The tour gives a fascinating look at the history of the OTR neighborhood. We moved away from…read moreCincinnati in 2022 before the OTR revitalization effort started. Never would I have guess we would be going on such an interesting tour and having a wonderful meal after the tour in this area. So good to see this progress. Our tour guide was Laura and while she gave useful historical facts she definitely left us with less than a hospitable feeling and that it was a bit of a drag to be giving the same tour over and over. Maybe this is the norm or maybe she was having an off day but if you are busking for tips at the tour it is a good idea to pretend to enjoy your job. Still glad we did the tour and it left us wanting for even more information on the OTR area.

We took the Ultimate Underground Queen City tour, with Linda on the day the Keys went missing. We…read morehad a lovely walk, listening to the history of the bars and breweries of the Queen's City. I adore hearing the old stories about the cities I visit and this one, is one of the better tours I've been on. Linda clearly LOVES leading the tours, She knows what she's talking about and no question threw her. She had a great sense of humor and even let us know about other tours for later in the evening. I will take the other tours that you have in the future when I visit for longer times. These are great!

Harrison our tour guide was the best. So happy we made the decision to take the underground tour…read more Who would have known the underground tunnels were used as a large refrigerator for fermenting beer. So much history and the building are absolutely beautiful.

Miranda was AMAZING!!! Very charismatic and kept our tour group entertained the whole time. She was…read morealso very informative and very considerate, especially when we moved to areas that are a bit difficult to move in. She did a great job explaining the best way to move. Overall very fun!!

He needs to either hire people to do repairs or offer discounts when the estimate takes much longer…read morefor a SIMPLE TIRE CHANGE for an electric scooter.........absolutely unprofessional.

Awesome purchase experience. Shawn you are a pleasure to work with. Blessings to you and The Garage…read moreOTC staff!

Heritage Programs presents an amazing tour of the Geier Center, which stores all of the artifacts…read morenot on display at Cincinnati Museum Center. The Geier Center is home to 350,000 Cincinnati history objects, and a total of over one million history and natural history items. The four hour tour costs $35.00 and includes a show-and-tell with the Geier Center curator as well as a walking tour to view all the shelves in the depository. Here's a small list of what I saw: - A trowel from 1928 which was used to lay the first cornerstone at Union Terminal. - A leather baby shoe from Mary Ludlow, the first infant born in Cincinnati in 1788. - Colonel James Findlay's dress cutlass, circa 1825. He was the founder of Findlay Market. - A pocket-sized tin to save chewed gum, invented in Cincinnati. - A firefighter's top hat, worn in parades in 1853. - A miniature milling machine used as a sales model which helped found Cincinnati Milling Machine Company (Milicron.) - A Crosely-brand car, drove by none other than Powel Crosley himself. The roof was only 5-feet tall and its maximum speed was 70 mph. - Boxes from Ivory Soap, the first floating soap, which was invented after too much oil was added to the mixture. - Ulysses S. Grant's baby crib. - An extensive collection of Civil War General William Lytle's belongings are in the depository, including his Union battle coat, writing desk, liquor chest, and war medal. A well-respected General, Lytle's soldiers fashioned the award by melting their wedding rings for gold. The medal also features a large emerald and several diamonds. - The hangman's hood from the execution of Alonzo Walling and Scott Jackson, who murdered Pearl Bryan after learning of her pregnancy. (Also known as Bobby Mackey's haunting.) The hood still has a mouth print on it. - A wooden, coffin-like "pen" for mental patients. Doctors would lock the patients in them when they went to bed. - Early dental tools, which resembled a nail on a metal stick and a hand-crank drill. People were terrified of dentists, as tooth extractions would often break of at the root leading to a painful infection. - Medical quackery devices, such as a Bleeder. Bleeding someone was thought to reduce the pressures in the body and keep fluids in balance. The bleeder was a sophisticated, "modern" device that had been invented to "reduce the humors". Bloodletting was used to treat a variety of illnesses and injuries and was a common practice for many centuries. - A wine cask that symbolized a pact between a group of men during a cholera outbreak. Every year on October 6, the men would meet and one bring the cask. The men vowed to never open the wine. Once all the members in the group died, the last man living would drink the wine. Most died in their 30s and 40s, but the oldest lived into his 80s and drank the wine. Inside the cask is the empty bottle as well as papers with details of each member, birth and death date. - A campaign poster from William Henry Harrison, one of the first Presidential candidates to create propaganda for themselves. During the Presidential election of 1840, Harrison was portrayed as an out-of-touch hard cider drinker who lived in a log cabin. To combat this stereotype, Harrison distributed large linen campaign posters embroidered with log cabins and cider jugs. He also passed out small jugs that were shaped like glass cabins and filled with cider. The liquor was distilled by the E.C. Booz company, which led to the origin of the word "booze." --- During this same election, Martin Van Buren was nicknamed "Old Kinderhook" after his birthplace in Kinderhook, NY. His supporters formed the "O.K. Club" and the phrase "He's O.K.!" This later developed of the word "okay." --- Harrison's campaign also consisted of a huge wooden ball that had slogans on it. The ball was rolled from town to town. It was a lot of work to "keep the ball rolling", and originated this figure of speech. All of these are a drop in the bucket compared to vast collection you will see on this tour. The variety of artifacts is amazing, and each has a vivid story. Whether you like the Civil War or dark history, Treasures of the Queen City has something for everyone.

We went on the Captain's Lunch Cruise on a sunny but chilly day in late April. It was really…read moreenjoyable and worth the price for sure. We sailed on the River Queen which is the smaller boat. The food buffet was very good and there was something for every taste. Very fresh salad with two dressing options, rolls, meltingly tender beef in a rich brown gravy, baked chicken, mashed potatoes, farfalle pasta in red sauce, scrumptious grilled vegetables. And decadent creamy cheesecake for dessert. Free coffee and tea, and reasonably priced bar drinks for purchase. Our server, Anna (Onna?) was most attentive and usually within sight if you wanted something. The whole crew were very professional, very polite and respectful and eager to please. Our entertainer was engaging with his ongoing narration of the sights and historical facts along the river interspersed with banjo music. The two hours went by quickly. I put on my hoodie and spent some time out on deck, where you can smoke 'em if you got 'em. I decided it was time for a cocktail so I ordered an Anchors Away which was delicious, nautically blue, and had a definite kick. I was really looking forward to getting the pictured souvenir glass, but the first of two wrinkles took place as I was advised they were out of them due to some recent large parties on the bigger boat. Boo. If you're going to advertise souvenir glasses, order more than enough to keep them in stock. Anna arranged to give me the drink in the larger souvenir vessel, which is pretty, but heavy ceramic and I don't see myself using it at home other than for a decoration. The second wrinkle was our bar tab printed out as though I ordered multiple drinks. My husband didn't look at it and just handed over the debit card...then I saw it and went up to tell them not to run it but it was too late. Somehow they had already realized it was wrong but it took such a long time for them to figure out how to void the transaction, which bothered me. The cruise director had to get involved to fix it. Her name was Tasha and she was very nice and so apologetic about the situation, she comped our drinks for the trouble and boxed up some cheesecake for us to take home. She seemed to agree with me that if the owners had not decided to "go cashless" last year this would never have happened. I asked her to pass on my comment that it is not good to refuse to accept payment in legal tender American money and I feel it was a bad move. For this reason I will never give five stars even if the cruise is flawless. Nonetheless I hope to have the chance to take a cruise on the River Queen later this year.

My spouse and I attended the holiday cruise during extremely poor weather. While the weather itself…read moreisn't controllable, the lack of preparation was concerning. The storm had been widely forecast, yet the parking lot and walkways were slick and hazardous. We were nearly struck twice by other vehicles while trying to park, and the walk onto the boat was treacherous. I had emailed in advance asking about inclement weather plans and received only a response confirming the scheduled departure time, which was not reassuring given the known severity of the storm. Once onboard, the experience continued to disappoint. The buffet setup was confusing, with food split between two lines without access to all food selections, and the quality was noticeably below what I've experienced in the past. The turkey tasted more like a reheated frozen entrée than a freshly prepared dish. Beverage service was also lacking--iced tea was served in very small glasses, requiring repeated requests for refills. The entertainment was excessively loud, making conversation impossible. I've been a loyal BB Riverboats customer for over 30 years and have always recommended them, but this cruise fell far short of expectations and left me genuinely disappointed.

Our tour guide did a great job of showing us a wide variety of foods near Fountain Square. He was…read morewell versed in the area food scene and was even helpful in some of the history of Cincy. My favorite was the doughnut grilled cheese from Tim+Chee which we ended up going back to to enjoy even more grilled cheese awesomeness.

I truly enjoyed the tour. I learn a lot about the city and got to try several local specialities…read morelike Goeta. It was just the right amount of food. It wasn't too much and filled me for lunch. Mike was very friendly and personable. For a person who has never been to Cincinnati before, he made it seem like a great place to be and eat.

We had a group of 12 that had a great day touring some great places in Cincy…read more Our guide, Barb was friendly and knowledgeable. We met at Findley Market, walked to The Empanada Box, took the street car Connector to City Urban gourmet, walked to Urbana Coffee, moved along to Mazunte and finished at Ruby's Chocolates. Wonderful food! I would highly recommend this tour!

We had a great tour guide, her name was Heidi and she loves what she does and it shows all the way…read morethrough the tour. If you like art, trying local foods in a new place, learning some of the history of the area and having a good time all while walking then this should be on your list. We tried four different local pizza places. Had pizza from three of them and a cannoli from the fourth. It was a fun and filling day. Thanks Heidi!

Great bachelorette/bachelor party idea. They share history of cincy breweries while driving between…read morebreweries which was a nice touch. I would've liked there to be more cider options included as I'm gluten intolerant that is the only reason it isn't 5 stars. We did get to try one called swizzle at Rheingeist that was delicious. Mike was a very fun and knowledgeable tour guide.

Second time doing this tour and was happier with our first experience about 4 years ago rather than…read morethe one we did in February 2025. We bought this for our parents for their christmas gift and were suprised to see we were going on a school bus rather than the party bus that was pictured, it wasnt cleaned. If we would have been notified about this we would have changed our date where it would be available. The bus driver also went down a few wrong way roads and took some wrong turns which was concerning. the beer and food options were good at each stop.

We had the best time on our brewery tour! Our driver Dan was so awesome and made it such a fun,…read morememorable experience. Booking was a breeze and the price point is fantastic for everything you get on your tour. They'll even pick up or drop off anywhere you'd like which is so convenient for larger groups like ours. We tried booking with Cincy Brew Bus initially but it was horrible, way more expensive and the person I emailed was not very friendly or helpful. They also canceled our reservation less than a month away from our party because they "couldn't find us a driver". Don't waste your time with them, go straight to Craft Connection, they're amazing!

We had the best time with Dan from Craft Connections!! We highly recommend this for all groups. We…read morethoroughly enjoyed our tastings and appreciated Dan being so accommodating to our group with a variety of tastes! We for sure will be back!!!

What a super cool museum! We got a tour and learned so much about all things SIGNS. You can learn…read moreabout all the history of signs from metal signs to plastic signs to ones with light bulb to the neon signs that we know and love today. The collection really is huge and you can see some very antique signs. Lots of photo opportunities. I think they might even be expanding and adding more signs. It was definitely a fun way to spend my afternoon in Cincy!

We had a really fun time at this museum! There is an audio tour available through QR codes and…read morealso a scavenger hunt with three different levels to help you better engage with the museum. It was interesting seeing the historical progression of signs through different eras. I really loved the way the town shop area was set up. Staff was extremely helpful and knowledgeable. Plenty of free parking right outside the museum doors. The only reason I knocked off a star is that it was smaller than I expected. You will only need a max of two hours here.