Trailside Nature Center, Wolff Planetarium

Nestled in Burnet Woods is the Trailside Nature Center, and nestled in there is Wolff Planetarium. It's open very infrequently-- they do planetarium shows maybe twice a month-- but it's worth visiting if you get a chance.

Our show was about Orion-- the guide told the mythological stories about him, showed us where he lays in the sky at different times of the year, and pointed out other constellations around him. The show was an hour and only $3/person.



Trailside Nature Center's website: http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/cityparks/pages/-3444-/

Burnet Woods, Diggs Fountain Plaza, nameless fountain

Before all the trees are bare and Cincinnati turns a relentless shade of gray, make sure you take time to stroll through Burnet Woods and around the fountain plaza in Clifton.




It's difficult to find a lot of information about this beautiful fountain-- I stumbled upon an article from 2002 talking about construction of the fountain, and while it names both the garden and the surrounding plaza, the fountain is only described. This article goes on to call her "the new Clifton fountain" and "the best semi-naked woman in public," and as of yet I haven't found anything that gives her a name. A shame, isn't it?

I hadn't realized the fountain was that new-- only seven years old? Shows how much time I used to spend in Clifton. Now I can't imagine walking to the Esquire without seeing her.