Where To Go To…
It can take years to learn the secrets of a city—unless you’ve got the decoder handbook. Here it is:
Eat a burger and
enjoy a view
City View Tavern, 403 Oregon St., Mt. Adams, (513) 241-VIEW, cityviewtavern.com
Munch on decadent
treats
Taste of Belgium, Findlay Market, Over-the-Rhine, (513)
381-3280; 1135 Vine St., (513) 381-4607, authenticwaffle.com
Find handcrafted
stationery
Poeme of Hyde Park, 3446 Michigan Ave., Hyde Park, (513)
321-4999, poeme-online.com
Discover cool costume
jewelry pieces
Chicken Lays An Egg, 1608 Chase Ave., Northside, (513)
834-9268, chickenlaysanegg.com
Dine on some tasty Italian
A Tavola, 1220 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine, (513) 246-0192, atavolapizza.com
Enjoy quality time
with the little ones
Sawyer Point, 705 E. Pete Rose Way, downtown, (513)
352-6180, cincinnati-oh.gov
For date night
Teak,
1049-51 St. Gregory St., Mt. Adams, (513) 665-9800, teakthaicuisine.com
For a unique history
lesson
Fire Museum of Greater Cincinnati, 315 W. Court St.,
downtown, (513) 621-5553, cincyfiremuseum.com
To get some cool
custom screen printing done
Cryptogram Ink, 4116 Hamilton Ave., Northside, cryptogramink.com
Sip a cocktail
Latitudes, 7454 Beechmont Ave., Anderson Twp., (513)
827-9146, latitudescafe.com
Pedal along a scenic path
Little Miami Scenic Trail, Trailheads at various locations
including downtown Loveland, Milford, and Maineville, miamivalleytrails.org/miami.htm
Have a leisurely
lunch on the patio
dilly café, 6818 Wooster Pike, Mariemont, (513) 561-5233, dillycafe.com
Host a cool kid’s
birthday party
Castle
Skateland, 980 Loveland Madeira Rd., Loveland, (513) 683-6666, castleskateland.com
Find unique fine art
Summerfair arts festival in June, Coney Island, 6201 Kellogg
Ave., Anderson Twp., (513) 531-0050, summerfair.org
Pick up exotic foods
from around the globe
Jungle Jim’s International Market Eastgate (opening summer
2012), 4450 Eastgate Blvd., Eastgate, (513) 674-6000, junglejims.com
Eat one of the best
burgers in town
Terry’s Turf Club, 4618 Eastern Ave., Linwood, (513)
533-4222
Stargaze
Cincinnati Observatory Center, 3489 Observatory Pl., Mt.
Lookout, (513) 321-5186, cincinnatiobservatory.org
Host an outdoor
wedding
Chateau Pomije, 25043 Jacob Rd., Guilford, Indiana, (812)
623-8004, cpwinery.com
Enjoy a brunch with
the family
Market Street Grille, 205 Harrison Ave., Harrison, (513)
202-0200, marketstreetgrille.com
Find beautiful
bouquets
Lutz Flowers, 5110 Crookshank Rd., Westwood, (513) 921-0561, lutzflowerhaus.com
Watch the big game
Champions Grille, 3670 Werk Rd., (513) 376-8920, championsgrille.com
Take a hike
Shawnee Lookout, 2008 Lawrenceburg Rd., North Bend, (513)
521-7275, greatparks.org
Watch some football
The nationally recognized stadium, “The Pit,” at Elder High
School, 3900 Vincent Ave., West Price Hill, (513) 921-3744, elderhs.org
Enjoy an Italian
meal—and admire an awesome city view
Primavista, 810 Matson Place, Price Hill, (513) 251-6467, pvista.com
Step back in time and
take a ride in a horse-drawn canal boat
Whitewater Canal State Historic Site, 19083 Clayborn St.,
Metamora, Indiana, (765) 647-6512, indianamuseum.org
Get your five-way fix
at 5 a.m.
Camp Washington Chili, 3005 Colerain Ave., Camp Washington,
(513) 541-0061, campwashingtonchili.com
Get discounted salon
services
Aveda Frederic’s Institute—Cincinnati, 7664 Voice of America Centre Dr.,
West Chester, (513) 533-0700, avedafredricsinstitute.com
Get just about
anything you could ever need (and lots of things you don’t)
IKEA, 9500 Ikea Way, West Chester, (513) 779-7100, ikea.com
For happy hour
Fox and Hound, 5113 Bowen Dr., Mason, (513) 229-7921, foxandhound.com
Play a round of golf
The
Golf Center at King’s Island, 6042 Fairway Dr., Mason, (513) 398-5200, thegolfcenter.com
Get dessert to knock
your socks off
Grand Finale, 3 E. Sharon Rd., Glendale, (513) 771-5925, grandfinale.info
Get an adrenaline fix
Ozone Zipline Adventures, 5291 St. Rt. 350, Oregonia, (513)
932-3756, campkern.org
Let the kids ride a
pony
Parky’s Farm at Winton Woods, 10073 Daly Rd., Winton Woods,
(513) 521-7275, http://www.greatparks.org/parks/parkys-farm.html
Score some antiques
Downtown Lebanon, Main and Broadway Streets, historicdowntownlebanon.com
Catch some live
tennis action
Western & Southern Open, Lindner Family Tennis Center, 5460 Courseview Dr.,
Mason, (513) 651-0303, cincytennis.com
Have a beer on the
patio
Hofbräuhaus Newport, 200 E. Third St., Newport on the Levee, (859) 491-7200, hofbrauhausnewport.com
Play a game of bocce
Pompilio’s, 600 Washington Ave., Newport, (859) 581-3065;
1920 Declaration Dr., Independence, (859) 359-0087, pompiliosrestaurant.com
Catch a live show
Madison Theatre, 730 Madison Ave., Covington, (859)
491-2444, madisontheatreonline.com
Sign up for cooking
classes
EQ @ The Party Source, 95 Riviera Dr., Bellevue, (859)
291-4007, thepartysource.com
Learn about Newport’s
storied past
Newport Gangster Tour, 18 E. 5th St., Newport, (859)
951-8560, americanlegacytours.com
See some Sprint Cup
racing action
Kentucky Speedway, 1 Speedway Dr., Sparta, (888) 652-7223, kentuckyspeedway.com
Let the kids dig for
fossils
Behringer-Crawford Museum, 1600 Montague Rd., Covington,
(859) 491-4003, bcmuseum.org
Stock up on cigars
Straus Tobacconist, 8146 Mall Rd., Florence, (859) 647-8600, e-straus.com
Devour some family-style
fried chicken
Greyhound Tavern, 2500 Dixie Hwy., Ft. Mitchell, (859)
331-3767, greyhoundtavern.com
