A Day in Pompeii Exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center

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Here we are with another installment of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati“. Today I’m giving you a sneak peek at the Cincinnati Museum Center’s newest exhibit – A Day in Pompeii. A Day in Pompeii is a collection of more than 250 priceless ancient artifacts from the Roman city of Pompeii and its surrounding [...]

Day 27 – Holiday Trains at the Cincinnati Museum Center

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It’s Day 27 (Year 2) of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring the super-sized Holiday Train exhibit at The Cincinnati Museum Center. In case you haven’t heard, the old CG&E train display (lately known as the Duke Holiday Trains) has been permanently relocated to the Cincinnati Museum Center.  The downtown holiday [...]

Day 16 – Liberty on the Border – A Civil War Exhibit (and accompanying book group)

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It’s Day 16 (Year 2) of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring a new exhibit (and accompanying book club) at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center – “Liberty on the Border – The Civil War and the Ohio River Valley”. The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is a gorgeous museum right [...]

Union Terminal’s Rotunda Tour

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It’s Day 11 (Year 2) of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring our recent tour of the Rotunda at Union Terminal. We headed to the Cincinnati Museum Center last Saturday to take the free Rotunda Tour of Union Terminal.  This 45 minute + tour is offered by volunteer docents and is [...]

Day 336 – Trains from atop the Cincinnati Museum Center

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It’s Day 336 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today I spent the afternoon in Tower A of the Cincinnati Museum Center. Tower A sits along the back side of Union Terminal and sits  up as high as you can go (at least it seemed like it when you look out the windows!).  [...]

Day 313 – Lloyd Library and Museum

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It’s Day 313 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring The Lloyd Library and Museum. The Lloyd Library is housed in a downtown building with an obvious “1970′s vibe”.  But don’t let that ordinary brick exterior fool you.  Inside you’ll find an amazing wealth of Cincinnati history, world history, plant history [...]

Day 309 – Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame Museum

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It’s Day 309 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring the amazing Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame Museum. I am going to start this off by saying I can’t believe I’ve waited so long to go to the Reds Hall of Fame Museum!  It is spectacular!  Read on… The Cincinnati Reds [...]

Day 217 – Taft Museum of Art

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It’s Day 217 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we visited the Taft Museum of Art.  We went there tonight for the opening of their new exhibit “Antique Christmas” The Taft Museum of Art is located downtown.  It sits beside Lytle Park and below Mt. Adams.  “The Taft Museum was home to [...]

Day 151 – Fire Museum of Greater Cincinnati

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It’s Day 151 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we are featuring the Fire Museum of Greater Cincinnati.  Housed in what used to be Engine Company #45 right downtown, this is “the only museum in Cincinnati that saves lives” and one you don’t want to miss! The Fire Museum is an amazing [...]

Day 67 – The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

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It’s Day 67 of 365 Things to do in Cincinnati and today we were pleased to be in attendance for the opening reception of the Textural Rhythms Exhibit at Cincinnati’s National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. The Freedom Center sits very close to the Ohio River, right between the Great American Ballpark and Paul Brown Stadium.  [...]

Day 36 – Contemporary Arts Center | Shepard Fairey Exhibit

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Day 36 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” has been the most surprising day for me!  I went to the Contemporary Arts Center downtown and I will admit I was not expecting to be thrilled.  I do love art and I do love art museums but I must admit I am not a huge [...]