Great American Ball Park
Home of the Cincinnati Reds beside the Ohio River, with a Reds Hall of Fame and Museum inside. A good place to experience American baseball culture.
The Cincinnati Reds were founded in 1869 and are the oldest professional baseball club. Great American Ball Park opened in 2003. Its seating looks out over the Ohio River and the Roebling Suspension Bridge, and the outfield features a steamboat-shaped stand and smokestacks, with fire shooting up whenever a Reds player hits a home run. Beside the ballpark, the Reds Hall of Fame and Museum displays team trophies and memorabilia from the Big Red Machine era, and it can be visited on game days and non-game days alike. Some tickets cost just a dozen or so dollars, and during the season behind-the-scenes tours of the ballpark are offered.
Opening hours
Open on game days; Hall of Fame museum about 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Smale Riverfront Park & The Banks
- National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
- John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge
- Taft Museum of Art
- Fountain Square
- Contemporary Arts Center
- Purple People Bridge
- Newport Aquarium