 Travelogue
Cincinnati, Ohio
Sites Around Cincinnati
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Our trip to Cincinnati was from June 21-26, 2001. We toured the Tri-State
area in this time. Here are some pictures and facts, which we think will give
you some insight into this wonderful community.
 Tyler
Davidson Fountain in Fountain Square in the City of Cincinnati became famous
with the TV sitcom
WQRP. This is an attractive focal point for the city which has garnered quite a
bit of community interest in the past few years as seen in the Cincinnati.com's
archive of articles.
Eats and Treats
 We
went to the Skyline Chili
on Ludlow Street to have our Chili 4 way. Chili is the city's most famous dish
and is usually flavored with cinnamon, allspice and sometimes chocolate, and the
ground beef sauce is served over spaghetti. Cincinnati chili is traditionally
offered in several styles, ranging from ''one-way'' (sauce only) to ''five-way''
(sauce and kidney beans over spaghetti, topped with chopped onion and shredded
cheddar). You can order your own skyline's from their website at www.skylinechili.com
.
  We
walked across the street from Skyline and found these beautiful flowers in front
of a quaint flower shop. We were on our way to another city tradition, the ice
cream at Graeter's Ice Cream. You can order ice cream to be sent to your home by
use of their website: www.graeters.com .
The servings were awesome.
  In
the window you can see a Graeter's truck reflected. There are shops all over the
area. The shop has an old time feel to it. An unusual feature in all of these
Graeter's is the presence of a full scale bakery and candy store as well. These
people really love their sweets! It was amazing to see that there were no yogurt
or low-fat items on their menus. The city's status, at one-time, as a hog market
was so large and so profitable th at
people referred to the city as Porkopolis. It has a statue of flying pigs
and there are even wonderful decorated pigs found all
over the city which were part of a fund raising event a couple years back. It
seemed to us that if you stayed long enough in this town you would become a
"porker" too!
  The
most interesting and fattening experience was in Xenia, Ohio north of Cincinnati
where the Young's Jersey Dairy is located. They have an active dairy on the
grounds which is the source for their fantastic ice cream and other confections.
They also have a bakery in their ice cream parlor, along with a fast food
restaurant.
The Golden Jersey Inn is a full scale restaurant on the farm. It
features products raised and grown in Ohio.   Also
on the grounds of this entertainment destination you can find Udders and Putters
which includes two full miniature golf courses, a driving range, batting cages,
picnic grove, and a wonderful petty zoo and children's play ground.
  On
left is the Golf Driving Range in the barn like structure and on right is
the Old mill hole in one of the two miniature golf courses.
 On
right is the children's playground. You can read more about Young's Jersey Dairy
at their website: www.youngsdairy.com
and see more pictures of their animals in our Animal
section of our travelogue.
Cincinnati Museum Center
 The
city of Cincinnati converted its Union Station, which once handled over
200 trains a day, to the home of five Attractions: The Cincinnati History
Museum, Cinergy Children's Museum, Museum of Natural History and Science,
Lindner Family Omnimax Theater and the Cincinnati Historical Society Library.
 The
building is the largest permanent half dome in the nation. It has the largest
collection of non-religious murals in the world. These murals are immense
and give the viewer a wonderful sense of the history of the development of the
city and the regional area.
.
  One
gets swept up in their beauty and detail. The mix of races, ethnic groups,
religions, sexes, cultures and peoples who went into making this region what it
is today are portrayed in these murals.
 
Cincinnati was the beginning of the Western Frontier at one
time. It also was very dependent on the commerce on the Ohio river.
 Inside
the Museum of History is a full scale re plica
of the city in three distinct time periods. It is overwhelming and yet
informative. On the right you can see the entrance to full scale replica of a
river boat which you can board and gain information about the river boats on the
Ohio River.
 The
front fountains looks towards the downtown section of the city and it reminds us
that this city is very much alive, beautiful, and vibrant. You can visit this
museum online at its website: www.cincymuseum.org
.
Shrine of St. Anthony
 Built
in 1888 by the Franciscan OFM's of the St. John the Baptist Province, this
chapel was dedicated to St. Anthony and over the years became a place of
pilgrimage. It is located across from Mt Airy Forest on Colerain Avenue. On left
is the main altar, of the newly refurbished chapel, and on the right, is the area dedicated to the memory of An thony
of Padua,who was a Franciscan Friar of great godliness. Those who honor his memory
seek health and healing from God for such issues as: growth in confidence,
healing of a spouse, healing, protection against danger, healing from cancer, emotional
healing, for appropriate use of medications, and for the health of an expectant
mother and her unborn child. For more information on the shrine and the
Franciscan you can go to their website: www.franciscan.org
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