Moving from Indianapolis to Cincinnati?
- 99 mi Distance
- 1 hr 39 min Drive time
- 2.3M Cincinnati metro
- 178 Sun days/year
Things you'll want to know about your new city.
Bookmark this page — these are the icons of Cincinnati, organized by what kind of day you're planning.
Outdoors & Recreation
- Smale Riverfront Park / Roebling Bridge — Riverfront park; 1866 suspension bridge prototype for Brooklyn Bridge
- Eden Park — 186 acres with art museum, conservatory, river overlooks
- Krohn Conservatory — Eden Park glasshouse since 1933; tropical, desert, palm collections
Culture & Arts
- Cincinnati Music Hall — 1878 National Historic Landmark; Cincinnati Symphony, Pops, Opera home
- Cincinnati Art Museum — Free admission; world-class collection in Eden Park
- Cincinnati Reds (Great American Ball Park) — Oldest MLB franchise; downtown stadium on river
- Findlay Market — Ohio's oldest continuously operated public market (1852)
- American Sign Museum — Largest public sign museum in US — neon collection
- Over-the-Rhine (OTR) — Largest collection of Italianate architecture in US; renovated district
Family-Friendly
- Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden — Second-oldest US zoo (1875); Fiona the hippo home
Cincinnati's essential restaurants.
The dining list every Cincinnati resident knows by heart. Save the spots, work through them.
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Skyline Chili Cincinnati chili Multiple
Iconic Cincinnati 3-way/4-way/5-way over spaghetti — local institution
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Camp Washington Chili Cincinnati chili Camp Washington
James Beard America's Classics winner
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Boca Modern American Downtown
David Falk; James Beard nominee — fine dining icon
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Sotto Italian Downtown
Falk Group; James Beard nominee; basement Italian
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Salazar Modern American OTR
Jose Salazar; James Beard semifinalist
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Goose & Elder American comfort Findlay Market
Jose Salazar's market-adjacent diner
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Mita's Spanish/Latin Downtown
Spanish tapas with James Beard semifinalist Jose Salazar
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Eli's BBQ BBQ East End
Cincinnati BBQ standard — pulled pork, jalapeño cheddar grits
What daily life feels like in Cincinnati.
Climate
Humid continental. Hot, humid summers (66-86°F). Cold winters (24-41°F) with occasional snow/ice. Spring storm season. 43 inches rainfall, 19 inches snow, 178 sun days.
- Summer66-86°F
- Winter24-41°F
- Sun days/yr178
- Rainfall43 inches
Walkability
- Walk Score50/100
- Transit Score39/100
- Bike Score45/100
Cincinnati is somewhat walkable in central neighborhoods, car-dependent in suburbs.
Outdoors & Recreation
- Eden Park — 186 acres with overlooks, museum, conservatory
- Smale Riverfront Park — riverside park with Roebling Bridge
- Mount Airy Forest — 1,459 acres of urban forest
- Loveland Bike Trail — 80-mile rail-trail (Little Miami Scenic Trail)
- Ohio River — kayaking, fishing, riverboats
- Red River Gorge (3 hr SE in KY) — climbing/hiking
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