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In Cincinnati, book the The Nati in a Nutshell tour with Urban Adventures, where you’ll sample eats from Cincinnati staples like Eckerlin Meats in the Findlay Market and Graeter’s Ice Cream. Soak up your revelry with farm-to-table brisket at Bouquet or opt for braised beef tacos and Mezcal cocktails at Frida 602. Where to Eat and Drink Begin your food and drink crawl in Covington at Braxton Brewing Co.’s garage-style taproom, and then visit MainStrasse Village for a taste of Kentucky’s bourbon roots at Old Kentucky Bourbon Bar. On the Covington side, stay at the newly opened Hotel Covington, a fashion-inspired property housed in a former Coppin’s Department Store, built in 1910, which once sold the most-sought-after industry trends as “the greatest store in Northern Kentucky.” Where to Stay If basing yourself in Cincinnati, book a stay at 21c Museum Hotel Cincinnati, a 156-room property and museum located adjacent to the Contemporary Arts Center and across the street from the Aronoff Center for the Arts. At their industrial peaks, Covington touted the title as the world’s largest iron fence producer and Cincinnati became known as the largest manufacturer of carriages in the world, both histories that fuel the brimming art scene now on the uptick in these Rust Belt hubs. Roebling Suspension Bridge, the best of Kentucky and Ohio merge at the border of Covington and Cincinnati. Set only five minutes apart on the confluence of the Ohio and Licking Rivers and joined by the John A.