Omaha- Miscellaneous Debris
Feb. 19th, 2013 07:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bedsitter23I have been to Omaha four times by my count, but have hardly seen the city. So here's an abridged version of what you need to know about the city if you find yourself there.
Omaha is well-known for having one of the Midwest's best zoos and Aquariums. Henry Doorly Zoo features the largest cat complex in North America,the largest nocturnal exhibit and indoor swamp, one of the world's largest indoor rainforest, and the world's largest indoor desert.
Haven't been.
However, it is Omaha's biggest attraction.
I have been to Horseshoe Casino in nearby Council Bluffs, Iowa twice and both times came home with more money than I went in with.
Nebraska Furniture Mart is the largest home furnishing store in the country (Both the Omaha and Kansas City locations house over 85,000 furniture items, 185,000 appliance and electronics items and over 1 million square yards of carpet.) The store is amazing- a tribute to it's owner- Omaha's Warren Buffet- and capitalism at its finest. It's worth a visit.
I haven't made it to the Holy Family Shrine, but drove by the impressive structure.
You can't get married there, can't have a mass there, can't get baptized there, and can't plan a retreat there; but otherwise, stop right in.
Lastly, I should make some mention of the Omaha Citizen Patrol. I saw one at a gas station and was interested in finding more. It is a volunteer troupe of around 500 people. they don't carry guns, and like Uatu, they just observe and don't interfere.
I want to make some snarky comments but it seems like a force for good.
The College World Series also deserves a mention (as it's a big deal) and there's the Saddle Creek connection (though i haven't seen or heard much evidence of the indie scene, it surely has to be there)
Okay, that's my primer. Consider yourself primed.
Omaha is well-known for having one of the Midwest's best zoos and Aquariums. Henry Doorly Zoo features the largest cat complex in North America,the largest nocturnal exhibit and indoor swamp, one of the world's largest indoor rainforest, and the world's largest indoor desert.
Haven't been.
However, it is Omaha's biggest attraction.
I have been to Horseshoe Casino in nearby Council Bluffs, Iowa twice and both times came home with more money than I went in with.
Nebraska Furniture Mart is the largest home furnishing store in the country (Both the Omaha and Kansas City locations house over 85,000 furniture items, 185,000 appliance and electronics items and over 1 million square yards of carpet.) The store is amazing- a tribute to it's owner- Omaha's Warren Buffet- and capitalism at its finest. It's worth a visit.
I haven't made it to the Holy Family Shrine, but drove by the impressive structure.
You can't get married there, can't have a mass there, can't get baptized there, and can't plan a retreat there; but otherwise, stop right in.
Lastly, I should make some mention of the Omaha Citizen Patrol. I saw one at a gas station and was interested in finding more. It is a volunteer troupe of around 500 people. they don't carry guns, and like Uatu, they just observe and don't interfere.
I want to make some snarky comments but it seems like a force for good.
The College World Series also deserves a mention (as it's a big deal) and there's the Saddle Creek connection (though i haven't seen or heard much evidence of the indie scene, it surely has to be there)
Okay, that's my primer. Consider yourself primed.
