Want to wander the desert or the jungle while in Omaha? You can do both at the World's #1 Rated Zoo, less than 3 miles from Magnolia Hotel! Open 10am-4pm daily throughout the winter, unleash your sense of wonder among 160 acres of plants, animals, and unique habitats from around the world. Discover the place where Kristen first became curious about the world, rode elephants, and rode her first train.

Walk the cobblestone streets, venture down the Passageway Gallery for a gorgeous photo or lunch & cocktails at M's Pub (Kristen's all time favorite restaurant in Omaha), Trinis, V. Mertz or Omaha Prime Steakhouse, peruse local art shops such as OMA - Omaha Market Artists (Kristen's favorite art shop in Omaha), or go on a local pub crawl around the original bars of Downtown Omaha. 5 Blocks or less than 1/2 mile from Magnolia Hotel, this is a walking tourist's dream! https://thewalkingtourists.com...

Lit up in white lights across downtown, Gene Leahy Mall is a spectacular public park along Downtown Omaha known to locals as Central Park or "The Mall." Where Kristen and her siblings spent summers giggling down the silver slide before getting an ice cream cone at Ted & Wallys and where Kristen's brother proposed to his wife, a stroll through the park will help you take in one of the best views of Omaha's Woodmen Tower, designed and built by Kristen's late grandfather, Bob Tomek. Just 4 blocks and just over 1/4 mile from Magnolia Hotel, this is a must see in Omaha.

Less than 1/2 mile or 5 blocks from Magnolia Hotel is Omaha's original brewpub. Enjoy a beer flight of local Omaha brews https://www.upstreambrewing.co... while you catch the latest in the Australia Tennis Open, Winter X Games, or Allan's favorite Premier League team compete in the African Cup of Nations, all on the big screen during our wedding weekend. Try the O! Gold Light Lager or Dundee Export Scotch Ale, Kristen's favorites.

Home to the "Oracle of Omaha," Warren Buffett, Omaha's Dundee-Happy Hollow Historical District and revived downtown is about as charming as you will find anywhere. Drive around Memorial Park or the charming curving streets and discover why this neighborhood was named one of the 10 best in the country just a few years ago. You can even drive right by Warren's house on the corner of 55th and Farnam in the house he bought for $31,500 in 1958. Grab lunch at Kristen's family's favorite Omaha restaurants, Dario's Brasserie, Mark's Bistro or Pitch Pizzeria, and be sure to grab a cone at the Shark Tank famous eCreamery. Only 3 1/2 miles from Magnolia Hotel, this neighborhood is just a 10 minute car ride from Downtown.

Home to Union Pacific Railroad, Omaha has always been at the epicenter of cross-country train transportation. Visit Omaha's original Union Pacific train station terminal turned Historical Museum, The Durham Museum. It's Art Deco style, old-fashioned soda fountain, and bronze life sized figures depicting life in the 30s and 40s will get you in the spirit for A+K's grand wedding celebration weekend! Just 1 mile away from Magnolia Hotel.