Cincinnati, Ohio is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Ohio River at the Ohio - Kentucky border. The population of the Greater Cincinnati area is in excess of 2.1 million people.

Cincinnati is home to two professional sports franchises, the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). Cincinnati is also the home of two top universities...the University of Cincinnati and Xavier University (of Ohio) and serves as the corporate headquarters for several major companies including Procter & Gamble, The Kroger Company, GE Aviation, Macys, Inc., Chiquita Brands International, The E. W. Scripps Company, United States Playing Card Company, and Fifth Third Bank.

Historically, abolishionists maintained stations of the Underground Railroad in the Cincinnati area, as slaves frequently escaped across the Ohio River to freedom. Writer Harriet Beecher Stowe lived in Cincinnati for a while and used the area as the setting for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. The Cincinnati area became the center of the anti-slavery movement is the mid-1800's, and today, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center located downtown commemorates the era.

On the food front, Cincinnati has several local favorites that are must haves for every visitor:

Cincinnati Chili Probably the most famous of the cultural Cincinnati foods is Cincinnati Chili. Chili parlors such as Skyline, Gold Star, Empress, and Dixie all serve up this very different form of chili. A meaty blend of slightly sweet and slightly hot spices, this chili is actually eaten with a fork atop a bed of spaghetti and topped with cheese to make a three way, cheese and beans or onions to make a four way, or all three toppings to create a five way.

Graeter's Ice Cream Graeter's Ice Cream is arguably the best ice cream in the world. Graeter's uses the French pot method and ice cream makers produce the ice cream in very small batches, by hand, daily.

LaRosa's Pizza LaRosa's is family owned and their pizza, pastas, and other Italian favorites are created from family recipes of the founder, Buddy LaRosa. Their pizzas, topped with provolone instead of mozzarella cheese, are the best-loved in Cincinnati.

Glier's Goetta Glier's is the most famous producer of Goetta products, a mixture of pork, beef, pinhead oats, and seasonings and can most easily be compared to breakfast sausage. Goetta and eggs is an especially well-liked local breakfast meal.

Montgomery Inn Ribs For the best ribs and barbeque in town, and perhaps the world according to many locals, you have to visit Montgomery Inn.

The weather in Cincinnati is considered "average". During the month of June, the temperature in Cincinnati averages a high of 83 degrees and low of 61 degrees. The climate during the summer months is generally hot and humid.