Places to Visit in Nebraska

Renting a Car?

The previous post highlighted places within walking distance of the hotel.  Although a car isn't necessary if you are just staying the weekend in Omaha, we wanted to highlight a few notable places to visit if you decide to rent a car and/or extend your visit to Nebraska!

Visit Nicole's Hometown

• Check out the Saunders County Museum, which features Wahoo's Five Famous Sons.  In high school Nicole helped design and build the exhibits on George Beadle, a Nobel Prize winning Geneticist and C. W. Anderson, an author and illustrator.
• Consider picking up some Wahoo Wieners or other meats form the Wahoo Locker.  You can buy them frozen in order to have them survive the trip back home.
• For lunch, try the old-school Wigwam Cafe or the Nebraska classic Runza.  For those who aren't familiar, Runzas are a rectangular dough pocket filled with beef, seasonings, and a variety of other options (e.g. mushrooms, swiss cheese, bacon).  Runza is a Wahoo classic, and whenever Nicole and Mohan visit Nebraska, Runza needs to be on the menu at least once. 

Visit Planes and Buffalo

• Take a trip west on I-80 to visit the Omaha Zoo's Wildlife Safari Park.  Nicole and Mohan have visited here a few times on their trips to Nebraska.  It's a drive through park, but with multiple locations to park the car and hike in order to get a better view of the animals.
• Right next to the Safari Park is the Strategic Air and Space Museum.  This museum focused on military aircraft and nuclear missiles.
• Visit Mahoney State Park which has hiking, miniature golf, water slides and a wave pool.  This park is also right next to both the Museum and the Safari Park.

Through Away Your Money in Iowa

• Right across the river from our hotel there are a variety of casinos.  Since our blog is sending you there, Mohan and Nicole would like to claim .14% of any winnings.  Any losses are  your own.  Your casino options include:
• Ameristar
• Horseshoe
• Harrah's

Other Things of Note

• Check out a gigantic Mammoth skeleton at the University of Nebraska's Morril Hall
• Visit a Nebraska Vineyard - Nicole's parents always have a variety of bottles available from James Arthur Vineyards.  Be warned, their wine is quite sweet!