Beautiful setting, entrance and interior. Friendly staff, reasonably priced, parking validated with ticket purchase. Family friendly, large open spaces, not to crowded the day we went. New Apollo Neil Armstrong exhibit and the old historic train exhibits brought back this year are both excellent, informative, educational and fun. Your children likely would enjoy the train exhibits and the air and space experience. Give the gift of sharing time and an experience together at something everyone can enjoy thats fun, historic and entertaining.

The Maya exhibit was outstanding and worth the trip. The audio guide didnt work great, but when it worked, it really contributed to the experience. Also enjoyed the exhibit on womens suffrage and voting rights as well as the Charley Harper exhibit.

Some really cool history, architecture and art with just the building itself. Now toss in some amazing exhibits they curate and informatively put together. A train tower and kids area (closed during covid-19) that is engaging and fun for the whole family. Plus the Omnimax with shows that are always entertainment and educational. Oh yeah, and the staff is always super friendly and helpful. Please go here and help keep this place a part of historic Cincinnati!

I always have so much fun here. The exhibits are great, and I constantly saw people cleaning. The measures currently in place for covid are great.

Love love love this. Awesome for kids of all ages. Gift shop is pricey and lines are very long. Omnimax is a unique experience. My kids had a blast playing and running around. The water area is cool but not enough stuff to play with when they are busy. Fun for all ages

Fun, educational for all ages. Some stuff closed off due to COVID, but really did not take away from the experience

This was a cool museum complex, and a great spot to visit during 2020! Traffic flow was well marked in exhibits to help people space, and staff were very friendly and clear to explain the guidelines.The exhibits themselves were really fun, too! The space portion of the natural history wing had a really cool lay-out that kept the information exciting. The Maya exhibition was truly beautiful to walk through, and I enjoyed finishing the exhibit with a look at modern people and culture!

Great venue to learn about the history of Cincinnati. Displays are high quality and very informative. The museum makes good use of a beautiful old train station.**GPS: use street address. Museum name navigates you to employee parking lot.**

This building really captures Gatsby style of architecture. I felt like I was stepping back into the 1930s. Museums were okay, a bit pricey for what they were, however, the Holocaust exhibit was great!

Nice not crowded. Strict enforcement of mask wearing n would inform people not wearing masks covering both nose n mouth. Mayan exhibit interesting but didnt live up to my expectations. Mostly sm articles

I saw no more than 2 other visitors. The staff was very helpful and informative. An excellent exhibit. I learned a lot, although the accompanying photo of a figure looks very unlike the other Mayan sculptures and paintings.

The Museum center at Union Terminal has always been one of my favorite attractions in Cincinnati. It has just recently been remodeled to its original 1930s. The Omnimax theater is the most impressive IMAX facility I have ever experienced! A definite must go destination.

We went to explore the holidays around the world. This was a free event in the terminal area. We learned about Christmas, Hanukkah, Lucys day and many different other traditions. We only paid to park but had fun marveling at the terminal interior and learning facts and doing crafts. I would recommend this to other families. There is also a New Years Eve event that we have never been to. But for $6 just to park it is a pretty reasonable event.

We always have a good time here! Its affordable and the Omnimax is awesome!

Place was awesome. Lots of exhibits even with the Corona virus. The space section was unique and cool. The dinosaur area was really neat as well. The bathrooms were also very clean.

Such an awesome museum. Was in town for work and decided to do some exploring of the city. I came across this place and had to check it out as a museum lover. So glad we did, lots of cool facts and artifacts from history to science the museum was well put together and we had a blast learning and reading about different things. Highly recommend for Adults and Children.

This place is great. I went with my 6 year old son and one of the employees graham took time from his day, and walked with us the entire visit. Graham is a genuinely kind person and made my time with my son there extraordinary! Thank you again graham!

This a very incredible place! It was a train station very very beautiful! Now its a museum with an amazing cinema! I personally saw the part of natural science with dinosaurs and the old Cincinnati, absolutely suggested to everyone. I have also the possibility to see the temporary Destination Moon and it was exciting! Parking super top. Suggested place both for families with children but also for adults!

An awesome museum. No one museum (there are several within the center) is too large, but plan 3 hours for the holocaust one. Great museum that keeps you going and never bored.

Great place. To take the family. Would recommend becoming a member. I would become one myself. If I lived in the area. Great place. Check it out.

My school came on a field trip to see the Apollo 11 exhibit. It was absolutely fantastic, it the rest of the museum is also very good. The cave was amazing, highly recommend going through it if you find yourself here. It was very interactive, and that was really good. I have been to other museums that had a little more to see and do, but this one is still very good. Nice restrooms, didnt have any food there. There werent a whole lot of people when I was there, dont know about other days and times though.

My visit to the museum today was fantastic. It was good to see it partially opened. The Libby was beautiful and shined. Lines were looking, but as members we could go and enjoy, the trains, entry area of natural history (,more to open in spring) and riverboat area. It was good to see progress made.

Used to take our family here and always loved it. A great place to visit and a treasure for Cincy!

Was really neat to see the change if Cincinnati over the years and kearn a lot about space while we were at it. You can ket the clerk at the gift shop know our geode was cream/clear crystals. Really neat!

Go. Enjoy the architecture. Enjoy how well it is preserved. Enjoy a trip to yesteryear while enjoying some of the finest museums in Ohio. This complex rivals anything in DC but it is more accessible.

I loved it. What a wonderful place. The City has also recently renovated the station to provide a better visitor experience and the definitely got it right. Make no mistake, this station, built in the 1930s, is still an in operation train station (Amtrak) as well as a visitor center, houses several museums and special exhibits, and has some of the best value for the buck restaurants you could find anywhere. This special place deserves everyones support, and its a wonderful destination for any family age toddlers to grandparents. And there is more that you could possibly see over numerous days making a year pass an exceptional deal.I visit a lot of places and write hundreds of reviews, and this place is definitely in the elite tier of family activity destinations in my opinion. Highly recommended.

A great family place to go and take your children to, they can learn while they play. My grandson loved it. We will definitely be going back! The atmosphere was great and the employees was great, they also had places inside to order food and gift shops to go shopping!!!

If you have never been here, this is an amazing place and definitely worth going. Lots of stuff to see and do for both kids and adults.So, why only 3 stars? Because, as good as it may look to a first time visitor, long-time fans of this place know that there’s a lot more, still under renovation and cleverly hidden from view.My recommendation based on numerous visits over the past decade: If you have never visited, go and have a good experience. Remember your experience and make plans to return and see even more after all of the renovations are completed.If you have visited here before, my honest recommendation is to wait for a while before you return, especially if, like me, your visit involves a 2 hour or more drive. I’m sure that I am over simplifying this, but my first impression of the “major renovation” project is simply a paint job in the lobby and some improved bathrooms. Everything on the natural history side beyond the cave is closed. On the Cincinnati history side, most of the model train dioramas are accessible, but that is where this side ends. The river boat and model historical town are still accessible, but only via the underground passage created by the children’s play area on the lower level.The Apollo 11/Neil Armstrong temporary exhibit was underwhelming. If you are interested in this kind of thing, there’s a lot more to see, with free admission, at the Air Force museum less than an hour away.

We cant create picture from holloway . Worst costumer service ever . We understand was after hours just give approval for two picture isnt big deals . Security man was really rude. One star because arhitecure the building was amazing.

Gorgeous building. Poor display possibly due to COVID. Except for the diorama, train display which was awesome.

Perfectly restored. The behind the scenes tour is great. Make sure you go through both museums, they are worth it.

I just wanted a quick visit to it on my road trip. Unfortunately, they dont have free parking. There were plenty of space though.

This is a 5 star attraction when COVID related restrictions arent holding it back. The staff and remaining content are well worth the price of admission but losing out on the interaction is unfortunate.

Awesome place saw a real life bat, walked through the Mayan Exhibit and the Space Exhibit and even got gifts from the shop

Fun evening at the Cincinnati Museum Center watching Cincinnati Shakespeare in the parking lot! #covidsocialdistancefun

I’m so disappointed in the Cincinnati Museum Center. My plan for my fall break was to come down and see the Women’s Suffrage exhibit. I’ve been looking forward to this for quite some time. I got here and found the parking lot nearly empty, signs on the doors saying they’re closed for a private event and employees guarding the doors. The website says nothing about being closed, they’re is no sign at the front of the parking lot about it being closed and nothing in the member newsletter about a closure. It is even more important during these difficult time to communicate with your members and other customers so you don’t tick people off and have them decide not to renew their memberships. As a former employee of CMC I have always believed it can do better but time after time I see serious neglect of details and lack of attention paid to the people on the ground who most interact with visitors.

Lots of interesting exhibits and experiences with some focus on local history. They did a great job with social distancing, and even though some areas were closed it was still very fun.

This place will take your breath away when you walk in. Its a beautiful building. There are multiple museum to visit within the center. We have see a couple of the special exhibits and have been the the childrens museum multiple times. Snacks are crazy expensive. Three bags of chips and 2 seltzer waters cost $17.28. Try and eat before you go.

Any excuse to visit this amazing building is valid. This time I went to see the Apollo 11 exhibit. I was a little disappointed by the size of the exhibit; I was by myself and really took my time and I still didnt less than an hour and a half inside. The artifacts that were there were really cool, though. Getting to see the Columbia command module from three feet away with no glass barriers was really worth the price of admission alone.

Didnt check out the exhibits, just went to went to see the lobby area, beautiful building, they dont make them like this anymore. I loved to look at the old phone booths and look at the old scratches people have made in them over the years, a small insight in history you dont normally think about Amtrak sucks.

I liked it, very interesting place with a lot of exhibition

A family can easily spend the day here and get their moneys worth. Several exhibits and a lit of interactive attractions for the kids. You can also eat while attending the museum. Parking was $7 but I will warn you theres only 1 way in and out so if you leave at closing time it bottle necks badly as you exit the parking lot with your paid parking ticket.

Always a fun place to visit! There have been many updates since I was a child and when I walked up the front steps, passing the fountain I felt as if I was a teenager again, visiting with my family. Childrens museum had so many fun, hands-on things to do.. The water play and kitchen were particular hits on this visit. There is some construction by the miniature city/train but still lots to see (yes, theres still a pretend at one of the buildings!). Theyve added a virtual reality dinosaur activity (that is extra but only around $5-6) on the other side with many more hands-on activities. We saw Cuba in the Omnimax and I highly recommend it. The music, people, water life, architecture... Beautiful!

Easy entry to CMC and helpful personnel. Maya exhibit was very educational.

The building itself is a gem in the community, with beautiful Art Deco architecture and the grand rotunda. The Cincinnati Museum Center is a great tenant in the building with lots for families to do and see. We checked out the special exhibit (Destination Apollo) and were quite impressed. The Cincinnati Museum and the Natural History and Science Museums were also cool, however, they are still working on filling them since the renovation. Lunch was good and reasonably priced for a museum (two meals for $20).

I was there about 10 years ago and made it a point to see the largest half-dome, art-deco terminal in the world built in 1933. The terminal has been a National Historic Landmark since 1977. It was worth the walk from downtown to stroll up the long gardened driveways and restored fountains to enter a transit palace! Amtrak’s “Cardinal” between N.Y. and Chicago stops here thrice weekly, as it has since 1991.If I could leave ️ ️️️️+️, I would!

It has multiple museums inside this art deco restored building: childrens museum, science, city history, and special exhibits. I would say none individually are excellent, collectively its an interesting place to spend a half day. Childrens museum was alright though not something that will draw me back (ball area was more suited to 7+ and water area for 2 and lower). Enjoyed the physics play area in the science area best, along with the large model replica of the city in the city history area. It is mostly stroller friendly, bathrooms on lower renovated levels are plentiful and nice. Do carry your tickets to go in and out of the different museums. What makes this place special is that the building itself is beautiful. Note that the stone and high ceilings do make for a very loud experience with the echoing of all the kids . Pay for parking when you buy your passes. On the day we went there was ample parking available.

Visiting the Cincinnati area with friends. Wonderful history in this facility. Many attractions to see today. Im sure the attractions change with season and time so I would check them out before going. Today we had so much to do. The omnimax of Apollo 11 was a great show. Worth it for sure. Then many other things to do. Good family day.

Got to LUV such history and beauty. Thank you for restoring this beauty.. I wish they had train rides just a short one!!!

Really nice museum. My family looked at everything. Very clean and easy to navigate. Spent about 4 hours there.

Nice visit. Employees are very helpful and knowledgeable.

This exhibit was very interesting and well worth the time to spend going through it. Learned a lot and the exhibits were well planned and kept drawing you in. Loved it!

Amazing building and fountain and it looks like the superfriends hall of justice. Just sayin...

Always great and educational.

I understand things will be closed because of covid, but if you’re going to close half of the exhibits then the price needs to be lowered. I paid full price for my family and basically didn’t get to do anything. Typically I’d give this 5 stars but this was pointless to go to and pay full price.

We went to see the specia Maya Exhibit, and it was amazing ! As always, the Cincinnati Museum did an amazing job displaying artifacts and providing information that was easy to understand while also providing an accurate description of life at that time!

The Egyptian show was spectacular! This afternoon we toured the event and when you go, plan to be there at least two hours. They have the tours starting about every fifteen minutes so there wasnt any big gaggle and you had time to see evey installation that includes a real mummy! This is the first time they have had this in the US so I suggest getting there soon for this unique event.

Neat venue but not much of a museum inside. Good children’s museum but their history museum is still under construction. We visited on the annual 1940s day so there was lots going on to take up our time including a plane flyover.

We visited this museum center during our Christmas and New year visit to Cincinnati but we loved some parts of the museums but some sections were not included to the discovery ticket fee so we couldn’t visit Moon Experience section and I found Apollo part very poor on includings. Lego installation and Duke energy model trains were truly amazing.

Great Museum that just keeps getting better! Wonderful kids area downstairs. Awesome new dinosaur section. Has been closed for 2 or 3 years while they have a health E renovating and now they are slowly reopening sections of the museum. Worth the visit even though they are still finishing up some of the sections.

Just a nice place. It’s clean, parking is a bit far so plan accordingly if Cincy is having bitterly cold weather, and purchase the season pass. We still haven’t explored everything but my children love the Children’s Museum downstairs. It’s magical.

Good and interesting exhibitions not that expensive and not crowded

Had a couple of the areas closed in the main area but the Myans display was really good.

My tour bus stopped here on May 23, 2019, but we only had time to take a few pictures outside. I loved the design of the building and the fountain. We got some pretty good pictures with the Cincinnati Reds Mascot too.

Impressive as always! I will say that for a big family the special exhibits could be a wallet buster...I spent $60 for us 4. Egypt was awesome, and we spent 2 hours exploring. Great gift shop. Its cold in there...bring a sweater!

We went on a Friday at 11am and had majority of Museum to our self, me amd wife. Mayan exhibit was very nice!

Went here for a wedding, amazing facility . Looking forward to the Mayan exhibit

Awesome place! You can get access to 3 different museum areas for one price. There is science stuff, history stuff, a whole big childrens area with a water table and big climb and play area and a lot of hands on learn ansd play stuff. One thing we all really liked was a replica of an underground cave/tunnel type thing that you can walk through and it tells you all about what youd find ans animals/insects/rodents that live there.There is a gift shop, and several places to get food. They also have a 4d theater but that is not included with general admission. We saw the one about volcanoes and it was very cool.

This was our first visit to the Museum & our main reason was the Egyptian Exhibit. The old railroad station was beautifully renovated. Everyone was super nice & exhibit was beautifully done and informative. We went at 10 AM when it open & didnt leave till 4 PM. See attached pics.

This is amazing. It is everything you would want from a museum, it is extremely educational while at the same time being quite enjoyable. This is a definite stop for anyone whos visiting the city or whos lived here for years.

Drove by once years ago and promised to return. Beautiful old structure and the space is well used. Still appears to function as a stop for trains and buses. We saw the Egypt exhibit. Well laid out and lit. Hope to return and see more soon. So happy we were able to explore before returning to Youngstown following the state genealogy society conference.

Even with all the constraints of the pandemic, there was plenty to enjoy at the museum. We especially loved the miniature Cincinnati exhibit, the interactive riverboat landing, and the Hero Dogs movie.

The downstairs area for the kids is awesome!! We went on a school field trip and the had so much fun. Everything is hands on for the kids and they have areas split into all different sorts of activities. They have a area for painting, crafts, water play, tree house with tunnels and slides, small live animals, ball area, construction, veterinarian, play store with stocked shelves, house, ice cream stand, soda pop stand, large teeth to clean and so much more... They also have a large parking lot that has many handicap spaces and the charge is $6.00 payable upon leaving. Great Museum for the entire family!!

Great family experience!

We were having a wonderful time, then an emergency happened and everyone had to leave the building . I really enjoyed the Holocaust exhibit. The food here was enjoyable as well.

Its beautiful. It used to be an actual train station a long time ago so it has a really cool 1920s vibe. It has an OMNIMAX theater as well, which I saw Apollo 11 in.

I had such a good time exploring the outsides and the museum was amazing!

It is a stunningly beautiful place I could spend all day and night and then some just roaming through it

We visited the childrens museum and a part of the seasonal train display and the Lego room. We have a 14 month old and she loved it! There was plenty for her to do and for children of all ages! My only complaint is the price. It was $14.50 per adult, $5.50 for our daughter, and $6 parking. Makes it hard to afford the whole family to visit. They do offer you a pass and that total you paid will be deducted.They have a room with a bunch of plastic balls everywhere and simple machines and air tubes that all connect. One minute you are launching a ball at a target, the next, a bucket is dumping a handful of balls on you. She enjoyed herself. They also have a huge dramatic play area with a grocery, vet, restaurant, house, etc.. they also have an area with huge blocks to build with and a rock pile that kids can use a crane to play in. Our favorite was the huge water table. They have water proof vests and dryers, that was nice. There is also a big jungle gym that looks like a wooded area. Definitely geared more toward older kids... 3 and up but I was able to go up with her.We walked through the Lego Land and it was so cool. They have buildings and forests full of Legos. The detail to design was just amazing.There was so much and we could have easily spent all day there. The bathrooms were clean and the whole place seemed to be tidy.

This has always been one of my favorite museums. The Art Deco architecture of the building takes you back to days long ago from the moment you head into the driveway. The exhibits are always rotating and the childrens museum is always a hit for the kids as well. Anytime you have a chance. It is certainly worth looking into.

The history, the technology, and artwork make this worthy of a visit. As soon as you walk in, have someone go to the extreme corner of the building. If you talk into the wall the sound of your voice travels up the wall and the other person will be able to hear you even though theyre hundreds of feet away. Its so cool. The Omnimax is amazing too.

I love having a good museum locally. I cant wait for them to finish their renovation to see how much theyve added

Loved this place!!! So much history! We took a free tour of the building! Wow! Thanks to Don the volunteer who showed us around! You will love learning about all the “3” s in the building! We expected more out of the Natural Science and History part, Children ‘s museum should not be missed if you bring children!!! It was great!!! People in Cincinnati and area you don’t want to miss seeing this beautiful building or anyone from anywhere will enjoy this best building!!

Extremely inexpensive and a great place to learn and have fun. There are 4 museums located inside this beautiful building that used to be a train terminal. Make sure you visit the lower levels of the museums especially the Cincinnati history museum. The holocaust museum was my favorite- very interesting and very sad.

First time here and granted it wont be the last! Highly recommend this museum!

Maya exhibit was great!

The art deco architecture is always a pleasure. Went to see the Egyptian exhibit. Worth the price of admission.

Saw mayan exhibit. Really nice

Just wish Joe Biden wasnt there. Will have to take a break to let the Biden cooties disappear.

Such an amazing place! So many things for kids to do! We will be coming back!

This museum was wonderful. We didnt get to see all of it. So we will be back. Each and every one of the staff members that we came in contact with was very knowledgable.

Great place to take the family. There is something for everyone and they continue to improve the facility each time Im there.

An amazing place to visit with your family. We love the atmosphere and the exhibits are fun.

I have been to this place multiple times, but this time I came to listen to a woman named Marion Lee Johnson speak. Marion Lee Johnson is an African-American mathematician who was crucial to the landing of the Apollo 11 mission.After the speech we were able to see the gallery, so I took a couple of photos.

A gorgeous art deco converted use building with a ton of history.

This gorgeous Deco-style building is my favorite in Cincinnati, and one I proudly show visitors! The recent restoration was beautifully done, and the Omnimax is a great way to experience things in a larger than life way. The grace of the building lends a feel to your time there that makes it a fun Date Night option as well when they have special late events.

Very nice after the rehab. Place looks great!

The experience could not be better. I love that building and the architecture. Simply fantastic!

This was definitely worth the time in the money. Our children had a blast exploring all of the different types of rocks in the caves all the activities downstairs in the childrens museum. Our Ages were 3/5 and 6 each one of them had a blast I would fully recommend doing this but make sure you have more than 2 or 3 hours. Because theres so much to see

Went to the Cincinnati Museum with my son and his fiance just to see the Egyptian exhibit while it was here. I was amazed at seeing hundreds of artifacts that were from the times of the Pharaoh. When I was young until now I have always been interested in Egypt and its history. The exhibit had so much information for us to learn about each object and the way they lived.