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Fun Facts About Omaha, NE

Omaha is home to one of the world’s best zoos. Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium is more like a natural park dedicated to conservation around the globe and home to the world’s largest indoor desert, the world’s largest glazed geodesic dome, and North America’s largest indoor rainforest.

In 1945 during WWII, a Japanese balloon bomb exploded over Omaha’s Dundee neighborhood. Very few of these Japanese bombs made it that far inland. Today, a plaque commemorates where the bomb exploded and sits surrounded by the neighborhood’s hot restaurants, bars, and shops.

Omaha is at the forefront of the farm-to-fork movement – of course, this is farm country. The nation is taking notice of the city’s fresh fare. Omaha is home to three of the top 100 certified restaurants on the Good Food 100 List – The Grey Plume, Dante, and Kitchen Table are recognized for their strong commitment to sustainable sourcing.

Omaha has played host to the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials for three consecutive trials. Quickly becoming Swim City, USA, Omaha will host the trials again in 2020.

You can’t talk about business in Omaha without mentioning one of the world’s wealthiest people, billionaire Warren Buffett. Buffett continues to call Omaha home and brings thousands of shareholders to the city for the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting.