I had a four day weekend in March 2019 and as it turned out, both Des Moines and Omaha were mostly sunny. I called this my "double dip", two smaller cities in a single weekend. Flew to Omaha, spent time first in Des Moines, then back to Omaha for a night out and then a full day. On Monday, before my flight in the later afternoon, I had time for a bit of a drive around Nebraska, and visited Wahoo and the state capital at Lincoln. As much as I tried to enjoy Omaha, I found that it was a city that was hard to like, cut off from the Missouri River and lacking distinction. The art gallery and former train station were highlights, though, both beautiful art deco buildings.
Photo List (Total 257 Photos)
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Central Omaha (105 photos) - This gallery starts from close to the Missouri River, on an early morning walk. Most of the river's edge is inaccessable, but you can walk in the Heartland of America Park and the Conagra Campus close by. It also includes plenty of views of the downtown, including views of the Gene Leahy Mall. After modern and historical buildings downtown, it veers to the CHI Health Centre, and then covers the Old Market area. It ends on the south edge of downtown, on Leavenworth Street including the Omaha Mining Company.
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Outer Areas in Omaha (87 photos) - Though these attractions are not that far out from downtown, it makes sense for them to be included in one gallery. It starts at Kenefick Park and the nearby Lauritzen Gardens, with its huge greenhouse, and continues with the Prospect Hill Cemetery. The gallery ends with two Art Deco wonders: the Joslyn Art Museum and the former Union Station, now the Durham Museum. Also a few from a restaurant at which I ate.
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Nebraska Drive (53 photos) - Monday I had a flight at 4:00 pm, and they had called for cloud. I opted to drive around the Nebraska countryside, and was pleased with mostly sunny weather. The state was deeply flooded in March, and I consulted flood maps online to know where to avoid. I found the landscape of eastern Nebraska to be fairly flat, but I enjoyed my visits to Wahoo and to Lincoln, the capital of Nebraska.
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Airport and Plane Photos (12 photos) - This gallery includes one shot of the charmingly named Epply Airfield, and some photos from the plane trip of Iowa countryside and floods along the river.
