Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium once again established itself as a world-class visitor destination in 2023. USA Today named it the nation’s best zoo in the 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, thanks partly to the efforts of zoo leader Dr. Luis Padilla, who recently celebrated his first year as…
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Omaha provides the perfect spring break getaway for your whole gang. Here’s a guide to the city’s kid-centered attractions, family friendly restaurants, and spaces welcome to wiggles and giggles. (Don’t forget to download the Omaha Savings Pack for discounts to top attractions before you go!)…
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Heat up your date night with this selection of spicy dishes from Omaha restaurants featuring cuisine from Italian to Ethiopian – and more. Seafood Diavolo and Fried Spicy Calamari at Spezia When considering ideas for a spicy bite, Italian may not be the first cuisine that comes to mind. But Omaha…
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Everything to Eat, See and Do in the Midwest's Most Surprising City Smack dab in the middle of the country, Omaha is easy to get to from all directions and a great long weekend destination you probably haven’t considered. Here’s what to do once you’re there…
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“Hey! Lucas, right?” I heard a voice as I walked around theGifford Park Neighborhood Market, a compact but lively farmers’ market that was a quick walk from the room I was renting on Cass Street in Omaha…
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TheBob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge in Omaha is a very impressive structure — in both its architecture and especially in its quirky new personality…
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The cliché is that Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium has everything from aardvarks to zebras. It does have zebras (of course), and it does have aardvarks, and if you’ve never seen an aardvark you really should because those things are totally bizarre…
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When Molly at Fontenelle Forest excitedly recommended we explore a forest hidden gem, we headed east. On the other side of 19 miles of trails and 1,400 acres of land are the wetlands, where a triangle of trails takes visitors “in the know” on a unique journey. A quarter-mile long boardwalk leads to a double-decker observation blind overlooking a sprawling marsh. We crossed a former dumping ground on a path ingrained with centuries-old brick and earthenware. We crossed a bridge ingeniously made of a downed cottonwood tree, completing our trek…
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While at The Durham Museum, a National Historic Landmark, I had a question. “Where is Truman’s press car?” I asked Dick, a volunteer. His face lit up. The restored 1924 club car, used during President Harry Truman’s 1968 “whistlestop” campaign tour, is his favorite. We crossed the forward compartment (pictured) to the back dining area, where he recollected waving with his wife from the back platform on a train ride out of Minneapolis in the 1960s. The car was donated to the museum in 1974. Dick regaled me with more history until I regretfully…
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Nebraska isn’t just landlocked; it’s actually the only triple-landlocked state in the country. That means that you have to travel through at least three states (or two states and a Canadian province) to reach an ocean. Knowing this, it might seem a little unusual that there’s an impressive naval museum here, including a warship and a submarine…
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