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==Tourism==
Sandusky has a tourism industry
▲Sandusky has a tourism industry fueled by [[Cedar Point]], the neighboring islands, boating, and more recently by its many indoor and outdoor water parks.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}} It is also noted for being the location of the (fictional) "Callahan Auto Parts" in the movie ''[[Tommy Boy]]''.
===Cedar Point===
{{Main|Cedar Point}}
[[File:CedarPoint Overview BackHalf DSCN9502 (cropped).JPG|thumb|[[Cedar Point]] is the second-oldest operating amusement park in the U.S.]]▼
Cedar Point is a
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▲[[File:CedarPoint Overview BackHalf DSCN9502 (cropped).JPG|thumb|[[Cedar Point]]]]
[[Image:KalahariResortSanduskyOhio.jpg|thumb|[[Kalahari
▲Cedar Point is a major American amusement park located on Sandusky's coast on [[Lake Erie]]. One of America's oldest theme parks and popularly known as "America's Roller Coast", the park has the second largest collection of roller coasters at 17, behind only [[Six Flags Magic Mountain]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-07-15|title=Top 10 roller coasters at Cedar Point|url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/la-xpm-2011-jul-15-la-trb-top-10-cedar-point-roller-coasters-07201115-story.html|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Theme Park History: Cedar Point - Then and Now|url=https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201303/3408/|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Theme Park Insider}}</ref> Additionally, Cedar Point is the only park in the world to have six roller coasters with heights of over {{Convert|200|ft|m}}, and numerous Cedar Point roller coasters have set world records; the most notable of these being [[Magnum XL-200]], [[Millennium Force]], and [[Top Thrill Dragster]] each setting the record for the [[Tallest roller coaster|tallest full-circuit roller coaster]] at one point, and [[GateKeeper (roller coaster)|GateKeeper]] having the highest (from ground level) inversion of any roller coaster from 2013 to 2019, and today having the fourth highest inversion.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Highest roller coaster inversions - Coasterpedia - The Roller Coaster and Flat Ride Wiki|url=https://coasterpedia.net/wiki/Highest_roller_coaster_inversions|access-date=2021-05-26|website=coasterpedia.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tallest roller coasters - Coasterpedia - The Roller Coaster and Flat Ride Wiki|url=https://coasterpedia.net/wiki/Tallest_roller_coasters|access-date=2021-05-26|website=coasterpedia.net|language=en}}</ref>
[[Cedar Fair]] operates two [[water park]]s in Sandusky: [[Cedar Point Shores]], an outdoor park adjacent to Cedar Point that opened in 1988, and [[Castaway Bay (Sandusky, Ohio)|Castaway Bay]], an indoor park and resort opened in 2004.
Another indoor water park, [[Great Wolf Lodge]], opened in Sandusky in 2001 and features restaurants, arcades, spas, and other children's activities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://corp.greatwolfresorts.com/history|title=History|year=2009|publisher=Great Wolf Resorts|access-date=November 20, 2011|archive-date=December 14, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214143931/http://corp.greatwolfresorts.com/history|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Kalahari Resorts#Sandusky|Kalahari Resorts]] opened an African safari-themed indoor water park in 2005 that was the largest of its kind at one time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2008/05/25/ohio-resort-boasts-biggest-hotel-indoor-water-park/|title=Ohio resort boasts biggest hotel indoor water park|date=May 25, 2008|website=Orange County Register|language=en-US|access-date=August 20, 2019}}</ref> Its hotel is the largest in the state of [[Ohio]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 2, 2016|title=Kalahari Resort & Hotel Breakers named top family hotels|url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/kalahari-resort-hotel-breakers-named-top-family-hotels/95-64837756|access-date=August 20, 2019|website=WKYC}}</ref> The resort also features an {{convert|215000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} convention center.
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Themed parties are a common occurrence in the summer season throughout Sandusky and on the neighboring islands, such as "Island Fest", "Rock on the Dock", and "Christmas in July"; thousands of residents and tourists join in the festivities annually. In 2008, the residents of Sandusky hosted their first annual "Barge Party", where boats from as far as Toledo and Cleveland came to dock up their boats together at the sandbar, just inside Sandusky Bay.<ref name="Barge">{{cite web |url=http://sanduskybaybargeparty.com/Welcome.html |title=Welcome |publisher=Sanduskybaybargeparty.com |access-date=February 16, 2012 |archive-date=February 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213162546/http://sanduskybaybargeparty.com/Welcome.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The barge party ensues twice every year, typically in late June and late July.<ref name="Barge" />
▲===Waterparks===
▲[[Image:KalahariResortSanduskyOhio.jpg|thumb|Kalahari, an African-themed indoor waterpark just outside Sandusky]]
==Museums==
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