Market
Findlay Market
Ohio's oldest continuously operated public market. Open-air vendors, butchers, bakers and a Saturday crowd that fills Race Street.
1801 Race St · Wed–Sun
Things to do
Nine places that explain this city
A market older than the state fairgrounds, a bridge that taught Brooklyn how, a hilltop park with the whole river valley below it — start here.
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Landmark
Roebling Suspension Bridge
John Roebling's 1866 span — the prototype for the Brooklyn Bridge. Walk it at dusk for the skyline view everyone photographs.
Free · open 24/7
Parks
Eden Park & Krohn Conservatory
186 hilltop acres with an overlook of the river valley, a glass conservatory and the Cincinnati Art Museum next door.
950 Eden Park Dr
Museums
Cincinnati Museum Center
Union Terminal's art deco rotunda holds three museums, an OMNIMAX theater and the Holocaust & Humanity Center.
1301 Western Ave
Family
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
The second-oldest zoo in the United States, famous worldwide for Fiona the hippo and its botanical plantings.
3400 Vine St
Parks
Smale Riverfront Park
Swings over the river, a carousel, fountains for kids and the best flat walk between the two stadiums.
166 W Mehring Way
Sports
Great American Ball Park
Home of the Cincinnati Reds, baseball's first professional team, right on the riverfront downtown.
100 Joe Nuxhall Way
Museums
American Sign Museum
A warehouse of glowing neon from a century of American main streets — one of the most photographed rooms in the city.
1330 Monmouth Ave
Family
Kings Island
Twenty-five miles north in Mason: The Beast, Orion, a full water park and Ohio's biggest coaster lineup.
Mason, OH · seasonal
Want it planned for you? We keep four ready-made routes through the city — a day, a weekend, a family day and a three-day version.
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