Architreks - 'Cincinnati-Walks'

Tours run from May to October. Reservations are NOT required.

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in Cincinnati Magazine
“Best of the City”, 2003

Downtown Tours

1st Tuesday at 11 a.m.
1st & 3rd Weekends (Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.)

-Approximately 2 hours, 2 miles

Tours begin at the Contemporary Art Center, 44 East Sixth Street.
$10 per adult, $5 per child.

Highlights: South Tour
Carew Tower • Lombardy Building • Gidding-Jenny Storefront • Ingalls Building • Dixie Terminal • Queen City & University Clubs • Guilford School • Lytle Park & Taft Museum

Highlights: North Tour
City Hall • Plum Street Temple • St.Peter in Chains Cathedral • 800 Broadway • Hamilton Co. Courthouse • Piatt Park Complex • Enquirer Building

Downtown Tour Sponsors: Blue Wisp; Bromwell's; BW Talgood Realty, Cincinnati Arts Association (Aronoff Center/Music Hall); The Cincinnatian Hotel; The Citadel; dunnhumbyUSA; Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza; LPK Building Leadership Brands; The Phoenix; Pigall's/Twist and JeanRo Bistro; and URS Corporation Architects, Engineers, and Planners.


Findlay Market Area Tour

2nd & 4th Sundays at 11 a.m. Findlay Market

-Approximately 1 hour, 1 mile

Leaving from outside Findlay Market House, North Side of Elder Street
$5 per adult, $4 per child.

Highlights:
Phillipus Church • Christian Moerlein Brewery • Clyffside Brewery


Over-the-Rhine East & West Tours

2nd & 4th Saturdays at 11 a.m. musichall

-Approximately 2 hours, 2 miles

Guides for each separate tour leaving from the Coffee Emporium at the Emery Center Apartments, 110 E. Central Parkway.
$10 per adult, $5 per child.

Highlights:

East: Verdin Complex-Pendleton House • St. Paul’s Church • Facades of Main • Old St.Mary’s Church Germania Building

West: The Art Academy, The People's theater, Weilert's Beer Garden, Music Hall, Barlow Motors Building

Over-the-Rhine Tour Sponsors: designsmithgallery; Enzo's OTR; Gateway Quarter; Lavomatic Cafe; Merchants on Main Street (MoMS); Park + Vine; Urban Eden; US Bank; and Venice on Vine Pizza & Catering.


Mt. Adams Tours

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2nd Wednesday at 11 a.m.
1st and 3rd Saturday at 11 a.m.

-Approximately 1.5 hours, 0.75 miles

Leave from 1101 St. Gregory Street.
$10 per adult, $5 per child.

Highlights:
Holy Cross Immaculata Church & Monastery • Crowley’s Pub • Ida Street Bridge • Rookwood Pottery Buildings

Mt. Adams Tour Sponsors: Crowley's Highland Cafe - Cincinnati's Oldest Irish Bar; Koka Coffee; Mt. Adam's Bar & Grill and the Blind Lemon; and The Wine Cellar.


Clifton Tour

probascotower3rd Thursday at 11 a.m.
2nd and 4th Saturday at 2 p.m.

-Approximately 2 hours, 2.7 miles

Leaving from the corner of Middleton and Rawson Woods Lane

Highlights:
Boulter House, Probasco House, Scarlet Oaks, Calvary Episcopal Church, William Resor House, Rawson Woods

Clifton Tour Sponsors: Jack Brand Construction Company; Olives at the Ludlow Garage; and Tink's Cafe.



Special Presentation - NORTHSIDE

Northside Tour

May 31, June 1, August 30 and August 31

The Specially offered Northside tours will start at 11:00 a.m. at the BP station at Knowlton's Corner (intersection of Hamilton Avenue, Spring Grove Avenue and Hoffner Street). There is public parking just 1/2 block up Hamilton Avenue past Wizard Computers at 4024 Hamilton. The price of the tour is $10/adult; $5/child. The tour is approximately 2 hours, 2+ miles and will feature more than 30 sites in the area.



Also New for 2008

Virtual Tours - A Power Point Slide Show "tour" featuring photos of downtown walking tour sites. Available for groups upon request.

Call 721-4506 or email info@cincinnatipreservationcincinnatipreservation.org in advance to schedule a Virtual tour.




ARCHITREKS “Outside-In” Tours

Throughout the summer season, we occasionally offer our regular walking tours with an added bonus - a chance to go inside one of the buildings on the tour route for a more detailed overview of its history. Information on scheduled "Outside-In" tours will appear here as they are scheduled.



Groups may contact Cincinnati Preservation Association For Special Times and Rates.

Reservations are not required. Call CPA at (513) 721-4506 for more information.