Cincinnati Travel Guide
Weather, best time to visit, and the best food, culture, nature and activities.
Typical prices
- Budget meal$12.00
- Mid-range meal$30.00
- Cappuccino$4.00
- Domestic beer$6.00
- Taxi (per km)$2.00
- Public transport ticket$1.75
- Museum entry$15.00
- Mid-range hotel (night)$150.00
Food & Drink
- Skyline ChiliCincinnati chili · $
Cincinnati institution serving the city's famous Cincinnati-style chili over spaghetti, topped with a mountain of shredded cheddar.
- Gold Star ChiliCincinnati chili · $
Longtime rival chili parlor chain serving the other classic take on Cincinnati-style chili and coneys.
- Graeter's Ice CreamDessert · $
Cincinnati-founded ice cream maker known for French pot-style ice cream and its signature black raspberry chip.
- The Eagle OTRSouthern/American · $$
Over-the-Rhine restaurant known for fried chicken served on butcher paper alongside local craft beer.
- Boca RestaurantContemporary American · $$$$
Upscale contemporary restaurant in Oakley from the Jean-Robert de Cavel lineage, known for refined tasting menus.
- Findlay Market food stallsMarket/deli · $
Ohio's oldest continuously operated public market in Over-the-Rhine, home to local vendors like Eckerlin Meats.
- Over-the-Rhine (OTR) bar district
Historic neighborhood packed with breweries, rooftop bars, and restaurants in restored 19th-century buildings.
- Rhinegeist Brewery
Large craft brewery in a converted OTR bottling warehouse, known for its Truth IPA and rooftop deck.
- Mount Adams bar strip
Hilltop neighborhood overlooking the Ohio River with a cluster of bars and skyline views.
Culture & History
- Cincinnati Art Museum
Free general-admission art museum in Eden Park with a collection spanning ancient to contemporary works.
- National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Museum on the riverfront documenting the history of slavery and the Underground Railroad, reflecting Cincinnati's role as a border city.
- Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
Housed in a stunning 1933 Art Deco train station, combining a natural history museum, history museum, and OMNIMAX theater.
- Esquire Theatre
Historic art-house cinema in Clifton showing independent and foreign films since 1911.
- Cincinnati Music Festival
Long-running R&B and soul music festival held at Paycor Stadium each summer.
- Taste of Cincinnati
One of the longest-running culinary festivals in the US, featuring dozens of local restaurants downtown.
Active & Fun
- Cincinnati Sports Club
Large multi-level fitness club downtown with pools, courts, and extensive class schedules.
- Coney Island's Sunlite Pool
One of the world's largest recirculating pools, a Cincinnati summer tradition since 1925.
- Kings Island
Major amusement park north of the city known for The Beast wooden coaster and Orion steel coaster.
- The Beach Waterpark
Water park in Mason with wave pools and slides, popular for summer day trips.