mplsmike saidBest tip is to not go.
mplsmike saidBest tip is to not go.
turtlesarecool saidmplsmike saidBest tip is to not go.
Good lord - you people are the crankiest people on the planet.
Monochrome, ignore the two bitchy queens before - they just want to seem funny and clever by saying "Oh yeah, Cincinnati sucks!". It's not a horrendous place. Nothing fantastic, but if you listen to people like these two, you'd think it's Nazi Germany!
There actually is a Contemporary Arts Center right in downtown; 6th and some place. The Aronoff Center is right downtown, and is more events based. The schedule for Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park should have kicked in by now. The Cincinnati Musuem of Art is, I believe, right downtown, and Union Terminal has the Cincinnati Museum Center; the Terminal itself is and an old train station they converted over. It's fairly cool.
Other than that, the Ochestra is supposed to be good and Music Hall is right in downtown.
If you're looking for architecture, head to Mt. Adams/Eden Park. The one thing that surprises people is how hilly it is, and that's the area where some of the more interesting homes are. The place is right near downtown, off i-71. Music Hall is actually a beautiful building, and if you're looking for more modern, the skyline in Cincinnati is surprisingly nice coming in from the Kentucky side. The Roebling Bridge connecting Covington to downtown is something like 160 years old. Fountain Square downtown has the iconic statue you see on a lot of a sporting event videos.
But by all means, if you're going, don't listen to the crank asses who say "Duh,Cincinnati sucks". It's not heaven, it's not Camelot, but my lord, people just need to relax. Cincinnati's a mid-sized midwestern town. There are plenty worse places. Good luck!
Sporty_g saidLock your doors!.....Don't spend all of your time in Cincinnati...COME TO COLUMBUS!....We are the STATE CAPITAL, WE HAVE Ohio State University, The Crew, the Blue Jackets, Museums, cool Architecture, COSI, many trails and parks for walking/running, bike riding....great food and shopping, lots to do! History , breweries, ....biggest city in Ohio, very gay friendly (Cincinnati isn't) many clubs, etc.....HAVE A BLAST!
monochrome said
I did think about Columbus - with Peter Eiseman's Wexner Center and Columbus Convention Center. I won't be driving. Can I get from Cincinnati to Columbus easily by public transit? How long will it take?
bmw0 saidActually, You saw the list of amazing things to do in Cincy, there are also a lot of things to do in Newport just across the river. The best rated arts program in the state is in Dayton though. And they aren't too far apart, so if you get bored with one there is always the other. If you come sooner you can catch the fright night at kings island as well.
I find it a little disturbing that people are talking smack about Ohio. I would encourage them to take a look at what the state has to offer before they do so in the future. We are home to two of the best theme parks on the planet. I love it here anyway.
running11 saidI didn't think Cinci was that bad. Campus is cool and Mt. Adams seemed to be a cool place, with a great view. You can always find something in a city the size of Cincinnati. Good luck
halltdIf you know who Peter Eisenman is, then you better take a look at the University of Cincinnati's campus. I went to school there and right now, they have one of the most architecturally diverse campuses around. You can find some pretty sweet buildings by Eisenman, Pei, Gehry, Cambridge Seven, Michael Graves, Gwathmey Siegel, Morphosis (probably THE coolest rec center around), Bernard Tschumi, and a ton of others. These are all tied together with an amazing landscape designed by George Hargreaves.
Also, as other's have mentioned, downtown houses the Contemporary Arts Center designed by Zaha Hadid as well as the Aronoff Center by Cesar Pelli and the Underground Railroad Freedom Center on the Ohio River designed by BOORA Architects in Portland. Not to mention the two brand new stadiums also on the river.
Moonraker0022 saidHave fun in "Ohio's masarati".
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