City of Omaha

I was skeptical at first, but I really ended up really liking this city. This place is not too big, fast paced, or busy, but has enough activities and events to keep you going. They have the most amazing collection of public parks that I have ever seen and you will find some people cool sculptures here too.It separated from Iowa by the scenic Missouri River and you can easily cross state lines via a gorgeous pedestrian bridge. It is a pretty clean city and they are investing a lot of money into it and it shows.The city is the largest in the state of Nebraska and is home to the College World Series. The city is serviced by the electric ride share scooters which I took for a spin. They don't really have any professional sports teams. They do have Crieghton Bluejay college sports, a few soccer teams, minor league baseball and hockey teams, and an arena football team.The city is home to some major Fortune 500 companies including Berkshire Hathaway; one of the world's largest construction companies, Kiewit Corporation; insurance, Mutual of Omaha and Union Pacific Corporation.Some of Omaha's top attractions include: Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge, First National's Spirit of Nebraska's Wilderness and Pioneer Courage Park, Gene Leahy Mall, Lewis and Clark Landing, Old Market, Heartland of America Park, the Henry Doorly Zoo and Charles Schwab Field, where the College World Series has been played since 2011.Do not sleep on Omaha. It is a pretty nice city to visit, with a lot to do.I was pleasantly surprised by what Omaha had going on. They have some decent bars and eateries and, but many close relatively early on weekdays. I to make it back to the city to explore more very soon.

Really cool city... cool meaning two things... really nice and really cold. A lot of history and old buildings. Old Market Downtown is really cool with numerous pubs and restaurants... plenty of cool stuff to check out.College World Series here every year turns Omaha into a "go to" place during this event. I experienced this and people all over the US are here for couple weeks. Good luck on getting a hotel near the ball park... reserve hotel early is all I can say.The people here are friendly and restaurants here have a unique atmosphere... a lot of old buildings but super nice inside. The views walking from downtown to the Old Market at night is beautiful.During the Winter it is super cold... plan some indoor activities. The airport flying into Omaha is super easy and doesn't take long to get through TSA on most days. Pretty small terminal.Omaha is home to some of the top 100 certified restaurants on the Good Food 100 List Omaha attraction is the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge. Most people call him Bob. He's a 3,000-foot bridge floating over the Missouri River linking more than 150 miles of hiking and biking trails. The Reuben sandwich was invented in OmahaOmaha, or Swim City, USA, played host to the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials Four Fortune 500 Headquarters call Omaha home: Berkshire Hathaway (#3) - Warren Buffett's multinational holding company. ​Union Pacific Railroad (#141) - The largest U.S. rail network serving 23 Western states. Mutual of Omaha Insurance (#337) - Known for its popular "Wild Kingdom" TV and now web series. Kiewit Corporation (#339) - Construction, engineering, and mining.One of the world's largest Super fun city. Bring a jacket

Omaha is my hometown, and will always feel like home. I love Omaha for it's diversity and beauty. I love the four seasons, friendliness and traditionalism. Life slows down when I am in Omaha, in comparison to the hectic pace in Los Angeles, where I lived at until recently. I love the unique beauty of all four seasons, Each of the four is symbolic of different holidays. Spring brings warmer weather and glorious shades of pink, white and red tree blooms. Summer is hot, with the 4th of July and all of the great summer activities. Fall cools down, bringing colorful leaves and Halloween and Thanksgiving. Once the snow has fallen, Christmas comes with decorations and lights. Life in the Midwest is the definition of Americana and one of the best places to call home in America.

When I see Morten Harket and his Norwegian band, I say "OMG..A-HA!" The trouble with Omaha is that it is full of Nebraskans. I'm just joking it's a cool place.I like Omaha and although I wouldn't live here I definitely loved visiting. And have done so now on probably a dozen occasions, including several concerts which went remarkably well, in fact it's one of my fave places to play in the whole country. That goes for Lincoln too. Especially at the park. Because in the end, it's Lincoln Park. Get it? I was one step closer to actually being funny. Actually I'm not really walking towards being funny, I'm kinda crawling on my knees towards it.It's a big city in midwestern terms but still feels like a small town always. It's actually quite old and has a lot of history. It hasn't been jazzed-up too much in recent years despite all of the technological advancement so it still looks very 1970s in some areas. There's a little bit in the way of bubble tea and a lot in the way of character. For a fancy suburb, go down to Papillion where the big fancy outdoor mall is, and for hipster type Brooklyn stuff go to the west of the town.And if you want to join the resistance, don't come here. Go to OHMaha.

Hey Omaha, I love ya! Thank you for being such a strong and resilient city, with tenacity that radiates through its residents. It's a joy to live, work and play here. Thanks for keeping it interesting, forward thinking and inclusive for everyone. During the toughest times we've seen the color and character of the city and I couldn't be more proud to be apart of us sticking together. We've kept it creative when coming together and I look forward to life getting back to a normal and seeing just what new commerce comes from this time.You're the best, and especially on a day like today...thanks for being beautiful. #thankyouthursday

Revisiting Omaha while on an Eclipse-inspired road trip, I was gratified to find that the City maintains a great balance of well-managed growth and small-town communality. Were I from Omaha, I believe I'd enjoy making frequent trips home.In the past, while chasing the Modern and the New, some cities - Dallas, Boise and New York come to mind - have turned their backs on their early appearance, seeing historic preservation as expensive and wasteful sentimentality, not useful to their "brands".Fortunately, other places have taken a different view. Milwaukee's architecture includes Pabst Theatre, six homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and Calatrava's Art Museum. Baltimore kept the Hippodrome and added the Inner Harbor. And Omaha is a lovely, mixed-design wonderland offering dozens of properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places - notably, the Omaha National Bank Building (1888) - alongside elegant structures like Woodmen Tower and First National Bank Tower.[I regret that the City couldn't keep Rosenblatt Stadium, once home to the annual NCAA Division I College World Series and the AAA Omaha Royals. It was a monster, sure, and it cost an arm and a leg to open "the Blatt" for Dollar Beer Night, but damn, it was a nice place to watch a baseball game.]For its architecture, Omaha is an interesting stop in a tour of the Midwest. But it's people, not buildings, that make a city thrive, and I've seldom been treated to such kindness and generosity as when visiting that place.Coming originally from a large Eastern city, I marveled at the cheerful guilelessness of the people I met: Uber drivers; people I gambled with at Harrah's (across the river, but still...); the staffs at Luke Mabie's Culprit Café and Orsi's Italian Bakery and Pizzeria; all were that way. So too were folks I met in public spaces, who offered information and assistance in the way you help a neighbor, and in that big-hearted friendliness to strangers, Omaha reminded me of Minneapolis, but without the big-city fuss.Omaha is interesting. Its people are cool. Oh, and you can get a great steak at any number of spots, but you might already have guessed that.Planning a vacation? Want to show your kids a part of the country they might not otherwise get to see? Folks are waiting to say "hi" to you, in Omaha.**********State of Nebraska: https://www.yelp.com/biz/state-of-nebraska-north-platte?hrid=xwCF60e4PT_PARZNyKwGqwMilwaukee Art Museum: http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/milwaukeeart/Orsi's Italian Bakery and Pizzeria: https://www.yelp.com/biz/orsis-italian-bakery-and-pizzeria-omaha?hrid=0K243aMsFmdQKnTNnQtTYw