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  • Newport Aquarium is located only two minutes from downtown Cincinnati at Newport on the Levee.
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Get your tickets in advance. To ensure the best possible guests experience, hourly capacities are limited. Popular days and times do sell out. Learn More

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To ensure the best possible guests experience, hourly capacities are limited. We strongly recommend purchasing your tickets or making your reservations in advance to ensure you get to visit on your preferred date and entry time. Popular days and times do sell out. If you wait to purchase tickets at walk-up, you may need to wait hours for the next available entry time or find there is no remaining ticket availability.

With Plan-Ahead Pricing, the further in advance you purchase your tickets, the more you save. Get tickets HERE.

Annual Passholders or undated ticket holders, make reservations HERE.

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Satisfy your taste buds at these dining options at or around the aquarium. 
Street Level

Brio Tuscan Grille

Experience the flavors of Tuscany without leaving the country.

Brio invites you to enjoy their premium quality steaks, chops, seafood, and pasta.

Save 20% by showing your Newport Aquarium Annual Pass (excludes alcohol).

 

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Riverwalk Plaza Level

Brothers Bar & Grille

Brothers Bar and Grill is a sports-themed restaurant with a tasty menu and a full bar. And it's a place to have a great time!
Riverwalk Plaza Level

Cold Stone Creamery

Enjoy super premium ice cream, yogurt and Italian sorbet made fresh on site every day with your choice of over 40 different mix-ins.
Riverwalk Plaza Level

Five Guys Burgers & Fries

Five Guys offers a wide variety of fresh never frozen burgers,fries and shakes!
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Gallery Theater Level

MacGuffins

Meet for drinks and eat sat the AMC Theater before or after the movie at this modern lounge. Choose from a full bar menu and the AMC Dine-In menu, featuring entrees like bistro chicken mac and cheese. You can even take your food and drinks into the theater!
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Street Level

Rotolo

Rotolo Bowling | Bocce | Eatery is a boutique bowling alley with plenty of fun to go ‘round.

Rotolo takes a modern spin on the traditional bowling alley, where it features two full-service bars and 68 seat restaurant, 16 state-of-the-art bowling lanes, a full bocce court, billiards, foosball, life-size checkers, and more.

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Riverwalk Plaza Level

Tom + Chee

Grilled Cheese for the kid at heart.

Stop by for "Best Of The City" BBQ +Bacon Grilled Cheese, or our Grilled Cheese Donut!

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Aloft Newport on the Levee

W XYZ Bar

Celebrate your style at W XYZ bar at the Aloft Newport on the Levee—a hip new hotel that is steps from Newport on the Levee.

W XYZ also offers Happy Hour seven days a week from 4pm-6pm, including a barrel-aged Manhattan, made with Redemption bourbon.

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