Cincy Experience (@cincyexperience)

It’s time to start working on that Fall in Cincinnati bucket list, and we’ve got you covered - here’s a look at the best apple picking, pumpkin patches, haunted houses, and local favorite fall events in and around Cincinnati. Save this post for reference as you’re making all your fall fun plans. What’s your favorite part of fall in Cincy? 🍎🍁👻 #cincyexperience #cincinnati

2026 just kicked off and I'm already thinking about all my favorite Cincy events coming up this year. Big flavors at Taste and Asian Food Fest, the return of BLINK, and the 50th anniversary of Oktoberfest Zinzinnati are just some of the highlights of a whole calendar full of fun in Cincinnati. Swipe through for a look at the biggest dates you need to write down. What Cincy event are you most excited about in 2026? 🗓️ #cincyexperience #cincinnati

October means it’s time for annual favorites like the Cincy Bookstore Drawl, the Gorman Heritage Farm Sunflower Festival, and the highly anticipated return of BLINK! Swipe through for a look at events this month. What's on your calendar this month in Cincy? #cincinnati #cicnyexperience 📸 Zak Kauth

Readers rejoice - the Cincy Bookstore Crawl is BACK this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday! This massive celebration of local bookstores includes 28 shops all over the Cincy region, and features fun merch, giveaways, and more. ✨ Here’s how it works: 1️⃣ Pick up your official Cincinnati Bookstore Crawl Passport at any participating bookstore. 2️⃣ Get a stamp in your passport at each bookstore you visit. 3️⃣ Submit your passport after the crawl for a chance to win some amazing bookish prizes. Swipe through for a breakdown of all the great bookstores to visit during the crawl, and check out the crawl’s website for all the official event details. What’s your favorite Cincy bookstore? 📚 #cincinnati #cincyexperience

🍂 If apple picking and pumpkin patches aren’t really your jam…this one’s for you. Looking for something a little different to do around Cincinnati this fall? We put together a Cincy Fall Starter Pack full of fun ways to enjoy the season with unique experiences, outdoor adventures, and spots you might not have in your usual fall rotation.  Because fall in Cincy doesn’t have to look the same every year. 📌 Save this for your planning  🍁 Send it to your “what should we do this fall?” friend What are you adding to your fall list? 👇 Did we forget any?! Collaboration with thatcincinnaticouple

Did you know Cincinnati has a Gaslight District!? 💡

Tucked into historic Clifton, the Clifton Gaslight District is known for its beautiful homes, local shops and restaurants, and its iconic gaslight-lined streets.

Cincinnati’s gaslight history dates back to the 1830s, but the rise of electricity in the late 1800s led to thousands of gas lamps being replaced throughout the city.

Clifton was one of the exceptions. While many of the lamps along Ludlow Avenue are no longer gas-lit, you can still find working gaslights along some of the neighborhood’s residential streets, giving them that distinctive warm, buttery-yellow glow. ✨#cincinnati #cincyexperience Collaboration with explore.cincinnati

Sometimes you just need a place for a good chat. Luckily, Cincinnati is full of great spots to grab a seat with your person and talk it out (with some great views to enjoy as you do). These are some of our favorites: 1. Smale Riverfront Park 2. Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park 3. Hueston Woods State Park 4. Krohn Conservatory 5. Olden View Park 6. Alms Park 7. Devou Park 8. Glenwood Gardens 9. Washington Park 10. Bellevue Hill Park What’s your favorite spot to sit and talk in Cincy? #cincinnati #cincyexperience

From fresh croissants baked in a tiny cottage to a full scale medieval castle; dozens of modern outdoor sculptures to dioramas of ancient animals going extinct in the mud - take a step off the beaten path with a visit to these unusual, whimsical, and downright weird spots around Cincinnati. What's your favorite weird place in Cincy? 🏰🦖🥐 #cincyexperience #cincinnati

Did you know these five Cincinnati restaurants have been serving the city for over 100 years?! 🤯🍽️🏙️ From youngest to oldest: 1. Zip’s Cafe in Mount Lookout, which just turned 100 years old in 2026! 🎉 Known for their classic Zip Burger, and beef from local butcher Avril Bleh which has alway been in Cincy for over 125+ years too 🍔 2. Scotti’s Italian Restaurant, serving Cincinnati for 114 years. 🇮🇹 If you’ve been to this Cincinnati icon, you already know the mosaic-tiled walls, Chianti bottles hanging from the ceiling, and old-school Italian charm. 🍷 We loved the Cannelloni Lombardi, and the minestrone soup was SO good. 3. The Century Inn restaurant at 120 years! While the inn itself dates back more than 200 years the restaurant came later and is known for classic American comfort food, especially the fried chicken. 🍗 4. The second-oldest stop is Arnold’s Bar & Grill, which has been around for over 165 years! Their outdoor courtyard is cute and the burgers are 👌. We had the Figgy Smalls, and it was absolute perfection. 🍔✨ 5. And finally the oldest restaurant in the Cincinnati area is The Golden Lamb. 🐑✨ Established in 1803, it’s been welcoming guests for more than 220 years, actually making it the oldest continuously operated business in Ohio. The restaurant and inn are full of history, and you have to try their famous fried chicken. 🍗 Check out over a CENTURY of Cincinnati history and deliciousness! Cheers ❤️🏙️ Collaboration with forkcincinnati

Oktoberfest Zinzinnati is almost here and this year’s celebrations will be extra special for the event’s 50th anniversary. Cincinnati’s rich German heritage takes center stage with beloved traditions, delicious food and drink, and special events and merch celebrating 50 years of Oktoberfest. 🎉 Swipe through for a look at the highlights of this year’s event. Full details, menus, and daily schedule are available on Oktoberfest Zinzinnati’s website. What’s your favorite part of Oktoberfest Zinzinnati? 🍻🇩🇪🥨 📍Oktoberfest Zinzinnati Sawyer Point & Yeatman’s Cove, Cincinnati, Ohio 9/17, 4pm-10pm 9/18, 11am-11pm 9/19, 10am-11pm 9/20, 10am-7pm

Perched high on the hill overlooking Downtown, Uptown Cincinnati is a major hub for education and urban living in the region. Here’s a look at the major neighborhoods of Uptown: The University of Cincinnati’s main campus is the heart of Uptown, drawing many of the students and professionals that live in surrounding neighborhoods. Avondale is a historic neighborhood anchored by the Cincinnati Zoo. Clifton has the historic Gaslight District and a 90 acre urban park. Corryville features major hospitals and the Short Vine entertainment district. CUF is a residential neighborhood with hilltop views a wealth of student housing. And Mt. Auburn, one of Cincy’s oldest neighborhoods, is home to a variety of historic architecture. Swipe through for a look at all these neighborhoods. What’s your favorite thing to do in Uptown Cincy? 📍🩷🗺️ #cincyexperience #cincinnati

The crazy reason this Mt Adams bar doesn’t serve tequila 🤯 One of the best places to enjoy a view of Downtown is from the back patio of City View Tavern in Mt Adams. If you’ve ever stopped in for a drink, you may have noticed there’s one thing you won’t find behind the bar, and that's tequila. According to urban legend, infamous criminal and cult leader Charles Manson briefly lived just down the street from City View Tavern on Oregon Street. Born in Cincinnati in 1934, Manson reportedly visited the tavern from time to time. The story goes that sometime in the mid-to-late 1960s, Manson would go to the City View Tavern and down exclusively tequila shots, claiming he could fly from the tavern's deck. He threatened to try, prompting the bartender to take all the tequila, pour it down the drain, and make a vow to never serve tequila again. There’s just one problem with the story: Manson spent much of the 1960s in prison, making the timeline a little questionable. Still, several people who lived in the neighborhood have sworn that they knew him and that he occasionally visited the tavern. So, is it true? Is it Urban legend? We may never know. But there’s one part of the story you can verify for yourself: City View Tavern still doesn’t serve tequila, despite what some of the signs may say. Instead, just order just about any other drink, grab a burger, and enjoy a front-row seat to one of Cincinnati’s most iconic skyline views! Collaboration with explore.cincinnati

WOW your out of town guests with a visit to these Cincinnati museums: ✨ American Sign Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday 10am-4pm and tickets are $20.  🦕 Cincinnati Museum Center is open daily 10am-5pm, tickets vary depending on experience; check the website for more details. 🖼️ Cincinnati Art Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday and is FREE to all guests. Some rotating exhibits may have a ticket fee What’s your favorite place in Cincy to bring guests while they’re in town? #cincyexperience #cincinnati

The faces of the past, as seen in the present. These are just a few pieces of the @Cincinnati Art Museum 73,000+ work collection that spans 6,000 years of human history, from the ancient middle east to modern day America. 🖼️ Daily admission to the Cincinnati Art Museum is FREE. ✨ Special exhibitions require ticket purchase. Currently on display: a magical field of glowing pumpkins titled All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins, by Yayoi Kusama. 🌖 Make it a night out at Art After Dark, the museum’s most popular monthly event. What’s your favorite museum in Cincinnati? #cincinnati #cicnyexperience

Have you done any of these hikes? 🥾 These 9 scenic trails near Cincy have everything from lakeside views to close encounters with a herd of bison. Here are the details: 1️⃣ Bison Trace, Big Bone Lick State Park - Out and back trail 0.5 miles each way alongside a herd of bison. Check out the park’s museum for a deep dive on local archeology. 2️⃣ Junction Trail, California Woods - 1.1 mile loop through forested hills with good opportunities for birding. 3️⃣ Whitetail Trace and Edge Trail, Cincinnati Nature Center - 1.7 mile loop around Powel Crosley Lake with multiple footbridges and scenic overlooks. 4️⃣ Ponderosa Trail, Mt. Airy Forest - Hilly 3.8 mile loop through shaded forest just 10 minutes from downtown Cincy. 5️⃣ Gorge Trail, Sharon Woods - Out and back trail 2 miles each way alongside creeks, waterfalls, and a 20,000 year old limestone gorge. 6️⃣ Red Fox Trail, East Fork State Park - Peaceful 5.5 mile loop through open fields and lakeside forest. Stop by one of the park’s beaches to relax after the hike. 7️⃣ Shaker Trace Outer Loop Trail, Miami Whitewater Forest - Paved 7.7 mile loop with meadow and wetland views. 8️⃣ Little Miami Scenic Trail, Milford to Loveland - 8.8 mile section of the 78 mile Little Miami Scenic Trail. This section starts and ends in small towns great to explore before or after the hike. 9️⃣ Perimeter Trail, Caesar Creek State Park - 12.1 mile loop around Caesar Creek lake with waterfalls, a swinging bridge, a pioneer village, scenic overlooks, and endless lake views. 📍Save this post to reference before your next hike! #cincinnati #cincyexperience

Cincinnati has been popping off with new café openings lately, and I’m not complaining. ☕✨ ✨First up the new bakery at Pho Lang Thang is serving up Vietnamese inspired sweet and savory pastries. We loved the spiced croissant, pandan, savory pasty and flan 🍮  ✨ Locke is the newest cafe in town. The lines are still long but it’s worth the wait. We loved their breakfast sandwich and the almond croissant 🥐 Excited to go back for their drinks 🥤  ✨If you haven’t been to The Roll yet, you gonna change that! It’s amazing! Soft and fluffy cinnamon rolls in different flavors? Yes please 😍 We absolutely loved the pistachio and blueberry lemon rolls 🙌🏽 Sebastian Bakehouse opened a coffee shop in mt Washington/ Anderson area 🎉 And just like everything they do, we loveddd everything we ate specially the truffled mushroom pastry and chocolate stuffed wave 🤤🤤 Brewd is a coffee shop and tap house that also makes Italian sodas, bites and pastries. We really liked the s’mores danish! Dovetale in Hyde Park is a cute stop for coffee and pastries! We also really liked their Kid bread for sandwiches at home 🥪  Collab with forkcincinnati

Did you know Cincinnati once had a canal running right through downtown? The Miami & Erie Canal, completed in 1845, stretched nearly 250 miles from Cincinnati to Toledo, connecting the Ohio River to Lake Erie and helping transform Ohio’s economy. The canal once followed the path of today’s Central Parkway and Eggleston Avenue, and it’s even the reason "Over-the-Rhine" got its name! As railroads took over and the canal became increasingly polluted, it fell into decline. After the Great Dayton Flood of 1913, much of the canal was destroyed, and Cincinnati began building its famous subway system in the old canal bed. The subway was never completed, and Central Parkway eventually covered much of the canal’s path. If you could bring one back, would you choose the canal or the subway? Collaboration with explore.cincinnati

Cincinnati Pride brought the love yesterday! You deserve sunshine, today and every day 🩷🌈☀️ #cincinnati #cincyexperience

Looking for places in Cincinnati to bring visitors? You can’t go wrong with any of these spots. City parks, downtown and nearby neighborhoods all have something unique to offer. Here are some of our favorite recommendations. What Cincy spots do you like showing off to out of towners? 🌳 Parks: Eden Park, Devon Park, Ault Park, Alms Park. 🏢 Downtown: Explore the Riverfront at Smale Park and the Roebling Bridge, shop and eat in OTR, relax and check out events in Washington Park. 🏡 Neighborhoods: Northside, Covington, the Gaslight District, Newport. 🚶‍♀️ Hikes: Mt. Airy Forest, Big Bone Lick State Park, Ohio River Trail, Little Miami Trail. 🖼️ Museums: American Sign Museum, Union Terminal, Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati Art Museum. #cincyexperience #cincinnati Collaboration with wanderlustohio

When you stop by the Rhinegeist taproom for a beer you might find a craft market, or line dancing, or even some live armored combat. The same is true just about anywhere in downtown and OTR, you’re sure to stumble upon something fun on any given day out and about in Cincy in the summer. Stay updated on all the great things to do in and around Cincinnati with our monthly and seasonal events posts. And if you want to see more armored combat, check out the Cincinnati Barbarians for upcoming fights! 🍻⚔️✨ #cincyexperience #cincinnati

In case you weren’t aware, Cincinnati has a thing for soft serve ice cream. Known as creamy whip to locals, this sweet treat can be found all year round, but is most iconic in the warmer months when dozens of neighborhood shops open to serve skillfully swirled cones for the season. From the perfect photo op in front of The Cone’s iconic ice cream shaped exterior, to a post hike treat at Putz’s on the edge of Mt. Airy Forest, a nice cool creamy whip on a hot summer day may just be my personal favorite Cincy tradition. Each creamy whip spot brings its own unique flair, but there are some recurring trends: candy coatings, flavor bursts, and (of course) local favorite blue creamy whip, which is available at almost every shop. What’s your favorite Cincy creamy whip? 🍦 #cincyexperience #cincinnati

Did you know Cincinnati is known as the “Birthplace of American Astronomy”? The Cincinnati Observatory in Mt. Lookout is home to one of the oldest working telescopes in the world. Its story began in 1842, when professor Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel went door to door asking Cincinnatians to donate $25 (about a month’s salary at the time) to help build an observatory. After raising nearly $7,500, he traveled to Munich, Bavaria and purchased a beautiful 11-inch Merz and Mahler refractor, originally built for a Russian czar. The telescope was shipped to New Orleans where it made its way up the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers to the banks of Cincinnati. The original observatory was located in Mount Adams, where the Monastery Event Center stands today. Thousands gathered for its 1843 dedication, including President John Quincy Adams, who coined the Observatory's nickname “Lighthouse of the Sky.” First used in 1845, the telescope was the largest in the Western Hemisphere and third largest in the world. In 1873, the Observatory relocated to escape the city’s pollution, giving Mt. Lookout its name. A new Greek Revival building designed by Samuel Hannaford was built there. In 1904, the Observatory would add a 16-inch Alvan Clark & Sons refractor from Cambridge, Massachusetts, along with a second building on the campus to house it. The Cincinnati Observatory was revolutionary, directly influencing the publishing of the nation’s first astronomy journal to helping inspire the first weather forecasts and the creation of the National Weather Service. Today, it remains a fully functioning observatory where visitors can still look through the same historic telescopes more than 180 years later. Huge shoutout to Kelsey from the Observatory for the awesome tour! Collaboration with explore.cincinnati

Taste of Cincinnati is happening rain or shine so make sure you come enjoy the flavors of Cincinnati! Here are some of our favorites: 🌮 Vietnamese Street Tacos by Chinos Street Food 🫐Black Raspberry Poppletonic at Urban Artifact 🌯 Famous Soul Roll by Paityns Place 🌽 Mexican Street Corn by Sabor Alaniz 🍔Southwest Goetta Slider by Gliers Goetta 🍍 Pineapple Beignet by Mawmaws Cooking 🥟 Street Corn Gyoza by Fusako #tasteofcincinnati #cincyusa #bestofcincinnati Collaboration with @Katelyn Jarvis 🗺️ 🍃

Asian Food Fest organized by Asianati is in full swing right now 🌏 From delicious Asian food to drinks to entertainment, they have it all 😍 ✨Here are some scrumptious bites I devoured (and took home) 🤤 🇵🇭 Halo Halo (shaved ice dessert), Christine's Casual Dining 🇯🇵Takoyaki and Tanghulu, Tenji Sushi 🇮🇳🇵🇰Biriyani and Bhel Puri, Smiles ’n Spice 🇨🇳Fried rice, Chino’s 🌺Mochiyaki, Aloha Dayton 🇰🇷Korean corn dogs, Bubbulicious 🥔Twisted potato skewers from stix-on 🇹🇭Kow Soi, Thai Village 🇰🇷Yummy bowl, Red Sesame 🇯🇵 Gimbap 🇰🇭 Chicken skewers 🇸🇾Baba Ghanouj, Olive Tree 🇻🇳Vietnamese coffee, Quan Hapa 🇨🇳Duck fried rice, Duck Beijing … and sooo much more 🤤 Asian Food Fest continues tomorrow, 4/26 11am-8pm. See you there 👋🏼 Collaboration with Fork Cincinnati

Art in Bloom, one of my favorite springtime traditions in Cincinnati, is back at the Cincinnati Art Museum. This annual exhibition brings together floral artists from around the globe to reinterpret the museum’s art with fresh blooms. The resulting floral displays are always stunning, breathing new life into art spanning cultures and centuries. There are over 60 art and flower pairings to discover throughout the galleries, and each one brings a different point of view, from the curve of a branch following a rounded frame, to bursts of delicate flowers emulating impressionist brush strokes. Art in Bloom continues through this weekend, check out the Cincinnati Art Museum’s website for all the details on the event. 🌸🖼️

Visiting the Ault Park Weeping Cherry tree grove is one of my favorite springtime traditions in Cincinnati. The grove was planted almost 100 years ago, when 1,000 cherry trees were gifted to the city in the 1930s. Cincinnati Parks staff and the Japan America Society have cared for and grown the grove ever since. A sunny day during peak bloom is a perfect time for a picnic, photoshoot, or simple stroll through the grove, especially when there’s a nice breeze blowing petals through the air like snow. 🌸☀️🍃 #cincinnati #cincyexperience

Did you know there's a "castle" tucked at the base of Mt. Adams?   Elsinore Arch was built in 1883 for the Cincinnati Water Works to be a valve house for the massive reservoir that once resided in Eden Park. So, why does it look like a castle?   Well, in the Spring of 1883, Cincinnati hosted the Shakespearean Dramatic Festival at Music Hall, which featured a well-anticipated performance of Hamlet. In this show, a huge backdrop painting of the Kronborg Castle in Denmark set the scene. In the audience happened to be A.G. Moore, the Water Works superintendent. He was so impressed by the backdrop that he hired Samuel Hannaford and Sons to build a valve house inspired by the set. $15,000 and less than a year's worth of work later, Cincinnati was home to probably the coolest water valve house on earth.   The reservoir it served opened in 1878 and once held up to 100 million gallons of water. By the 1960s, both basins had been filled in and repurposed. Today, the upper basin is home to Mirror Lake, while the lower basin has been transformed into green space with basketball courts and a playground, with much of the original retaining wall still intact. More than 140 years later, the climb up the stone steps past Elsinore Arch still stands as arguably the most scenic entrance into Eden Park. Collaboration with explore.cincinnati