Museums & Historical Attractions

Cincinnati is proud of its architectural legacy, the region's exceptional museums, historic sites, and the area's active role in the Underground Railroad of the Civil War era. The Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal offers a complex of world-class museums that anchor a medley of historic attractions. Historic sites are well preserved throughout the metropolitan region, where the past is celebrated and honored around every corner.

Museums

Behringer-Crawford Museum - Covington, KY
www.bcmuseum.org

Center for Holocaust & Humanity Education - Cincinnati, OH
www.holocaustandhumanity.org

Cincinnati Art Museum -Cincinnati, OH
www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org

Cincinnati Fire Museum - Cincinnati, OH
www.cincyfiremuseum.com

Cincinnati Museum Center @ Union Terminal - Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati History Museum
Cincinnati Museum of Natural History and Science
Duke Enery Children's Museum
www.cincymuseum.org

Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum - Cincinnati, OH
www.reds.com

Heritage Village Museum - Sharonville, OH
www.heritagevillagecincinnati.org

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force - Dayton, OH
Wright-Patterson AFB
www.nationalmuseum.af.mil

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center - Cincinnati, OH
Toll free 877-648-4838
www.freedomcenter.org

Ohio Museums Association
www.ohiomuseums.org

Skirball Museum - Cincinnati, OH
www.csm.huc.edu

Taft Museum of Art - Cincinnati, OH
www.taftmuseum.org

Tri-State Warbird Museum - Batavia, OH
www.tri-statewarbirdmuseum.org
 

Historical Attractions

Betts House & Betts-Longworth Historic District - Cincinnati, OH
www.bettslongworth.org

Cincinnati Railway - Lebanon, OH
www.cincinnatirailway.com

Dinsmore Homestead - Belleview, KY
www.dinsmorefarm.org

Fort Ancient State Memorial - Oregonia, OH
www.ohiohistory.org

Historic Baum Opera House - Miamisburg, OH
www.playhousesouth.org

Historic Waynesville Village - Waynesville, OH
www.waynesvilleohio.com

MainStrasse Village - Covington, KY
www.meetnky.com/things-to-do/attractions/mainstrasse-village/

Old St. Mary's Church Historic Site - Cincinnati, OH
www.oldstmarys.org

Purple People Bridge - Newport, KY
www.purplepeoplebridge.com

Saint Mary's Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption - Covington, KY
www.covcathedral.com

Sun Watch Indian Village & Archaeological Park - Dayton, OH
www.sunwatch.org

The Golden Lamb - Lebanon, OH
www.goldenlamb.com

William Howard Taft National Historic Site - Cincinnati, OH
www.nps.gov/wiho
 

​For more State/Federal Historic Sites, visit:

Ohio Historical Society
www.OhioHistory.org

Indiana Historical Society
www.indianahistory.org

Kentucky Historical Society
www.history.ky.gov