Portal:Tourism

The tourism portal is dedicated to the events, attractions, and other destinations in Omaha that bring visitors to the metro area. Omaha is the home of several sporting events where world class athletes perform on a regular basis. Omaha is also home to a thriving music scene that hosts many internationally renowned bands. There is also many historical landmarks, museums, a world famous zoo, and so much more!

The Henry Doorly Zoo was founded in 1894, and has grown into a world class tourist attraction and a leader in environmental education. Attendance has reached close to 1.6 million visitors each year. The zoo covers 130 acres, has 600 species, and 18,600 specimens. The many highlights of the zoo include the Lied Jungle, the world's largest indoor rainforest, the Desert Dome, the largest walkthrough saltwater aquarium between Chicago and San Francisco, a unique gorilla habitat, the world's second largest free-flight aviary and much more!

• The Lied Jungle at the Henry Doorly Zoo is the world's largest indoor rainforest.
• The College World Series has been held at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha since 1950.
• The Strategic Air and Space Museum houses its exhibits in a 300,000 Sq. Ft. building.
• Kenefick Park at the Lauritzen Gardens displays the largest steam and diesel locomotives ever built.
• At the Wildlife Safari Park, you can drive through wetlands and prairies and see elk, bison, deer and so much more!
• That the Joslyn Art Museum houses the piece of work, Inside and Out, by Dale Chihuly. This thirty-five foot tall structure that consists of over two thousand pieces of individually blown glass is nearly fifteen thousands pounds.
• That the Qwest Center will be hosting not only the 2008 U.S Olympic Swimming Team Trials, but also the first and second rounds of the 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
• That Fun-Plex has more than just water slides and swimming pools, but it has land rides such as a tilt-a-whirl and a ferris wheel too.

Tourism

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Motels

There are many areas of the tourism portal page that have not yet been developed to their fullest potential. Some of these areas include the hotels, motels, and inns of Omaha. At this time, only a few hotels have even been mentioned in the OmahaWiki, let alone been discussed in detail. Please work to develop more information about these hotel chains. Also, there have been many articles created relating to tourism, such as the Joslyn Art Museum, the Strategic Air and Space Museum, the Wildlife Safari park etc., that need more work. After these tasks have been accomplished, please feel free to create your own articles and fill in valid information for any of our other articles.