Skylar Boggs ’18, Lifestyle Editor
Throughout the fall season, many activities all over the city are fun and not too time-consuming.
Queen City is Haunted:
Address: 1332 Vine St. Cincinnati, OH 45202
Times: Fridays at 8:00 p.m.
Price: $20
Details: A tour around Cincinnati where you are told stories of Cincinnati’s past and many tales of horror and fear that have happened throughout history.
http://cincinnatiusa.com/things-to-do/attractions/queen-city-haunted-tour
Escape The Room Challenge:
Address: 7391 Squire Court, West Chester, OH 45069
Times: Fridays-Sundays from 10:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Price: Buy and reserve tickets online
Details: You are placed in a room full of clues for a certain amount of time. You must take the clues and try and figure out how to escape the room.
http://cincinnatiusa.com/things-to-do/attractions/escape-room-challenge
Newport Aquarium:
Address: 1 Aquarium Way, Newport, KY 41071
Times: Daily 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Prices: $23 for adults, $15 for kids 2-12, children 2 and under get in free.
Details: In the Newport Aquarium, there are over a million gallons of water where hundreds of animals’ environments are. There are captivating things that you can experience while visiting the aquarium such as touching a shark, petting a penguin, and more!
http://cincinnatiusa.com/things-to-do/attractions/newport-aquarium
Underground Tour of Queen City:
Address: 1332 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Times: 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays and 11:00 a.m. on Sundays
Price: $20
Details: You descend into the depths of the newly found crypts and tunnels beneath the Queen City that were vital to our brewery history and past wealthy residents, whom were buried beneath the surface.
http://cincinnatiusa.com/things-to-do/attractions/queen-city-underground-ultimate-underground-tours
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden:
Address: 3400 Vine Street, Cincinnati, Oh 45220
Times: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. from September 8th– November 19th
10:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. on Fridays & 10:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. on Saturdays from November 20th-January 2nd
Price: $18 for adults, $12 for children
Details: Explore the habitats of hundreds of varieties of species at the Cincinnati Zoo. You can feed certain animals or just encounter them. There are safari tours through the Botanical Gardens Africa Exhibit. You can also walk through multiple tours and collections.
http://cincinnatiusa.com/things-to-do/attractions/cincinnati-zoo-botanical-garden
Halloween Haunt at Kings Island:
Address: 6300 Kings Island Drive, Mason, OH, 45040
Times: 6:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. from September 20th-October 31st
Price: Starts at $29.99
Details: At Kings Island, get your haunt on. Every night venture out at your own will and travel through one of the many haunted houses and trails. Do not let the walking people in costumes scare you into not taking the night to get a good fright.