Start from 26 curated places around Covington, KY, then choose the recommendations that fit your guests.
Restaurants & cafés
Bouquet Restaurant
The benchmark upscale farm-to-table bistro on Main Street, sourcing from 50+ local farmers and purveyors for a menu that changes with what is grown, not what is printed. Elegant small plates, thoughtful wine pairings, and the most consistent kitchen in Covington.
Otto's
A Covington Main Street staple since 2003, doing Southern-inflected comfort food and the best brunch in Northern Kentucky. The signature Benedict swaps the English muffin for a fried grit cake and smoked salmon — a combination that has become the standard by which all other Covington brunches are measured.
Trails & outdoors
Incinerator and Train Surfer Loop – Devou Park
The signature trail in Devou Park's 15-mile backcountry network — 3.5 miles winding through shady forest past the historic incinerator building with views of the Ohio River and Cincinnati skyline. The most elevation gain of any Covington trail at 465 feet.
Devou Memorial Overlook and John Volz Nature Trail
A short 0.6-mile nature walk in Devou Park combining the signature skyline overlook with a forested loop. The easiest trail access to the Cincinnati skyline view — appropriate for all fitness levels and ideal with kids.
Things to do
Madison Theater
A beautifully restored historic movie house turned concert and performance venue on Madison Avenue, hosting touring musical acts across genres in a flexible-seating room. The anchor live-music venue for Covington and Northern Kentucky.
Behringer-Crawford Museum
A natural and cultural history museum in Devou Park with international memorabilia, anthropological artifacts, and exhibits on Kentucky wildlife, farming history, and the Ohio River Valley's Indigenous past. Compact but substantive.
Landmarks & sights
John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge
The 1867 suspension bridge that John Roebling built as his proof-of-concept for the Brooklyn Bridge — the same engineer, the same design, completed 16 years earlier. Walkable year-round with unobstructed views up the Ohio River in both directions.
MainStrasse Village
A 19th-century German neighborhood listed on the National Register of Historic Places — cobblestone blocks, dense Victorian architecture, the Carroll Chimes Clock Tower, and a packed events calendar including Oktoberfest and the Northern Kentucky Wine Festival. The most atmospheric block in Covington.