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Ohio y Dayton

Ohio is a study in contrasts. As one of the nation’s largest * 166,000. ~ @ n 1 Chamber
Plaza, Suite A, (800) 221-8235.
agricultural producers, the state is dotted with picturesque ∑ daytoncvb.com
farmland, small towns steeped in history, and more recently
settled Amish areas where horse-drawn buggies and barns This pleasant city on the Great
Miami River is known as the
are a thing of the present. Ohio also contains several of the “Birthplace of Aviation.” It was
country’s most urbanized industrial centers along the Ohio here that aviation pioneers
River – the state’s southern and eastern border – and in port Wilbur and Orville Wright (see
cities that lie along the shores of Lake Erie. p252), carried out much of their
research and experimentation,
which led to their successful
flight in 1903 in Kitty Hawk,
North Carolina. Five miles
northeast lies the Dayton
Aviation Heritage National
Historical Park at the spot
where the brothers tested their
second and third aircraft in 1904
and 1905. The Carillon Historical
Park holds the Wright Flyer III
aircraft – the first capable of
executing a turn. Over 300
Art Deco façade of the Union Terminal, Cincinnati aircraft and missiles from the
post-Wright aviation era are at
t Cincinnati heroic past. Cincinnati’s most the National Museum of the
celebrated landmark is the US Air Force. Also within the
* 331,285. ~ £ @ n 525 Vine
St, (800) 344-3445. ∑ cincinnati 1867 stone and steel suspension area is the National Aviation
usa.com bridge, built by Brooklyn Bridge Hall of Fame.
engineer John A. Roebling to Overlooking the Great Miami
Built on a series of steep hills link this city with Covington, River, the Italian Renaissance-
overlooking the Ohio River, Kentucky, across the Ohio River. style Dayton Art Institute
Cincinnati was once called A streetcar is being developed, features a large collection of
“Porkopolis” for its slaughter- whose 3.6-mile (5.8-km) loop European and American
houses and belching factories. links key stops downtown. paintings, such as Claude
Later, its winding side streets Another landmark is the Monet’s Waterlilies and Edward
and stunning views from the 1933 Art Deco Cincinnati Hopper’s High Noon.
hilltop Mount Adams neighbor- Museum Center at Union
hood inspired British prime Terminal, west of downtown. P Carillon Historical Park
minister Winston Churchill to The refurbished terminal now 1000 Carillon Blvd. Tel (937) 293-2841.
call it “the most beautiful of houses attractions that specialize Open 9:30am–5pm Tue–Sat, noon–
America’s inland cities.” The city in city history, children’s activities, 5pm Sun & public hols. & (children
is today a vibrant corporate and natural history/science. The under 3 free). 7 ∑ carillonpark.org
center with a revitalized enlarged Contemporary Arts E Dayton Art Institute
riverfront entertainment and Center adds creative energy 456 Belmonte Park N. Tel (937) 223-
parks district. downtown. The innovative 5277. Open 10am–5pm Wed–Sun (to
Cincinnati’s location at the sixth-floor UnMuseum 8pm Thu). & (children under 17 free).
intersection of the Erie Canal encourages interaction, ∑ daytonartinstitute.org
and the Miami and Ohio Rivers, especially among children.
and its strategic perch on the On the eastern part of town,
border of the slaveholding the Cincinnati Art Museum
South and the industrializing overlooks Eden Park and
North, made it a heterogeneous contains a specially
cultural and commercial commissioned portrait by Andy
crossroads. Many prominent Warhol of the controversial
locals, including writer Harriet Cincinnati Reds baseball great,
Beecher Stowe, whose home is Pete Rose.
now a state historic site, strongly
supported the anti-slavery E The Cincinnati Art Museum
movement. The dynamic 953 Eden Park Dr. Tel (877) 472-4226.
National Underground Open 11am–5pm Tue–Sun.
Railroad Freedom Center Closed public hols. & 7 Italian Renaissance-style Dayton Art
focuses on the city’s one-time ∑ cincinnatiartmuseum.org Institute, Dayton
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp422–4 and pp425–7

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