1.      Admire the rustling waters of the Tyler Davidson Fountain on Fountain Square - the region's epicenter.

 

2.      Skip work to watch the Reds Findlay Market Opening Day Parade from beginning to end.

 

3.      Create your own Mentos / Diet Coke geyser in Erlanger, KY – home of the world-famous Mentos!

 

4.      Climb the Carew Tower observation deck for amazing views of the tri-state area (Fifth and Vine streets, downtown).

 

5.      Ride the Beast at Kings Island, one of the world's oldest and longest wooden roller coasters, featuring two heart-stopping descents.

 

6.      Have your picture taken with the Florence Y'all water tower in the background.

 

7.      At least once, beat a “West Sider” in a cornhole game.

 

8.      Celebrate the holidays by viewing the beautiful Festival of Lights at Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden.

 

9.      Take in a Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra performance from the first three rows of the first balcony at Music Hall - acoustically the best seats in the house.

 

10. Scream your lungs out at the Skyline Cross-town Shootout.

 

11. Attend an authentic Oktoberfest, hosted by the Germania, Donauschwaben,or Kolping societies.

 

12. Drive over the Roebling Suspension Bridge with your windows down.  Listen to the tires hum.

 

13. Try Fort Mitchell’s famous Mamaw Harmon peanut-butter cookies.  Yum!

 

14. Watch a Reds game from the Cincinnati Bell Riverboat Deck at Great American Ballpark.  Marvel at the view of the Ohio River.

 

15. Canoe the Little Miami River under the towering Interstate 71 overpass in Warren County.

 

16. Pet a shark at the Newport Aquarium.

 

17. Walk under the 20-foot waterfall in the tropical rain forest at Krohn Conservatory in Eden Park.

 

18. Dive into the Sunlite Pool at Coney Island - the nation's largest re-circulating swimming pool, first built in 1925.

 

19. See the giant, fiberglass and Styrofoam Jesus up close outside Solid Rock Church on I-75 in Monroe.

 

20. Walk the Purple People Bridge across the Ohio River from Cincinnati to Newport.

 

21. Show up at 5 a.m. on a Sunday (third week of the month, April-October) to find the best deals at the Burlington Antique Show at the Boone County Fairgrounds.

 

22. Join thousands of others and do the Chicken Dance at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati.

 

23. Enter your best recipe in a chili cook-off.

 

24. Even if you can't afford the bling, browse Tiffany & Company, downtown.

 

25. Witness at least one fight during a Cincinnati Cyclones hockey game.

 

26. Eat a three-way at the counter in Camp Washington Chili during the lunch rush.

 

27. Have a blast and go snow tubing at Perfect North ski slopes.

 

28. Tour Loveland Castle - a 10th-century replica built by one man - on Shore Drive, off the banks of the Little Miami River.

 

29. See a dress rehearsal of a Cincinnati Opera production.

 

30. After attending a Music Hall performance, meet the musicians and other artists backstage in the Green Room.

 

31. Watch the Kentucky Derby live, via telecast, at Turfway Park.

 

32. Revel in the sight of the Cincinnati skyline while driving north on the I-71/75 cut-in-the-hill in Covington at sunset.

 

33. Float on a boat in the Ohio River to watch the Riverfest Labor Day fireworks.

 

34. Tap your foot to the house jazz band on Wednesday nights at the Blue Wisp Jazz Club, downtown.

 

35. Be the first to arrive at Findlay Market in Over-the-Rhine on a warm Saturday morning.

 

36. Watch a river barge chug by from the steps of the Serpentine Wall at Yeatman's Cove.

 

37. Bundle up with the little ones to see Cincinnati Ballet's performance of "The Nutcracker" before Christmas.

 

38. Catch a game and support Florence Freedom – Northern Kentucky’s independent professional baseball team.

 

39. Watch the cars zoom by as you attend a race at Kentucky Speedway – featuring NASCAR, ARCA, and IndyCar racing.

 

40. Peer through the oldest operational telescope in the nation at the Cincinnati Observatory Center, in Mount Lookout since 1873.

 

41. Pucker up in October (always the second full weekend) to sample sauerkraut fudge and sauerkraut pizza at the Ohio Sauerkraut Festival in Waynesville.

 

42. Have a picnic at Devou Park in Covington before a Kentucky Symphony Orchestra summer concert.

 

43. Take in a rip-roaring comedy onboard the Showboat Majestic - America's last original showboat - docked at Cincinnati's Public Landing.

 

44. Get your legs and lungs in shape and run the Flying Pig Marathon in May.

 

45. Visit Newport’s Hofbrauhaus – America’s first Hofbrauhaus, a true must see in German-centric Cincinnati.

 

46. Cruise Longworth Hall parking lot off Pete Rose Way before a Bengals game and shout, "Who Dey!"

 

47. Take the kids to see "A Christmas Carol" at Playhouse in the Park.

 

48. Sing along with the animatronics bear Elvis at Jungle Jim's in Fairfield.

 

49. Participate in at least one exciting event happening at Fountain Square (e.g., Office Olympics, Fish Tossing, Family Feud, and Eating Contest).

 

50. Come late July and early August, pick a team to pull for at the Met Softball tournament in Crosby Township's Rumpke Ballpark - the nation's largest amateur softball tourney.

 

51. Buy a condo in the Ascent at Roebling's Bridge in Covington. Or, convince a wealthy friend to let you spend the night there.

 

52. Stand in line at the Hyde Park Graeter's on a hot night to get a scoop (or two) of fresh peach ice cream - only available during summer months.

 

53. Watch Elder's football team play St. Xavier or Moeller at the Pit on a Friday night.

 

54. Identify the foreign flags flying in the plaza of Procter & Gamble headquarters, downtown.

 

55. In August, search for the best bargains at the World's Longest Yard Sale, stretching from Covington's MainStrasse to Alabama.

 

56. Get spooked at St. Rita's Haunted House in Evendale.

 

57. Share lunch at the Lindner Family Café at the Taft Museum of Art, downtown.

 

58. Prove that you really can hear someone whisper from one side of the Union Terminal rotunda to the other.

 

59. Dare to eat more at the Taste of Cincinnati during Memorial Day weekend.

 

60. Check out a book from the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, one of the nation's oldest and largest library systems.

 

61. Plant your chair street-side to see the Harvest Home Festival Parade in September in Cheviot.

 

62. During July-August, attend the Cincinnati Masters – the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city – featuring the top world tennis athletes.

 

63. Attend the Tall Stacks festival, every three or four years to celebrate Cincinnati’s heritage of the riverboat.  Next festival is tentatively scheduled for 2009.

 

64. Follow the Queen City Tour (QTC) signs around town. (Buy the accompanying guide book at the Cincinnati Museum Center.)

 

65. Watch the sunrise from the lookout station at Mount Echo Park in East Price Hill.

 

66. Climb the Upper Meadow Trail at Gorman Heritage Farm in Evendale, and marvel at the view from the overlook.

 

67. Attend a laugh-out-loud show at the Funnybone Comedy Club at Newport on the Levee.

 

68. Get a bird’s eye view of the world below aboard a Gentle Breeze Company hot air balloon ride.

 

69. Walk through history via the pages of the bible at the Creation Museum in Petersburg, KY - a state-of-the-art 60,000 square foot museum.

 

70. Strap on a bib and bite into a plateful of mouth-watering ribs at Montgomery Inn.

 

71. At least once, travel the Northern Kentucky / Cincinnati area by way of TANK - Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky – the area’s public transit system.

 

72. Stand in awe of the art deco masterpiece, the Palm Court, at the Hilton Netherland Plaza, downtown.

 

73. Take a Cincinnati Historical Society tour of the city's abandoned subway tunnels.

 

74. Compete for a spot in the 130-voice, all-volunteer May Festival Chorus, which performs during the Cincinnati May Festival, the oldest continuous choral extravaganza in the Western Hemisphere.

 

75. Ride the Christmas train from Lebanon to Mason and back.

 

76. Visit the Lotus Pond at Cincinnati Nature Center's Rowe Woods in Clermont County in July when lotus are in bloom and frogs abound.

 

77. Ride the Anderson Ferry across the Ohio River on a misty fall morning.

 

78. Stroll Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park in Hamilton above the Great Miami River.

 

79. Sign up to play softball - and wear a skirt - at the Delhi Skirt Game fundraiser on the first Friday in August.

 

80. Attend the Maifest in Covington’s MainStrasse Village.

 

81. Look Tommy Baloney in the eye at Fort Mitchell's Vent Haven Museum - the world's only museum dedicated to the art of ventriloquism - and ask if he's a dummy.

 

82. Ride (or skate or walk) the 13-mile, tree-lined stretch of the Little Miami Bike Trail from Loveland to Morrow along the river.

 

83. Admire the stained glass windows and serenity of the Memorial Mausoleum at Spring Grove Cemetery.

 

84. Arrive at the Cincinnati Flower Show at Coney Island early, and take the shuttle boat across Lake Como.

 

85. Grab a long-neck and take a tour of the haunted basement at Bobby Mackey's night club in Wilder.

 

86. Watch a movie at Florence’s Cinema de Lux – only two of these cinemas in U.S.  Located next to the Florence Mall, this cinema offers moviegoers in-theatre dining, free Wi-Fi access, call button service, coat check, plush seating, and a full menu, including food and alcohol in the Lux Level seats.

 

87. Take a tour of the CVG airport.  The airport offers four different special interest tours, which provide a firsthand look at one of the world's most modern airports.  All tours and parking are free.

 

88. Take a tour and taste wine at Barker's Blackberry Hill Winery, Kentucky’s first winery – located in Crittenden, KY.  The winery produces three different varieties of wines – blackberry, cherry, and honey.

 

89. Bowl a strike at the lanes of Super Bowl in Erlanger or Western Bowl in Bridgetown.

 

90. Catch a show of a nationally known act at Riverbend Amphitheater.

 

91. Play the slots or try your luck at Blackjack aboard a riverboat casino – Argosy Riverboat or Belterrra Casino.

 

92. On Wednesdays from mid-April to late-August, join the fun at Party in the Park.  Enjoy music and drinks at Yeatman's Cove, all set against the Ohio River and the new Great American Ball Park.

 

93. In a public place, when you don’t understand what someone says, reply politely, but loudly by saying “Please?”

 

94. Sleep with the wildlife.  Spend a night at the Cincinnati Zoo as part of its Nocturnal Adventures educational program.

 

95. Wear red, white, and blue at the July 4^th Riverbend performance by the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.

 

96. On one trip, drive the 84.5 mile loop around Interstate-275.

 

97. Attend a Cincinnati Rollergirls event – the area’s first and foremost amateur, all-female, flat track roller derby league.

 

98. Visit Mt. Adams – stroll the streets, eat at one of the many options for dining, and enjoy an amazing view of the cityscape.

 

99. During the winter months, ice skate on Fountain Square, downtown.

 

100. Attend one of the many festivals (i.e., Italianfest) held at Newport on the Levee.

 

101.  Visit the Fort Mitchell Regulatory Audit office – home of the hardest working employees.