Union Terminal is Soooo cool
I have lived in Cincinnati my whole life, and have been going to the Omnimax since they first opened with "The Blue Planet" waaaaay back in 6th grade! Have been so many times I cant count.Most recent experience was when my son turned five, and we paid like $125 bucks for a group of seventeen people. Our group included a toddler, an infant, four school-age children, two senior (grandparents!) citizens, and the rest of us. For this rate, we got to go into all the museums, which are fantastic! Unfortunantly, with the wide age range in our group, the little kids ran ahead too quickly, and my seniors bringing up the rear. However, I will say that this was a fantastic day for all of us, as family and friends, and this is what my son wanted for his birthday party!
The museums themselves are awesome. They are the Natural HIstory Museum, which gives an overview of the surrounding area of cincinnati, and starts out in pre-glacial period, and follows thru the first native American settlers to the first whites. There is an impressive cave exhibit, reminiscent of the dolomite caves near The Seven Caves in Rainsboro, Oh. ( I also recomend this place for you fellow spelunkers!) Then there's the Cincinnati History Mus., which picks up where the NHM leaves off, and then below the ground level is the Children's Museum, where it's like a gigantic MCDonalds playland on steroids crossed with KOSAI. Totally cool. The kids had the greatest time!
Then, there's the Omnimax. It's a five story movie screen fitted around in a dome. It feels like getting into a space station or something when you go to your seats. They tell you if you get motion sick to close your eyes, because the screen surrounds your peripheral vision, so it feels like your moving. The laser light tunnel at the start of every feature is wow. Select a movie to see that has something panoramic in it, like "Alaska" or something underwater. Also, they show old films every friday, in a double feature with the current running program. This place is great. I been going there all my life, and everytime I go, there's something I missed the last time, or didn't see at all. I wish I could go one time with OUT the kids so I wouldn't be so rushed...it's a lot to take in, but so much fun for the kids I doubt I'll ever get that chance.....just have to keep my eyes open and not blink! Have fun, don't miss this place. :)