Covington (Kentucky)

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Covington, Kentucky is a small city located across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, Ohio, in the United States of America.

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Understand

Covington's street grid numbers SOUTHBOUND (away from the river) where Cincinnati's numbers NORTHBOUND... often causing confusion on the Interstate. The first Fifth Street ramp (when traveling Northbound, from Kentucky) is Covington. The next one (labeled FIFTH STREET DOWNTOWN) is Cincinnati's Fifth Street.

Get in

Covington is accessed by Interstate 71/75 via Exits 192 (Fifth Street-- Covington/Ludlow) and 190 (Twelfth Street--Newport/Covington).

There are two airports close to Cincinnati, which service Covington:

  • Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport is on located in nearby Hebron, Kentucky. Delta has its second largest hub at the CVG airport.
  • Dayton International Airport also serves the Cincinnati area.

Get around

Covington is served by the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) , which also provides service to Newport and the outlying areas of Northern Kentucky.

See

Covington contains MainStrasse Village, a tribute to it's German Heritage as well as a popular festival area.

Covington is home to the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption , the Diocese of Covington's home cathedral and a replica of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Do

Buy

Eat

  • Chez Nora
  • Walt's Hitching Post-Ribs
  • Greyhound Tavern
  • Indigo
  • Donna's Diner

Drink

Sleep

  • RiverCenter - containing a Marriot and Embassy Suites, as well as the Northern Kentucky Convention Center is located near the foot of the historic John Roebling Suspension Bridge, which connects Cincinnati and Covington's downtown areas.

Get out



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