We all know that Covington can be a bit spooky with the shirtless locals wandering the streets. But…read moredid you know that part of this city is rich in Civil War era history? Haunted Covington, presented by the same folks who bring you the Newport Gangster Tour, takes guests on a five block journey through the Licking River Historic District. We heard stories about Mr. Bruce, whose residence was haunted by a galloping black horse. He also posted bail for John Hunt Morgan, a notorious Civil War Confederate who was captured by the Union Army. Down the street, the unemployment office on 4th Street used to be home to a slave owner. Tales were also told about the "Lady In Grey," an infamous ghost of a wealthy woman who spent her life throwing lavish parties. This residual haunting reports the woman comes downstairs to straighten the dishes and make sure the setting is ready for company. Nearby, the Governor's Point condominiums were converted from an old hospital...which also used to have a psychiatric wing on the second floor. Residents have plenty of tales from that floor. My favorite was the story about the doctor who invented Valium, who fell off his balcony and was impaled on his fence. In addition to learning all sorts of cool history about Covington, the path the tour takes is absolutely gorgeous. We went on a crisp autumn evening with a chill in the air and the sidewalks lined with fresh fallen leaves. With all the old colonial houses in the area, it felt like we were walking through New England. I'd go on the tour just for that experience. Carl, our guide, was an adorable old man dressed in period costume. He was very knowledgeable and a great story teller. It was like having Grandpa show you all the interesting things in a neighborhood. Carl was also full of whimsy, making hilarious commentary along the way. One of my favorites: "Behind me is one of the most terrifying, desolate places in Cincinnati....Paul Brown Stadium." HA! The tour concludes with a visit to the Baker-Hunt Museum. Both buildings feature gorgeous Victorian architecture and many artifacts, furniture, and clothes left from the family's estate. One building is reportedly haunted by a young boy named Duncan, who has interacted with patrons in the past. (Our group didn't experience anything.) Still, it made for a cool story. If you're looking for a Halloween adventure with spooky folktales and beautiful autumn scenery, a tour of Haunted Covington is a must! Price per person: $20 (or find a GroupOn for 2/$20) Viewing Time: 2 hours

Let me preface by saying that I am a huge fan of American Legacy Tours. After going on the Queen…read moreCity Underground tour, I was quite excited to see what they had in store for the Haunted Covington tour. The Good: Here's the bright side- I felt like I had never seen Covington before. I pride myself on being a Cincinnati connoisseur, but I had never really stopped and taken the time to smell the roses in Covington. Wow. While looking at the beautiful houses around Covington, we were told many ghost stories about them. Some of them were good, others not so much. The Bad: My friends and I did our best to stay towards the front of the group to talk to the guides and get a good view of the scenery. While talking to the guides we asked him about how much studying he had to do in order to feel comfortable giving these tours. He told us that he was a paid actor and had been given material to memorize. As my friend put it, the tour lost the "Disney Magic." It's not as though I expected these people to have studied the city their whole life...but I guess it didn't do much for me to know that these people likely didn't have the same love for this city that the people on the tour did. Here's my advice to American Legacy Tours when it comes to these haunted tours: Lose the funny hats, the costumes, and stick to your guns. The Cincinnati underground tour blew me away. I loved that other people were talking about the city with such passion. Sure, throw in some ghost stories...but keep the tour "real."

I've been to all the tours except three (Walnut Hills, Clifton, and Northside), which were all…read moregreat experiences. The staff was very knowledgable. Great photo ops and pricing is cheap.

Architreks has been leading people around Cincinnati for several years now and is adding history…read moreand information all the time. They now have tours in Clifton, Northside, Walnut Hills and several tours Downtown and in Over the Rhine. There is so much that these tours reveal that I had no idea about. I have not gone on all of them yet but look forward to doing so in the coming season.

We live downtown and are always curious to learn more about the murals in our artsy city! We are…read morepassionate about watching them come to life during the BLINK event, and now we can share stories about each mural. Artworks is an amazing organization to teach and share art. Our tour guide, Ed, was so informative and his experience was evident as we walked the city. The time flew by. Will highly recommend this tour to friends and visitors.

Our tour guide was cheerful and informative. A great way to spend an hour and a half downtownread more

Laura was an excellent tour guide! She is incredibly knowledgeable and eager to answer questions,…read moreshe is also very funny. I highly recommend the Ultimate Queen City Underground Tour, I learned so much about Over The Rhine!!

What a great time! We did the Queen Tour with Harrison-he was so engaging and very nice to…read moreentertain the kiddos! It was perfect weather-hot outside and a perfect cool down refrigerator temp in the "caves". Wear tennis shoes and it does last the full 90 minutes-time does fly though! Again-Harrison was just great! Great work!

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.

It is worth noting this building has become an immersive art experience building. It was originally…read moreVan Gogh, but is now Monet. They control the number of people for each time slot well, and you don't feel crowded if you want to linger and read information. They have comfortable seating areas in the 360 exhibit area, and the entire "show" was probably 45 minutes before the art starts to repeat. The best part about the immersive art is that you could choose to sit through it more than once, if you wish to. There's no time limit once you are inside. I think they do a great job trying to cluster information together to help you understand the training and path, and life, journey of the artist throughout each phase of their life. it's easy to just walk up and stare at a painting. I love that they took a certain view of the parliament building and showed how the artist painted it five times throughout his lifetime and how his style and colors changed with each phase of his life. I really think they tried hard to blend and history together, which is unique. It gave me a deeper appreciation. I didn't pay attention to see if there was an elevator, but we did take a lot of stairs to get from the restrooms on the bottom floor to part of the exhibits on the first floor, and the upper floor would be where the movie viewing gallery would be where you are immersed in a 360 circle with the art. I love that they used an existing downtown building and that you can park and walk to so many restaurants and museums in the downtown Cincinnati area. We chose the Fountain Square parking garage, went to eat at Nada and walked to the Monet exhibit. We noticed on the walk that we could've also went to the contemporary art museum, which is right downtown but we were out of time. It could be a good full day of lunch and art. The building is a little chilly, I would recommend having a coat. I think it's such an older large building. It's probably very expensive to heat. This was a great girls trip day event, and everyone enjoyed it from the 20-year-olds to my mother who is in her 60s.

The Van Gogh Experience in Cincinnati was great. It was both beautiful and very informative. I…read morelearned a lot about Van Gogh himself as well as his paintings. The immersive experience was cool and well, as advertised, it was definitely immersive. I realize the Van Gogh experience has moved on, but the Monet is running currently and I'm certain it's as good. I'll say it was worth the cost of admission, so there you have it. Whoever puts together these exhibits knows what they're doing.

had a great tour today with anthony. he really knew all about the city and other things. thanks…read morefor the day.

There's no way a two-hour tour can cover a city's complete history. However, our driver, Anthony,…read moredid an excellent job of hitting the highlights. He is well informed and answered all of our questions. He seems to really enjoy his job! Videos shown on the trip were a nice addition.

David is very knowledgeable and a great storyteller! Highly recommend the Covington Vice tour…read more Thank you!!