Wheelchair-accessible car park
Yes
Cincinnati Fire Museum in Cincinnati
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Location on the map
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, US
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Yes
Amenities
Good for kids
Yes
Toilets
Yes
Phone: +1 513-621-5553
Site: https://www.cincyfiremuseum.com/
Site: https://www.cincyfiremuseum.com/
Opening hours
- Monday:Closed
- Tuesday:10AM–4PM
- Wednesday:10AM–4PM
- Thursday:10AM–4PM
- Friday:10AM–4PM
- Saturday:10AM–4PM
- Sunday:Closed
Comments (137)
Fun atmosphere for my 3 year old, very friendly staff. Cool to see a bit of Cincinnati Fire history. We’ll be back!
Was a great place to visit my great nephew loved seeing what the old fire departments had to work with
Great place to visit had a great time
Loved it daddy was fight fighter all his life and has some great history
Great museum. Lots of great displays of old steam engine to more modern equipment. Well explained history of the Fire Service. Very helpful associates. Well worth the visit.
Very cool place. We all loved it and enjoyed our time there.
Nice short time museum. Need just 1-2 hours to wall through.
Went with a 3 year old and a baby using a Groupon. The fire pole was a huge hit. They also had a scavenger hunt which was fun too. It was small but kept us occupied for an hour and a half- which is pretty good for such young kids
Had a wonderful time at this place!
The kids and adults alike love this place! The fire engine truck that you can get into is so cool and the horse looks real! The gift shop had affordable souvenir items as well. There was one thing that was bad... The fire engine Pole that you can slide down, I dont recommend that since my nephew slid down and busted his eye.
A great place for some Cincinnati Fire Dept. history.
Great museum with lots of info!
It was an interesting walk down memory lane.
Enjoyed the exhibits. Worth the time.
+ funky little museum with a lot of character+ lots of artifacts you can touch+ good for all ages- not many plaques, so its hard to know what things are
This is a nice museum. A lot of fire fighter history to think about. Reasonably priced. Definitely worth visiting if youre in the area.
Always enjoy our visits.
Enjoyable museum. My sons liked it. It was on the smaller side, but well done exhibits.
Our Cincinnati Art Museum hosts many special exhibits. Current Burning Man exhibit gives an interesting insight into a world most would never know. Wander the museum halls mixed with Burning Man original items and documents along with a Van Gogh or 12th century art works.There are two parts planned for this special exhibit. The current exhibit will be replaced by phase 2 after June 1st, 2019. There was so much to display that it required these separate dates. Phase 2 will show through September, 2019. The museum is a delight even without the special exhibits. Schedule a luncheon at the cafe. Food is delicious and not expensive. Enjoy a glass of wine on the patio with you meal surrounded by stunning beauty.
Nice museum. My younger kids (2 & 5 yr old) enjoyed it. Kids a little older would be more interested.
Very well maintained fire museum
I remember going when I was a kid. Very informative place and I love the history of the building. I wish they were able to up date the kids area and add more interactive sites for the kids. But PLEASE dont take out the pole. My kids could spend an hour on that thing!
Cool place and loved the history.
The kids loved it. It is a small museum but it was jam packed with fun information and plenty of history! Going to go back when we dont have the kiddos so we can read all of the interesting info!
It is awesome, kids loved this place. The real fire engine ride is must try
A great place to learn the history of our fire department s
Great place for the fire buff and non-buff alike. Dedicated to the first paid career department in the US. Lots of great history and educational, too!
A must see
Amazing place... nice displays of early firefighting that definitely keeps you engaged.... great for children too
Small but nice
The museum was pretty nice. But watch what time you go. We didnt realize that they were closing in 45 minutes. They sold us full price tickets without mentioning that little detail. I know we should have read the signs, but a heads up would have been nice.
Cool museum. Some stuff for kids to do but more for adults. My boys had a good time walking around but they like traditional museums.
Great experience really family friendly and a very knowledgeable place!
It was actually pretty interesting. It had little plaques telling you the whole history of firefighting in Cincinnati. The displays were well put together and detailed. If you like old fire engines this place is your spot.
Wonderful experience with my grandchildren! My grandson enjoyed his birthday party. Especially the book that was read and given to him.
Grandpa used to take me here as a kid he was a CFD firefighter good memories.
Very interesting. I was amazed at the fire equipment you had from so long ago. Very educational for children and adults alike. And meeting Mr Miles Greenwood was a delight. Keep up the great work.
Small museum with a focus on fire fighting history. Not a whole lot of things to do with the kids, but they were free, so no complaints. Probably can do the museum in 30 to 90 minutes.
Very good museum. They need more caption boards
Great place alot of history and knowledge of the fire service
This is a small museum dedicated to fire fighters and fire equipment. They have several awesome old fire engines going back to the 1800s. This is a good educational experience and worth a visit.
Great Place to go if your into Fire Service history. If your not into it you will be in and out pretty quick.
Fun place to take pictures - very informative tour
Great place to learn very important history of Cincinnati and Cincinnatis unsung heroes.
Great place to stop by with the family. Spend as little or as much time as you want there. Admission is not very expensive. Kids 6 and under always free.They even have a fire truck cab inside that kids can get inside of and drive (great for photos)Celebrates the history of Fire Fighting - and the first public Fire Department in the USA, started over 150 years ago!They even have an original steam pumper fire truck on display, pulled by horses.Great history. Call ahead for a large group and arrange for a tour.They host birthday parties and corporate meetings / events as well.
Fascinating history!Had some interest for my 2yr old.
Your kids can sit in the cab of a fire truck and play with the siren, then take a ride in a fire truck!Pretty awesome!
The meeting space upstairs is spacious and accommodating. I didnt see the whole museum but what I did see seemed great. I would definitely recommend visiting.
Good for a small outing. Definitely could use some updating or expansion to make it worth the trip.
This was a great place the kids loved it
Vary nice museum. Loved the educational film. A perfect way to help kids learn fire safety
Great historical visit. Good to learn about the history of the fire service in Cincinnati, great displays and artifacts
Can confirm this museum works. Went here a few times as a kid... now I’m a professional firefighter in Texas.
Fun for young kids to see, but nothing to interact with. Good exhibits and cheap for a an hour or so of fun
Good time. You will have to pry your children from the siren
Pleasantly surprising find right here in Cincinnati! Great for those interested in learning more about the history of firefighting as well as Cincinnati history. Staff and volunteers pleasant and knowledgeable
A solid museum about fire fighting in Cincinnati. Theres a pole to slide down for kids, a small theater, and a mock up of a fire truck kids can sit in. Plenty of cool stuff for adults too!
Tons of department history in a town rich in fire service inovation. Loved it.
Very informative. Fun for little kids.
Nice small museum with a good collection of for artifacts. It includes items from Cincinnatis early for departments that are interesting to see.
Neat place with lots of historic items.
Lots of interesting history. Not too long or expensive.
Awesome place with lots of history
Great little museum for the price
Older building, pole for the kids to slide down. Parking was a problem. . Kids enjoyed it.
Cool museum. Lots of interesting information
Very friendly staff with detailed historical displays and information. On site reenactor to tell you about the origin of the professional firefighters and their early equipment.Also has a handful of photo opportunities, but be warned that the fire truck display for getting into has a few functional switches and the siren can surprise you (and the kid goofing around with them)Parking available nearby and theyre conveniently located in the heart of the city.The whole tour takes 30-60min
Great place to take kids
Always a fun place to take my kids.
Very cool place to learn about fire equipment history and procedures. Lots of interactive things for kids.
If you like firefighter stuff, its worth it.
The museum was fine. Unfortunately the cashier was a very rude person...very very rude.
Wonderful for learning about fire history
Good but lack of activity for children
Cool place for a history of firefighting in Cincinnati and in general. Kids will enjoy, but adults who enjoy old trucks and firefighting history will, too. Kind staff, easy access from downtown.
Super kool place to visit and great for the little ones as well
A very nice slice of history.
Fun for everyone. Very educational, and very tactile.
Interesting place showing the rich history associated with firefighting in Cincinnati. Many display cabinets with historical memorabilia, well labeled. Antique firetrucks (!) and equipment is well displayed. Bottom level can be reached by elevator, stairs or sliding down a fire pole! Well suited for school and community visits.Seems unlikely to draw lots of visitors; entire outfit is donation and volunteer run. Might be better served if it could share space with the Museum Center at Union Terminal.
Really small but jam packed full of firefighter memorabilia. BTW they do have a party room.
Nice museum. Very different in that its the history of Cincinnati wrapped in a museum.
I had a free ticket. Not sure how I would feel paying actual money...
Enjoyed seeing the old fire stuff
Great room rental for kids birthday party
This place is awesome! Lots of fun for the kids and adults!
Great place. A lot of history
Alot of info and history. Good time
Interesting and informative with a helpful staff
Great place for kids
Great experience not busy
Nice, educational museum.
As a fan of history I enjoy visiting the displays and learning about the history of firefighting in Cincinnati. Did you know the first professional (non-volunteer) fire company in America started in Cincinnati? This is a great place to learn, and I believe it will be even more effective when they can renovate and expand.
Extremely interesting place
Fabulous little museum on the history and development of firefighting. Interesting descriptions, a few nice kid-friendly interactive exhibits, engaging displays, and good local history of Cincinnati as the growth of the city relates to new firefighing risks/challenges and how innovations were created to meet those challenges.
Very fun place to visit in downtown Cincinnati! We learned some fun facts - I never knew that once upon a time water pipes were made of hollowed out logs! We saw some very cool displays, some are interactive and its a great place for kids to learn about fire safety. Family memberships are very affordable. I took off a star because some displays were dusty - meant for authenticity? I dont think so, every fire station Ive ever visited has been spotless.
Cool attraction.
Interesting to learn the history.
Not that many people and so many tings to do this is a great place to be any time raining or not.
Cool spot alot to take in
Too small, just can spend 15 to 25 mins.
Wonderful history lesson.
A Cincinnati gem. Great history and artifacts.
Great school field trip!!! The kids learned so much !!!
Yo Dawg, this museum is so fire bro!!!!!!!!!!
My son loves it!
Great place to take young and old alike
The museum is very neglected and dirty
Very informative and interesting.
Santa got saved today from the roof.
Very educational
1 of Cincinnati best museums
Helpful staff and fun for kids.
Very entertaining
Very interesting
Best chilly
So interesting!
Historic and exciting!
Awesome artifacts
A hidden gem.
Very interesting!!
I was surprised at how much information was on display.
Wonderful!
Must see!
We loved it.
Fantastic staff
It is okay to visit alone five minutes and an elderly woman Jddaaa receive you
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Total reviews rating 4.5
137 Reviews for Cincinnati Fire Museum 2023:
Review №1
2022-03-14Really fun museum! There were antique fire trucks, and even a fire truck kiddos could climb in and play with! There was a super fun pole to slide down and lots of picture opportunities! I cannot say enough good things about this awesome museum!!
Review №2
2022-06-03Worth making time to swing in. Cincinnati has played key roles in the development of the American Fire Service. Care and depth of interest have been invested in creating this unique educational environment. What we enjoyed most is the accuracy conveyed in the displays about the sequence of innovation and the historical periods of equipment development.The Cincinnati Fire Museum is superior to many firefighting heritage display sights around the country. It really captures and shares a lot of the spirit and detail of the profession and of this national protector group. Bring kids to ignite their creative interests. Have your kids drag you to spark your gratitude, understanding and enthusiasm!
Review №3
2022-02-05This is the coolest place in Cincinnati. DO NOT SKIP THIS PLACE. so much fun and worthwhile.
Review №4
2022-07-05My son an I enjoyed it before the baseball game . I think that some audio presentation would help specific to the house escape..
Review №5
2021-03-23WOW-Moment in downtown Cincinnati. We came here on one of our Ohio TuesDayTrips adventures. We were able to see fire fighting equipment from the past through current times. Cincinnati was the first to have professional firefighters.A fun part for us was a type of scavenger hunt to answer questions. This gave us a bit more insight into the equipment, evolution of fire fighting and the lives of firefighters.We recommend you find time to visit here.
Review №6
2020-09-02Very interesting learning the history of of fire fighting and fire apparatus. They have a short movie that gives you the history of. I had no idea that fire engines began in Cincinnati or how they evolved. I found it to be very interesting and inexpensive. Two floors of exhibits and worth the hour it took.
Review №7
2021-03-06Awesome place to check out. A lot of things to look at and read about. A lot of history in this place. Very cool.
Review №8
2021-09-22Great experience and museum. So glad Cincinnati has it here.
Review №9
2022-01-27Pretty unwelcoming. Wouldnt spend much to come here. Only 1 grumbly staff member and only 1 other guest during our short visit. Lots of signage warning you to not touch and ring only once. Nothing interactive for kids. Meh, skip it and go to the Museum Center.
Review №10
2019-09-09Great pieces of firefighting history on display! Very knowledgeable and courteous staff!