2026 OMA Tourism Awards

Nearly 14,000 votes were cast in the 2026 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 2026 are:

BEST ATTRACTION

Douglas County

Winner:

Joslyn Art Museum

Finalists:

Fun-Plex Waterpark
Great Plains Black History Museum
Kiewit Luminarium
The Durham Museum

Pottawattamie County

Winner:

Arrowhead Park

Finalists:

Dreamland Theatre
Farmers Market Council Bluffs
Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park
Union Pacific Railroad Museum

BEST HOTEL

Douglas County

Winner:

Kimpton Cottonwood Hotel

Finalists:

Hilton Omaha
Magnolia Hotel Omaha
Moxy Omaha Downtown
Omaha Marriott Regency

Pottawattamie County

Winner:

Judge Richard Distillery Airbnb

Finalists:

Country Inn & Suites by Radisson
Courtyard by Marriott Council Bluffs
Hilton Garden Inn
My Place Hotel
SpringHill Suites by Marriott

BEST RESTAURANT

Douglas County

Winner:

Big Mama’s Kitchen

Finalists:

Dynamite Woodfire Grill
Gather in Omaha
Kinaara
Yoshitomo

Pottawattamie County

Winner:

The Back Forty Bar & Grill

Finalists:

712 eat + drink
Christy Creme
Home Team Cookout
The Porch

BEST RETAIL BUSINESS

Douglas County

Winner:

City Limits

Finalists:

Ashley’s in the Old Market
Dusk Goods & Gifts
Jackson Street Booksellers
Shop Five Nine
The Simple Man

Pottawattamie County

Winner:

Central Perch

Finalists:

Anytime Tees
Avoca Flower Shop
Dusted Charm
The Olive Branch

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