Planning on a family vacation or trip to Cincinnati, Ohio? Find out what the best places to take your kids are by reading this article today!
If you're going to be visiting Cincinnati, Ohio, with your kids in tow, then you're going to need to know what they can do for fun. Here are some of the city's favorite attractions for children:
What kids in the world don't love a zoo? The Cincinnati Zoo is known the world over for its exotic wild animal exhibits and its lush botanical garden. Your kids can visit the Penguin Walkabout, Jungle Trails, Tiger Canyon, the Nocturnal House, Gorilla World, Monkey Island, Wildlife Canyon, and many more exhibits!
The Cincinnati Zoo is made up of more than seven hundred animals that are housed on seventy acres of land! The botanical garden displays over three thousand types of plants too! This zoo has been entertaining the young and the old alike since it opened its doors in 1875! And, besides being the nation's second oldest zoo, and a historic landmark, The Cincinnati Zoo has been named "one of the top ten zoos for kids"! by Child Magazine.
Besides visiting animals at a zoo, children also love to go to theme parks as well. Well, you're in luck since you're in Cincinnati. This city has the distinction of having one of the best amusement parks in the world!
At Paramount's Kings Island, your kids can find plenty of fun things to do! There are over three hundred rides, including a dozen roller coasters, and a thirty acre water park. The creme de la creme of the roller coasters is undoubtedly the Beast. What's a Beast, you may ask? It's the "world's longest roller coaster"! If your children are too small (or too scared) to take a ride on the Beast, they can instead ride on the Beastie instead. This roller coaster is a smaller version of the longest ride.
Once inside this amusement park, your children can also visit The Wild Thornberry's (TM) River Adventure. This trip will take them deep into the wilderness of the jungle. There is also Hanna-Barbera Land (TM), Scooby's (TM) Ghoster Coaster, and the Boomerang Bay Water Park Resort. The latter has more than fifty fun things for your children to do in the water! There are water slides, waves to ride on, rivers to navigate, and much more!
If the Paramount King's Island wasn't enough fun and adventure for your children, you can also take them over to another favorite! The Coney Island Amusement Park features The Scream Machine! This exciting ride takes you and your children up in the air an amazing fifty feet, then drops you!
You and your children can also visit the largest recirculating pool in the world! It holds more than three million gallons of water, features six diving boards and has four fun filled waterslides to play at and enjoy!
Or, if you're looking for a little more relaxed water adventure at the Coney Island Amusement Park, you can take your kids for a ride on Lake Como in a pedal boat. It's a beautiful ride that you can enjoy with your kids!
There is also an eighteen hole miniature golf course that your children will be sure to enjoy!
And last, but not least, on the Moonlite Square, your kids will find playhouses that are the perfect fit for their smaller bodies!
If your children enjoy the game of baseball as much as you might, you can also take them over to the Great American Ball Park. This stadium is the home of the oldest major league baseball team in the entire nation! It was opened at the beginning of the New Millennium, and it's home to, who else, but the Cincinnati Reds!
