Caffee Italiano Lafata’s Caffee Italiano is a family operated Osteria-type restaurant that serves up simple Italian cuisine that brings a taste of old Italy to Omaha. Carryout is available and credit cards are not accepted. « hide
4.	Rick’s Café Boatyard Rick’s Café Boatyard serves up fresh seafood, steaks, sandwiches, pastas, and wood-fired pizzas in a bustling restaurant that seats one-thousand diners indoors as well on a huge deck that overlooks the river. « hide	9.	La Strada 72 La Strada 72 serves up Italian cuisine in a fabulous upscale, high altitude restaurant with indoor as well as patio seating and candlelight that is a favorite with couples. « hide
5.	Gorat’s Gorat’s is a family-owned restaurant famous for its steaks as well as seafood, sandwiches, pastas, and features daily specials as well as a children’s menu. Steak dinners include the house salad, potato, and a side of pasta or green beans. « hide

Omaha Insider tips

Corn Piles

For all of those tourists who like to do wild and crazy things, spotting one of the huge hills of corn piled up might look like a great place to jump in and play, but nothing could be further from the truth. These corn piles act like quicksand and can pull a person down deep inside of it and suffocate them. There have been reported cases from time to time of farm workers who have slipped and fallen into one of the piles and ended up dying. « hide

Omaha Weather

The weather in Omaha can be crazy and changeable. Sudden summer storms can blow in rather quickly with high winds that are strong enough to cause property damage. If this happens, it is best to seek shelter immediately until the storm dies down. Also starting in the spring be sure to keep an ear tuned for tornado warnings. During wintertime, do not be surprised if a sunny day suddenly turns to rain, hail, snow, and ice in short order. And be aware of possible ground blizzards that can come out of nowhere during a sunny day with the wind blowing the snow on the ground causing white-outs, drifts, and hazardous driving conditions. « hide

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