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Cincinnati, Ohio Attractions

Unusual landmarks, museums, roadside attractions, and hidden wonders in Cincinnati and the surrounding area. "Porkopolis" rose to fame as a meatpacking capital. Today it's home to the American Sign Museum, a stuffed hero police dog, and a tombstone shaped like SpongeBob Squarepants. The Creation Museum is just across the river in Kentucky.

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  • American Sign Museum

    American Sign Museum

    Cincinnati, Ohio

    Tod Swormstedt, sign expert, displays hundreds of examples of everything from delicate gold-painted glass to humongous neon.

  • Vent Haven: Ventriloquist Museum

    Vent Haven: Ventriloquist Museum

    Fort Mitchell, Kentucky

    Do ventriloquist dummies scare you? See hundreds of them at this museum devoted to the art and history of ventriloquism.

  • Chateau Laroche, Loveland Castle

    Chateau Laroche, Loveland Castle

    Loveland, Ohio

    Daily 11 am - 5 pm, Apr-Sep; weekends Oct-Mar.

  • Creation Museum

    Creation Museum

    Petersburg, Kentucky

    Man's Reason vs. God's Word -- explained with dinosaurs and immersive multimedia.

  • Martha - Passenger Pigeon Memorial Hut

    Martha - Passenger Pigeon Memorial Hut

    Cincinnati, Ohio

    At the Cincinnati Zoo you can see the small aviary building where not one, but two species of bird died out. Bronze statue of Martha, last Passenger Pigeon out front.

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