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Attractions > Cincinnati History Museum at Cincinnati Museum Center

Cincinnati History Museum at Cincinnati Museum Center

The Cincinnati History Museum opened in 1990 and is one of the largest and most significant urban history museums in the country. The Cincinnati History Museum displays materials and related aspects of the history of Cincinnati and the surrounding region. Permanent exhibits include a re-creation of the Cincinnati Public Landing of the late 1850s, where you can step aboard a 94-foot side-wheel steamboat.

The museum also has a large home-front exhibit on World War II and an actual 1940s streetcar. Visitors can also see a model of the city of Cincinnati from 1900s to 1940s with working trains and inclines, as well as interactive computer stations.

Costumed interpreters throughout the museum allow visitors the unique opportunity make a personal connection with the past. Speak with a settler new to the river valley in 1792, or help a flatboat man unload his boat. Visitors can book passage on the recreated Queen of the West steamboat, or help the printer set type in the Public Landing area. Folks can then travel through time and speak with a housewife during WWII making do with rationing, or step on board the WWII era streetcar to find out about Cincinnati during the 1940s from the conductor.

When You Go

Location

1301 Western Ave.
Cincinnati, Ohio  45203
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Hours

Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Rates

Adults, $8; seniors (60+), $7; children (3-12), $6
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Features

Bus parking: No

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Phone: (513) 287-7000
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Upcoming Events

Sat. Nov. 21 10 a.m. Holiday Junction
Cincinnati Museum Center
Sat. Nov. 21 10 a.m. Cincinnati Museum Center
Cincinnati Museum Center
Sat. Nov. 21 10 a.m. Toys Through Time
Cincinnati Museum Center
Sat. Nov. 21 10 a.m. Darwin's rEvolution
Cincinnati Museum Center
Sat. Nov. 21 10 a.m. Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science
Cincinnati Museum Center
Sat. Nov. 21 10 a.m. Latin Culture Fest
Cincinnati Museum Center
Sat. Nov. 21 11 a.m. Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Cincinnati Museum Center, Omnimax Theater
Sat. Nov. 21 12 p.m. Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Cincinnati Museum Center, Omnimax Theater
Sat. Nov. 21 12 p.m. Cincinnati Railroad Club
Cincinnati Museum Center
Sat. Nov. 21 1 p.m. Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Cincinnati Museum Center, Omnimax Theater
Sat. Nov. 21 2 p.m. Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Cincinnati Museum Center, Omnimax Theater
Sat. Nov. 21 3 p.m. Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Cincinnati Museum Center, Omnimax Theater
Sat. Nov. 21 5 p.m. Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Cincinnati Museum Center, Omnimax Theater
Sat. Nov. 21 6 p.m. Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Cincinnati Museum Center, Omnimax Theater
Sat. Nov. 21 7 p.m. Classic Film Series
Cincinnati Museum Center, Omnimax Theater "The Living Sea."
Sat. Nov. 21 8 p.m. Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Cincinnati Museum Center, Omnimax Theater
Sat. Nov. 21 9 p.m. Classic Film Series
Cincinnati Museum Center, Omnimax Theater "The Living Sea."
Sun. Nov. 22 10 a.m. Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science
Cincinnati Museum Center
Sun. Nov. 22 11 a.m. Darwin's rEvolution
Cincinnati Museum Center
Sun. Nov. 22 11 a.m. Cincinnati Museum Center
Cincinnati Museum Center
Sun. Nov. 22 11 a.m. Holiday Junction
Cincinnati Museum Center
Sun. Nov. 22 11 a.m. Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Cincinnati Museum Center, Omnimax Theater
Sun. Nov. 22 11 a.m. Latin Culture Fest
Cincinnati Museum Center
Sun. Nov. 22 11 a.m. Toys Through Time
Cincinnati Museum Center
Sun. Nov. 22 12 p.m. Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Cincinnati Museum Center, Omnimax Theater
Sun. Nov. 22 12 p.m. Cincinnati Railroad Club
Cincinnati Museum Center
Sun. Nov. 22 1 p.m. Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Cincinnati Museum Center, Omnimax Theater
Sun. Nov. 22 2 p.m. Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Cincinnati Museum Center, Omnimax Theater
Sun. Nov. 22 3 p.m. Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Cincinnati Museum Center, Omnimax Theater
Sun. Nov. 22 5 p.m. Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Cincinnati Museum Center, Omnimax Theater
Sun. Nov. 22 6 p.m. Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Cincinnati Museum Center, Omnimax Theater
Mon. Nov. 23 10 a.m. Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science
Cincinnati Museum Center
Mon. Nov. 23 10 a.m. Darwin's rEvolution
Cincinnati Museum Center
Mon. Nov. 23 10 a.m. Toys Through Time
Cincinnati Museum Center
Mon. Nov. 23 10 a.m. Cincinnati Museum Center
Cincinnati Museum Center
Mon. Nov. 23 10 a.m. Holiday Junction
Cincinnati Museum Center
Mon. Nov. 23 1 p.m. Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Cincinnati Museum Center, Omnimax Theater
Mon. Nov. 23 2 p.m. Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Cincinnati Museum Center, Omnimax Theater
Mon. Nov. 23 3 p.m. Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Cincinnati Museum Center, Omnimax Theater
Mon. Nov. 23 5 p.m. Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Cincinnati Museum Center, Omnimax Theater
Tue. Nov. 24 10 a.m. Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science
Cincinnati Museum Center
Tue. Nov. 24 10 a.m. Darwin's rEvolution
Cincinnati Museum Center
Tue. Nov. 24 10 a.m. Holiday Junction
Cincinnati Museum Center
Tue. Nov. 24 10 a.m. Cincinnati Museum Center
Cincinnati Museum Center
Tue. Nov. 24 10 a.m. Toys Through Time
Cincinnati Museum Center

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