▁Or lando , ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁and ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁Tour ists ▁spend ▁more ▁money ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁country , ▁while ▁attract ing ▁the ▁second - high est ▁number ▁of ▁tour ists ▁after ▁France ▁and ▁Spain . ▁The ▁dis cre p ancy ▁may ▁be ▁explained ▁by ▁longer ▁stays ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁ ▁The ▁rise ▁of ▁urban ▁tour ism ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁nin ete enth ▁and ▁early ▁tw enti eth ▁centuries ▁represented ▁a ▁major ▁cultural ▁transformation ▁concerning ▁urban ▁space , ▁le is ure ▁natural ▁activity ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁industry . package ▁t ours ▁did ▁not ▁exist ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 0 s , ▁entrepr ene urs ▁of ▁various ▁sorts ▁from ▁hotel ▁keep ers ▁and ▁agents ▁for ▁rail road ▁lines ▁to ▁artists ▁and ▁writers ▁recognized ▁the ▁profit ▁to ▁be ▁gained ▁from ▁the ▁prosper ing ▁tour ism ▁industry . ▁The ▁rise ▁of ▁locomot ive ▁steam - power ed ▁trains ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 0 0 s ▁enabled ▁tour ists ▁to ▁travel ▁more ▁easily ▁and ▁quickly . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁of ▁track ▁had ▁been ▁completed ▁by ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁by ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁all ▁major ▁eastern ▁US ▁cities ▁were ▁linked ▁by ▁rail , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁the ▁first ▁trans - American ▁rail road ▁link ▁was ▁completed . ▁Y os em ite ▁Park ▁was ▁developed ▁as ▁a ▁tour ist ▁att raction