The World's Most Beautiful Places
A view of the Cincinnati Observatory on Mt. Lookout above the Ohio River. The observatory was dedicated by John Quincy Adams in 1843, in his last public speech. He died a few years later, and the hill on which the observatory originally stood was renamed Mount Adams in his honor. Today the observatory resides on Mt. Lookout. The observatory is operated by the University of Cincinnati, and is the oldest professional observatory in the United States.
In 1998, the City of Xenia commissioned the building of a replica train station that once stood at the site of what was at one time the freight yard of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O). The city of Xenia has had a long history with railroads, starting in the 1840’s with the Little Miami Railroad (LMRR), followed by the Columbus and Xenia Railroad (C&X) and then the Baltimore & Ohio in the 1890’s. The peak of the railroad in Xenia came in the 1930s. And today, what was the B&O freight yard, is now a hub for 5 regional rail trails, including the Ohio to Erie Trail, which will run from Cincinnati to Cleveland once completed.
Interior Rotunda (Dome) of Historic Cincinnati Union Terminal Train Station – Ohio
Union Terminal opened in 1933. It served as an intercity train station located in Queensgate neighborhood of Cincinnati. Like many buildings of that era it was designed in an Art Deco style by the architectural firm, Fellheimer & Wagner, with much of the credit for its final appearance going to Paul Philippe Cret. Today it serves as the home of the Cincinnati Museum Center, and Amtrak, which runs trains through Cincinnati three days a week. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977.