2025 OMA Tourism Awards 

More than 15,000 votes were cast in the 2025 Omaha Metropolitan Area (OMA) Tourism Awards honoring standout tourism businesses in Douglas and Pottawattamie counties. The awards recognize winners across four categories: Best Hotel, Best Restaurant, Best Attraction and Best Retail Business. From standout hotels to shops with local flavor, the winners and runners-up for 2025 are:

BEST ATTRACTION

Douglas County

Winner:

Lauritzen Gardens

Finalists:
  • Kiewit Luminarium

  • The Joslyn

Pottawattamie County

Winner:

Hitchcock Nature Center

Finalists:
  • Union Pacific Railroad Museum

  • Arrowhead Park


BEST HOTEL

Douglas County

Winner:

Omaha Marriott Downtown at The Capitol District

Finalists:
  • Kimpton Cottonwood Hotel

  • Magnolia Hotel Omaha

Pottawattamie County

Winner:

Harrah’s Hotel & Casino

Finalists:
  • Hilton Garden Inn

  • Courtyard by Marriott


BEST RESTAURANT

Douglas County

Winner:

Clio

Finalists:
  • Dynamite Woodfire Grill

  • Jewell on Capitol

Pottawattamie County

Winner:

Boxer Barbeque

Finalists:
  • Henry’s Diner

  • 712 Eat + Drink


BEST RETAIL BUSINESS

Douglas County

Winner:

Nebraska Furniture Mart

Finalists:
  • Raygun

  • City Limits

Pottawattamie County

Winner:

Bloom Works Floral

Finalists:
  • The Sugar Makery

  • Dusted Charm

 


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