The following is some information for visitors to Omaha, sent to me by the Omaha Convention and Visitors Bureau. Sorry for not posting this earlier--my new wife and I were on our honeymoon in Puerto Rico, so I hope you'll understand that I was away from my computer.

New Downtown Omaha Information:

• The new TD Ameritrade Ballpark replaces Rosenblatt Stadium, which was home to the College World Series from 1950-2010. The ballpark is located in downtown Omaha, on 1200 Mike Fahey Street.
• The new downtown ballpark has many hotels within walking distance.  Fans will be able to walk to the ballpark and back to their hotels without working up much of a sweat.   These include:
  • Hilton Omaha
  • Fairfield Inn
  • Hampton Inn
  • Homewood Suites
  • Holiday Inn downtown
  • Courtyard by Marriot
  • Hilton Garden Inn and Suites
  • Embassy Suites
  • Doubletree Suites by Hilton downtown
• There are also many attractions, shopping, food and bars with live music within walking distance of the ballpark.  This is an entirely new area for Omaha – the majority of these stores and restaurants have opened up within the past year.  I’ve included links to some of the businesses in the area:
  • Attractions: Hot Shops Art Center, Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge, Filmstreams
  • Shopping: Urban Outfitters, American Apparel
  • Food: Goodnights Pizza, Capitol Lounge & Supper Club
  • Bars/Live Music: Slowdown, DJ’s Dugout & Blazing Pianos, Nosh Wine Lounge
• The ballpark is about a ten minute walk from Omaha’s Old Market.  If you haven’t had a chance to explore the Old Market, it is an excellent arts and entertainment district with fabulous dining, shopping and nightlife, including
  • Food: La Buvette, Vivace, M’s Pub, Blue Sushi and the Upstream Brewing Company
  • Shopping: Flying Worm Vintage, Nebraska Clothing Company, Trocadero and Drastic Plastic
  • Bars/Live Music: Nomad Lounge, Urban Wine, Mr. Toads, O’Connor’s Irish Pub
• The Omaha Visitors Center is also close to the TD Ameritrade Ballpark at 1001 Farnam Street.  It has a coffee/snack bar, an Omaha store and bike rentals.