Omaha Limo Services & Rentals
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Limo in Omaha: Luxury Limousine Service for Any Occasion
Luxury limousine service or party bus in Omaha (NE) for every occasion, such as: airport ride (OMA
or another), birthday party, wedding, prom, excursion; night-on-the-town, corporate or group outing, concert,
sporting event, anniversary, bachelor party, bachelorette party, to and from cruise port, funeral, graduation,
holiday light tour, school dance and wine/private tour.
The following type of limo is usually available, depending upon location: luxury sedan & SUV,
stretch limo & SUV, van, mini-bus, motorcoach, antique, classic and trolley/carriage.
The largest and most prosperous city in Nebraska, Omaha has a flourishing arts district, zoo,
museums, various entertainment, etc. Many visitors flock to the Joslyn Art Museum, the Henry Doorly Zoo or the Old
Market District for insightful entertainment and interesting nightlife. Omaha is a city of character and a
well-kept secret of Midwest America.
Although Omaha has an exciting downtown and seems to be growing rapidly, it still has a certain
desolated western feel, wrought with mystery. Vacationers checking out Nebraska would be remiss if they ended their
exploration of Nebraska here.
A vibrant, thriving city with a promising future and a rich past, Omaha is a model for American
cities. Omaha boasts many rare accomplishments while distinguishing itself as a city with an active plan for the
future. While many of the city's Western neighborhoods are rapidly expanding, the city's downtown is equally
bustling during an exciting transformation.
While not a major destination city, those who find themselves in Omaha will find attractions, great
restaurants, and friendly people. The Henry Doorly Zoo is first-rate, with an indoor jungle, indoor desert, a night
creatures walk-through under the desert, a large walk-through aquarium with sharks, and a new gorilla house. The
Air and Space Museum in nearby Ashland offers a look at USAF aircraft from what was once the Strategic Air Command
at Offutt Air Base, among other displays. Boys Town is now Girls and Boys Town, with its own museum that recalls
the days of Father Flanagan and keeps the Oscar for the namesake movie that starred Mickey Rooney.
Restaurants are well-supported by locals, and it's not all just great Nebraska steakhouses. Among
the usual chains, some locally-run favorites are Gorat's (Warren Buffet's favorite; he lives nearby), Angies,
Angelo's, Caniglia's, and the French Cafe. The Old Market district between downtown and the Missouri River
offers boutiques and more restaurants in a turn-of-the-century atmosphere, complete with its original brick
streets.
Although Omaha, Nebraska's largest and most easterly city, is visibly a prosperous place, with a
great zoo, several museums and a lively entertainment district, the atmosphere remains sedate and predominantly
suburban. As a major terminus on the first transcontinental railroad, Omaha made a logical alternative to distant
Chicago as a marketplace for Wyoming and Nebraska ranchers to sell their herds of cattle. By 1900 massive
stockyards had spread along the southern edge of town, and the city still handles well over one million head of
livestock per year.
In downtown Omaha you'll find good bars and cafes along the cobbled streets of the Old Market
district, plus interesting specialist shops such as the Antiquarian Bookstore, 1215 Harney St, packed with dusty
volumes (and local bohemians). The nearby Heartland Park of America, at Eighth and Douglas streets – ideal for a
picnic – holds a huge, water-blasting fountain. Train buffs will be impressed with the Durham Western Heritage
Museum, converted from the Union Pacific Railroad station, at 801 S 10th St. Old train cars and huge model train
sets are featured alongside a gallery of Omaha history. Behind its pink-marble Art Deco exterior, the Joslyn Art
Museum, 2200 Dodge St, contains an eclectic selection of Indian art and twentieth-century American paintings.
The Great Plains Black Museum, in the city's predominantly black north side at 2213 Lake St,
presents the history of African American people on the prairies. One stimulating section focuses on blacks in the
frontier army: where recently freed slaves, who could find no work in the Deep South after the Civil War, were
often sent as advance parties into the most hostile and dangerous regions. It was Native American warriors who
first called them "buffalo soldiers," because of their tightly curled hair and the color of their skin.
Malcolm X was born in Omaha in May 1925, though his family moved to Michigan immediately
thereafter, in the face of Ku Klux Klan death threats to his father, a preacher who followed the back-to-Africa
teachings of Marcus Garvey. Omaha tourist authorities don't promote his birthsite, at 34th and Evans streets
(formerly 3448 Pinkney St), perhaps because the residents of the surrounding neighborhood use it as a dumping
ground for old TVs, bent car parts, shredded furniture and other debris. Years of debate over how to develop the
site have yielded a solitary placard, hidden behind some trees, offering a brief biography. By way of contrast, the
lavish birthplace of President Gerald R. Ford, at 32nd St and Woolworth Avenue, is also open to the public; he too
moved to Michigan as an infant, after his parents separated.
The Henry Doorly Zoo, 3701 S 10th St, rightfully considers itself one of the best zoos in America.
It started off with two buffalo borrowed from Buffalo Bill; now there's a gigantic free-flying aviary, some rare
white Siberian tigers, a magnificent bear canyon, and the large Kingdoms of the Seas aquarium.
Twenty-nine miles southwest of Omaha at exit 426 on I-80 is a welcome diversion for those seeking
relief from pioneer museums. The Strategic Air and Space Museum is inside two huge hangers containing giant 1950s-
and 1960s-era war planes designed and built by the Martin Bomber Company of Omaha. Films, photos and exhibits
concentrate on WWII and the Cold War, the latter highlighted by various weapons including an Atlas-D
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, located outside the museum entrance. Rent a limo in Omaha (NE)!
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