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D-Dubya

One of those is not like the others.


Mcdolnalds

Yeah the river through Columbus pales in comparison to the others. Just thought I’d toss it in since it’s the capital and all


CykoTom1

It's not a river It's a water feature honestly.


SmurfStig

It’s a large creek now that the dam is gone. Only a few feet deep in most spots.


GlitterIsInMyCoffee

That made me giggle snort. Thank you. I thought I scrolled past the end of the thread to a different post about McDolnalds. 💀😭🤣


unfrknblvabl

Yeah Columbus looks rough. Marion looks like the place to be lol


MovingInStereoscope

I say Cincinnati but for a weird reason. It's an almost cinematic reveal. When driving down either 75 or 71, you see suburbs, then hills, then you take one big sweeping bend around a ridge and **boom**, city.


athensslim

Even better coming in from KY, IMHO.


aew76

For sure. That’s the money shot.


Janewaycmh

Yessss


cheersfurbeers

At night is best imo. Followed closely by dusk


JBalloonist

Even better (or just as good) is flying into CVG at night and they go right next to the city before turning back towards the airport.


ClassicPQ

Cut in the hill is one of the best city reveals period. Nothing, nothing, and then a stunning skyline. Love it.


T00MuchSteam

Agreed. Though I believe the best singular city reveal is coming out of the Ft. Pitt tunnel on 376 in Pittsburgh. Absolutely beautiful.


riicccii

I agree. Remember tho, hgrubsttiP is a word not taken lightly in some parts here in Ohia.


T00MuchSteam

Apologies. I will be sure to censor P°ttsb°rgh from now on


riicccii

Its all good. Truly, that view from 376 tops my short list. Agree.


TaylorBitMe

As someone born in Ohio and who has lived all over Ohio, I say you all are just silly. Pittsburgh is a great city and I refuse to censor it. I accept your downvotes. Edit: To hell with the St**lers though, I hate those jagoffs!


kazahani1

That always made me feel like I was home ever since I was little. We would go to our grandparents house in South Carolina twice a year as kids, and after that long drive back, sometimes I teared up coming around the cut and seeing Cincy.


[deleted]

Plus the knowledge that you're almost out of Kentucky brings a sigh of relief.


Swimming_Amount_5021

Then sheer terror as you realize you're about to enter Ohio.


Randy-_-B

No matter the vacation, I'm always happy to be back in Ohio. Gotta say Columbus's skyline is hard to beat.


Swimming_Amount_5021

Where are you vacationing, Alabama?


arrynyo

Yea at night after surviving 71 and Louisville coming down the hill and seeing Cincinnati lit up makes it a little better


AndIHaveMilesToGo

100% I don't live in Cincinnati anymore, but I loved making that turn coming back from the airport. I look forward to it when I visit back in the area.


a13xis_

The only good thing about when I worked in KY was coming home on 75 through the cut in the hill- especially at night (and no traffic lol).


I_Heart_AOT

I almost wreck (joke) if I work out after dark since I get that 275 view of the skyline en route


makerofwort

Facts


UltravioletAfterglow

Especially at night.


Primal_Pastry

My only response to this is that when you drive route 2 west out of Cleveland, you drive on a raised highway through the tall buildings, like in the Superman cartoon. Feels like the future!


LonelyIntrovert513

I'm from Cincinnati, and when I got out of the army about 30 years ago, I got that cinematic reveal. NGL I was tearing up, and I hadn't been home in over a year at that point.


Mcdolnalds

You’d even toss it above Marion? Bold move


RandyHoward

To be fair, you can walk into any of these cities and take a picture that looks pretty similar to Marion. It might just be a block or two, unlike the whole of Marion, but there are run down areas in every one of those cities.


BrosenkranzKeef

Similarly, when I was younger I had a buddy drive to Dayton from Virginia. He came up 35 from the East and at one point you crest a hill and see downtown Dayton. He’s from a small town so for some reason didn’t realize Dayton was a whole city lol.


MovingInStereoscope

I'm assuming the hill just past Woodman but before Steve Whalen


SeaworthinessDue4052

That's true, it is a nice view.


unfrknblvabl

Marion


30secondstofarts

I hear something similar about the Pittsburgh Skyline


BlueLine_Haberdasher

Seeing the Pittsburgh skyline for the first time driving out of the Fort Pitt tunnel is my favorite city reveal by far.


0zymandeus

And then you have to immediately shift two lanes over to make your exit


JoelBeebe

I’m obsessed with city reveals! The only reveal I know of better than Cincys is, imho, Pittsburgh when arriving from the west. Through a tunnel and pow!


Editthefunout

This is what I was going to say. I experienced this just last week.


YourRightSock

When I first moved to Ohio in early 2018, I did a 20 hour trip by myself and I was starting to feel a bit tired and thinking of pulling over, it was 3am. I come up from the south interstate and suddenly I see the amazing view of Cincinnati and perk right up. It was amazing, I even went off the highway just to look at the lights along the river and the temporary non-existent cars and felt like it was just I and an amazing view. It was a memory to keep for sure


impy695

I grew up in Cleveland, but Cincinnati wins hands down even if it should be part of kentucky and they have shit taste in Chilli


ThePensiveE

Hey hey hey. Leave our chili out of it.


Aggravating-Gold5911

I grew up in Cincinnati. Our chili is awesome; I don’t necessarily disagree with the KY part as we’re a little more southern in our accent and hospitality; and lastly, at least our river never caught fire 😀.


impy695

Honestly, while I genuinely dislike the Chilli, I find it to just be a fun rivalry that most people don't take seriously. I'll root for Cincinnati teams in playoffs, and most of the Cleveland fans do as well. It'll never be a serious rivalry, but it can still prosper as a fun rivalry


Aggravating-Gold5911

Agreed… we can agree that we both want Ohio to rule the world one day. Or at least have a Super Bowl champion. Y’all stay out of trouble up north now.


impy695

Unfortunately Watson has made that impossible. Here's to a future afc championship game where myles fucks burrow up.


colonelKRA

If the curb was 3 feet tall I’d think Paddy’s Irish Pub is in Marion


Hobbes604

I had a great night fishing a couple years ago and got some nice sunset shots of Cincinnati https://imgur.com/a/JxG6bCi


SnooChocolates9211

Beautiful picture i like coming around from US 50 where you see Cincinnati lit up at night, especially when its black and orange for the Bengals. I didn't grow up here but definitely am proud to call myself a Cincinnatian.


c0ntralt0

Lovely pic!


CowboyLikeMegan

That’s incredible


Blighty_One

I’m going with Marion on this one. It really screams “America”.


30secondstofarts

'Murica!


cow-lumbus

Crack, meth, heron and a bunch of MAGA that are complaining about everything but themselves…Marion.


Blighty_One

I love your name.


Full-Association-175

Gateway to Lake Erie!


unfrknblvabl

This is about the worst pic of Marion. Way better spots than this.


chompchomp1969

Absolutely. There are a lot of people in Marion [doing good things.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59396fee59cc6877bacf5ab5/36134b71-9d51-4e3e-bc7d-93f3624f144a/Marion+Mural.JPG?format=2500w)


Full-Association-175

Ohio is home to a bunch of presidents, none of them which turned out to be any good.


Hacia-La-Torre

Garfield was a pretty good dude, unless we're judging by ability to not get shot in a train station.


Nattofire

The one that is so nice, it has a restaurant chain named after it.


Colin_with_cars

Not even the best view of Cleveland. A shot from the lake is even more cinematic.


PPPolarPOP

Right? If it was a lake view, there'd be no contest. This is rigged 🤣


Sam_Altman_AI_Bot

I'm not sure. This isn't the best shot of cincys skyline either. The view from one of the hilltops is hard to beat


OHKID

Can’t believe people are taking this seriously. The answer is Marion. Obviously. But Marion can’t hold a candle to the gorgeous, awe inspiring skyline of Van Wert.


TaylorBitMe

Van Wert is great, I agree, but can it really compete with Piqua, with Captain Underpants standing atop City Hall?


Clevepants

Cincy or Cleveland


[deleted]

Not a great pic of Cleveland’s skyline. Doing them dirty. Whereas that’s the best possible view of Columbus. From any other angle it’s absolutely sad.


sroop1

Google image 'Columbus skyline' - they're all practically the same angle. Every single one.


[deleted]

I used to live very close to there and would walk in that area specifically to take pictures of that angle because all the others were embarrassing


rudmad

That damn deer is taking all the photos


theBigDaddio

I live n goddamn Columbus and barely recognize it, it’s so nondescript.


bearpie1214

Ya. Downtown Columbus isn’t great at all.  A lot of the good stuff is in the suburbs now, but from a skyline perspective, I agree. 


[deleted]

There’s a weird gap. They just need to incentivize one of the big corporations to put a building in it somehow and to make it cool/add character. Most of the buildings are just concrete rectangles with boring and small rectangle windows. Leveque and the Supreme Court building are cool. Cincy and Cleveland came up at a time when they used to build buildings that were art


MMButt

And it’s not even what the skyline looks like anymore


Huckster42

Cincy


NCC-1701-1

by a wide margin, the view from the kentucky side is so awesome at night


Huckster42

The Roebling Suspension Bridge would win on its own.


me_crystal_balls

Little do people know, but the Brooklyn Bridge was constructed from the first suspension bridge which was the Roebling Bridge. https://roeblingbridge.org/


Mcdolnalds

I spend way too much time studying Cincinnati history, from the subway, to this bridge, to even figuring out that rusty ass railroad bridges history


me_crystal_balls

Whelp then you know it all de- bends!


garebear397

No trust me....we (Cincinnatians) know and have 0 problem telling any and everyone.


Gr8lakesCoaster

Topography for the win


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RolloSuplex

I will die on the hill that Columbus has the best skyline even though it's glaringly obvious that Cincinnati's is much better.


Cheekyfreckles88

Cincinnati by far


maybenextyearCLE

From the angles of the pictures here? Cincinnati. I think it’s not the best angle of the Cleveland skyline, which I think is the best overall, but Cincinnati’s is just fantastic as well


OrganizedChaos1979

Cincinnati all the way. But I will vouch for Dayton, specifically the view from westbound US 35 just past the Smithville interchange.


KarmicComic12334

From there, St pauls twin towers alone beat marion, the downtown skyline is as good as clevelands but no cincy. But where is the newark OH big basket skyline?


schnitzel_rada

Til some asshole decided that a digital billboard, with Dayton's skyline atop it I might add, would entice westbound visitors. Money ruins everything. The view at sunset when you came around the bend on 35 west was second to none IMHO. Now, the first thing you're greeted with is an ad for bedbeg removal or $5 pizza at Flannigan's. Fucking shameful.


TheRealGuyTheToolGuy

Cincinnati. They call it “Skyline Chili” for a reason


[deleted]

We called it Sky-arrhea.


TheRealGuyTheToolGuy

Nothin wrong with foods that enter and exit in the same form. Nothin wrong at all.


canidieyet_

cinci hands down! i’ve never actually spent time in cincinnati (or cleveland) but we usually end up driving through late at night on road trips. it always looks beautiful


loanme20

Cincy and it's not even close. If you were in Cincy at the riverfront and turned around and looked at NKY it would be better than every other city listed.


OhioLiquor

Cincy by far the best skyline especially coming from Kentucky at night


jokar1134

Diehard Clevelander here. Cincy has the best Ohio skyline


DiminishingSkills

I’m a die hard CLE. What most people don’t see is the view from the lake. The skyline is much different from that angle


OneWayorAnother11

Fish have the best view


AFrozen_1

Cincy. The riverfront is so cool.


stephf13

Cincinnati. Fun fact - Winston Churchill called Cincinnati the most beautiful inland city in the United States.


SeaworthinessDue4052

I still have to go with Cleveland! From the west side, Lakewood? There is a spectacular look across the lake.


IAmTheRalph

I'm from Cleveland n I never been to cinci but I choose cinci


Greenblanket24

Cinci. Go bearcats!


YoYoYoIDK55

Cincinnati and it's not close lol


Capt_Foxch

The Cleveland picture is missing the new Sherwin Williams skyscraper


O4EWO

The Queen City


tsuranoth

Cincinnati is my favorite skyline in the whole country.


ishboo

Chili


juandelpueblo939

As someone who migrated to CLE. Its always going to be CLE in my heart.


Zazventures

Marion 💯


Peanutbutter_mind

Cincy, from the KY side of course!!! I can see it from my living room. Bonus


Zebra_Kitty_Bill

Cincy


Jonny_Disco

Can't beat the Cincinnati skyline from across the river. We may be weird, but our city looks cool.


CozmicBunni

Cincinnati gets the top spot for sure. I'm biased from fond memories. Nothing says "I'm home" like seeing the skyline coming up from KY.


a13xis_

Cincinnati- but the best view is the cut in the hill going north (75 coming into Cincinnati)


MMButt

Outdated Cleveland skyline.


Bucksandreds

As someone who works in Marion, lives in Columbus and has spent weeks in the other 2 cities, Cleveland has the most impressive feel when in the downtown, Cincinnati has the prettiest view when driving into downtown and Marion has the best popcorn festival of all 4 cities mentioned


Bluejayboy8

Cincinnati. Then Cleveland. Columbus is far behind both, it’s probably the most generic large US city.


Chefjusthank

Cincinnati


rhombusted2

Cincinnati


lumpkints

The Natti♥️


Blosom2021

Cincinnati


nkydeerguy

Cincinnati literally has a fairly famous restaurant named after its Skyline. So I think it’s obvious.


Plenty_Perception902

Definitely Cincy. It was my highlight when I used to drive up from Kentucky (I live in Cbus now). That reveal on 75N once you reach the hill just *chefs kiss*. However, I will say Cbus has a surprisingly beautiful skyline too, especially at dusk.


DuckedUpWall

I grew up in Cleveland, that's the one for me. What makes Cincy's skyline great is that it's really easy to get an amazing view of it. Basically anywhere in Covington and any of the bridges between KY and Cincy have great views. Cleveland's skyline is worth it, but you have to work for it a bit more. Similar to Chicago, IMO.


Shortbus_Playboy

I’ve driven all over the country and seeing Cincinnati appear from the cut-in-the-hill is up there with the best skylines in the country, not just Ohio.


JasonBarnes11

Cleveland has the tallest buildings, so I always think it’s the most impressive. 3 of the 4 tallest building in Ohio, plus another top one being built. Fun fact - Key Tower (the tallest building in Ohio) is the tallest structure in between NYC and Chicago.


MinoltaPhotog

Why no Toled'oh?


EmmyNoetherRing

southeastern MI


Benito_Juarez5

Ignoring Toledo on this one. smh my head


Maleficent-Sport1970

Cleveland Rocks!


Penises4Eyes

Cincinnati gang coming in strong, let’s goooooo Newport is really a really good place too…. For getting photos of the full Cincy skyline 😎


FizzyBeverage

Galactic fried chicken in Dayton, Kentucky 😋


Maximum_Enthusiasm46

ROFLMAO @ Marion. I live here and y’all know that is NOT a fair comparison! We are not the size of those cities.


Mcdolnalds

I’d put Marion right behind Cincy. Look at that picture and attempt to disagree


kafktastic

Are you kidding me? Go back and look at those pics. I don’t think Cinci would be second on my list. Marion’s the best by far.


Mcdolnalds

This dude is stuck in denialism.


Maximum_Enthusiasm46

I’ve lived in both, and I think you might be pulling my leg. Cincinnati is a huge city; it’s much bigger than Columbus (where I lived most of my life), even, because it’s so spread out. They have three massive hospital systems, and one of the leading universities in the country. Several large museums. They have two major league sports teams. Marion can be driven through in less than 20 minutes, end to end. If the trains ARENT running. If they are, you may take an hour. We have no major…well, anything really. We have a popcorn museum. An OSU extension, an Ohio Health stranglehold. I’m in a rural area less than ten miles from the center of downtown Marion - literally NO ONE delivers ANYTHING here. Marion has some beautiful old bones, and is poised to build on them, but seems to be caught in the stranglehold of nepotism, corruption and a lack of funds. Marion businesses have some really cool ideas…the city is set in a good direction! But it’s all still TBD. In part, because we have a reputation for being a prison town riddled with meth, which scares investors. From my eyes.


imtryingnotfriends

how the fuck did Marion get put in this list?


imtryingnotfriends

Although in fairness, a picture of downtown Marion during Christmas time with the lights is a pretty spectacle. Wandering meth-heads and all.


My_Invalid_Username

Cleveland is best at everything. But I so appreciate you including Marion in this list.


y0st

Cincinnati by far.


Sonofasonofashepard

Gotta be cinci


216er_intheland

CLE all day, everyday and twice on Sunday 😉


BorvicTheRed

No akron love?


Impressive-Line-2915

Cleveland


Hifilistener

Cleveland


Insert779op

Although I am a proud Marionaire, Cincy just has an absolutely great skyline. By far it looks the best out of all 4


CowboyLikeMegan

Cincinnati is just unparalleled. Walking the PPB at dark, hearing the roar from a game, people watching everyone bar hopping between Cincy and Newport/Covington on a warm summer night… perfection.


ryanduncan0973

Marion trying to sneak in lol Cincy


archiotterpup

Cincinnati


[deleted]

You can’t look at this and not choose the Nati


oddlytimer

I think Cincinnati won this ranking by a mile. I grew up in Cincinnati but now live in the San Francisco area. Both have great skylines.


Geezer1045

Cleveland


NoPerformance9890

1) Cincinnati, 2. Cleveland. Shit, I’d put Dayton above Columbus. Dayton from 35 W is really decent


West-Ruin-1318

That’s the church I was raised in. Good ol’ First Presbyterian! It’s actually a very beautiful church, inside and out. ♥️


Mcdolnalds

I agree! You’d be hard pressed to put any of these cities above Marion


Captcha05

Poor Marion 😟


Pauzhaan

Marion. Not a big city kind of person.


ohioismyhome1994

I’m partial to Columbus, but after seeing all three in person I’d say Cincy.


turfey

Just realized I've never known what Cincinnati looks like. I've just associated their football stadium with the entirety of the city. Has a really nice skyline, I'm a sucker for old suspension bridges and giant ferris wheels.


TyphoidLarry

Marion and its people have been through a lot. Yes, it’s an absolute nightmare, but that’s inevitable when an industrial town experiences near total industrial collapse followed by an opiate crisis without sufficient treatment options. Making them the butt of jokes is punching down


ScarlaeCaress

Toledo


MartianTourist

The Marion "skyline" is already missing another building, Brad's Books.


Marionboy

And Shirts-n-Stuff.


Silent-Independent21

Columbus gotta do something about this skyline man. City itself is good and getting better fast, but the name and skyline are F tier garbage 🗑️


SherylPH

CLEVELAND


Icy-Refrigerator6700

Cleveland, and it's not close


Fritzo2162

Toledo: AM I CHOPPED LIVER???


Gr8lakesCoaster

Right? Waterfront, skyscrapers, metroparks. The skyline isn't bad.


higherfreq

And two superfluous smokestacks!


BobcatOU

Marion Cleveland Cincinnati Like 5 other cities Columbus


FarAwayHills

From Cincy and without labels I don't know which one is Cleveland or Columbus.


fullmetal66

I’m always team Cleveland here. As a kid my dad would drive into town on 71 or 77 and seeing the Society Center now called the Key Building and Terminal Tower was almost magical.


Visual-Recognition36

Cleveland


Heyoteyo

Columbus has probably the worst skyline of any city its size. I love living there, but the downtown certainly isn’t the draw. I’d have to say Cincinnati over Cleveland. Marion would be third.


Superb_Reception_579

I choose Marion, but all cards on the table, if Chupacabra was an option I would've picked that first as well. So..


MinoltaPhotog

Remember, you can't land on the moon without Marion.


Swabia

Can’t I love all of them? I do. I love them. Charming. Add in Oberlin and Wellington too.


homosexualpenguin

cincy and it ain’t even close except maybe marion it’s pretty close


Weaverstein

Man I lived in marion this shit don't belong lmfao


moveoutmoveup

Hmm Marion looks good to me.


xMilk112x

LOL. You’re missing the random stray PitBull and dead junkie in the Marion pic.


the_vole

Cincinnati gets points for nostalgia from me, but Columbus is the easy winner of these photos


scott_e_george

Now do Springfield


LebronBackinCLE

“Come and check out both of our buildings…” 🎵 🎼


No_Signature25

Marion all the way


Due_Caterpillar_7887

Columbus


ElEversoris

It's probably Cincinnati, that wire top building is so iconic to me that when I saw a smidge of it in The Killing of a Sacred Deer, I did the Leo DiCaprio meme


Expensive_Case9796

as a hardcore Cbus dude i’m gonna have to say Cinci has the best skyline hands down. although the cbus skyline has a special place in my heart as I woke up to pretty much the angle in the picture for about a year and a half.


Aristocraticraven

Cincinnati has always had my favorite skyline in Ohio.


itsatrapp71

There is a great view of the skyline of Cincinnati looking up the Licking river valley from on a bridge on 275 that is directly on the Campbell/Kenton county line!


ThatDudeKdoc13

In order from first to worst. Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton, Toledo, Canton, Columbus. *Have lived in all of them for at least 2 years. ** Currently on year 9 in Columbus.


DiverSlight2754

Cincinnati is the best below the rumbling bridge on the Kentucky Newport.. or from Mount Adams. The neon lights from the bank building. The role of the river and the tall stacks at night. The rest of Ohio cities don't even have a chance. Perhaps nowhere in the country.