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Several projects commencing in Downtown Omaha are restoring and expanding the city's core. Omaha's own HDR, Inc. designed downtown's important Omaha World-Herald Freedom Center, which opened in 2001. The Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge is sparking a riverfront expansion project in Omaha and Council Bluffs. The bridge has a very modern design with ...
CenturyLink Center Omaha is an arena and convention center including an 18,300-seat arena, a 194,000 feet (59,000 m) exhibition hall and 62,000 feet (19,000 m) of meeting space. It hosts basketball games, hockey games and concerts, as well as the annual shareholder meeting for Berkshire Hathaway .Was torn down in late 2016.
Slowdown has shows three to four nights each week, as well as a weekly pub quiz. The venue is open one hour before each event and stays open until around 2am, often offering a post-show Happy Hour. Slowdown's shows are usually all ages unless otherwise specified, but on nights with no event, the venue functions as a bar.
The Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters is a museum and visitors' center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in the Florence neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The museum interprets the story of the Mormon Trail along with the history of a temporary Mormon settlement known as Winter Quarters , which was ...
Gene Leahy Mall, also known locally as The Mall, is a 9.6-acre (39,000 m 2) park located in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, United States.The park features two large slides, a sculpture garden, a remote-control boat cove, a large children's play area, and an amphitheater where outdoor concerts are held in the summer.
The Omaha World-Herald is the largest employee-owned newspaper in the United States, and also has one of the highest penetration rates, meaning the percentage of the population in the country that subscribes to the newspaper. The Omaha World-Herald Freedom Center is a $200 million printing press facility on the north end of downtown. [35]
Downtown, Omaha Skyline. This is a list of the tallest buildings in Omaha, Nebraska.As of 2024, the city has 21 buildings that stand above 200 feet (61 meters). These include the 45-story First National Bank Tower, the 30-story Woodmen Tower, and the 21-story Elmwood Tower. [1]
Open since October 2001, the 32,000-square-foot (3,000 m 2) visitor and education center includes a 5,000-square-foot (460 m 2) floral display hall, an education wing containing two classrooms, and one of the region's only horticultural libraries. Additionally, the visitor center houses the great hall, community room, café, and gift shop.