From Cincinnati to Columbus in a Very Roundabout Way
Why drive from point A to B when you can make lots of little detours to “just do this thing” and “just do that thing”, making an hour and a half drive last for hours …
Category: Architecture
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Westcott House
Since we are both big fans of architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s work, so we didn’t hesitate to detour to Springfield, Ohio to see Frank Lloyd Wright’s Westcott House. The Prairie Style house was built in …
Château Laroche
About 30 miles northeast of Cincinnati in Loveland, Ohio, one can find a quirky Medieval-styled castle that was a labor of love for one man. Construction began on Château Laroche – commonly known as Loveland …
In the Wilds of the Ohio River Valley
President William Henry Harrison Tomb & Memorial In our never-ending quest to check Presidential sites off Doug’s list, we found ourselves in waaaaaaaay southwest Ohio (right up against the borders with Kentucky and Indiana) for …
Make Way for Robert McCloskey
We went to Hamilton, Ohio, for the express purpose of visiting a small museum honoring writer and illustrator John Robert McCloskey (1914-2003). McCloskey was born and grew up in Hamilton, though he left for college in …
Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum
Doug likes a nice sculpture park, so we decided to pay a visit to Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park and Museum in Hamilton, Ohio (about 30 miles northwest of Cincinnati). For extra fun, we decided to …
Architecture / Art / Museums
Immersing Ourselves in Art & Architecture in Cincinnati
Cincinnati Museum Center The Cincinnati Museum Center was of interest to us more for the building than for the museums located within it. But since it was free with our museum membership, we still took …
Taft Museum of Art
We visited the Taft Museum of Art in Cincinnati, Ohio on a hunch. We weren’t sure there was anything there that would particularly interest us, but something about it said we should do it, so …
Covington, Kentucky
Covington sits just south of Cincinnati, Ohio, on the other side of the Ohio River, and is considered to be part of the “Greater Cincinnati Area.” It did feel like one big city as we …
Columbus, Indiana Was a Surprise!
Sure, everyone’s heard of Columbus, Ohio – but Indiana? Never knew it existed. But it came up on my radar for the wonderful Miller House, so we wound up spending a night there. It turned …