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About Cincinnati
Modern Cincinnati, with its central location and revitalized downtown atmosphere, attracts many companies, including a large number of corporate headquarters. The award-winning Fountain Square is the hub of downtown. Centered on the historic 1871 Tyler Davidson Fountain, which tops a large underground garage, the square is surrounded by modern office buildings and hotels.
Near Fountain Square are the Cinergy Center Cincinnati Convention Center and Tower Place at the Carew Tower. Great American Ballpark, with Crosley Terrace as the main entry plaza at Second and Main streets, is home to baseball's Reds. The history of Cincinnati's love affair with baseball that peaked with the Big Red machine of the 1970s began with the world's first professional baseball team, formed in 1869. Football's Bengals revel in the state-of-the-art, 21st-century Paul Brown Stadium. The U.S. Bank Arena features hockey, basketball, arena football, circuses, ice shows and concerts.
Yeatman's Cove Park is adorned with fountains, a serpentine wall, concert podium and sculpture garden. Bicentennial Commons at Sawyer Point offers a wide variety of activities with sports facilities, gardens, scenic overlooks and public performance arenas. Each spring 186-acre Eden Park--home to the Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati Art Academy, Murray Seasongood Pavilion, Playhouse in the Park and the Irwin M. Krohn Conservatory--explodes into color with flowering trees and 50,000 daffodils. The riverfront's historical focal point is Public Landing, where riverboats are welcomed and where the Showboat Majestic entertains audiences.
Cincinnati is the home of the 33,000-student University of Cincinnati, founded in 1819; phone (513) 556-6000. Xavier University, founded in 1831, offers free guided tours of its 6,400-student campus upon request; phone (513) 745-3301.
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