Cincinnati Art Museum
953 Eden Park Dr
513-721-5204
Founded in 1881, the Cincinnati Art Museum has expanded to house 88 galleries and more than 100,000 objects.

Surf Cincinnati Waterpark
This water park includes Cincinnati's largest wave pool. This relaxed, family-oriented destination offers lots of excellent water activities: flumes, white-water rapids, lazy river rides and water slides. Next door is Fun City, which has dry activities like Chip Shot miniature golf with 18 holes, volleyball, basketball and a game room. Squirt City is designed for younger children.
11460 Sebring Dr
513-742-0620

Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
1301 Western Ave., downtown, Cincinnati.
Phone 513-287-7000. Toll-free 800-733-2077.
Monday-Saturday 10 am-5 pm, Sunday 11 am-6 pm.
The last of the great art-deco railway stations in the U.S., Union Terminal houses an impressive collection of museums. (For remnants of its past, notice the tile mosaics.) Plan to spend a full morning or afternoon there if you intend to see all three museums and an OMNIMAX show.
Younger visitors will enjoy the Cinergy Children's Museum.

Children's Theater of Cincinnati
Some of Cincinnati's best actors, musicians and technical people are on the production team that presents great musicals, comedies and dramas for kids. This is a great attraction for families with children of all ages.
2106 Florence Ave
513-569-8080

Cincinnati Observatory Center
3489 Observatory Place, Mount Lookout, Cincinnati.
Phone 513-321-5186.
Thursday-Saturday after dusk. children under age 18 free on Thursday.
You can view the stars and the heavens from this observatory, one of the oldest in the country. Look through one of the huge telescopes or simply gaze up through the enormous dome to observe the evening sky. Reservations are strongly recommended—observatory nights can book up months in advance.

The Beach Waterpark
2590 Water Park Dr
513-398-7946
The Beach features more than 41 water slides in its 35-acres. Adults will like the 100,000-gallon Pearl lagoon where relaxation is encouraged.

Cinergy Children's Museum
1301 Western Ave., downtown, Cincinnati.
Phone 513-287-7000.
Monday-Saturday 10 am-5 pm, Sunday 11 am-6 pm.
The workings of science are explored through play at this museum, which is the biggest attraction at the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal. There's a play area for toddlers. Older children can learn about hydropower and solar energy. Kids' Town explores how children live around the world.

Harriet Beecher Stowe House
2950 Gilbert Ave., downtown, Cincinnati
Phone 513-632-5120
Tuesday-Thursday 10 am-4 pm. Free, but donations are appreciated.
The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was inspired to write about the evils of slavery while living in this house, a former seminary that's now a museum dedicated to her and to the Underground Railroad. Stowe lived there until 1850 and later won acclaim for her antislavery writings.

Southgate House
Guests to Cincinnati looking for a good time should check out Southgate House, one of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky's best club attractions. An historic mansion located on the Ohio River across from downtown Cincinnati, the Southgate is being restored with entertainment venues on every floor.
24 E 3rd St
Newport, OH 41071

Americana Amusement Park
5757 Hamilton Middletown Rd
Middletown, OH 45044
513-539-7339
This amusement park has both old-fashioned and state-of-the-art rides. There's a nostalgic brass ring carousel, a ferris wheel and a tilt-a-whirl. The newer area features more than 100 rides, many updated and refurbished within the past two years. Also included are a trio of roller coasters, the very popular log flume ride, a miniature golf course and a petting zoo. Kids also love the Kids Water Play World with several water slides.