The Atlas Obscura Guide To

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12 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Cincinnati, Ohio

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Cincinnati, Ohio

American Sign Museum

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

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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.

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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.

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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."

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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.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Grave of Fredric J. Baur

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

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Unique
Food & Drink
in Cincinnati

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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