re: Omaha travel guide assistance

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Anyone know if Harrah's in Council Bluffs offers a shuttle to and from the stadium?

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I’d call to confirm, but I’m willing to bet they do. I know Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn, and the Ameristar Casino all do and they’re close by.

If you’re up for it, you’re close enough at Harrahs to walk to and across the Bob Kerrey Pedestrial Bridge. The bridge is pretty cool, but not as cool as the locals make it out to be.

Highly recommend seeing this.

Took my grandsons when it was in NOLA two years ago. It’s pretty cool for kids.

Good info here… I may book a place in Council Bluffs too if offering shuttle service.


I assume LSU is home team for game 1 given our seeding… has that been confirmed?

I don’t want to buy tickets and find out I’m behind the Tennessee dugout on Saturday .

TIA

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In the past, they used to sell general admission books,

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The good ole days. 2009 was amazing. You just had to earn it waiting on that stupid hot berm. In a way, reserved seats are better to allow more time in your day.

Good info you laid out here

I've been to Omaha a couple of times and drove both. If I were able to go, I'd fly into Kansas City (MCI), rent a car and drive to Omaha. It's about a two hour drive from there. I also got tickets at the stadium (old Rosenblatt) but don't know what it's like now they've moved to TD Ameritrade (or whatever it's name is now). It's a long drive but very doable.

For those who have made the drive from BR- is it worth it to go through Hammond up to Memphis/ St Louis/ KC as opposed to driving through BF Arkansas on some 2 lane highway? It looks like it'll add about 30-45 minutes to the drive but I'm not splitting hairs between 15-16 hours. Just seems like a much easier drive going interstate the entire way.

From South Louisiana I’d drive vs fly. Time wise it is a huge difference but west and tear more so.

Can’t help with lodging I have cousins in Omaha and last time I went my son also lived there.

There are several good steak houses and Italian restaurants in Omaha - trust high star/high count yelp reviews.

A few of my go tos are:

Mahogany prime
Sullivan
801 Chop House
Spezia
Biaggis

The zoo is absolutely worth a visit. If you have a car and are into planes/military stuff the SAC museum out toward Lincoln is awesome as well.

I’m racking my brain trying to remember the ice cream shop that everyone loves and can’t remember it but it’s a landmark as well.

Will be in Omaha Friday afternoon. Have reservations here Friday night:

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In a way, reserved seats are better to allow more time in your day.

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That’s why I bit the bullet and bought 4 tickets for both games Monday, hoping that we’re there for the night cap. The loser’s bracket games were like $8/each plus fees, so I’m not out much. Could I have gotten a better price for the winner’s bracket game? Probably so, but I’ve got two young kids and my wife with me, and things like not looking into the sun, aisle seats, good view, and not wasting time in line or searching for tickets was worth the price.

I’m on-call all weekend so I took Monday off and we’ll make a day of it. We’re only 2 hours away.

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parking at the park

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There was no parking lot at the stadium in 2017—it’s in a downtown area so there is street parking and a few pay lots available. I parked under the interstate about two blocks from TD Ameritrade—think it was $20 for the day. If you are staying downtown you can probably walk or rideshare to the stadium. Looks like they’ve built some lots since then.
Was living near KC at the time so it was an easy trip up and back for a day game, as long as I-29 hasn’t washed away in some flood. Pretty much no traffic from KCI all the way to Omaha.