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Cincinnati Union Terminal

The Cincinnati Union Terminal opened in 1933 to rail traffic. The terminal also has three concentric lanes underneath the main rotunda of the building: one for taxis, one for buses, and one for streetcars.

 

The Rotunda features the largest semi-dome in the western hemisphere, measuring 180 feet wide and 106 feet high.

 

Currently, the Terminal is houses:

 

* Cincinnati History Museum

* Museum of Natural History & Science

* Robert D. Lindner Family Omnimax Theater

* Cincinnati Historical Society Library

* Duke Energy Children's Museum

* The Cincinnati Railroad Club

 

in addition to an Amtrak Station.

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Uploaded on June 15, 2011
Taken on June 12, 2011