Best Family-Friendly Attractions
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Smale Riverfront Park
Waterside park with play areas & views. Park along the Ohio River featuring gardens, a playground, a splash pad & panoramic walking paths.
General James Taylor Park
Scenic area for picnics & city views. This riverfront hangout offers picnic tables, a playground & dramatic Cincinnati skyline views.
PNC Grow Up Great Adventure Playground
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Carol Ann's Carousel
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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Venue focusing on the history of slavery. Interactive museum with film, animation & multimedia exhibits focused on slavery in America.
Newport Aquarium
Sealife displays, from jellyfish to rays. Aquarium featuring a jellyfish room, walk-through tunnels & exhibits housing penguins & rays.
Lytle Park Historic District
Small park with flowers & a statue. Tiny green space with annual & perennials gardens, plus a large, bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln.
Taft Museum of Art
Intimate museum with a cafe & garden. A small museum in a landmark building with a garden, cafe & works by Rembrandt & other masters.
Sawyer Point Park
Riverfront park with sports courts. Riverfront park with a pavilion, concessions, tennis & volleyball courts, a playground & docks.
Piatt Park
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Cincinnati Fire Museum
Firefighting history & safety exhibits. Museum offering firefighting history exhibits, including artifacts, plus a fire safety experience.
Behringer-Crawford Museum
Local history exhibits & model trains. Museum tracing regional history with eclectic artifacts, dioramas & a model train display.
Washington Park
Urban open space for recreation & events. A civic park with playground, splash pad, dog park & lawn for performances & cultural events.
T. M. Berry International Friendship Park
Placid green space for walking & biking. Narrow green space named for Cincinnati’s first African-American mayor, with walking & bike trails.
Cincinnati Museum Center
Interactive exhibits for kids. Children explore arts, books, culture & science through interactive exhibits & educational programs.
Eden Park
Open space & cultural institutions. Home to a museum & a theater, this open space also offers gardens, walking paths & river views.
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Historic venue housing plants & wildlife. Animal park & conservatory with 3,000+ plant species, wildlife exhibits, rides & a 4D theater.
American Sign Museum
Exhibits of uniquely American signs. Sprawling former factory space exhibiting uniquely American signage, plus a working neon shop.
Creation Museum
Interactive biblical scenes & exhibits. Indoor/outdoor, Bible-themed museum with exhibits ranging from Noah's Ark to a petting zoo.
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