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The Roebling Suspension Bridge over the Ohio River under a clear sky

Itineraries

Plans that actually work here

Cincinnati rewards walking in the basin and driving to the hills. These four routes are built around that, not around a map pin list.

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24 hours in Cincinnati

One day, no car needed if you stay in the basin.

  1. 1Breakfast goetta downtown
  2. 2Walk the Roebling bridge
  3. 3Findlay Market by late morning
  4. 4Streetcar to Washington Park
  5. 5Art Museum or the Sign Museum
  6. 6Sunset from Mt. Adams
  7. 7Chili and a nightcap on Vine Street

A full weekend

Two nights that mix the riverfront, the hills and the west side.

  1. 1Friday: The Banks and a Reds game
  2. 2Saturday: Findlay Market, OTR shops, brewery tour
  3. 3Saturday night: Music Hall or a Vine Street show
  4. 4Sunday: Eden Park, Krohn Conservatory, Mt. Echo overlook

Family day

Built around the zoo, the riverfront and short walks.

  1. 1Cincinnati Zoo at opening
  2. 2Lunch on Ludlow Avenue
  3. 3Smale Riverfront Park swings and carousel
  4. 4Duke Energy Children's Museum at Union Terminal
  5. 5Graeter's on the way home

Three days, deeper

Add the neighborhoods locals actually spend their weekends in.

  1. 1Day 1: downtown, OTR, riverfront
  2. 2Day 2: Northside, Camp Washington, American Sign Museum
  3. 3Day 3: Hyde Park Square, Ault Park, Columbia Tusculum, river trail

Add local stops as you go — the directory has the shops, kitchens and taprooms these routes pass.

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