Cincinnati has its fair share of attractions to entertain visitors. The shops and restaurants at MainStrasse Village are popular with residents and tourists alike, and Newport on the Levee offers a wide array of shopping attractions. The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens will please kids of all ages. A riverboat cruise can take you back in time, and you can take in a show on the historic Showboat Majestic. The Cincinnati Reds are the hometown baseball team, but Major League Baseball isn’t the only game in town. The NFL club Cincinnati Bengals are beloved are beloved by the faithful locals.

The Cinergy Center is located in the heart of downtown Cincinnati with an enclosed skywalk that connects the convention center to major hotels, shopping and restaurants in the surrounding area. The convention center offers more than 160,000 square feet of exhibit space along with 35 meeting rooms and a 30,000 square foot ballroom. The Cinergy Center is currently engaged in a massive expansion and renovation project that will yield more exhibit and meeting space, better facilities and greater flexibility than ever before. The expansion and renovation will be completed in 2006, and the new convention center will offer state-of-the-art technology upgrades.