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“Cincinnati is a beautiful city; cheerful, thriving, and animated. I have not often seen a place that commends itself so favorably and pleasantly to a stranger at the first glance as this does.”
— Charles Dickens
“Of all the cities I have visited in the United States, Cincinnati is the most interesting.”
— Frances Trollope
Cincinnati Reds
MLB Baseball
The Cincinnati Reds are the oldest professional baseball team in America, founded in 1869 as the Cincinnati Red Stockings
Cincinnati Bengals
NFL Football
The Bengals were also founded in 1968 by Paul Brown, one of the most influential coaches in football history.
FC Cincinnati
MLS Soccer
The club plays at TQL Stadium, one of the most modern soccer-specific stadiums in the United States.
Cincinnati Cyclones
ECHL Hockey
The Cincinnati Cyclones are one of the most successful minor-league hockey teams in the Midwest. They won the Kelly Cup twice (2008 & 2010)
Cincinnati Pops
Orchestra
The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra is one of the most famous pops orchestras in the world and has released over 90 recordings, many of which have topped the classical music charts.
Cincinnati Ballet
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The Cincinnati Ballet is one of the premier ballet companies in the United States and performs its beloved annual production of The Nutcracker, a Cincinnati holiday tradition.
Cincinnati
Shakespeare Co.
Based in downtown Cincinnati at the Otto M. Budig Theater, the company performs Shakespeare’s plays year-round and hosts the annual Shakespeare in the Park performances across the region.
Broadway in
Cincinnati
Broadway in Cincinnati brings touring Broadway productions from New York City directly to the Queen City, allowing audiences to see hit shows without traveling to Broadway.
Cincinnati Art
Museum
Located in beautiful Eden Park, the museum houses more than 67,000 works of art spanning 6,000 years of history, and admission is free to the public.
Cincinnati Contemporary Arts
Center
The Contemporary Arts Center is housed in a striking modern building designed by world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid. It became the first museum in the United States designed by a female architect.
Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
One of the most iconic Art Deco buildings in the United States. Opened in 1933 as a grand train station, it now houses multiple museums under one roof.
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Located on the banks of the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati, it tells the story of freedom seekers who escaped slavery and the network of people who helped them through the Underground Railroad.
Findlay Market
Findlay Market is Ohio’s oldest continuously operated public market, opening in 1855.
Located in the historic Over-the-Rhine district, it features dozens of local food vendors, farmers, and artisans.
Cincinnati Pride
Celebration
Cincinnati Pride is one of the largest Pride celebrations in the Midwest, drawing tens of thousands of participants and visitors each year.
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati
The largest Oktoberfest celebration in the United States, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.
The festival celebrates Cincinnati’s rich German heritage and is famous for its “World’s Largest Chicken Dance”
BLINK Cincinnati
BLINK is one of the largest light, art, and projection-mapping festivals in the United States, transforming downtown Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky into a massive outdoor gallery.
GoettaFest Cincinnati
Held each summer along the riverfront near Cincinnati, the festival features creative goetta dishes, live music, and family activities honoring the city’s strong German heritage.
Taste of Cincinnati
Taste of Cincinnati is the longest-running food festival in the US, first held in 1979.
More than 500,000 visitors come to downtown Cincinnati to sample dishes from dozens of local restaurants
Kings Island
Kings Island is one of the largest amusement parks in the Midwest and features over 100 rides, attractions, and shows.
Cincinnati Zoo
& Botanical Garden
opened in 1875, is the second-oldest zoo in the US.
It’s internationally known for conservation efforts and became especially famous for Fiona the hippo
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