Explore the Sights & Sounds of Omaha this Weekend

Visiting Omaha for the weekend and don’t know where to explore? Whether you enjoy the indoors or the outdoors or even both there is so much to do and see in Nebraska’s largest city, Omaha. Famously known as the Gateway to the West, this city has everything you need for a romantic getaway or a family vacation.

Omaha’s creative spirit is contagious with a horde of public art displays spread all over the city from contemporary art centres, hands-on interactive art houses and local galleries. You can visit the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art where art artists from around the world live, work and showcase their talents. The Jewish Community Art Gallery showcases some of the world’s best Jewish community art.

Museums in Omaha are as diverse as they are beautiful. They are all filled with history, art and science. Visit the Joslyn Art Museum which is a pink marble masterpiece built from thirty-eight different marbles from seven different countries. The Durham Museum is Omaha’s historic art deco train station where you can get to view one of the world’s rarely seen coin and document collections. Get to see the most prized and rarest display of the nation’s military aircraft at the Strategic Air and Space Museum. You can take your children at Omaha Children’s Museum to have fun and learn things like the art of bubble-ology.

Omaha host some tastefully restored buildings such as the ones at the Old Market District which has a variety of historical buildings dating back from the 19th century. The place is wonderful with some of Omaha’s best and most interesting restaurants and cafes. Another perfect piece of architecture is the Saint Cecilia Cathedral said to contain more than three million bricks and 500-year-old beautiful glass stained windows.

There is much more to be seen in Omaha and luckily a lot of the attractions can be visited on foot or will only take a short drive from the main city center area. Stop by O’Daniel Honda today and