Cincinnati
Cincinnati is the most populous city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat.
Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line with Kentucky. It is the third-most populous city in Ohio, and the 66th-most populous city in the U.S., with a population of 309,317 at the 2020 census. Cincinnati serves as the economic and cultural hub of the tri-state Cincinnati metropolitan area, Ohio's most populous metropolitan area and the nation's 30th-largest, at over 2.3 million residents.
Getting to Cincinnati
- 01Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
- 02Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport
Lunken Airport is the other option for travelers, but, in general, only travelers flying their own private planes or who chartered a flight will use the airport.
- 03Ultimate Air Shuttle
- 04Union Terminal/Cincinnati Museum Center
1301 Western Ave (Cincinnati Museum Center).
Worth seeing
Some highlights of the city include a menagerie of museums like the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Taft Museum of Art, the natural history/children's Cincinnati Museum Center, and the American Sign Museum. For more natural experiences, there are the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden and Krohn Conservatory.
Things to do
Cincinnati has quite an impressive assortment of 19th century architecture. Parts of town will remind a visitor of large east coast cities like Boston or Brooklyn. With a renewed interest in the oldest parts of the city there are an increasing number of tours highlighting Cincinnati's golden age when it was one of the largest cities in the US.
Where to eat
Cincinnati is famous for its unique chili, based on a Macedonian recipe. It contains finely-ground meat, no beans or onions, and usually contains spices such as cinnamon or cocoa powder, and not as much tomato as traditional recipes.
Getting around Cincinnati the local way
- Go nextThe following are accessible as day trips: Indianapolis.
From Wikivoyage: Cincinnati, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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