Sure, if you were made of money, you'd fly to Paris and walk the banks of the Seine every so often. But that's not a realistic option for most people, especially these days. Still, being cheap and being romantic don’t necessarily conflict. Here are twenty free dates in and around Cincinnati that can put the spark back in any relationship:
- Enjoy a picnic in Eden Park and stroll around the Cincinnati Art Museum.
- Take turns photographing each other at Kenwood Towne Centre with a digital camera (wearing different hats or sunglasses, for example).
- Check out a movie from the Cincinnati Public Library's many branches that promises to be truly awful and make fun of it together.
- Swing and slide on a playground, like the one at Sawyer Point.
- Go window shopping in Hyde Park Square.
- Hike the Shaker Trace, Oakleaf, or Badlands trail in Miami Whitewater Forest.
- Crumble some crackers and feed the ducks at Winton Woods.
- Begin a new hobby together. Like birdwatching (see cincinnatibirds.com).
- Take time to smell the flowers at Krohn Conservatory (free admission Tuesday-Sunday year round).
- Download a free walking tour of downtown (just Google "Cincinnati Walking Tour").
- People-watch at Fountain Square.
- Attend auditions or a recital at the College Conservatory of Music (schedule can be found here).
- Visit the historic Hilton Netherland Plaza hotel and read to each other in the lobby.
- Take off your shoes and wade in the Concourse Fountain at Yeatman's Cove.
- Visit the Harriet Beecher Stowe house on Gilbert Avenue.
- Sample the samples at Jungle Jim's in Fairfield.
- Take in free music or a poetry reading at Sitwell's Coffeehouse in Clifton.
- Visit the Contemporary Arts Center (free on Monday evenings) or the Taft Museum of Art (free on Sundays).
- Visit a historic church, like St. Peter in Chains Cathedral (Plum St.) and read to each other from The Song of Solomon in the Bible.
- Watch the sun set over Cincinnati from Devou Park in Covington.
These ideas fan the flames of your love...without burning up your credit cards. And they might help to make that walk on the Seine a reality some day.
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