Area Attractions

Ark Encounter features a full-size Noah’s Ark, built according to the dimensions given in the Bible. Spanning 510 feet long, 85 feet wide, and 51 feet high, this modern engineering marvel amazes visitors young and old. Enjoy this attraction all year long. Exhibits, Events, Playgrounds, Zip Lines, a Zoo and more can be found at the Ark Encounter.

This historic, German, gothic village is anchored by one of Cincinnati's most iconic monument, the Carroll Chimes Bell Tower. Enjoy shops and a variety of dining options including late night favorite, Goodfellas Pizzeria.

So much to do in a day! From Planet Snoopy to Surf City, to the various amounts of rides (including 9.2 miles of rollercoasters) and year-round events!

Eat, play and shop at Newport on the Levee. Home of the Newport Aquarium, Ride the Ducks, Axis Bowling Alley, and Gameworks. Enjoy a bite and drink at Brio, Brothers, Dewey’s Pizza and MacGuffins. Also, have a world famous Grilled Cheese at Tom + Chee featured on Shark Tank.

Turfway Park Racing & Gaming is a premier casino and horse racing destination five minutes from our Hyatt Place hotel. Featuring 500 racing machines that look and play like slot machines on a 16,000 square foot gaming floor as well as a new bar and stage area for live entertainment, Turfway Park Racing & Gaming is your one-stop shop for fun in Northern Florence, Kentucky.

Welcome to this stadium hosting professional football, concerts, and other local events and festivals.

Located a short drive from our hotel, GABP is best known for being a family-friendly ballpark with many food and beverage, playing host to professional baseball, concerts, and live events.

Kentucky Speedway is a 1.5-mile tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which hosts many professional racing league events.

Thomas Moore Stadium is home to the Florence Y’alls Baseball club and home field for the Frontier League baseball team. Rain or shine you can come and watch amazing baseball games. The field, pitchers’ mound and bullpens are fully-turfed playing surfaces.

Thomas More University is the Catholic Liberal Arts University of the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky. Inspired by the Catholic Intellectual Tradition, we challenge students of all faiths to examine the ultimate meaning of life, their place in the world, and their responsibility to others.

Northern Kentucky University strives on real ambition and real success. Join 16,000 students in this growing public metropolitan university at reaching their higher education goals.

The University of Cincinnati, founded in 1819, offers success by providing a balance of academic excellence, real-world experience and collaborative research.

Xavier University is a Jesuit university in Cincinnati and Norwood, Ohio. The school is the sixth-oldest Catholic and fourth-oldest Jesuit university in the United States.

Eatery & bar serving craft beers, burgers, sushi & pub grub in a lively, contemporary space.

Traditional Southern cuisine served in elegant dining rooms in a circa-1822 building.

Laid-back regional chain for burgers, steaks & other American staples, with a kids' menu & full bar.

Colonial-style eatery serving down-home American comfort food in rustic, family-friendly digs.

CMC is a one-of-a-kind, multi-museum kept in the historic Art Deco, historical landmark, Union Terminal. The museum includes the Cincinnati History Museum, Cincinnati History Library and Archives, Duke Energy Children’s Museum, Museum of Natural History & Science & Robert D. Lindner Family Omnimax Theater.

Cincinnati Art Museum is one of the oldest museums in the country located in the bustling Eden Park neighborhood of Cincinnati, OH.

CAC provides experiences through exhibitions and performances with ideas of our time.

Experience foliage from rainforests to deserts with Krohn Conservatory’s over 3,500 exotic plants. The annual “Butterfly Show” can be viewed mid – March through mid-June.