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State NEBRASKA OMAHA (airport) (regional info) > Tourism & Travel Guide: Omaha Baymont Inn & Suites Omaha Central Best Western Kelly Inn Omaha Best Western Settle Inn Best Western Seville Plaza Hotel Clarion Hotel West COMFORT INN AT THE ZOO Comfort Inn Omaha COMFORT INN & SUITES COMFORT INN SOUTHWEST COMFORT SUITES OMAHA COUNTRY INN SUITES OMAHA Courtyard by Marriott Omaha Downtown Days Inn Omaha Doubletree Guest Suites Omaha Doubletree Hotel Omaha ECONO LODGE DOWNTOWN ECONO LODGE OMAHA ECONO LODGE WEST CENTRAL Econolodge Embassy Suites Hotel® Omaha Hawthorn Suites Omaha Hilton Garden Inn Omaha HILTON GARDEN INN WEST OMAHA Hilton Omaha HOLIDAY INN OMAHA Howard Johnson Plaza La Quinta Inn Omaha La Quinta Inn Omaha Southwest MAGNOLIA HOTEL OMAHA Omaha Marriott Omaha Travelodge Quality Inn & Suites Quality Inn Omaha Redick Plaza Hotel Regency Lodge Residence Inn by Marriott Omaha Central SLEEP INN AND SUITES OMAHA STUDIOPLUS OMAHA-WEST Super 8 Omaha Ak Sar Ben Area Super 8 Omaha West Dodge Super 8 Omaha West L St Ne THE CARLISLE HOTEL OMAHA Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles (30 km) north of the mouth of the Platte River. Omaha is the anchor of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area, with Council Bluffs, Iowa sitting adjacent to Omaha across the Missouri River. According to the 2006 estimate by the United States Census Bureau, Omaha's population was 427,872. The city and its suburbs formed the 60th-largest metropolitan area in the United States in 2000, with an estimated population of 829,890 residing in eight counties or about 1.2 million within a 50 mile (80 km) radius. The city grew on the Missouri River, with the first settlement extending from the Lone Tree Ferry crossing from Kanesville, Iowa in the early 1850s. Omaha earned its nickname, the "Gateway to the West", because of its central location as a transportation hub for the United States in the mid-1800s. Along with transportation and jobbing, early industries that were important to the city were its railroads, breweries, and stockyards. Today the economy of Omaha is diverse. The city is the home to five Fortune 500 companies, including ConAgra Foods; Union Pacific Corporation; Peter Kiewit and Sons; Mutual of Omaha Companies, and; Berkshire Hathaway, the investment vehicle of legendary investor and so-called "Oracle of Omaha" Warren Buffett. In 2001 Newsweek identified Omaha as one of the Top 10 high-tech havens in the nation. Six national fiber optic networks converge in Omaha.[8] The Gallup Organization, TD Ameritrade, PayPal and LinkedIn all have major operations or headquarters in Omaha. The city also is the home to three of the top 30 architectural and engineering firms in the world, which are Leo A. Daly Co., HDR, Inc. and DLR Group. Tourism in Omaha benefits the city's economy greatly, with the annual College World Series providing important revenue and the city's Henry Doorly Zoo serving as the top attraction in Nebraska. The rich cultural background of Omaha includes the Joslyn Art Museum, the Durham Museum, the Holland Performing Arts Center, and the Omaha Community Playhouse. The city's historical and cultural attractions have been lauded by numerous national newspapers, including the Boston Globe and the New York Times. Music in Omaha has always been important to the city, with North Omaha's music scene being historically important and in modern times, the "Omaha Sound", defining an important trend across the nation. In 2008 Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine ranked Omaha the number three best city in the United States to "live, work and play." read full wikipedia reference about Omaha, Nebraska OTHER POPULAR DESTINATIONS IN NEBRASKAAll available cities in Nebraska Bellevue Columbus Grand Island Hastings Kearney Lexington Lincoln McCook Norfolk North Platte Ogallala Omaha Scottsbluff South Sioux City Sydney York |
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