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Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens - www.cincinnatizoo.org. 3540 Beldare Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220 (513-961-1870). If you spend the day at the zoo, for an extra charge, you can hop aboard their cute train. It's nice to take a ride after doing all that walking! **************************************************************************************************************************************
Don’t miss Tower A! "The Cincinnati Railroad Club has restored and now maintains Tower A, which was the main control tower for Cincinnati Union Terminal. It is free and open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. Hours may be extended during holiday periods" Please note that the only access requires the use of stairs." per Cincinnati Museum Center's website. Latest club information is available at (513) 651-RAIL (7245) and www.cincinnatirrclub.org. **************************************************************************************************************************************
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Springfield Pike, Cincinnati, Ohio 45215. There is an adorable train
garden with toy trains running throughout and the kids can go in the
"station" and press some buttons to make them go. Part of the Hamilton County Park District - valid parking pass required ($10/annual or $2/daily). Admission fee charged for Highfield Discovery Garden. Click here for their calendar of events.
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Kings Island - www.visitkingsisland.com. They have a real train you can ride to get from the main park to Boomerang Bay and back again. Ride is included with park admission. Open seasonally.
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Lebanon Mason & Monroe Railroad - www.lebanonrr.com. 127 S. Mechanic, Lebanon, OH 45036 - TOLL FREE 866-934-9464 or 513-933-8022. This is a real working railroad that does wonderful one-hour nostalgic train rides. They've had fun train rides in the past such as the Easter Bunny Express, the North Pole Express, Day Out with Thomas, Curious George, Pumpkin Patch Express and many others! ************************************************************************************************************************************** Railway Musuem of Greater Cincinnati - www.cincirailmuseum.org - 315 W. Southern Ave., Covington, KY. See website for admission times in case they change but now they are open Sat. from 10:00am-4:00pm. $4/adults, $2/10 and under. ************************************************************************************************************************************** Totter's Otterville - www.johnnystoys.com/tottermain.html.
4314 Boron Dr. Covington, KY 41015 (859)261-6962. This technically
isn't a museum but I wanted to include it since it's an educational
entertainment center for children 10 and under. It really is adorable
and has plenty of fun areas your kids will love such as a mini grocery
store, jump and climbing ball pit area, veterinary clinic, puppet
theatre and so much more. If you go during the warmer months, check out
the outside play features and they can even ride a mini train.
There's a kid friendly cafe on site.
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Whitewater Valley Railroad - www.whitewatervalleyrr.com - Located in Connersville, Indiana, the WVR has many family-friendly train rides during the year. They are an "operating railroad museum". For more information call (765) 825-2054.
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Seasonal Train Displays There's no better seasonal train displays then the ones that occur during the Christmas season.
Christmas at the Junction - Enjoy two great displays, "A Christmas
Carol" and "Journey to the North Pole" (closed on Thanksgiving Day & Christmas Day). . Duke Energy Train Display - Previously housed in the Duke Energy Building downtown, this train display is now going to be featured at the Cincinnati Museum Center during Holiday Junction.
Holiday Toy Trains - Behringer-Crawford Museum - Seasonal train display that opens Nov. 11 through part of January. Call (859) 491-4003. 1600 Montague Road, Covington, KY.
Krohn Conservatory - Trains, Trestles & Traditions - Nov. 11-Jan 1, 2012 - "The modest cost of admission is new this year-$6 per person, $5 for seniors and $4 for kids 5 and over. We invite thousands into our whimsical winter world. The Krohn Conservatory will come alive with train whistles, Cincinnati scenes, breathtaking lights, and rooms filled with colorful plants and trees all dressed up for a season of merriment and memory-making. Print a $1 off coupon for up to 4 admissions. Good through 1/1/2012. Buy an Unlimited Entry Admission Pin. New This Year for Only $10." (from Cincinnati Parks website) **************************************************************************************************************************************
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What child doesn't like the idea of a train - either in real life or the toy train variety? There are some fun places close to Mason and in Greater Cincinnati where you can hop aboard your next whistle stop adventure!
Cincinnati History Museum
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