Best Family-Friendly Attractions

Explore the best best family-friendly attractions options for kids and families in Cincinnati

Piatt Park

Piatt Park

Visit this great place for kids and families!

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

Venue focusing on the history of slavery. Interactive museum with film, animation & multimedia exhibits focused on slavery in America.

Cincinnati Fire Museum

Cincinnati Fire Museum

Firefighting history & safety exhibits. Museum offering firefighting history exhibits, including artifacts, plus a fire safety experience.

Carol Ann's Carousel

Carol Ann's Carousel

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Lytle Park Historic District

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.

Washington Park

Washington Park

Urban open space for recreation & events. A civic park with playground, splash pad, dog park & lawn for performances & cultural events.

PNC Grow Up Great Adventure Playground

PNC Grow Up Great Adventure Playground

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Smale Riverfront Park

Smale Riverfront Park

Waterside park with play areas & views. Park along the Ohio River featuring gardens, a playground, a splash pad & panoramic walking paths.

Taft Museum of Art

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

Sawyer Point Park

Riverfront park with sports courts. Riverfront park with a pavilion, concessions, tennis & volleyball courts, a playground & docks.

General James Taylor Park

General James Taylor Park

Scenic area for picnics & city views. This riverfront hangout offers picnic tables, a playground & dramatic Cincinnati skyline views.

Newport Aquarium

Newport Aquarium

Sealife displays, from jellyfish to rays. Aquarium featuring a jellyfish room, walk-through tunnels & exhibits housing penguins & rays.

T. M. Berry International Friendship Park

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.

Eden Park

Eden Park

Open space & cultural institutions. Home to a museum & a theater, this open space also offers gardens, walking paths & river views.

Cincinnati Museum Center

Cincinnati Museum Center

Interactive exhibits for kids. Children explore arts, books, culture & science through interactive exhibits & educational programs.

Behringer-Crawford Museum

Behringer-Crawford Museum

Local history exhibits & model trains. Museum tracing regional history with eclectic artifacts, dioramas & a model train display.

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

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

American Sign Museum

Exhibits of uniquely American signs. Sprawling former factory space exhibiting uniquely American signage, plus a working neon shop.

Creation Museum

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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