Washington Park, Cincinnati

Washington Park is located east of the Cincinnati Music Hall, between Elm and Race streets. The park offers a playground with a castle and climbing wall, making it a good stop for tourists with young children.

Along with the standard slides and sandboxes, the park offers a splash pad that provides relief for children on hot days. There is also a dog park and a bandstand that hosts musical performances throughout the year.

One of the most noteworthy features of Washington Park is the American Classical Music Walk of Fame. Visitors to the park will see the names of Hall of Fame inductees engraved on pavement stones. The display has a dancing water fountain that plays along to classical music. Some of the inductees include Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Duke Ellington, Scott Joplin, John Williams and Beverly Sills.

Washington Park is open seven days per week from 6 AM through 11 PM.

Image Courtesy of Flickr and Charles Barilleaux.

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