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 9 – ArtWorks Murals

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It’s Day 9 (Year 2) of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring a fabulous public art display – The ArtWorks Mural Project. ArtWorks is an award winning non-profit organization that employs local teens and artisits to create art that “has a lasting impact in the greater Cincinnati community” (quote from their [...]

1848 Cincinnati Daguerreotype Tour

1848 Daguerreotype exhibit at downtown branch of the Cincinnati Public Library

It’s Day 6 / Year 2 of  ”365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we took a tour of the 1848 Cincinnati Daguerreotype display at the downtown library. What would you think if I told you the “Mona Lisa of photographs” is on display in our own downtown library?  That’s what the 1848 Cincinnati [...]

Day 363 – City Flea

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It’s Day 363 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today I ventured downtown to the City Flea. What is the City Flea? It’s basically an outdoor flea market with an Indie twist.  You won’t find out bureaus or old tools here but you will find all kinds of awesome crafts, vintage finds, and [...]

Day 361 – Window Dressings at the Old Shillito’s Department Store

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It’s Day 361 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring something that combines the modern with the classic – admiring the artistic displays currently in the windows at the old Shillito’s Department Store on Race Street. Have you walked past the Shillito building lately?  If so, you may have noticed the [...]

Day 360 – Explore the Covington side of the Ohio River

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It’s Day 360 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring a view from the south side as we explore the Covington shore of the Ohio River. Over the last few weeks I’ve had the pleasure of seeing Cincinnati from the other side – the Kentucky side.  Numerous events (Brian Jorg’s Skyline [...]

Day 322 – Go Vibrant Cincinnati

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It’s Day 322 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring something that will really get you moving – Go Vibrant Cincinnati. Go Vibrant Cincinnati is a non-profit group with a mission of making Cincinnati one of the top 10 healthiest cities by 2020.  To achieve that goal, the Go Vibrant group  [...]

Day 283 – The Pendleton Art Center and Final Friday

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It’s Day 283 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring the Pendleton Art Center along with Final Fridays. Final Fridays is an event that takes place on the last Friday of every month (imagine that!) in the Gateway Quarter (aka Over the Rhine).  Most of the shops and galleries stay open [...]

Tour of the Plum Street Temple

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It’s Day 223 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today I am featuring the 365Cincinnati Tour we took today at the Plum Street Temple. This is the Temple that sits across the street from City Hall downtown.  After walking by both the Plum Street Temple and St. Peter in Chains that day, I [...]

Day 216 – Memorial Hall

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It’s Day 216 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we are featuring Memorial Hall. Today is Veteran’s Day so I thought this would be a great building to feature today.  Memorial Hall was built in 1908 to honor American veterans. Located right next to Music Hall, this is another fine piece of [...]

Day 209 – Walk the Suspension Bridge

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It’s Day 209 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today I took a walk over the Ohio River on the pedestrian path of the Roebling Bridge (aka the Suspension Bridge). The Suspension Bridge has been closed to traffic for months, undergoing a complete paint job.  It is set to re-open to traffic on [...]

Day 195 – Lytle Park

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Today is Day 195 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today I went to Lytle Park downtown. Lytle Park is one of the Cincinnati Park District Parks and is located right downtown.  Lytle Park wasn’t actually in my plans today.  I actually was planning to visit the Taft Museum.  I parked on the [...]