Everything You Need to Know for Three Days in Cincinnati

7-1-2025: Philadelphia Magazine

Because of its location right on the Ohio-Kentucky border, the Queen City provides visitors with a wealth of options both in town and just a quick walk away.

National Underground Railroad Freedom center

Experience Juneteenth In These Cities Honoring History And Culture

6-17-2025: Forbes

Cincinnati's annual citywide Juneteenth celebrations reflect the city's deep commitment to honoring the holiday. The festivities kick off with the 38th Annual Juneteenth Festival in Eden Park, a free family-friendly weekend featuring a…

The entrance of Findlay Market during the day with couples sitting at tables surrounded by flowers.

Midwest Weekend Getaways: The Cincinnati Trip I Didn’t Know I Needed

6-11-2025: Style Blueprint

I’m pretty well traveled, so I’m embarrassed to admit that, until recently, I had no idea Cincinnati is a mere four-hour drive from Nashville and only an hour and a half from Louisville — just over the Kentucky border. (Pretty well…

10 unique carousels around the US that will spin you back in time

6-10-2025: USA Today

This community-fueled carousel opened in Cincinnati's Smale Riverfront Park in 2015. Following a $5 million donation from Carol Ann and Ralph Haile, Ohio's Carousel Works built Carol Ann's Carousel.

The Top Small US Cities for Food and Drink

6-4-2025: Food & Wine

Just across the river from Cincinnati, Covington is where smooth bourbon meets savory goetta, and North meets South. This walkable river town blends Appalachian, German, and Southern influences into a culinary identity all its own.

Best Aquariums in US for Families

5-17-2025: TravelPulse

Who would think that Kentucky would have one of the country’s best aquariums? Located just across the river from downtown Cincinnati, the aquarium houses thousands of the world’s most exotic aquatic creatures.

cincinnati museum center at union station

Art Deco Is 100. Visit These Cities to See the Aesthetic

5-12-2025: AARP

Of the examples of Art Deco in Cincinnati, including the Cincinnati and Suburban Bell Telephone Company building, Carew Tower and the Cincinnati Times-Star Building, the most recognizable is Union Terminal, a train station with a half dome.

The Roebling Suspension bridge leading to Covington Ky, with the Covington skyline in the background.

Unexpected Favorites Lesser Known Cities

5-2-205: Inside Hook

Just over the Ohio River from Cincinnati, across the predecessor to the Brooklyn Bridge, Covington is where the Midwest meets the South, and where big-city amenities come with small-town warmth.

Cincinnati is a city suited for a queen

4-27-25: Chicago Go Pride

Cincinnati is a city where one can luckily be near Kentucky and still be in the heart of Ohio. Nicknamed The Queen City by the media to bolster commerce and true to the name, it rules as a place to visit.

A white building with a rounded entry. Words above the door say Camp Washington Chili. A vertical sign is on top of the building made up of squares that spell CHILI.

See What’s Cooking in Cincy These Days

4-26-25: Chicago Go Pride

The city of Cincinnati has a diverse culinary scene that has evolved over decades and has risen to the occasion to be what it is today. There's much to explore in “Porkopolis” in a food-filled day while covering several plates in two…

Urban Ohio: what to do in the state’s top cities

4-25-25: Wanderlust

The beauty of a trip to Cincinnati is that you can visit two states in one. The Queen City, as it’s affectionately nicknamed, noses up to the border with Kentucky, and the whole area has become known as the Cincy Region. Its heritage drinks…

Cincinnati’s 21c Museum Hotel combines art with lodging

4-25-25: Chicago Go Pride

21c Hotel is at 609 Walnut Street in a bustling arts and business district adjacent to the Contemporary Arts Center and across the street from the Aronoff Center for the Arts. Being a few steps from entertainment and dining establishments…

See Y'all in Cincy

4-24-2025: Where Y'at

Cities built upon beer and bourbon? That sounds like my kind of trip. Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky, linked by several vehicle and pedestrian bridges across the Ohio River, are a package deal that have more eateries and…

The Lytle Park Hotel Named One of the Best Hotels in the World by Travel + Leisure

4-23-2025: Travel + Leisure

The Lytle Park Hotel is now officially one of Travel + Leisure’s Top 500 Hotels in the World for 2025. Announced on April 23, the annual awards spotlight the top 500 hotels and resorts worldwide, honoring excellence in quality, luxury…

A Whiskey Lover's Travel Guide to Covington, Kentucky

4-21-25: Whisky Advocate

If you’re traveling to Kentucky as a whiskey tourist, chances are the state’s northern reaches aren’t first on your list of places to visit. That’s by no means a snub as much as a statement of fact—the vast majority of the state’s…

Two Cincinnati Culinary Professionals named James Beard Award Finalists

4-2-2025: James Beard Foundation

Two Cincinnatians were named finalists for the coveted James Beard Award. Cincinnati was the only city in Ohio represented in the finalist round.

Northern Kentucky, Cincinnati is the new hot spot on dining, drinking map. Where to go

3-27-2025: Lexington Herald

We all know the expression, “It’s an honor just to be nominated.” That’s a feeling shared by three Cincinnati establishments in the running for James Beard Awards — two restaurants (Wildweed and The Aperture) whose chefs are semifinalists…

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