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Historic district in Nebraska, United States

Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District

The Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District, roughly bounded by Jackson, 15th, and 8th Streets, as well as the Union Pacific main line, is located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska.

Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District
Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District · Wikimedia Commons
The place

The Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District, roughly bounded by Jackson, 15th, and 8th Streets, as well as the Union Pacific main line, is located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. Today this historic district includes several buildings listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Union Pacific Depot and the Burlington Station.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District

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.

  1. 01
    Creighton 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.

    1.9 km · private Jesuit university in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Joslyn 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.

    1.6 km · art museum in Omaha, Nebraska · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    CHI 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.

    1.1 km · indoor arena in Omaha, Nebraska · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Omaha’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.

    3.1 km · zoo in the United States · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    First 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.

    1 km · building in Nebraska, United States · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church

    St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church is a historic Catholic church building in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.

    700 m · historic church in Nebraska, United States · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Johnny 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 km · defunct baseball park in Omaha, Nebraska · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    St. Cecilia Cathedral

    Saint Cecilia Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, in the United States. Located at 701 North 40th Street in the Gold Coast Historic District, the cathedral was ranked in 1905 as one of the ten largest cathedrals in the country.

    3.9 km · Roman Catholic cathedral in Omaha, Nebraska · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    WoodmenLife 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.

    1 km · skyscraper in Omaha, Nebraska · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Charles Schwab Field Omaha

    Charles Schwab Field Omaha is a ballpark in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Opened in 2011, the city-owned stadium replaced the historic Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, which was about two miles south.

    1.6 km · baseball park in Omaha, Nebraska · Wikipedia

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Getting to Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District

Airports
Eppley Airfield (OMA), 6 km · Des Moines (DSM), 192 km · Kansas City (MCI), 240 km
Stations
Burlington Station, 300 m
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No local-transport research exists yet for Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District

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 Rail and Commerce Historic District. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inThe airport is also served by two FBOs for General Aviation services, and at least two charter operations.

From Wikivoyage: Omaha, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

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  5. 05
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Around it

Next door to Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District

Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District is 1 km from Omaha, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.