A large metropolis in Nebraska Omaha stands on the shore of Missouri and is considered one of the best cities in the country for life .This has its own reason: Omaha is a rich city .The number of its population reaches half a million people, and of them large amounts in bank accounts have the highest percentage relative to other American cities .Tourists come a lot - though, mostly Americans: it's easy to get here .And in Omaha is an amazing zoo with world renown, the main attraction of the whole state .

How to get to Omaha

Omaha Eppley Airport is located about 6 km from the city center. It connects the city with the 20 largest cities in the United States. Considering that Omaha is located literally in the very center of the United States, it is possible to fly here from where it is more convenient (there are no direct flights from Russia).

Tours in the USA from the tour operator "ART-TOUR"!

Collection of tours in the USA! "Hollywood Vacation", 7n. - from 63 900 rubles per person + flight. "Northern Constellation", 7 n. - from 126 900 rubles per person + flight
"World of Cinema and Casino", 7n. - from 85 900 rubles per person + flight
Combinations in cities + holidays in the Hawaiian Islands!
Nat. US parks and casino tours to Las Vegas!

(495) 980-21-21 • www.arttour.ru

Your advertisement here: www.reklama.travel

A bit of history

The history of the city began with a fort and a trading post in the 1920s. 19th century. In those days there lived the same Indian tribe, but already in the middle of the century its land was bought by the American government, and Omaha quickly became a full-fledged city. A couple of decades later, there was a railway branch linking Omaha with California, with Sacramento, and the city became a "gateway to the West". In the next hundred years, the basis of his well-being was its importance as a transport hub, and also - the production of beer and the rearing of cattle.

Then the "profile" of Omaha changed. During the Second World War, large military enterprises and air bases were active in the city. Today, here are the headquarters of the largest information technology companies. Among them, the Berkshire Hathaway, run by the multi-billionaire Warren Buffet, is a "Omacan oracle". Omaha stands in the top ten largest centers of science and high technology in the United States.

Happy Omaha mascot - corn flakes. Here was the headquarters of Kellogg, and when throughout the Midwest, agriculture was experiencing a recession, Omaha "pulled out" corn.

Entertainment, sightseeing and sightseeing Omaha

Henry Dorley Zoo in Omaha is located on the territory of a huge botanical garden and is recognized as one of the best zoos in the world. Here is the world's largest collection of nocturnal animals, recreated the largest rain forest in the room, as well as the largest replica of the desert in the room. Here you can estimate the world's largest geocupole in the form of a glass sphere, the height of which is approximately 13 floors.

The Botanical Garden was established in 1982 .and began with a pink garden .Every year a few garden areas were added, and today many beautiful gardens of different themes are created here .This is, for example, a festival garden with a very colorful selection of perennials, a Victorian garden of English type, a meadow displaying the flora of the non-Brasil prairies, a Japanese garden, a garden with a model railway, a "garden of memories" and a bird sanctuary .On the territory of the botanical garden there are streams with waterfalls, there are ponds, picturesque stairs, there is even a copy of the Japanese Mount Fuji .

The historical district of the city and the most popular place in Omaha for entertainment, delicious food, "people to see and show themselves" is a quarter near the Old Market. The market is included in the National Register of Historic Places, there are old warehouses, shops, restaurants with bars and art galleries. Nearby is the Children's Museum of the city, the most visited museum of the state. In it, kids entertain themselves and study in technological and scientific laboratories, studios for art classes, a miniature vegetable store and a car service.

In the northern part of the city is the mill of Florence, built on the Mormon road in 1846. During the gold rush the mill was restored, and today a museum is open on its ground floor, and in the loft an art gallery. Nearby is the Mormon Museum, where you can learn more about the great migration of about 90,000 Mormons in 1846-1860, which moved through the state to the Rocky Mountains. Here, among other things, there is a historic covered wagon and a full-scale Mormon hut of logs.

And in the south of Omaha, on 25th Street, there is a curious museum "El Latino" - the first museum of Latin American culture in the Midwest. There are permanent and temporary exhibitions, as well as educational programs, lectures, presentations, workshops and dance evenings. In particular, there is a folklore Mexican ballet troupe.

Another interesting museum is on the campus of the Metropolitan Community College, in the city center .It is the restored house-museum of General George Crook, who led the fort of Omaha, from which the history of the city began .The house in the Italian style was built in 1879 ., and here you can get acquainted with the life of the officer of the command staff of that time .The house is surrounded by a beautiful garden with more than a hundred kinds of flowers and plants .Another significant place is the birthplace of Gerald Ford on Woolworth Street with a small memorial .Interesting and the castle Joslin, built in 1903 .as a private mansion .He was given the appearance of an old Scottish castle with 35 rooms, and today he is included in the National Register of Historic Places .

An important historical landmark of Omaha is the "Jewel" building (today it is combined with the neighbor in the historical project "Jewel"). The building was built in 1923 on the 24th North Road, and for almost 40 years there was a dance hall. In "Jewel" played Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Count Basie. In the 1980s. the building was reconstructed, and since 2008 the Center for Jazz and Artists is located here. The building is adjacent to the Dreamland Plaza, where you can see the statues of three great jazzmen.

Among the modern attractions of the city is the Center for Contemporary Art Beimish, which unites an art gallery, a museum and a studio. Opposite is Kaneko - an ultramodern and creatively organized space where performances take place and experimental art studios work. Another institution of this kind is the cultural center Hot Shops, which is an art gallery and at the same time a school with open classes, where visitors can create their own masterpiece and then take it home.

In the city there are also some beautiful parks .This, for example, is the Fontenel Forest natural park inside a natural forest with hiking trails .The park is a completely different kind - Hartland in the Old Market area: there is a fountain almost 90 m high with a light show in the evenings .Here you can go on a lake on a Venetian gondola and see the exhibitions in Lewis and Clark .And near the bank of the river on the hill is broken the Mount Vernon park, which duplicates the same name in the George Washington estate on the Potomac River .Omak Mount Vernon is about half the original, but here is also very beautiful: the territory is well-groomed, the panorama is beautiful, and weddings are often held .

Events of Omaha

Every two years, beginning in 1976, Omaha hosts Days of Local Culture. This includes picnics, family entertainment, a golf tournament, and a big parade. The event finds a particularly large response in the hearts of the African-American population, not only of local citizens, but of the entire population.