#1 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
Covington (Neighborhood)
Cincinnati OH
~0.02 miles from Cincinnati city center
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#2 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
Newport (Neighborhood)
Cincinnati OH
~0.02 miles from Cincinnati city center
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FUN FACT:
The Cincinnati–Newport Bridge, also known as the Central Bridge was a cantilever bridge which crossed the Ohio River between Newport, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio. It was opened in 1890 and demolished in 1992 to make way for the Taylor-Southgate Bridge, which opened in 1995.
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#3 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
American Classical Music Hall
4 W 4th St Cincinnati OH - 513-621-3263
~0.25 miles from Cincinnati city center
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The American Classical Music Hall of Fame is a non-profit organization devoted to celebrating the past, present and future of American classical music.
http://www.americanclassicalmusic.org/intro.html
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#4 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
Carew Tower
Cincinnati OH
~0.27 miles from Cincinnati city center
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Carew Tower is the tallest building in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It stands 49 stories tall in the heart of downtown, overlooking the Ohio River waterfront, and is a national historic landmark. It contains the Netherland Plaza Hotel (currently a Hilton, and formerly the Omni Netherland Plaza). Palm Court, the former lobby of the hotel, and now the restaurant, is described by the hotel as the "finest example of French Art Deco architecture in the world." However, the building will be eclipsed by the Great American Insurance Building at Queen City Square in 2011 rising 86 feet (26 m) higher than the Carew Tower.
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#5 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
Fountain Square
Cincinnati OH
~0.29 miles from Cincinnati city center
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Fountain Square is a city square in Cincinnati. Founded in 1871, it was renovated in 1971 and 2005 and currently features many shops, restaurants, hotels, and offices.
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#6 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Cincinnati OH
~0.36 miles from Cincinnati city center
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The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is a museum in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio based on the history of the Underground Railroad. The Center also pays tribute to all efforts to "abolish human enslavement and secure freedom for all people." Billed as part of a new group of "museums of conscience," along with the Museum of Tolerance, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the National Civil Rights Museum, the Center offers lessons on the struggle for freedom in the past, in the present, and for the future as it attempts to challenge visitors to contemplate the meaning of freedom in their own lives. Its location recognizes the significant role of Cincinnati, where thousands of slaves escaped to freedom by crossing the Ohio River, in the history of the Underground Railroad.
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#7 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
US Bank Arena
Newport OH
~0.37 miles from Cincinnati city center
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U.S. Bank Arena (known originally as the Riverfront Coliseum (1975-1997), and known later as The Crown (1998) and the Firstar Center (1999-2001), is an indoor arena located in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio near the Ohio River next to the Great American Ball Park. Completed in September 1975, the arena seats 17,556 persons (in the round). It is the largest indoor arena in the Greater Cincinnati region. It was the home of the Cincinnati Stingers of the WHA from 1975–1979. Since then, the arena has hosted another minor-league hockey team and various concerts, political rallies, tennis tournaments, figure skating, a Billy Graham Crusade, and other events. The facility's longest-serving tenant was the men's basketball program of the University of Cincinnati, which used the arena from its completion until 1987, when U.C. played its games at Cincinnati Gardens (1987–89) until an on-campus facility (Shoemaker Center), now known as Fifth Third Arena, was completed. The arena building was heavily renovated in 1997, and is still in use. The current main tenant is the Cincinnati Cyclones franchise of the East Coast Hockey League. The Cincinnati Jungle Kats of the arenafootball2 league played their one and only season at the U.S. Bank Arena in 2007, posting a record of 1–15. On occasion, there are local pushes for the attraction of another major sports franchise to occupy the arena, possibly an NBA or NHL franchise either relocated or expanded, though little has ever come to fruition. The NBA was last played in Cincinnati in 1972, and never at this facility, aside from exhibition games.
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#8 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
Contemporary Arts Center
115 E 5th St Cincinnati OH - 513-721-0390
~0.38 miles from Cincinnati city center
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The Contemporary Arts Center's mission is based on the notion that there is an inextricable link between art and life, and that connections are made through contemporary art.
We provide a space for reflection and dialogue, where the public can engage with artists, scholars, and each other around contemporary issues. We are committed to remaining the place where opportunity transcends boundaries.
The CAC is shaped by a symbiotic relationship with the community. We are a neighbor, a leader, and a facilitator. We believe in the idea of an open cultural forum where all are welcome to congregate and gain exposure to new ideas and where art is a means for people to connect to each other and to the world outside.
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#9 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
Cincinnati Fire Museum
Cincinnati OH
~0.44 miles from Cincinnati city center
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The Cincinnati Fire Museum preserves and exhibits Greater Cincinnati, Ohio's firefighting artifacts and honors firefighters, both past and present. The museum is housed in a 1907 firehouse, the Court Street Firehouse at 315 West Court Street (near Plum in downtown Cincinnati). The Court Street Firehouse is a registered historic building, listed in the National Register on July 18, 1974.
Over 200 years of firefighting history is on display in the Cincinnati Fire Museum. Exhibits include examples of early leather fire buckets, an 1808 fire drum, the oldest surviving fire engine in Cincinnati, and an Hunneman hand pumper. The museum also features and interactive exhibit that allows visitors to experience a modern Emergency-One fire engine cab by wailing the siren, ringing the bell, and flashing the lights.
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#10 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
Scripps Center
Cincinnati OH
~0.46 miles from Cincinnati city center
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The Scripps Center is a 35-story office building in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio.
Completed in 1990, the building is located just off the Cincinnati riverfront at 312 Walnut Street. Home to a number of different companies, the skyscraper overlooks the Ohio River, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, and Great American Ball Park. The building was built and is owned by the E.W. Scripps Company, a media conglomerate that owns an assortment of television channels, both on cable and local networks, and many newspapers.
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#11 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge
Cincinnati OH
~0.48 miles from Cincinnati city center
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The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge spans the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky. When the first pedestrians crossed on December 1, 1866, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world at 1,057 feet (322 m) main span. Today, many pedestrians use the bridge to get between the arenas in Cincinnati (Paul Brown Stadium, Great American Ball Park, and U.S. Bank Arena) and the hotels, bars, restaurants, and parking lots in Northern Kentucky. The bar and restaurant district at the foot of the bridge on the Kentucky side is known as Roebling Point.
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#12 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
Antonelli College
124 E 7th St Cincinnati OH - 513-241-4338
~0.48 miles from Cincinnati city center
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Antonelli College, a well-known part of the visual arts community in Cincinnati, Ohio since 1947
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#13 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
Uptown
Newport OH
~0.58 miles from Cincinnati city center
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Spirited shopping. - Eclectic dining. - Top-notch entertainment. - World-class education and health care. These reasons and more are why Uptown is Cincinnati’s newest up-and-coming neighborhood! Undergoing a robust revitalization, Uptown offers a myriad of possibilities to those looking for something out of the ordinary.
Step outside the box and experience the excitement of progressive urban living. Feel the energy of a population that celebrates many different heritages and cultural backgrounds. You’ll see why we like to say Uptown is where Cincinnati meets the world!
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#14 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
Great American Ballpark - Cincinnati Reds
Newport OH
~0.60 miles from Cincinnati city center
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The Great American Ball Park is a Major League Baseball park in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the home of the National League's Cincinnati Reds franchise. It opened in 2003, replacing the Reds' former home, Cinergy Field, which was known as Riverfront Stadium from its opening in June 1970 until the 2002 season.
In 1996, Hamilton County voters passed a one-half percent sales tax increase to fund the building of two new venues for both the Cincinnati Reds and the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals. Previously, the teams shared occupancy of Cinergy Field, but complained that the aging multi-purpose stadium lacked modern amenities and other enhancements necessary for small market teams to be competitive.
Great American Ball Park was built on a plot of land located between the site of the former Cinergy Field and U.S. Bank Arena informally referred to as "the wedge". Due to the limited available space and the site's close proximity to the Ohio River, one phase of the construction of Great American Ball Park necessitated the partial demolition of Cinergy Field.
Originally, the address of the park was 100 Main Street. However, it was changed to 100 Joe Nuxhall Way in honor of the Reds' late pitcher and broadcaster who died in November 2007.
Despite the patriotic tone of the park's name, it is actually the name of a company which holds its naming rights, Great American Insurance Group. Carl Lindner, Jr., the chairman of the board of American Financial Group, the parent of Great American Insurance Group, was also the Cincinnati Reds' majority owner up to January 2005 when he sold majority interest to local businessman Robert Castellini.
The first-ever Major League Baseball game in the stadium took place on March 28, 2003 against the Cincinnati Reds' upstate American League rivals, the Cleveland Indians. The first official Major League game took place in the stadium on March 31, 2003 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Ken Griffey, Jr. had the first hit in Great American Ball Park, a double.
Former President George H. W. Bush threw out the first pitch at the first regular season game against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates. Then vice-president Dick Cheney threw out the first pitch on opening day 2004 against the visiting Chicago Cubs. Then-president George W. Bush threw out the first pitch before the Reds' opening day game in 2006, also against the Chicago Cubs.
Great American Ball Park hosted the Major League Baseball Civil Rights Game in 2009,[1] in which the Chicago White Sox defeated the Reds 10–8, and is scheduled to host the game again in 2010 (in which the Reds will play a yet-to-be-named opponent).
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#15 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
Paul Brown Stadium - Cincinnati Bengals
Newport OH
~0.72 miles from Cincinnati city center
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Paul Brown Stadium is a football stadium located in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the home of the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. It opened on August 19, 2000. Bucking a recent trend, the city decided against selling the naming rights of the new stadium to a large corporation and named it after coaching legend Paul Brown, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame who founded not only the Bengals in 1966, but also the Cleveland Browns in 1946.
In 1996, Hamilton County voters passed a one-half percent sales tax increase to fund the building of two new facilities for both the Bengals and the Major League Baseball Cincinnati Reds. Previously, the Bengals and the Reds shared occupancy of Riverfront Stadium/Cinergy Field, but both teams complained that the aging multipurpose facility lacked modern amenities and other things necessary for small market teams to survive. Paul Brown Stadium was built first. After the Bengals moved into Paul Brown Stadium a large section of Cinergy Field was removed and the field was sodded with natural grass. The partial demolition was done to facilitate the construction of the Reds' Great American Ball Park.
Paul Brown Stadium is located on approximately 22 acres (89,000 m²) of land and has a listed capacity of 65,535. The Bengals are the sole tenant. They played their first regular season game in Paul Brown Stadium against their intrastate rivals, the Cleveland Browns; the very first game in the facility was a pre-season game against the Chicago Bears.
Originally, the field was natural Kentucky Bluegrass, but problems arose in maintaining it. At one point, the field was rated as the third-worst field in the league by the NFL Players Association[citation needed]. Hamilton County, the owners of the stadium, explored other options and the FieldTurf system won out. FieldTurf looks and feels like real grass, and since the field markings are actually sewn into the fabric, repainting between games is unnecessary. The reduced maintenance saves the county approximately $100,000 annually[citation needed]. Additionally, it opens Paul Brown Stadium to other uses without worry of damage to the turf. The FieldTurf was installed for the 2004 season. The field is one of only two stadiums in the NFL to have "five miles of piping running under the field to keep the rubber inlays heated."[1]
The first college game played in the stadium came on September 21, 2002 between the University of Cincinnati and the eventual national champion Ohio State Buckeyes. On September 5, 2009, University of Kentucky and Miami University played their opening game at Paul Brown Stadium.
The Cincinnati Jazz Festival is held there every year.
Two high-definition video-equipped scoreboards at either endzone ensure that every spectator has a good view of the on-field action.
Paul Brown Stadium also houses the Bengals' administrative offices and training facilities. In addition, there are three smaller practice fields nearby. Two are sodded with natural grass while the third is equipped with FieldTurf.
As a convenience for fans, for a nominal fee, several local busing companies offer round trip transportation to Paul Brown Stadium from designated locations throughout the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area. One such example is the Cincinnati Metro's Jungle-to-Jungle Express, which originates at Jungle Jim's International Market in Fairfield, a suburb of Cincinnati.
Shortly after the completion of the stadium, cost overruns led to Hamilton County filing a lawsuit against Los Angeles-based NBBJ, the architectural firm that designed and built Paul Brown Stadium. The suit was settled in October, 2004 for $14.25m.
Fans enjoy premium seating options in the 114 private suites and thousands of club seats. Amenities include in-seat food and beverage service and access to the club lounges for fine dining options.
On-site retail merchandise sales are available in the Bengals pro shop, located on the plaza level on the north end of the stadium.
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#16 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
Taft Museum
316 Pike St Cincinnati OH - 513-241-0343
~0.80 miles from Cincinnati city center
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The Taft Museum of Art is a house museum in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. The building which houses the museum was built as a villa on the edge of Cincinnati about 1820 for Martin Baum and then was the residence of Nicholas Longworth. David Sinton lived in the house with his daughter Anna, who married Charles Phelps Taft, the half-brother of President William Howard Taft. The Tafts lived in the house from 1873 until 1929. William H. Taft accepted his presidential nomination here in 1908. The Tafts were avid art collectors. They turned their home into a museum, and donated their Greek Revival house and the collection of art that filled it to the people of Cincinnati in 1927. In the Tafts' deed of gift they stated, "We desire to devote our collection of pictures, porcelains, and other works of art to the people of Cincinnati in such a manner that they may be readily available for all."
The museum's collections include European old master paintings, with works by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, Thomas Gainsborough, Frans Hals, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, and Adriaen van Ostade, among others, and 19th-century American paintings, including the well known murals by Robert Duncanson. The galleries in the historic house also include Chinese porcelains, European decorative arts, Limoges enamels, watches, sculptures, and furniture.
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#17 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
Newport Southbank Bridge
Cincinnati OH
~0.98 miles from Cincinnati city center
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The Newport Southbank Bridge (popularly known as the "Purple People Bridge") stretches 2,670 feet over the Ohio River, connecting Newport, Kentucky to downtown Cincinnati, Ohio.
The original bridge first opened on April 1, 1872, under the name Newport and Cincinnati Bridge, and was Cincinnati's first railroad bridge spanning the Ohio River. The current bridge was constructed in 1896 and accommodated streetcar, pedestrian and automobile traffic.
In 1904, the bridge was renamed the L&N (Louisville and Nashville) Railroad Bridge, and this name remained until the bridge was rehabilitated and re-opened as a pedestrian-only bridge in May 2003.
The bridge was closed to railroad traffic in 1987, and later closed to automobile traffic in October 2001 after years of neglect and deterioration.
On April 17, 2001, the L&N Railroad Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
In late 2001, the city of Newport, Kentucky, and Southbank Partners, an economic development group, used $4 million in state funds to restore the bridge. When it was time to decide on what color to paint it, a variety of options were explored. Computer-generated images of the bridge were shown to participants in more than a dozen focus groups, all of whom picked the color purple as a top choice. It was soon coined the "Purple People Bridge" by area residents.
The bridge provides convenient access to the "Newport on the Levee" development in Newport, Kentucky, as well as downtown Cincinnati.
In 2006, it became possible for the public to cross the bridge via its superstructure wearing appropriate safety gear. There are similar bridge climb experiences in Australia and New Zealand.
Citing lack of funds and low attendance, the Purple People Bridge Climb closed on May 23, 2007.
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#18 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
Over The Rhine (Neighborhood)
Cincinnati OH
~0.99 miles from Cincinnati city center
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Over-the-Rhine, sometimes shortened to OTR, is a neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is believed to be the largest, most intact urban historic district in the United States. Over-the-Rhine was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 17, 1983 with 943 contributing buildings. It contains the largest collection of Italianate architecture in the United States. Besides being a historic district the neighborhood's arts scene is unparalleled in size and caliber within Cincinnati.
Once the home of nineteenth century German immigrants, by the end of the twentieth century Over-the-Rhine had become known as Cincinnati's most infamous ghetto. Since the late 1970s historic preservationists and low-income housing advocates have been battling over whether the neighborhood should be a "chic" historic district or a sanctuary for the poor. In the 1980s preservationists got Over-the-Rhine listed as a historic district while social activists expanded the number of federally subsidized low-income housing units by the thousands. In the late 1990s Over-the-Rhine's Main Street briefly became the city's premier nightlife destination, but race riots in 2001 and escalating violent crime drove visitors away. In 2006, Over-the-Rhine was listed as one of America's Most Endangered Places due to "rampant crime, reluctance of investors to commit to renewal and renovation, and an increasing pattern of demolition as authorities seek to address public safety concerns."
The high concentration of low-income housing in Over-the-Rhine exacerbated disinvestment, poverty, and high crime. Large numbers of people left the neighborhood, leaving roughly two out of every three homes vacant or used by squatters. The bankruptcy of the largest low-income housing landlord in the city allowed mix-income development to take off, and in 2008 a local news agency reported a "revival in Over-the-Rhine" due to reinvestment as well as crime reduction in all categories. Today young urban professionals are moving into high-end condos along Vine Street as developers continue to renovate and sell off remodeled historic buildings. The redeveloped areas enjoy low crime while the undeveloped areas still battle with higher crime—largely in the form of illegal drug trade, violence, and prostitution.
Over-the-Rhine has been reputed as Cincinnati's most dangerous neighborhood and, according to one controversial study, the most dangerous neighborhood in the United States. It has polarized Cincinnatians into those who are "wildly enthusiastic" about the redevelopment there, and those who believe the land and its denizens are unsalvageable. Since 2004 hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested into revitalization projects, and since 2006 the number of crimes have continuously decreased each year. Over-the-Rhine is bordered by the neighborhoods of Downtown, CUF, Mount Auburn, Pendleton, and the West End.
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#19 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
Newport on the Levee
Newport KY
~1.09 miles from Cincinnati city center
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#20 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
Downtown (Neighborhood)
Cincinnati OH
~1.14 miles from Cincinnati city center
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#21 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
Newport Aquarium
1 Aquarium Way Newport KY
~1.15 miles from Cincinnati city center
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Explore our 70 exhibits and 14 galleries, including five seamless acrylic tunnels totaling over 200 feet in length, featuring an amazing variety of aquatic life from around the world. Just look at what awaits you on your journey through the world's most exotic and exciting waterways
The Newport Aquarium is located in Newport, Kentucky, United States at Newport on the Levee. The aquarium has 70 exhibits and 14 galleries, including five seamless acrylic tunnels totaling over 200 feet in length. The aquarium showcases thousands of animals from around the world in a million gallons of water, including the enormously popular "Scooter" and "Sweet Pea," two of the few shark rays in captivity and the only breeding pair on display in the world. In 2009, the Aquarium received a baby shark ray from Taiwan, named Sunshine.
The facility is open to the public 365 days a year. Newport Aquarium is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums a leader in global wildlife conservation.
The Newport Aquarium is part of Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation, a for-profit company.
http://www.newportaquarium.com
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#22 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
Cincinnati OH
~1.24 miles from Cincinnati city center
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The Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal, originally Cincinnati Union Terminal, is a passenger railroad station in the Queensgate neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. After the decline of railroad travel, most of the building was converted to other uses, and now houses museums, theaters, and a library.
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#23 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
Newport Festival Park
1 Aquarium Way Newport KY - 859-912-2509
~1.28 miles from Cincinnati city center
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#24 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
Mt Auburn (Neighborhood)
Cincinnati OH
~1.46 miles from Cincinnati city center
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Mount Auburn Historic District is located in the Mount Auburn neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio. It extends along both sides of Auburn Avenue roughly between Ringold Street and William H. Taft Road.
The District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 28, 1973 (No. 73001464). Mount Auburn was founded as a hilltop retreat for Cincinnati's social elite where wealthier people could escape the dirt, heat, smoke and crowded conditions of the lower city. Ornate historic mansions with incredible panoramic views still reflect this heritage.
The district contains notable houses of Federal, Greek Revival, Italian Villa, Romanesque Revival, and Georgian Revival styles. The houses date from 1819 to the turn of the century and are associated with the prominent Cincinnatians. Noted residents include President William Howard Taft.
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#25 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
Cincinnati Art Museum
Cincinnati OH
~1.52 miles from Cincinnati city center
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The Cincinnati Art Museum is one of the oldest art museums in the United States. Founded in 1881, it was the first purpose-built art museum west of the Alleghenies. Its collection of over 60,000 works make it one of the most comprehensive collections in the Midwest.
Museum founders debated locating the museum in either Burnett Woods, Eden Park, or downtown Cincinnati on Washington Square. Charles West, the major donor of the early museum, cast his votes in favor of Eden Park sealing its final location. The Romanesque-revival building designed by Cincinnati architect James McLaughlin opened in 1886. A series of additions and renovations have considerably altered the building over its 120 year history.
In 2003, a major addition, The Cincinnati Wing [1]was added to house a permanent exhibit of art created for Cincinnati or by Cincinnati artists since 1788. The Cincinnati Wing includes fifteen new galleries covering 18,000 square feet (1,700 m2) of well appointed space, and 400 objects. The Odoardo Fantacchiotti angels are two of the largest pieces in the collection. Fantacchiotti created these angels for the main altar of St. Peter in Chains Cathedral in the late 1840s. They were among the first European sculptures to come to Cincinnati.[2]. The Cincinnati Wing also contains the work of Frank Duveneck, Rookwood Pottery, Robert Scott Duncanson Mitchell and Rammelsberg (Cincinnati's premier 19th century furniture manufacturer) and a tall case clock by Luman Watson.
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#26 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
Mt. Adams (Neighborhood)
Cincinnati OH
~1.58 miles from Cincinnati city center
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Mt. Adams is a geographic landmark and residential neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, located directly east of downtown Cincinnati, south of Walnut Hills, south-west of East Walnut Hills, and west of the East End.
Mt Adams is surrounded by one of Cincinnati's finest parks—Eden Park, Cincinnati. The park borders the hill on three sides and gives residents a sense of removal from the hustle and bustle of the city. Located within the park is the Krohn Conservatory and one of Cincinnati's oldest water works projects, now part of the park. Mt. Adams landmarks include the Cincinnati Art Museum, Playhouse in the Park, Rookwood Pottery (now converted to a restaurant), Pilgrim Chapel, Holy Cross Monastery and the Immaculata Church.
Today, Mount Adams is popular among the 21+ age group for its assortment of bars and restaurants. As owners of some of the city's most sought-after real estate, the 1,600 residents of Mt. Adams have one of the highest per capita incomes in the city.
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#27 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
Thomas M Berry International Friendship Park
Cincinnati OH
~1.74 miles from Cincinnati city center
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#28 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
Krohn Conservatory
Cincinnati OH
~1.85 miles from Cincinnati city center
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Krohn Conservatory is a conservatory located in Eden Park within Cincinnati, Ohio.
The conservatory was completed in 1933, and named in honor of Irwin M. Krohn who served on the Board of Park Commissioners. It contains more than 3,500 plant species from all over the world, with principal collections as follows:
Bonsai Collection - a collection of bonsai trees from the conservatory itself, the Bonsai Society of Greater Cincinnati, and private individuals.
Desert Garden - succulents and cacti including agaves, aloes, crassulas, and yuccas, as well as cereus, opuntia, and pereskia.
Floral Display - home to six seasonal floral shows, with a permanent citrus tree collection of orange, kumquat, giant Ponderosa lemon, and grapefruit.
Orchid Display - approximately 75 blooming orchids at any time, from the conservatory's collection of thousands of orchids encompassing 17 genera. This display also includes a Monstera deliciosa.
Palm House - a 45-foot (14 m) high central house with palm trees, rubber trees, and bananas, shrubby plants, and ground cover, as well as a 20-foot (6.1 m) waterfall with a goldfish stream. Epiphytic bromeliads, orchids, and ferns grow in many of the trees.
Tropical House - a large variety of ferns, both terrestrial and epiphytic; cycad, bromeliad, and begonia collections; and important economic plants including a cacao tree, Pomegranate, vanilla vine, and dwarf banana.
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#29 of 30 Things To Do in Cincinnati
Eden Park
Newport OH
~2.00 miles from Cincinnati city center
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Visiting Eden Park :
950 Eden Park Drive
Cincinnati , OH 45202
Located at Gilbert Avenue between Elsinore and Morris and comprised of 186.29 acres, Eden Park was assembled by a series of purchases beginning in 1859. The name came, naturally, from the Garden of Eden and was given by Nicholas Longworth who owned a large tract which constitutes the main portion of the park.
Eden Park is the home of the Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati Art Academy, Playhouse in the Park, Murray Seasongood Pavilion, and the Irwin M. Krohn Conservatory.
Krohn Conservatory, one of Cincinnati's major tourist attractions, was opened to the public in 1933 and essentially rebuilt after extensive storm damage in 1966. It is the third greenhouse in Eden Park. Krohn Conservatory, which is owned and operated by the Park Board, features plant materials from all over the world exhibited in simulated natural settings. Six special shows are presented annually in the Show House. The Conservatory, which is open every day of the year, was named in honor of Irwin M. Krohn, Board of Park Commissioner from 1912 to 1948. Krohn Conservatory is located at 1501 Eden Park Drive.
Just south of Krohn Conservatory is the Hinkle Magnolia Garden, named for Frederick A. Hinkle as a testimonial to his many years on the Park Board. The area includes a picturesque gazebo dedicated to the memory of Martha Rule Deupree and Richard Redwood Deupree in 1982. Near the gazebo is the John Rule Deupree Memorial Fountain, given by his family and dedicated in 1987.
As you enter Eden Park from Victory Parkway, on your left is the Twin Lakes area, once an old stone quarry. Just west of the lakes is the bronze replica of the Capitoline Wolf which was a gift from the Italian government and presented by the Order of the Sons of Italy in 1931. Also in the area is the Galbraith Memorial which was erected in 1923 by the American Legion in honor of its first National Commander, Cincinnati's Frederick W. Galbraith. The memorial seat was erected in 1925 by the 136th Field Artillery, A.E.F. A sixty-foot memorial flagpole located here and dedicated in 1930, was relocated to the site of the Vietnam Memorial, just below the old Eden Park Water Tower and rededicated at the time of the Vietnam Memorial dedication on April 8, 1984.
South of the 172-foot high Water Tower, completed in 1894 and now used by the City of Cincinnati as a communications facility, are five memorial tree plantings. The largest is Presidential Grove which was started in 1882 when the Forestry Congress met in Cincinnati. The grove contains a tree planted for each of the Presidents of the United States. In 1982, the American Forestry Association held the opening ceremony of its National Conference in Cincinnati at the grove to commemorate the centennial of its first national conference in 1882.
Beyond Presidential Grove is Heroes Grove with oak trees planted in 1876 in memory of the heroes of 1776 and the patriots who suffered with Washington at Valley Forge. In 1976, in celebration of our nation's Bicentennial, the U.S. Marine Corps planted three pin oak trees in this grove to replace three of the originals which had died. A second Heroes Grove, located south of Eden Park Drive near the Gilbert Avenue entrance, was planted in 1919 by the Mothers of Democracy in memory of Cincinnati men and women who lost their lives in World War I. Located in the same area as the 1876 Heroes Grove is Pioneers Grove which contains trees planted by the Forestry Society in 1882 in honor of the pioneers of Cincinnati. Authors Grove isAfter you pass the Twin Lakes area into Eden Park, you go under the Melan Arch Bridge built of concrete in 1894, a pioneer engineering feet that attracted world-wide attention. The bridge is flanked by stone eagles from the old Chamber of Commerce Building which burned in 1911.
Just behind Krohn Conservatory, on the hillside overlooking the river, is the Danald Spencer Overlook and Ohio River Monument. The Monument, a granite shaft 30 feet high with bronze tablets, was dedicated by President Herbert Hoover in 1929 to commemorate the canalization of the Ohio River. The overlook was dedicated in 2002 in honor of Donald Spencer, founder of the Friends of Cincinnati Parks support group.
At the intersection of Eden Park and Fulton Avenue is the historic spring house gazebo built in 1904 to replace a straw shack spring house. In early years, water from the spring was thought to have medicinal qualities. One hundred barrels of water were carried away daily by the public until found to be contaminated in 1912 and sealed.
Nearby Mirror Lake covers the city's reservoir. The beauty of the lake was enhanced by a fountain which shoots water 60 feet into the air, a gift in 1987 by Mrs. Eleanor Meacham and her son Standish Meacham Jr. Mrs. Meacham served as a Park Board Commissioner from 1957 to 1963. Her husband was the architect for Krohn Conservatory.
As you drive along Art Museum Drive toward Mt. Adams, on your left in a natural vale is the Murray Seasongood Pavilion. The Pavilion was erected in 1959 to replace a former bandstand and was a gift of Martha S. Stern to commemorate the services of her brother, former Mayor, Murray Seasongood.
South of Seasongood Pavilion are the ruins of the old reservoir begun in 1866. The massive walls were partially demolished in 1962 for new underground storage beneath Mirror Lake.
Elsinore Tower, located at Gilbert Avenue and Elsinore Place, erected in 1883, was designed by Samuel Hannaford to commemorate a Shakespeare Festival being held in Cincinnati at the same time. It now serves as a valve house for the Cincinnati Water Works.
Historical Eden Park offers a great variety for every interest and age - free musical programs at Seasongood Pavilion, visits to the cultural institutions, ice skating on Mirror Lake, strolling (or jogging), picnicking, or enjoying a panoramic view of the city, Ohio River and Kentucky from four different overlooks. Be sure to include a springtime visit to the Queen City's Garden of Eden for the breathtaking exhibit of flowering trees and magnificent displays of over 50,000 daffodils.
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