Cincinnati was ranked the #3 top US destination for 2012 on Lonely Planet’s website!
Seen Cincy lately? The pretty city on the Ohio River – off the main cross-country interstates – gets bypassed by many road trippers, but it’s quietly transformed itself in the last decade into a worthy weekend getaway. Life centers around the river – much which can be seen by foot: river walkways are best on the Kentucky side, reached via a couple bridges including John Roebling’s Suspension Bridge (a prequel to his famous Brooklyn Bridge). Narrow, twisting (and steep) brick roads of the Mt Adams district lead past 19th-century Victorian townhouses and the free Cincinnati Art Museum, while the once-dangerous, emerging Over-the-Rhine, just north of downtown, is home to the Findlay Market and a sprawling collection of historic Italianate architecture. Best, though, is the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, open since 2004, on the banks of the river where many slaves escaped to freedom in the 19th century.
What else could we add to this list? Eden Park. The Cincinnati Zoo. Jungle Jim’s. The Cincy food trifecta: Graeter’s, Skyline and Montgomery Inn. We’re proud our hometown received some recognition + that Jim’s Bicycle Shop is a part of it!
Best,
Jim
Tags: Cincinnati, hometown pride
