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Trains, Planes & Boats, Oh My!

Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Cost: All Museums Pass: 12.50/adult, $8.50/child
Grades 1-6

Suggested Experience:
Trains, Planes & Boats, Oh My!

In this transportation-themed experience, visit our Cincinnati History Museum and see how transportation has affected the lives of Cincinnatians throughout history. 

Activities in this Experience

Cincinnati in Motion

Explore Cincinnati in Motion and see the many types of transportation used by Cincinnatians to get around. Visit each of the neighborhoods and see how transportation changed from 1900 to 1940. 

Plan On: 20 minutes
Dates: Daily
Times: Museum Hours
Where: Cincinnati History Museum
Admission: Free to Members or with Museum Admission
Streetcar

Tour our historic streetcar and explore how transportation changed in the 1940s in Cincinnati Goes to War

Plan On: 10 minutes
Dates: Daily
Times: Museum Hours
Where: Cincinnati History Museum
Admission: Free to Members or with Museum Admission
Canal Boats

Visit our Settlements to 1860 exhibit and see how goods were transported down the canal in this interactive display. Move the boats and operate locks as you transfer items from the countryside to Cincinnati. 

Plan On: 15 minutes
Dates: Daily
Times: Museum Hours
Where: Cincinnati History Museum
Admission: Free to Members or with Museum Admission
Flatboat

In La Belle Riviere, see how early settlers used wood from their flatboats to build their houses. Move planks from our kid-sized flatboat to a house under construction and try on period clothing while you do so! 

Plan On: 20 minutes
Dates: Daily
Times: Museum Hours
Where: Cincinnati History Museum
Admission: Free to Members or with Museum Admission
Steamboat

Step aboard the Queen of the West and learn how steamboats worked on the eve of the Civil War. Try our interactive matching game to test your steamboat knowledge and get pushy with our steam power interactive! 

Plan On: 20 minutes
Dates: Daily
Times: Museum Hours
Where: Cincinnati History Museum
Admission: Free to Members or with Museum Admission

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