Create memories to last a lifetime! Give your kids the gift of memories by exploring Greater Cincinnati together. This guide contains detailed listings on over 80 places to visit and helps you be intentional about creating adventures and starting new traditions with your family. You will refer to this guide again and again!
In this guide, you will discover:
- Over 80 kid-tested destinations within a 2-hour drive of Cincinnati, including many in Dayton
- Detailed information on every listing including age recommendations, stroller-friendliness, and the length of a typical visit
- Easy-to-read maps
- Practical considerations that moms and dads need to know
- Category table including everything from archeology to trains to hiking
- Many free and low-cost attractions
- Encouragement and tips to start creating family traditions
- Sample summer and year-round itineraries
-Mom-tested advice on how to travel locally with kids of all ages
- The many benefits your family will experience
Laura Hoevener married her husband, John, in 1994. Together they have three children, Daniel (Age 11), Anna (Age 8), and Morgan (Age 1). Laura moved to the Cincinnati area in 1999 after living in Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin, and now lives in Miami Township in Clermont County. Laura has an engineering degree from the University of Wisconsin and has worked in the manufacturing and utilities industries.
She is currently a professional mom who home schools her kids and is active in her church. She has as much fun finding new things to do and exploring the area as her kids do, and she's always on the lookout for new and interesting adventures.
Terri Weeks is a mom to Connor (age13), Corinne (age 11), and Camille (age 8) and has been married to her husband, Curtis, for 18 years. Terri is a graduate of Purdue University and worked as a mechanical engineer prior to staying home with her kids. She now teaches part-time.
Originally from Pittsburgh, she has lived in the Cincinnati area a total of 15 years, currently in Miami Township in Clermont County. She loves to travel and explore new places with her kids, both locally and afar, and thinks it's one of the best parts of parenting. Terri is active in her church, where she started and leads a group called Thriving Moms. She has a passion for encouraging moms.