The Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto is an example of how sports attractions have become embedded as 'must visit' places within a tourism destination
both for sport as part of wellbeing- and fitness-motivated travel and sport as heritage or nostalgia travel. The relatively new phenomenon of sports architecture tourism involves visiting great stadia or arenas, irrespective of whether or not an event is taking place. London’s Olympic Park and the tours of the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, are examples of this increasingly popular activity. Clearly, sports museums and visitor
attractions are fundamentally important components of sports tourism. For the visitor they provide a focal point for a visit, a gateway to the narrative of the place they're visiting and an intriguing entree to the city, sports team or event they're about to experience. The success of the Camp Nou Experi- ence in Barcelona, now Spain’s second
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most visited museum after the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid, with over 1.5 million visitors a year, as well as the Manchester United Theatre of Dreams Stadium tour and visitor attraction; The Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Canada;
and the Museo do Futebol at the Sao Paulo Pacaembu Stadium in Brazil are examples of how such attractions have become embedded as must visit places within a destination.
The Camp Nou Experience in Barcelona is the second most visited museum in Spain
LEADING THE WAY The US has led the development of sports visitor attractions – there are an estimated 215 sports museums and halls of fame in the country. The US has a par- ticular penchant for sports halls of fame, covering every type of sport imaginable, according to Wray Vamplew, Emeritus Professor in Sports Studies, University of Stirling, UK, with notable, longstanding examples being the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, the Kentucky Derby Museum and the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
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