joestein
TUG Member
Cedar Point is the #1 draw in Ohio annually. Its really not even close compared to the hall of fames. While I agree some of the other activities I listed are not huge out of state visitor draws Cedar Point and Kings Island most certainly are. They are #1 & #2 in seasonal theme park attendance in the US annually.
Cedar Point- 3.6 million visitors annually
Kings Island- 3.5 million
Columbus Zoo- 2.5 million
Cuyahoga Valley NP- 2.2 million
National Air Force Museum- 800k
Rock n' Roll HOF- 500k
NFL HOF- 200k
Sorry, Cedar Point is no big deal. I have Great Adventure 30 mins from my house. Plenty of people have similar parks near their house.
Also, while you are correct about the RnR HOF visitor count (closer to 600K), according to studies more than 60% of visitors to Cleveland come because of the HOF. I am sure many of the Cedar Point and Kings Island visitors are local. They are purely regional parks.