Driving Directions - Cincinnati Tour
1. Begin at Westin Hotel on 5th Street.
a. Entrance to Carew Tower Arcade, Hathaways, Fountain Square, Tyler Davidson Fountain, Carew Tower, Macy’s (Federated Dept Stores offices in Cincinnati
2. Travel east on 5th Street to Pike Street
a. Government Square, Post Office and Federal 6th Circuit House, Federal Building at Main (IRS), Proctor and Gamble twin towers (Corporate Headquarters), Taft Theater, Masonic Temple
3. Right on Pike, Right on 4th Street
a. Taft Museum (Duncanson Murals), Lytle Park (Abraham Lincoln statue), Cincinnati Literary Society, PNC tower
4. Left on Race, Left on 2nd Street, Right on Rosa Park Drive to Roebling Suspension Bridge
a. National Underground Freedom Center, Roebling Suspension Bridge
5. At the end of bridge follow road right and then follow left lane curving to 2nd Street, Left Garrard, Right on Riverview Drive
a. The Point, Simon Kenton, Chief Little Turtle, James J. Audubon, Harriet Beecher Stowe
6. Right Shelby, Left on 2nd Street, Enter Suspension Bridge, Left on 3rd Street, Right on Elm
a. Daniel Carter Beard, Cincinnati Reds Hall Of Fame, The Banks
7. Right on Elm
a. Piatt Park, William Henry Harrison Statue, Covenant 1st Presbyterian Church, Crosley Building
8. Right on Court
a. Washington Platform Restaurant, Court Steet Markets, Hamilton County Courthouse
9. Left on Main
a. Canal, Over-The Rhine
10. Left on 13th
a. Old St. Mary’s, Art Academy, Venice Pizza, Washington Park
11. Left on Walnut
a. Emery Theater, Germania Statue
12. Right on Central Parkway
a. Abandoned Subway, School for Performing Arts
13. Right on Elm
a. Memorial Hall, Music Hall, Italianette and Victorian Architecture, Findlay Market, Northern Liberties
14. Left on Findlay
15. Left on Central Parkway
a. Canal, Breweries, Pork Industry
16. Right on Ezzard Charles Drive
a. West End, considered a waste land in early 1800’s. Once was home of Africa Town, home for many blacks in early 1800’s.
17. Straight into Museum Center Drive, Drive around the circle
a. Art Deco Union Terminal train station, Combined train station for all passenger trains entering Cincinnati, Cincinnati Historical Society, I-Max Theater, Museum of Natural History, Children’s Museum, Entrance tunnels
18. Exit Museum Center Drive and go straight on Ezzard Charles Drive
a. Ezzard Charles boxing career
19. Right on John Street
20. Left on Clark
a. Betts-Longworth Historical District, Oldest brick house in Ohio
21. Left on Central Ave.
22. Right on Ezzard Charles
23. Right on Central Parkway
a. Venice theme for 100 year anniversary of the founding of Cincinnati in 1888
24. Stay in Right Lane and straight onto Plum Street
a. City Hall, Plum Street Temple, St. Peter in Chains Cathedral
25. Right on 6th Street
a. Convention Center
26. Left on Central Avenue
a. Fireman’s memorial, First Paid Professional Fire Department
27. Left on Mehring Way
a. The bottoms, Roy Rogers, Fruit houses, heavily crossed by railroads, suspension bridge, National Freedom Center, The Banks, Steamboats, Steamboat sculpture, Yeatman’s cove, Yeatman’s tavern
28. Right on Pete Rose Way
a. Flying Pigs at entrance to Sawyer Point, Sawyer Point, International Friendship Park
29. Left on Eggleston
30. Quick Right on to Columbia Parkway ramp
a. Riverview, Steamboats
31. Exit Martin Drive
32. Right at end of Exit on Martin Drive
a. Eden Park, Reservoir
33. Right on Eden Park Drive
a. Krohn’s Conservatory,
34. Enter Overlook Circle past Krohn’s Conservatory
a. Overlook Circle, Galbraith memorial (American Legion)
35. Right from Overlook Circle
36. Right on Francis Drive
37. Right on Kemper
38. Left on Eden Park Drive
39. Follow Eden Park Drive to the right
a. Nicholas Longworth and Catawba wine (The garden of Eden)
40. Follow around circle
a. Spring House
41. Eden Park Drive turns left towards Art Museum (Do not exit park)
a. Art Museum, Seasongood Pavilion, Playhouse in the Park
42. Left on Ida
a. Mt. Adams named for John Quincy Adams, Weather observatory, Rookwood Pottery
43. Left on Celestial
a. Inclines
44. Left on Riverview (Steep Hill)
45. Hard Right on Columbia Parkway
46. Right lane and exit on Eggleston Avenue exit (be sure to follow left road)
47. Right on Eggleston Avenue
a. Buck Town, Canal, Deer Creek
48. Left on Reddy
49. Right on Broadway
50. Left on 9th Street
51. Left on Walnut
a. YWCA, Hamilton County Public Library, Aronoff Theater, Contemporary Art Museum
52. End at 5th and Walnut
