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American Sign Museum

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

39.1435, -84.5399

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The Cincinnati Subway

An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.

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Lucky Cat Museum

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Lucky Cat Museum

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 700 waving paws.

39.1271, -84.4984

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The Cincinnati Mushroom House

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The Cincinnati Mushroom House

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

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Spring Grove Cemetery

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Spring Grove Cemetery

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

39.1646, -84.5229

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The Telescope, from 1904

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Cincinnati Observatory

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

39.1391, -84.4226

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A gift from Mussolini to the city of Cincinnati

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Twin Lakes Capitoline Wolf

Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.

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The final resting place of the inventor of the Pringle's can.

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Grave of Fredric J. Baur

The inventor of the iconic Pringles can was so proud of his invention he was buried in one.

39.2294, -84.5616

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Cincinnati Chili

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Cincinnati Chili

Spiced meat sauce meets spaghetti, shredded cheese, and beans in a Midwest cult favorite.

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Goetta

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Goetta

From humble meat-hybrid to Cincinnati favorite.

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Cincinnati Built a Subway System 100 Years Ago–But Never Used It

Cincinnati is home to the largest unused subway system in the world.

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