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 [...]

Day 188 – Caldwell Nature Center

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It’s Day 188 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today I went to Caldwell Nature Center.  One of the Cincinnati Park District Parks, Caldwell Nature Preserve has some great hiking trails. Caldwell Nature Center has over 3 miles of hiking trails.  Most of the trails are mulched but they do have a very [...]

Day 173 – Webb C. Gower Park

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It’s Day 173 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re out enjoying this beautiful fall weather at Webb C. Gower Park in Sharonville. This is a great park located near the Sharonville Recreation Center and the Sharonville branch of the public library. The park has some great climbing and play sets for [...]

Day 167 – Clippard Park

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It’s Day 167 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we went to Clippard Park.  Located the northern section of Colerain Township, this park is completely new in 2010. Clippard Park is part of the Colerain Township Park system.  The entire park was recently redeveloped and just reopened this week.  This 15 acre [...]

Day 137 – Eden Park

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Today is Day 137 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we went to the beautiful Eden Park. Spanning 186 acres close to downtown, this is probably the most popular of the City of Cincinnati Park Systems parks.  Cincinnati’s Krohn Conservatory, the Cincinnati Art Museum and Playhouse in the Park can all be [...]

Day 135 – Hopewell Meadows Park

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It’s Day 135 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we were out at Hopewell Meadows Park in Symmes Township.  Super easy to access from 275, this park was a great find! Hopewell Meadows Park is a 14 acre park which was put into use in 2001.  The park is incredibly well maintained.  [...]

Day 111 – French Park

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It’s Day 111 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re out discovering French Park.  Another one of the wonderful Cincinnati Park System parks, this little gem is located in Amberly Village at the intersection of Ridge and Section Roads. This is a rather small park in comparison to some of the other [...]

Day 105 – Ault Park

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Today is Day 105 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re at Ault Park, one of the wonderful Cincinnati Park System parks. Ault Park is an absolutely gorgeous park – with tremendous stone buildings, massive staircases and a cascading water feature.  Just look at this beauty… The Pavilion, as seen at the [...]

Day 95 – Mt. Airy Forest and Treehouse

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It’s Day 95 of 365 Things to do in Cincinnati and today we’re at the Mt. Airy Forest, home of The Treehouse. Mt. Airy forest is the largest of the Cincinnati Parks system parks.  It spans 1,470 acres and features 14 miles of hiking trails, 16 miles of bridle trail and 23 picnic areas.  Once [...]

Day 92 – Burnet Woods

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It’s Day 92 of 365 Things to do in Cincinnati and today we are at Burnet Woods.  Located adjacent to the University of Cincinnati campus, Cincinnati Parks calls this “90 acres of green in everybody’s backyard.” Like so many of my recent adventures, today was a new one for me; it’s the first time I [...]

Day 88 – Devou Park

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It’s day 88 of 365 Things to do in Cincinnati and today we are visiting Devou Park.  Devou Park is right across the river from downtown and provides some of the most gorgeous views of our Queen City! For the picture above, I stood slightly up the hill so that you can see the gorgeous [...]

Day 82 – Theodore M. Berry International Friendship Park

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For our day 82 of 365 Things to do in Cincinnati we went downtown to explore the Theodore M. Berry International Friendship Park. Located right on the Ohio River, this park is one of our newest city parks.  This 22-acre Cincinnati Park Board park opened in 2003 and was, at that time, the first new [...]