TOP ATTRACTIONS
The Henry Doorly Zoo
- Lied Jungle – largest indoor rain forest
- Kingdoms of the Night – World’s biggest indoor nocturnal animal attraction & largest indoor swamp
- Desert Dome – World’s largest indoor desert under the world’s biggest geodesic dome
Boystown
- Founded in 1917 by Father Flanagan
- One of the largest nonprofit, nonsectarian child and family care organizations in the country
- Home for thousands of troubled boys & girls
The Old Market
- Historic arts & entertainment district which retains its brick paved streets from the turn of the century
- Offers horse-drawn carriage rides
- See a variety of street performers, artists, and vendors including classical street musicians, a rock guitarist, jugglers, fortune tellers; caricature artists and more
Lauritzen Gardens
- Escape to an urban oasis for beauty & tranquility of unique plant displays
TD Ameritrade Park
- Home to the College World Series held in Omaha since 1950 – At Rosenblatt until 2010; moved to TD Ameritrade in 2011
- Annual Red Sky Music Festival – Three stages present local & national acts of different genres of music during the day & a headliner closing at night
Joslyn Art Museum
- The principal fine arts museum in the State of Nebraska founded in 1931
- Only museum in the state with a comprehensive permanent collection
- Includes works from Paolo Veronese, El Greco, Titian, among others, its greatest strengths are the outstanding art collections of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries of American and European artists such as Pierre-Auguste Renoir and William-Adolphe Bouguereau
CenturyLink Center
- Annual Berkshire Hathaway Meeting
- U.S. Olympic Swim Trials
Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge
- 3,000 foot long bridge crossing the Missouri River connecting Nebraska and Iowa