Sights in Ohio
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Wexner Center for the Arts
The campus' arts center offers cutting-edge art exhibits, films and performances.
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American Sign Museum
- Cincinnati, USA
- Sights › Other
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German Village
The remarkably large, all-brick German Village, a half mile south of downtown, is a restored 19th-century neighborhood with beer halls, cobbled streets and Italianate and Queen Anne architecture.
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Greater Cleveland Aquarium
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Immacula Church
- Cincinnati, USA
- Sights › Other
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Purple People
Bridge This pedestrian-only bridge provides a unique crossing from Sawyer Point (a nifty park dotted by whimsical monuments and flying pigs) to Newport, Kentucky.
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Roebling Suspension
The elegant 1876 spanner was a forerunner of John Roebling's famous Brooklyn Bridge in New York. It's cool to walk across while passing cars make it 'sing' around you. It links to Covington, Kentucky.
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Short North
Just north of downtown, the browse-worthy Short North is a redeveloped strip of High St that holds contemporary art galleries, restaurants and jazz bars.
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Serpent Mound
Mound City is a mysterious town of the dead.
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William G Mather
Take a self-guided walk-about on this humungous freighter incarnated as a steamship museum. It's docked beside the Science Center, which manages it.
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Guggisberg Swiss Inn
The peaceful Guggisberg Swiss Inn has a cheese-making facility and horses on the grounds.
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Lakeview Cemetery
Beyond the circle further east, don't forget this eclectic 'outdoor museum' where President Garfield and John Rockefeller rest, or more intriguingly, local comic book hero Harvey Pekar and crimefighter Eliot Ness.
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Western Reserve Historical Society/Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum
The Western Reserve Historical Society/Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum , houses collections of old cars and planes.
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Cincinnati Art Museum
The collection spans 6000 years, with an emphasis on ancient Middle Eastern art and European old masters, plus a wing devoted to local works. Parking costs $4.
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USS Cod
The storied submarine USS Cod saw action in WWII. You're free to climb through it, tight spaces, ladders and all, while listening to audio stories about life on board.
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Pro Football Hall of Fame
The popular Pro Football Hall of Fame is a shrine for the gridiron-obsessed. Look for the football-shaped tower off I-77.
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Yoder's
Just north of Walnut Creek, along Hwy 515, Yoder's is an Amish farm that's open to visitors. Tours (adult/child $11/7) include a buggy ride.
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Carillon Historical Park
The many heritage attractions include the 1905 Wright Flyer III biplane and a replica of the Wright workshop.
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Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
Includes the Wright Cycle Company Complex, where the brothers developed bikes and aviation ideas.
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Procter & Gamble World Headquarters
- Cincinnati, USA
- Sights › Tower
East of Fountain Square is the postmodern Procter & Gamble world headquarters, often called the 'Dolly Parton Towers' due to its resemblance to the country singer's most prominent features.
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Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Arts
This center displays modern art in an avant-garde building designed by Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid. The structure and its artworks are a pretty big deal for traditionalist Cincy.
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Findlay Market
Indoor-outdoor Findlay Market greens the somewhat blighted area at downtown's northern edge. It's a good stop for fresh produce, meats, cheeses and baked goods. The Belgian waffle guy will wow your taste buds.
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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Cincinnati was a prominent stop on the Underground Railroad and a center for abolitionist activities led by residents, such as Harriet Beecher Stowe. The Freedom Center tells their stories. Exhibits show how slaves escaped to the north, and the ways in which slavery still exists today. Download the free iPhone app for extra insight while touring.
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Christmas Story House & Museum
Remember the beloved 1983 film A Christmas Story, in which Ralphie yearns for a Red Ryder BB gun? The original house sits in Tremont, complete with leg lamp. This attraction's for true fans only.
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Krohn Conservatory
The vast greenhouse sprouts a rainforest, desert flora and glorious seasonal flower shows (separate admission $3 to $6).
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