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Tourism in Omaha
Tourism in Omaha, Nebraska, United States offers visitors history, sports, nature and cultural experiences. Its principal tourist attractions are the Henry Doorly Zoo and the College World Series (CWS). A 2003 study by a Creighton University economist estimated that the CWS added $33.8 million to the city's economy that year.〔Thompson, J. (2007) ("Skeptics of stadium look for return on funding" ), ''Omaha World-Herald''. October 15. Retrieved 5/2/08.〕 With 1.1 million visitors annually, the Henry Doorly Zoo is Nebraska's most popular tourist attraction.〔("Desert Dome: Dean of the Dome" ), NET: Nebraska's NPR and PBS stations. Retrieved 5/2/08.〕 In 2007 Omaha hosted the USA Roller Sports National Championships,〔Patterson, M. (2007) ("Roller Skating: Competitors are tops on wheels" ), ''Omaha World-Herald''. July 17. Retrieved 5/2/08.〕 along with 10,000 people who auditioned for the ''American Idol'' television show at Qwest Center Omaha.〔Beals, J. ("Omaha Attractions" ), ''Omaha City Weekly.'' Retrieved 5/2/08.〕
Research on per capita spending on leisure and hospitality situates Omaha in the same tier as the neighboring cities of Topeka, Kansas, Kansas City, Missouri, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Denver, Colorado.〔Goss and Associates. (2007) ''(The Economic Impact of Nonprofit Performing Arts on the City of Omaha )''. Hollard Foundation. p. 14. Retrieved 5/2/08.〕 In 2002 the United States Conference of Mayors ranked Omaha 70th out of the top 100 cities for tourism in the United States.〔Note: Based on Gross Metro Product. (2002) ''(The Role of Travel and Tourism in America's Top 100 Metropolitan Areas. )'' United States Conference of Mayors. Retrieved 5/2/08.〕
==Background==
Omaha has been a tourist destination for many years. Famous early visitors included as Rudyard Kipling and General George Crook, who stayed at pioneer institutions such as the Douglas House, Cozzens Hotel and the original Paxton Hotel in the city's early years.〔Bristow, D. (2002) ''A Dirty, Wicked Town: Omaha in the 19th Century.'' Caxton Press. p 219.〕 The Omaha Driving Park hosted the first official performance of the Buffalo Bill's Wild West in 1883, with eight thousand attendees.〔("Buffalo Bill at the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition and Indian Congress of 1898" ), Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 4/19/08.〕 In 1898 the city hosted more than 1,000,000 visitors from across the United States at the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition, a world's fair that lasted for more than half the year.〔Beam, P.K. (1994) "The Last Victorian Fair: The Trans-Mississippi International Exposition." ''Journal of the West. 33'':1. pp 10–23.〕
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