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 7 – Japp’s Since 1879

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It’s Day 7 (Year 2) of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring our visit to Japp’s. Japp’s is a new downtown bar but, as the “Since 1879″ part of the name implies, this new bar has adopted the building’s century-old name.  Japp’s was originally a hat and wig shop years ago.  Over the [...]

Day 1 – Inspired by Anne Exhibit

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It’s the beginning of a new year – at least it’s a new year here at “365 Things to do in Cincinnati“. We recently completed our first full “365 things to do” and now we’re moving on to another round of daily posts.  Call me crazy, I know!!!  I thought long and hard about whether [...]

Day 352 – The Promont House

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It’s Day 352 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we visited The Promont House Museum. The Promont House was once home to Ohio’s 43rd Governor, James Pattison.  This Italianate Victorian style mansion was built around 1865 with “state of the art features” for its day.  This historic home sits on acres of [...]

Day 347 – Paint by the Glass

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It’s Day 347 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring Paint by the Glass. If you’re looking for something new to do look no further than Paint by the Glass.   This was like nothing else I’ve ever done.  The concept is simple (and they make it easy)- create your own artistic [...]

Day 341 – Pho Lang Thang

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It’s Day 341 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring the very yummy Pho Lang Thang. What do you get when you pair a funky name with a great menu and some of the best Vietnamese food you can get here in Cincy?  You get Pho Lang Thang. Pho Lang Thang [...]

Day 333 – Butterflies of Brazil

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It’s Day 333 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today I went to see the Butterflies of Brazil exhibit at the Krohn Conservatory. The Butterfly Show is one my favorite things to do all year.   The Krohn Conservatory does an outstanding job with all their exhibits but the Butterfly Show is especially [...]

Day 329 – Bobby Mackey’s

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It’s Day 329 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring our visit to Bobby Mackey’s! Part honky tonk, part bar, part cowboy hang out, part ghost haunt….  This place has enough variety to keep you busy all night long.  With live entertainment on the Bobby Mackey stage, a DJ spinning the [...]

Day 327 – Cirque du Soleil’s OVO

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It’s Day 327 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and what a magical day it is!  Today we’re featuring Cincinnati’s newest show – OVO from Cirque du Soleil. I’m going to dive right into my own thoughts on this one – simply AMAZING!  I can easily say this is one of the best performances [...]

Day 326 – Going Green with Building Value

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It’s Day 326 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today I made a trip to Building Value, a “re-use it” center. Every once in a while I stumble upon something that is so much more than I ever expected and this was one of those days.  I decided to visit Building Value today [...]