When the weather heats up, it's time to head for the pool to splash and cool off all afternoon. Cincinnati has several great water parks, but there's one old-school park that's been a favorite for decades, and it's the most fun you've had in ages.
Editor's note: Unfortunately, Coney Island has permanently closed.
Welcome to Coney Island Amusement Park! This magical place for family fun opened in 1886, and it's been entertaining Cincinnati residents and visitors ever since.
Address: 6201 Kellogg Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45230
Sunlite Pool opened in 1925, and it's absolutely huge.
The pool covers two acres! It's 200 feet wide, 401 feet long, and it holds over 3 million gallons of water. In fact, it's the largest flat-surface recirculating pool in the entire world!
This pool is the perfect place to cool off. Swimmers of all ages and abilities can splash and play all day long.
The pool has a huge area of shallow water for little ones, plus lanes for lap swimming and deeper areas for diving. The lifeguards on staff will keep a close eye on you, too.
Coney Island just got a brand new feature for the summer of 2019. Cannonball Cove features a couple of three-feet diving boards, and also a nine-foot diving board.
Whether you cannonball from the small board, or swan dive from the big one, you're sure to make a splash in this new pool, which is right next to Sunlite Pool.
Typhoon Tower is an enormous area where you're certain to get soaked.
This incredible water playground has 73 different play stations. Listen for the bell, which warns you that 1,300 gallons of water are about to dump from the 33-foot tower onto everyone below!
Climb around on the structures and grab one of the water cannons to soak your friends.
If you're up for some heart-stopping thrills, take a ride on one of the three waterslides at the park.
The Silver Bullet is a classic slide built in 1945 that splashes right down into Sunlite Pool. The Cyclone is a newer, 70-foot slide that also empties into Sunlite Pool, and The Twister is a curvy, slide that has four different chutes that twist and turn for more than a quarter mile.
When you're hungry from all that water fun, there are plenty of dining options right at Sunlite Pool.
You'll find everything from pizza to Coney dogs to salads and sandwich wraps here.
Sunlite Pool is open seven days a week, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.. Make plans to visit now!
Learn more about all the attractions at Coney Island Amusement Park on its website, and make sure to see its Facebook page for the latest specials and events.
Are you looking for other great places to cool off this summer? Check out this man-made swimming hole!
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