🇺🇸 Cincinnati, Ohio Travel Guide 1.0 📍

(Part 1 of 2) Before visiting, I totally underestimated Cincinnati! This city is full of architectural charm – especially around downtown – and deserves to be explored slowly 🏛️✨. 1️⃣ Cincinnati Art Museum 🖼️ A must-visit spot in Cincy! Though compact, this museum is incredibly rich in collections. You’ll find works by Van Gogh and Monet 🎨, European sculptures and glassware, plus ancient Egyptian and Asian artifacts – including mummies and Chinese Buddhist statues. What shocked me? They have Northern Qi Dynasty Buddha statues – something even rare to see in many museums in China! As someone who has visited museums in all 30 Chinese provinces, I was deeply impressed. ⏰ Hours: Tue–Sun 11 AM–5 PM | Closed Mon 🎫 Tickets & Parking: General admission is FREE (special exhibitions may require tickets). 🛍️ PS: The museum gift shop sells Jellycat plushies – though $5-10 more expensive than online 😅. 2️⃣ Findlay Market 🥦🍎 Ohio’s oldest continuously operated public market! With over 1 million visitors annually, this 19th-century historic district is bustling with life. Over 50 vendors offer everything from fresh produce to specialty foods – and many shops are super photogenic 📸! 3️⃣ National Underground Railroad Freedom Center 🕊️ This was my first time visiting a museum dedicated to the abolitionist movement and global human rights freedom. I used to think “Underground Railroad” meant a literal subway – but it’s actually a secret network of Black and white Americans who helped enslaved people escape to freedom in the 19th century 🚂❤️. The museum also covers modern global issues like human trafficking and sexual exploitation, with short films and timeline-based exhibits. 🎫 Ticket: $16.50/person (no student discount) 🅿️ Parking: ~$2/hour street parking nearby 📸 Don’t miss: The “Queen City” sign across the street – perfect for photos! Why “Queen City”? Because Cincinnati was once the largest city in the American West and a cultural hub 🌟. #Cincinnati #TravelUSA #Ohio #MuseumHop #HistoryLovers #ArtAndCulture #UndergroundRailroad #QueenCity