Cincinnati, Ohio
:The article refers to the city in Ohio. For information on the city in Iowa, see Cincinnati, Iowa.
Culture
Attractions
- Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
- Cincinnati Museum Center http://www.cincymuseum.org/combines the Cincinnati Children's Museum, the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History and Science, the OmniMax Cinema, and the Cincinnati History Museum in the classic Art-Deco Union Terminal, the largest half-dome on the planet Earth.
- Coney Island of Cincinnati
- Paramount's Kings Island, located in Mason, a suburb 20 miles northeast of Cincinnati)
- Boomerang Bay Waterpark, also in Mason, also owned by Paramount
- The Beach Waterpark, also in Mason
- TPC at River's Bend, a golf club that hosts a Champions Tour event (men's senior golf)
- Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, an important tennis tournament held in Mason
- Jungle Jim's International Market -- Most unusual grocery store in the world!
- National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Buildings
- Carew Tower Open air observation deck
- PNC Tower 5th tallest in the world when it was built in 1914
- Scripps Center Home of the world headquarters for Scripps Howard
- Ingalls Building The world's first reinforced concrete skyscraper
- Star Tower
- Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal A former train station; now a museum; example of Art Deco style. Amtrak station has returned to Union Terminal since renovation.
- US Bank Tower
- The Contemporary Arts Center By Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, 2004 winner of the Pritzker Prize. Called by the New York Times the "most important American building to be completed since the end of the Cold War."
- Aronoff Center Performing art center, by architect César Pelli.
- Aronoff Center for Design and Art Home of the University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning, by architect Peter Eisenman.
- Vontz Center for Molecular Studies at University of Cincinnati, by architect Frank Gehry, 1989 winner of the Pritzker Prize.
- Engineering Resarch Center at University of Cincinnati, by architect Michael Graves.
- College Conservatory of Music at University of Cincinnati, by architect Henry Cobb partner of I.M. Pei.
- Campus Recreation Center at University of Cincinnati, by architect Thom Mayne, 2005 winner of the Pritzker Prize. Opening 2005.
- Athletic Center at University of Cincinnati, by architect Bernard Tschumi. Opening 2006.
Galleries
- Carl Solway Gallery
- Cincinnati Art Galleries
- The Design Consortium Gallery
- Miller Gallery
- Visual History Gallery
- Weston Art Gallery
Famous Cincinnati Natives
Pamela Hill - Actress
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Museums
- American Classical Music Hall of Fame and Museum
- Cincinnati Art Museum
- Cincinnati Fire Museum
- Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
- Cincinnati Observatory Center
- The Contemporary Arts Center
- Drake Planetarium
- Greater Cincinnati Science Education Center
- Harriet Beecher Stowe House
- National Signs of the Times Museum
- National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
- Newport Aquarium (in Newport, Kentucky)
- The Taft Museum of Art
Theater
- Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
- Know Theatre Tribe
- Clear Stage Cincinnati
- Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati
- Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival
- Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
- New Edgecliff Theater
Food culture
- Skyline Chili
- Montgomery Inn -- "The Ribs King"
- Graeter's Ice Cream
- LaRosa's Pizza
- Izzy's
- Findlay Market
- United Dairy Farmers
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