Omaha
Omaha is the most populous city in the U.S.
Omaha is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is located in the Midwestern United States along the Missouri River, about 10 mi (15 km) north of the mouth of the Platte River. Omaha had a population of 486,051 at the 2020 census, and with a 2025 population estimate of 488,797, it is the 42nd-most populous U.S. city. The eight-county Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area extending into Iowa has approximately 1 million residents, the 55th-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. It is the county seat of Douglas County.
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Worth seeing in and around Omaha
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Creighton University
Creighton University is a private research university in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the university enrolled 8,838 undergraduate and graduate students as of fall 2024.
1 km · private Jesuit university in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. · Wikipedia - 02University of Nebraska Omaha
The University of Nebraska at Omaha is a public research university in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded in 1908 by faculty from the Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary as a private non-sectarian college, the university was originally known as the University of Omaha.
5.7 km · public university · Wikipedia - 03Joslyn Art Museum
The Joslyn Art Museum, commonly referred to as the Joslyn, is a fine arts museum in Omaha, Nebraska, the largest in the state. It opened in 1931 at the initiative of Sarah H. Joslyn, in memory of her husband, businessman George A. Joslyn.
700 m · art museum in Omaha, Nebraska · Wikipedia - 04Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium is a zoo in Omaha, Nebraska. It is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and a member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
3.8 km · zoo in the United States · Wikipedia - 05CHI Health Center Omaha
CHI Health Center Omaha is an arena and convention center in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Operated by the Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority, the 1.1-million-square-foot facility has an 18,300-seat arena, a 194,000 sq ft exhibition hall, and 62,000 sq ft of meeting space.
900 m · indoor arena in Omaha, Nebraska · Wikipedia - 06Nebraska's 2nd congressional district
Nebraska's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Nebraska that encompasses the core of the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area. It includes all of Douglas County, which includes the state's largest city Omaha; it also includes Saunders County and areas of western Sarpy County.
5.3 km · U.S. House district centered on Omaha, NE · Wikipedia - 07First National Bank Tower
The First National Bank Tower is an office skyscraper in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, United States, and the official headquarters of First National Bank of Omaha. Rising to 634 feet and 45 stories, it was the tallest building in Omaha upon completion for over twenty years, overtaking the 30-story WoodmenLife Tower located nearby.
100 m · building in Nebraska, United States · Wikipedia - 08Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium was a baseball stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It was the former home to the annual NCAA Division I College World Series and the Triple-A Omaha Royals.
3.7 km · defunct baseball park in Omaha, Nebraska · Wikipedia - 09WoodmenLife Tower
The WoodmenLife Tower is an office skyscraper in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, United States, and headquarters of the insurance company WoodmenLife. Construction of the building began in 1966 and was completed in the spring of 1969.
200 m · skyscraper in Omaha, Nebraska · Wikipedia - 10St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church
St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church is a historic Catholic church building in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
1.6 km · historic church in Nebraska, United States · Wikipedia
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Getting to Omaha
- Airports
- Eppley Airfield (OMA), 6 km · Des Moines (DSM), 193 km · Kansas City (MCI), 241 km
- Stations
- Eppley Airfield, 6.1 km · Burlington Station, 1.2 km
- Des Moines → Omaha198 km · quickest by road, 3h 11m · $17–24
- Kansas City → Omaha266 km · quickest by road, 4h 18m · $24–33
- Minneapolis → Omaha468 km · quickest by air, 4h 23m · $150–230
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Omaha
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Omaha. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe airport is also served by two FBOs for General Aviation services, and at least two charter operations.
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Next door to Omaha
- Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan areametropolitan area of Omaha, NE and Council Bluffs, IA1.3 km
- Little Bohemianeighbourhood in Omaha, Nebraska1.5 km
- Dundee-Happy Hollow Historic Districthistoric district in Nebraska, United States4.4 km