Omaha travel guide assistance

In on this. Just booked my dad and I a hotel. First Omaha trip for us both!

Make a reservation. For you and your dad at Brothers Sebastian steakhouse. Took my dad and son there for Father’s Day in 2017. Was a great steak and atmosphere. Warren Buffet eats there a good bit.

Barretts Barleycorn Pub and Grill was the LSU bar, hopefully it still is, it was great!
For those taking kids, the Zoo is fantastic.

We went the last time LSU went and the outfield general admission seats were cheap, didn't have to buy in advance, got there early and sat in the 1st row.
Got reserved tickets the day of, got to the stadium early and found out that tickets were given out in a lottery like deal, everyone got a number in line, we were in the upper 200's they draw a number and that's where they started selling tickets, they drew lower 200's so we got tickets, the people in the front of the line were mad but they ended up getting them too, just a little higher up in the stadium. Not sure if they Still do that.

Travel: Drove it once, probably won’t do it again. Was about 16 hour drive and broke it up into 2 days. Between gas and hotel room there and back, it was about $500. Booked round trip flights for wife and I about 6 months ago for cheaper. Isn’t a bad drive, just takes long and gets costly with gas/hotel stay.

Hotel: I’ve been 4 or 5 times and have always stayed across the river in Council Bluffs (Iowa). Majority of hotels provide complementary shuttle service to and from the field and airport. Tips are very appreciated.

Tickets: You had to have purchased them in April and they sold out in less than an hour. In the past, they used to sell general admission books, but they stopped doing this a few years ago. All seats are reserved now, even the outfield so your only move now is the secondary market (StubHub or TicketMaster).

Duration: I’d recommend going the whole time, it’s only 10-11 days now. If you can’t go the whole time and like baseball, then go the first weekend. 2 games a day for 5 days. If you’re not a huge baseball fan, go the 2nd half and watch LSU bring home a National Championship.

Really we need a guide and updates on the Jello Shot Challenge.

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

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.

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

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If you have the choice, I'd recommend flying to Kansas City and renting a car there.

The one time I went in 2003, it was something like an 18 hour drive each way, and trust me, you're gonna be really thrashed when you finish the trip.

It's not like you're gonna be missing out on a stunningly beautiful drive a la Pacific Coast Highway, so just remember that as well.

RV is the way to go