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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Omaha

5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Omaha, Nebraska

Updated August 10, 2021

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Old Lincoln Highway between Omaha and Elkhorn.

Omaha, Nebraska

Old Lincoln Highway in Omaha

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.
Completed Japanese balloon is inflated for laboratory tests at a California base, recovered in 1945.

Omaha, Nebraska

Site of a Japanese Balloon Bomb Explosion

These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.
Joslyn Castle

Omaha, Nebraska

Joslyn Castle

This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.

Omaha, Nebraska

William Thompson's Scalped Scalp

An Englishman loses his scalp to a Cheyenne warrior and lives to donate it to a library.
Infield at the Zoo

Omaha, Nebraska

Infield at the Zoo

A miniature baseball stadium honoring Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, home of the College World Series from 1950-2010.
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Golden Spike Monument

This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”
6 miles from Omaha

Boys Town, Nebraska

World's Largest Ball of Stamps

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.
6 miles from Omaha
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The portraits, including this one of a woman of the Arapahoe nation, were shot during the 1898 Indian Congress in Omaha, Nebraska.

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In her work, Wendy Red Star reframes representation of Native Americans.
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