We went during the day and early evening. We felt safe. There is obviously some homeless people but nothing that made us feel threatened.

Look up the webpage for Old Market (I wasn't able to paste it here). It does mention a place that rents wheelchairs. Good luck!

I believe 8to 9 on weekdays and 10 on weekends

The Old Market area is basically located in downtown Omaha. It consist of a variety of stores, restaurants and some lodging. The stores open at 9 am or 10 am.

I agree with everyone else's comments. You should check out the Old Market area downtown. There are several good restaurants down there including a few great chop houses with some of the best steaks in town! Then have a night cap (and your husband can have a cigar) at the Havana Garage cigar bar. They have live jazz on the weekend. Enjoy!

There are some stores that carry vintage product but not as a stand alone store - at least to the best of my knowledge. We could have missed some of the stores. Still well worth the browse

The horse drawn carriage only goes through the Old Market area. I'm not sure of their policies. I think you pay for a specific time.

Yes there is. I would recommend staying a little outside of the market area. It was extremely loud & *bar* seen in many spots. Although it was an awesome place to visit & maybe we went during college gradutation!

There are lots of hotels in that area. The best is to go on google maps and you will see a listing of everything right in the market area. The market is really just a bunch of restaurants. Not like a conventional market with food stalls produce stalls and the like. Kinda wish it was. The zoo is about 15 to 20 min away. Great zoo and parking was free. We rented a car at the airport and did a zoo day and had lunch in the market area another. Even drove around some farms in Iowa. Very easy to drive there. I hope this helps you out and have a good time!

The Old Market offers something no matter what day you visit. I do agree with others that weekends are the most crowded and parking and wait times longer but there is more activity during the weekend. So if activity is your thing go on a week end but if a pleasant stroll through the area sounds better go during the week.