Museums & Historic Sites of Greater Cincinnati
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The museums and historic sites represented here share the history of our region. Through exhibits, programs, tours, lectures, and more, these sites offer a unique persepective on the past. 

Click to jump to information on one of the following sites: Behringer-Crawford Museum,
The Betts House, Cincinnati Fire Museum, Cincinnati Observatory, Dinsmore Homestead, German Heritage Museum, Gorman Heritage Farm, Greater Cincinnati Police Museum, Harriet Beecher Stowe House, Heritage Village Museum, Hillforest Victorian House Museum, Lloyd Library and Museum, The Mercantile Library Ohio Tobacco Museum, Promont Museum, Reds Hall of Fame and Museum, Taft Museum of Art, William Howard Taft Birthplace, National Historic Site.

The Museums and Historic Sites - in chronological order

The Betts House, 1804
West End, Cincinnati, Ohio
http://www.BettsHouse.org/


Heritage Village Museum, 1804-1872
Sharonville, Ohio
http://www.heritagevillagecincinnati.org/

Taft Museum of Art, c. 1820
Downtown, Cincinnati, Ohio
http://www.taftmuseum.org

Gorman Heritage Farm, 1830
Evendale, Ohio
http://www.gormanfarm.org/

Harriet Beecher Stowe House, 1830s
Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio
http://www.harrietbeecherstowehouse.org/



The Mercantile Library, 1835
Downtown, Cincinnati, Ohio

http://mercantilelibrary.com/

German Heritage Museum, c. 1840
Green Township, Cincinnati, Ohio
http://www.gacl.org


Dinsmore Homestead, 1842
Burlington, Kentucky
http://www.dinsmorefarm.org/

Cincinnati Observatory, 1843
Mount Lookout, Cincinnati, Ohio
http://www.cincinnatiobservatory.org/



Behringer-Crawford Museum, 1848
Covington, Kentucky
http://www.bcmuseum.org/

William Howard Taft Birthplace, National Historic Site, 1851
Mount Auburn, Cincinnati, Ohio
http://www.nps.gov/wiho/



Hillforest Victorian House Museum, 1855
Aurora, Indiana
http://www.hillforest.org/




Promont Museum, 1865
Milford, Ohio
http://www.promonthouse.org/



Fire Museum of Greater Cincinnati, 1907
Downtown, Cincinnati, Ohio
http://www.cincyfiremuseum.com/

Lloyd Library and Museum
Downtown, Cincinnati, Ohio
http://www.lloydlibrary.org

Ohio Tobacco Museum
Ripley, Ohio
http://www.ripleyohio.net


Reds Hall of Fame and Museum
Downtown, Cincinnati, Ohio
http://www.reds.com/hof

Greater Cincinnati Police Museum
Downtown, Cincinnati, Ohio
http://www.gcphs.com