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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Hollow Earth Monument
Hamilton, Ohio
John Symmes believed the Earth was hollow, and he convinced other people it was hollow, too. The monument resembles a big pitted olive on a pedestal.
Sights for Oddball Excursions
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
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
Loveland, Ohio
Recluse Harry Andrews spent over 50 years building a medieval-style castle in Ohio for his "boy knights."
Creation Museum
Petersburg, Kentucky
Man's Reason vs. God's Word -- explained with dinosaurs and immersive multimedia.
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.
In and Around Cincinnati
Choice field reports and tips. Or check out: Complete list of Ohio attractions.
- West Chester: VOA Museum of Broadcasting
- New Richmond: Cardboard Boat Museum, Race
- Hamilton: Hollow Earth Monument
- Fairfield: Jungle Jim's International Market
- Cincinnati: Triceracopter
- Cincinnati: American Sign Museum
- Highland Heights: Stegowagen-volkssaurus
- Norwood: Giant House of Playing Cards [tips]
- Cincinnati: Mushroom House [tips]
- Cincinnati: Giant Indian Sign [tips]
- Cincinnati: Large Cougar Statue [tips]
- Cincinnati: Martha - Passenger Pigeon Memorial Hut
- Cincinnati: Lucky Cat Museum [tips]
- Cincinnati: Neon Sign Eatery [tips]
- Cincinnati: Charlie Taft, Robot Son of President Taft
- Cincinnati: SpongeBob SquarePants Tombstones [tips]
- Cincinnati: Mural: George Washington in Drag [tips]
- Cincinnati: Mr. Dynamite: James Brown Mural [tips]
- Cincinnati: Handsome, Stuffed Hero Police Dog
- Cincinnati: Greater Cincinnati Police Museum
- Cincinnati: Metrobot [tips]
