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Cincinnati Streetcar Transportation and Infrastructure Tour
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
$40
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
Using the Cincinnati Streetcar loop as a route, this tour will take you by nearly every major attraction in Downtown Cincinnati, with stops at top attractions, including Fountain Square and Findlay Market. However, this is not a typical 'general history of the city through time and here are the top attractions and cultural experiences' tour. This tour is focused on transit and infrastructure, given by a local aware of and involved in transportation and infrastructure projects in the city. Highlighting the city's greatest infrastructure accomplishments, as well it's biggest failures, this tour will focus on the Riverfront Transit Center, Cincinnati Subway, Cincinnati Union Terminal, as well as Kenyon-Barr (urban renewal), and Highway Construction and Expansion. I will also share some of the plans for future projects. Tours are guided by myself, Fenley, an Urban Planning student at the University of Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati Streetcar Transportation and Infrastructure Tour
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 3 hours
- Small Group
- TANK Bus Map
- Tour Guided by a Real Local
- *Metro Bus Map
- Abandoned Cincinnati Subway Map
- Streetcar Map
- Cincinnati Streetcar
- Gratuities (tips) not included and not encouraged
Meeting point
Meet on the south side of the building in front of the entrance.
Return details
If you follow the directions provided at the end of the tour, you will end here, completing a full loop of the streetcar.
We will end our tour at Findlay Market, just in time for lunch. Directions are provided to take the streetcar back to the starting point, completing the full loop of the.
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Meeting in the banks, I will give a brief history of Cincinnati, and we'll see the Roebling Suspension Bridge from afar.
- See from afar. (pass by)
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Great American Ball ParkWill stop for a few minutes for anyone who wishes to get a picture near the entranceway.
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We'll stop to talk about the many efforts to bring transit back to Cincinnati, including the Riverfront Transit Center, given the moniker 'Cincinnati's Second Abandoned Subway'. In the off chance the doors are unlocked, we'll go inside.
- See from afar. (pass by)
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We will talk about highway construction and expansion in Cincinnati, and Kenyon-Barr, the project which demolished nearly half of the city in the 1960's.
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Carew TowerWe will see this prime example of extravagant Art Deco Architecture from a nearby vantage point, then we will pass through the lobby of the Hilton Netherland Plaza, and walk through the dead Carew Shopping Arcade urban mall.
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Fountain SquareWe'll stop in Fountain Square, the heart of Downtown Cincinnati, and see the Tyler Davidson fountain.
- We'll pass through Cincinnati's central bus 'station', talking about some of it's current challenges. (pass by)
- See from afar. (pass by)
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We'll stop for a minute to rest before continuing with our tour.
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We'll see Cincinnati's tallest skyscraper from a nearby vantage point.
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We'll talk about the history of Heritage Bank Center and current plans involving it.
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We'll get off the streetcar at this stop, and learn about it's history. Throughout our tour, we'll ride about 2/3 of the Cincinnati Streetcar Loop, and directions are provided at the end of the tour to complete the loop and bring you back to the tour start point.
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Washington ParkWe'll stop in Washington Park, for restrooms and water if needed.
- See from afar. (pass by)
- See from afar. (pass by)
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From the median of Central Parkway near Ezzard Charles Drive, we'll look at pictures and learn about the history of Cincinnati's abandoned subway, the largest abandoned subway in the world, where it lay underneath our feet.
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We'll see the iconic Cincinnati Union Terminal, the last great passenger train station built in the country, if not the world, from a distance, a spot outside Robert A. Taft High School. We'll look at pictures and learn about it's construction, use, near demolition, and renovation. To be clear, we do not actually go to the Terminal, as it would take far too much time.
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Findlay MarketWe'll end our tour at Findlay Market, a focal point of Over-the-Rhine, a revitalized neighborhood. Many food options are nearby for your convenience when our tour ends.
If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Cincinnati Streetcar Transportation and Infrastructure Tour
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
$40
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!