- The list below includes 133 free or cheap things to do in or near Covington, Kentucky, including 67 different types of inexpensive activities like Parks, Art Gallery, History Museums and Walking Trails.
- From Devou Park to Pioneer Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Covington and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Cincinnati, Newport, West Chester and Florence.
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Combination restaurant and art gallery offers globally inspired cuisine prepared using local ingeredients
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Located on 704 acres, Devou Park features an 18-hole golf course, a fishing lake, an amphitheater and over eight miles of trails through wooded terrain. The park provides picnic areas with grills, a playground and sports fields.
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Covering 43 acres, the Pioneer Park features playgrounds, a dog area, hiking trails and bicycle trails, sports field and courts, and others too.
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Featuring an art studio, ball pit, and several mazes, Totter's Otterville is an educational playground offering a number of activities for its young guests to enjoy. Other facilities to play on include a pretend village, veterinary clinic, and block building.
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Doe Run Lake Park is focused around a 30-acre lake that can be used for water-based recreation, such as fishing and boating. The surrounding land in the park also offers hiking trails and secluded picnic areas.
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Covington Spray Park is a recreational water park that features a 'zero depth' area that is meant for children who haven't learned to swim yet. The park requires passes and also has tanning chairs for adults.
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Licking River Trails is a connection of trails traveling through the Licking River corridor, spanning 12 to 14 miles. These trails include a mix of paved, nature, and sidewalk/road infrastructure trails.
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The City of Covington’s Goebel Park features a number of amenities, including covered picnic shelters, fully equipped playgrounds for kids, a gazebo, a barbecue grill, and a public swimming pool. The park also has a military memorial.
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1140 Madison Ave, Covington, KY 41011
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While the cathedral's first brick was placed in 1894, the St Mary's Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption isn't actually finished to this day. It was constructed in the Gothic architectural style.
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Resembling a traditional German village, the MainStrasse Village has plenty of old and restored buildings, which are now transformed into boutiques, restaurants, and pubs.
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With rotating collections and exhibits, the Behringer-Crawford Museum is dedicated to the local area's history and how it was changed through technology. There are also exhibits which are aimed at a larger public, such as the Vietnam: Our Story exposition.