Be amazed by an ancient serpent mound, join in the festivities surrounding the Kentucky Derby, or nibble on sugar candy in Indiana--all within a two-hour drive of Cincinnati.
Sacha DeVroomen Bellman is a visiting instructor in journalism at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and a freelance journalist. She has won awards for her work from the Kentucky Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists, and Landmark Community Newspapers, Inc. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Felix Winternitz writes a weekly column for the Dayton Daily News and is a contributing editor at Cincinnati CityBeat. His articles have appeared in USA Weekend, Aloft Inflight Magazine, and Quill Magazine. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.