National Underground Railroad Freedom Center gets attention in Virgin Atlantic blog

Local arts aficionado Margy Waller continues to spread the gospel of Cincinnati’s renaissance worldwide, thanks to her latest feature story on Virgin Atlantic’s “Our Places” blog. She focuses here on the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, which she says “attracts visitors from all over the world with its celebration of freedom in a stunning space and the sharing of the important stories of the Underground Railroad, right from the banks of the river that was the critical crossing point.”

Waller describes Cincinnati as “the place to come for history and architecture of the 19th century,” the most important inland city at one point in the U.S. that attracted “the big names of the era came to town to try out their great ideas.” John Roebling was one such big name, whose innovative bridge — a model for his better-known Brooklyn Bridge —  leads right to the museum’s front door.

The story isn’t stuck entirely in the past, though, reminding readers of current nearby attractions like the Reds at Great American Ball Park and Moerlein Lager House and new city-on-the-move amenities like Red Bike and the Cincinnati Streetcar.

Why is Virgin Atlantic sharing news and information about Cincinnati, a city the British airline doesn’t fly to? “Connecting you to numerous destinations across the United States and Canada,” the website says, “our partnership with Delta makes booking a trip to Cincinnati simple.”

Read the full Our Places blog post here.