Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Cincinnati, United States

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 10 km
Ascend 257 m
Descend 348 m

Explore Cincinnati in United States with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in CincinnatiIndividual Sights in Cincinnati

Sight 1: Capitoline Wolf Replica

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Capitoline Wolf Replica

The Capitoline Wolf Statue is a sculpture of a she-wolf nursing Romulus and Remus in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The bronze sculpture on a granite and marble base is located in Eden Park at the Twin Lakes area overlooking the Ohio River. It is a replica of the original Capitoline Wolf in the Musei Capitolini of Rome, Italy.

Wikipedia: Capitoline Wolf Statue, Cincinnati (EN)

273 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Eden Park Water Tower

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Eden Park Standpipe is an ornate historic standpipe standing on the high ground of Eden Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. The standpipe is a form of water tower common in the late 19th century. It was listed in the National Register on March 3, 1980.

Wikipedia: Eden Park Stand Pipe (EN)

1406 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 3: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park

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The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park is a regional theatre in the United States. It was founded in 1959 by college student Gerald Covell and was one of the first regional theatres in the United States. Located in Eden Park, the first play that premiered at the Playhouse on October 10, 1960, was Meyer Levin's Compulsion. The Playhouse has gained a regional and national reputation for bringing prominent plays to Cincinnati and for hosting national premieres such as Tennessee Williams' The Notebook of Trigorin in 1996 and world premieres such as the Pulitzer Prize-nominated Coyote on a Fence in 1998 and Ace in 2006.

Wikipedia: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park (EN), Website

1065 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 4: George Hunt Pendleton House

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George Hunt Pendleton House

The George H. Pendleton House is a historic house in the Prospect Hill Historic District of Cincinnati, Ohio. It was built in 1870 in the French Second Empire style. From 1879 until his death in 1889, this was the residence of Senator George Hunt Pendleton (1825–89). As a U.S. Senator (1879-1885), Pendleton spearheaded civil service reform, meeting here in 1882 to draft the Pendleton Act, which created the Civil Service merit system. The building, now in mixed commercial and residential use, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964.

Wikipedia: George Hunt Pendleton House (EN)

601 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 5: Old Saint Paul Church

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Old Saint Paul Church Photo by Greg Hume (Greg5030) / CC BY 3.0

St. Paul Church is a former Roman Catholic church located on the southeastern corner of Twelfth and Spring Streets in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, in the city's Pendleton neighborhood.

Wikipedia: St. Paul Church (Over the Rhine) (EN)

596 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 6: Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati

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Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati is a casino in Cincinnati, Ohio, owned by Vici Properties and operated by Hard Rock International. It opened in 2013.

Wikipedia: Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati (EN), Website

392 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Cincinnati Times-Star Building

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Cincinnati Times-Star Building

Cincinnati Times-Star Building at 800 Broadway Street in Cincinnati, Ohio, is a registered historic building. It was listed in the National Register on November 25, 1983. It was built in 1933 and was designed by the firm of Samuel Hannaford & Sons in the Art Deco style. The limestone building has 15 stories with a basement and sub-basement beneath. There is no 13th floor as superstitions ran high during this time period. Much of the decorated facade pays homage to the printing and publishing businesses. Two hundred feet above the street stand four pillars at each of the tower's corners; they represent patriotism, truth, speed, and progress.

Wikipedia: Cincinnati Times-Star Building (EN)

613 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 8: Nathaniel Ropes Building

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The Nathaniel Ropes Building is a historic commercial building in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Located on Main Street near the Hamilton County Courthouse, this 1882 building has been named a historic site.

Wikipedia: Nathaniel Ropes Building (EN)

362 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Homage to Cincinnatus

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Cincinnatus is a public artwork by Richard Haas in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The mural depicts Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, the namesake of Cincinnati. It's on the Brotherhood Building at Central Parkway and Vine Street. It was commissioned by the Kroger Company 1983 in honor of their 100th year of business. In 2015, the mural was restored by ArtWorks in collaboration with the original artist.

Wikipedia: Cincinnatus (mural) (EN)

366 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Piatt Park

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Piatt Park is the oldest park in Cincinnati, Ohio. The urban park stretches two blocks between Elm Street and Vine Street on Garfield Place/8th Street. The park is owned and maintained by the Cincinnati Park Board.

Wikipedia: Piatt Park (EN)

134 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: William Henry Harrison

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William Henry Harrison

An equestrian statue of William Henry Harrison stands in Cincinnati's Piatt Park, in the United States. The monumental statue was designed by sculptor Louis Rebisso and was unveiled on Decoration Day, 1896.

Wikipedia: Equestrian statue of William Henry Harrison (EN)

424 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 12: Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter in Chains

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Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter in ChainsGreg5030 Photo by Greg Hume / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter in Chains is a Catholic cathedral of the Latin Church in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The basilica is a Greek revival structure located at 8th and Plum streets in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio in the United States. It is dedicated to Saint Peter's imprisonment and liberation.

Wikipedia: Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains (EN)

287 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Isaac M. Wise Temple

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Isaac M. Wise Temple

The Isaac M. Wise Temple, commonly called the Wise Temple, is an historic Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the United States. The congregation's historic Plum Street temple was erected in honour of Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise, who was among the founders of Reform Judaism in the United States. The temple building was designed by prominent Cincinnati architect James Keys Wilson and its design was inspired by the Alhambra at Granada.

Wikipedia: Isaac M. Wise Temple (EN)

349 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 14: Cincinnati and Suburban Telephone Company Building

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Cincinnati and Suburban Telephone Company Building Photo by Greg Hume (Greg5030) / CC BY 3.0

Cincinnati and Suburban Telephone Company Building is a registered historic building in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was designed by Harry Hake, and listed in the National Register on April 20, 1995.

Wikipedia: Cincinnati and Suburban Telephone Company Building (EN)

560 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 15: Contemporary Arts Center

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Contemporary Arts Center

The Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) is a contemporary art museum in Cincinnati, Ohio and one of the first contemporary art institutions in the United States. The CAC is a non-collecting museum that focuses on new developments in painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, performance art and new media. Focusing on programming that reflects "the art of the last five minutes", the CAC has displayed the works of many now-famous artists early in their careers, including Andy Warhol. In 2003, the CAC moved to a new building designed by Zaha Hadid.

Wikipedia: Contemporary Arts Center (EN), Website

177 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: The Genius of Water

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The Tyler Davidson Fountain or The Genius of Water is a statue and fountain located in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is regarded as the city's symbol and one of the area's most-visited attractions. It was dedicated in 1871 and is the centerpiece of Fountain Square, a hardscape plaza at the corner of 5th and Vine Streets in the downtown area. It is surrounded by stores, hotels, restaurants and offices. Originally, and for more than 130 years, it was located in the center of 5th Street, immediately west of Walnut Street. In 2006, renovations were undertaken to Fountain Square and the Tyler Davidson Fountain was temporarily removed. When reinstalled it was relocated to a much wider space near the north end of the reconfigured square, closer to the Fifth Third Bank Building and away from street traffic. The fountain is turned off for the winter months and turned on again in time for the first home game of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds.

Wikipedia: Tyler Davidson Fountain (EN)

264 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: John Church Company Building

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John Church Company Building Photo by Greg Hume (Greg5030) / CC BY 3.0

The John Church Company Building is a historic commercial building in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Designed by one of Cincinnati's most prominent architects, it was home to one of the country's leading vendors of sheet music and musical instruments, and it has been named a historic site.

Wikipedia: John Church Company Building (EN)

675 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 18: Second District Police Station

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Police Station No. 2 is a registered historic building in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, listed in the National Register on May 18, 1981.

Wikipedia: Police Station No. 2 (Cincinnati, Ohio) (EN), Heritage Website

445 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 19: Taft Museum of Art

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The Taft Museum of Art is a fine art collection in Cincinnati, Ohio. It occupies the 200-year-old historic house at 316 Pike Street. The house – the oldest domestic wooden structure in downtown Cincinnati – was built about 1820 and housed several prominent Cincinnatians, including Martin Baum, Nicholas Longworth, David Sinton, Anna Sinton Taft and Charles Phelps Taft. It is on the National Register of Historic Places listings, and is a contributing property to the Lytle Park Historic District.

Wikipedia: Taft Museum of Art (EN), Website

1051 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 20: Newport Southbank Bridge

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The Purple People Bridge stretches 2,670 feet over the Ohio River, connecting Newport, Kentucky to downtown Cincinnati, Ohio.

Wikipedia: Newport Southbank Bridge (EN), Heritage Website

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