Atlas Obscura - Cincinnati & Covington
If you’re the type of traveler who likes to find the little oddities of any city on your trip, the out of the way off the beaten path things that make places unique, then you might be a fan of the popular website (and app and book)Atlas Obscura.
There are a number of Atlas Obscura locations around Cinci and some really close to the site of ALCON. below are a few to consider visiting with their direct atlas obscura links
In Cincinnati
One of our recommended ad Hoc Explore Day activities.
This odd house if very close to The Cincinnati Observatory. Perhaps the tour bus will drive by it on the way there or
For those going to the StarBQ you’ll be able to visit this parlor inside the Cincinnati Museum Center which is adorned in Rookwood tile. Oh, and it’s Graeters Ice Cream. THE best.
In Covington / Northern Kentucky
A mere few blocks from ALCON, you can get a selfie with a giant green alien known as Clive. 501 Scott Street, Covington (See photo below)
This one is on our list of guided tours for Explore Day
For those driving up to Cincinnati from the South, you’ll drive right past this.
Vent Haven Museum
You’re no dummy, but you’ll find the world’s largest collection of ventriloquist dummies in this museum.
The Mansion Hill neighborhood is adorned with these little doorways among gardens, steps and curbs.
Clive (photo by Jim Saul)