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Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States. is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles (30 km) north of the mouth of the Platte River. The city was founded along the Missouri River, and a crossing called Lone Tree Ferry earned the city its nickname, the "Gateway to the West."
The city is the home to five Fortune 500 companies: ConAgra Foods, Union Pacific Corporation, Peter Kiewit and Sons, Inc., Mutual of Omaha Companies, and Berkshire Hathaway, the company headed by legendary investor and so-called Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, the richest person in the world according to Forbes Magazine in 2008. The Gallup Organization, TD Ameritrade, PayPal and LinkedIn all have major operations or headquarters in Omaha. The city also is the home to three of the top 30 architectural and engineering firms in the world: Leo A. Daly Co., HDR, Inc. and DLR Group.
Tourism in Omaha benefits the city's economy greatly, with the annual College World Series providing important revenue and the city's Henry Doorly Zoo serving as the top attraction in Nebraska.
The Old Market located in downtown Omaha has many restaurants, art galleries and upscale shopping. The area retains its brick paved streets from the turn of the century, horse-drawn carriages, and covered sidewalks in some areas. It is not uncommon to see a variety of street performers, artists and other vendors.
The city is the home to five Fortune 500 companies: ConAgra Foods, Union Pacific Corporation, Peter Kiewit and Sons, Inc., Mutual of Omaha Companies, and Berkshire Hathaway, the company headed by legendary investor and so-called Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, the richest person in the world according to Forbes Magazine in 2008. The Gallup Organization, TD Ameritrade, PayPal and LinkedIn all have major operations or headquarters in Omaha. The city also is the home to three of the top 30 architectural and engineering firms in the world: Leo A. Daly Co., HDR, Inc. and DLR Group.
Tourism in Omaha benefits the city's economy greatly, with the annual College World Series providing important revenue and the city's Henry Doorly Zoo serving as the top attraction in Nebraska.
The Old Market located in downtown Omaha has many restaurants, art galleries and upscale shopping. The area retains its brick paved streets from the turn of the century, horse-drawn carriages, and covered sidewalks in some areas. It is not uncommon to see a variety of street performers, artists and other vendors.
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Apr 14, 2009
It's about time someone wrote a TravBuddy blog about Omaha that didn't fall into one of the following categories:1.) the zoo2.) "I was going to City A from City B. I passed through Omaha somehow and here is a photo of me in front of a sign on the highway." 3.) "I went on vacation, here is a photo o…
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Mar 17, 2008 – Mar 18, 2008
So last week I asked the people I knew here who have lived in Nebraska what there was to do in Omaha... they said NOTHING... except for the zoo and you need a full day to experience it, not 2 or 3 hours. So I did some research and really didn't find anything... so I figured we'd get there and…
Feb 07, 1998 – Jul 14, 2009
This was my worst Hooters experience. I had driven from Brighton, CO to Lincoln, NE to visit the archives of American Historical Society of Germans from Russia. I was hoping to gain some additional information for the second family history book I was writing. This one was on my Mom’s side of the …
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