Omaha attractions and such

[themole]

Well, never thought this area of pseudo-expertise would come in handy here!

I know the Omaha area fairly well, my spouse grew up there, if anyone is going and needs things to do...(although most of my experiences there also involved kids).

Omaha is a pretty sprawling area with lots of fairly recent construction/development to the west of town.

- The Old Market is a nice area for finding a bar, restaurant or shop. Not sure what kind of hotels are there, but it would be a good base area.
- There's an Aerospace Museum west of town with some cool military/space/plane-related exhibits.
- Probably the wrong time of year for this, but there's botanical gardens, called the Lauritzen Gardens, that are pretty nice
- The Omaha Zoo is good if you are into that sort of thing
- The Josslyn Art museum is nice if you are into that sort of thing
- There's a large former train station that is now a rail museum that is fairly cool, but more for the architecture than the exhibits, at least for me.
- Nebraska Furniture Mart is an interesting weird giant store, sort of like Ikea meets Best Buy.

If anyone needs other info, I can try or ask the better half...

 

[HakAttack]

Well, never thought this area of pseudo-expertise would come in handy here!

I know the Omaha area fairly well, my spouse grew up there, if anyone is going and needs things to do...(although most of my experiences there also involved kids).

Omaha is a pretty sprawling area with lots of fairly recent construction/development to the west of town.

- The Old Market is a nice area for finding a bar, restaurant or shop. Not sure what kind of hotels are there, but it would be a good base area.
- There's an Aerospace Museum west of town with some cool military/space/plane-related exhibits.
- Probably the wrong time of year for this, but there's botanical gardens, called the Lauritzen Gardens, that are pretty nice
- The Omaha Zoo is good if you are into that sort of thing
- The Josslyn Art museum is nice if you are into that sort of thing
- There's a large former train station that is now a rail museum that is fairly cool, but more for the architecture than the exhibits, at least for me.
- Nebraska Furniture Mart is an interesting weird giant store, sort of like Ikea meets Best Buy.

If anyone needs other info, I can try or ask the better half...

Closest cheap cities to fly in to.

 

[JoeySimz]

Well, never thought this area of pseudo-expertise would come in handy here!

I know the Omaha area fairly well, my spouse grew up there, if anyone is going and needs things to do...(although most of my experiences there also involved kids).

Omaha is a pretty sprawling area with lots of fairly recent construction/development to the west of town.

- The Old Market is a nice area for finding a bar, restaurant or shop. Not sure what kind of hotels are there, but it would be a good base area.
- There's an Aerospace Museum west of town with some cool military/space/plane-related exhibits.
- Probably the wrong time of year for this, but there's botanical gardens, called the Lauritzen Gardens, that are pretty nice
- The Omaha Zoo is good if you are into that sort of thing
- The Josslyn Art museum is nice if you are into that sort of thing
- There's a large former train station that is now a rail museum that is fairly cool, but more for the architecture than the exhibits, at least for me.
- Nebraska Furniture Mart is an interesting weird giant store, sort of like Ikea meets Best Buy.

If anyone needs other info, I can try or ask the better half...

Thanks. We had an Omaha thread going earlier this season so maybe mods can merge.

 

[themole]

Kansas City (3 hrs) and Des Moines (2hrs) are probably the only two nearby-ish cities with decent airports. There's also Lincoln but I think it is pretty small. If for some reason you don't mind a lot of driving, there's always Chicago, about 7 hours away.

Delta and Southwest fly into Omaha a lot, if you want to look for flights from cities "nearby" Syracuse instead

 

[LAOrange]

Well, never thought this area of pseudo-expertise would come in handy here!

I know the Omaha area fairly well, my spouse grew up there, if anyone is going and needs things to do...(although most of my experiences there also involved kids).

Omaha is a pretty sprawling area with lots of fairly recent construction/development to the west of town.

- The Old Market is a nice area for finding a bar, restaurant or shop. Not sure what kind of hotels are there, but it would be a good base area.
- There's an Aerospace Museum west of town with some cool military/space/plane-related exhibits.
- Probably the wrong time of year for this, but there's botanical gardens, called the Lauritzen Gardens, that are pretty nice
- The Omaha Zoo is good if you are into that sort of thing
- The Josslyn Art museum is nice if you are into that sort of thing
- There's a large former train station that is now a rail museum that is fairly cool, but more for the architecture than the exhibits, at least for me.
- Nebraska Furniture Mart is an interesting weird giant store, sort of like Ikea meets Best Buy.

If anyone needs other info, I can try or ask the better half...

I was in Omaha last week. Surprisingly neat city. Lots to do.
Old Market reminds me of Seattle.

 

[OrlandoCuse]

I once had Thanksgiving dinner at a Cracker Barrel in Omaha. It was also the same season we made a Final Four. True story

 

[tbonezone]

hey pick up a box of steaks . you can't find those things anywhere else .

 

[lincolncuse]

Local craft beer:

Kros Strain & Zipline are both excellent.

From a friend of mine, Food:

Block 16 has good American style food.
Blatt Beer and table is a good sports bar, good draft beer list
Boiler Room and Grey Plume for more upscale food
Shucks decent seafood for Nebraska

 

[MSOrange]

I've been to the Omaha Zoo and thought it was one of the best, but be prepared for lots of walking and hills.

 

[Zippy1808]

Sucks.

If we were in any other region I’d have no issues getting a reasonable flight from Fort Lauderdale on short notice.

But Omaha is awful and not near anything else either.

 

[Zippy1808]

The Omaha Zoo is right up there with the San Diego Zoo. A must-see on Saturday.

 

[ssbriefcase]

Airfare $350-400 from....Denver

 

[elkeed]

Airfare $350-400 from...Denver

Take a bus

 

[Headmaster 9]

Sucks.

If we were in any other region I’d have no issues getting a reasonable flight from Fort Lauderdale on short notice.

But Omaha is awful and not near anything else either.

Try Kansas City, not a horrible drive and may be much cheaper

 

[Zippy1808]

Try Kansas City, not a horrible drive and may be much cheaper

Tried that too.. same price or more expensive... ugh...

 

[MSOrange]

Try Kansas City, not a horrible drive and may be much cheaper

I live in the KC suburbs and that would be my choice.

 

[ssbriefcase]

Take a bus

I took a bus once, from Syracuse to Olean in '92. Swore I'd never do that again and haven't. I'd drive before that, don't think I can do it because of work this week though. Believe, I'm not going to give up until Thursday though.

 

[themole]

Chicago is just a seven hour drive ...v

 

[Zippy1808]

Chicago is just a seven hour drive ...v

gross

 

[NKR1978]

Sucks.

If we were in any other region I’d have no issues getting a reasonable flight from Fort Lauderdale on short notice.

But Omaha is awful and not near anything else either.

I looked immediately after the game ended and it $650r/t. Shot up to over $900in minutes from NY to Omaha. Going to track the flight. Hopefully it will come back down.

 

[DomeStranger]

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Hit up a Pepperjax.

 

[Zippy1808]

Omaha’s airport isn’t even an airport. It’s an “airfield.” Make room for the tumbleweed.

 

[GonzoInMD]

I don't think the Omaha airport is too bad. At least it's quick to get through security and the gates aren't a hike, unlike other places.

 

[MartyCuse]

I flew there a couple of years ago for work with a group ... I didn’t book the tickets but from Syracuse we went to Chicago and then Detroit and then on to Omaha. Honestly the trip wasn’t worth the flight. However I guess it would be worth it to watch cuse!!!!