High atop Mount Adams stands a beautiful church. It is a landmark for Cincinnati. The church can be seen from 471 as you drive into Cincinnati from Kentucky. It stands tall and lit up like a beacon that welcomes one home. This is Holy Cross Immaculata Church. I write about this now, not only because it is a well known and beautiful landmark, but because as a tradition on Good Friday, before Easter, people come from all over to pray the steps that climb up the hill in Mount Adams to the church.
Mount Adams is really quite lovely. The view of the city below is unquestionably one of the best in the area. The Mount is loaded with pubs and restaurants. One of the restaurants in Mount Adams is the Rookwood. Rookwood is also a fine pottery that our area is known for. Sitting next to Mount Adams is Eden Park. This park is an arts and entertainment mecca for Cincinnati. It is a large park loaded with flowering trees and spring flowers as well as a large fountain and gazebo which makes for great photography and would be a nice place to lay out a blanket and have a picnic. Eden park houses the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Krohn's Conservatory, and the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.
The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park is a theater that brings to life many Broadway plays as well as new plays never performed. I recently saw a production of "To Kill a Mockingbird" at the Playhouse and it was great! The Playhouse offers discounts for students and a student with an ID can get tickets the day of a performance for $15 each. This is if the performance hasn't sold out. Student tickets purchased before the performance can be bought for $30 each, which is a bargain for a Broadway production in a state of the art theater. Next season boasts some great shows, check it out now to build your own fantastic season of great and affordable theater.
The Cincinnati Art Museum has over 60,000 exhibits and traveling exhibits throughout the year. Admission is always free and parking is only $4. This is really a terrific way to spend a day. There is so much to see inside, not just paintings but, sculptures and antiquities. I was at the museum once and got to see a traveling exhibit of rare cars. It was a great exhibit and very interesting.
The Krohn's Conservatory is a giant green house. It was built in 1933 and houses a rain forest and a desert. Every year in the spring, you can visit the Conservatory for the "Butterfly Show." This year the show is the "Butterflies of the Caribbean." The cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children, under age 4 is free. Parking is free. Take your camera, this is an opportunity to photograph some stunning and brilliant creatures.
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