Over-the-Rhine
One of the best-preserved 19th-century Italianate neighborhoods in America, now a lively district of craft breweries, restaurants, and independent art shops.
Over-the-Rhine (OTR) takes its name from 19th-century German immigrants who settled across the Miami and Erie Canal. It preserves nearly a thousand red-brick Italianate row houses and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. After years of decline, the neighborhood has revived as one of the liveliest districts in the city. Restaurants and bars line Vine Street and 12th Street. Breweries such as Rhinegeist have been converted from old beer factories, and you can sign up for a tour of the underground beer tunnels. Findlay Market is to the north, and Washington Park and the music hall are to the south. You can take the Connector streetcar from downtown. Travel in groups in the evening.
Opening hours
All day (shops vary)
Nearby sights
- Findlay Market
- Washington Park
- Cincinnati Music Hall
- William Howard Taft National Historic Site
- Contemporary Arts Center
- Fountain Square
- National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
- Taft Museum of Art