The Ark

The Ark: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this museum: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Ark

Season: Year-round; check weekly closing day (often Monday).

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach The Ark — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.62231, -84.59224. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Ark

• Williamstown Lake · lake · Grant · ~10 km · Must-see
• Williamstown Lake · lake · Clermont · ~10 km · Must-see
• Boltz Lake · lake · Clermont · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bullock Pen Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bullock Pen Lake · lake · Grant · ~25 km · Must-see
• Elmer Davis Lake · lake · Switzerland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Kincaid Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Kincaid Lake · lake · Pendleton · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kincaid Lake · lake · Clermont · ~37 km · Must-see
• Belterra Casino Resort & Spa · attraction · Switzerland · ~44 km · Must-see
• Markland Locks and Dam · lake · Gallatin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Immaculate Conception Church · church · Pendleton · ~47 km · Must-see
• Florence Y’All Water Tower · attraction · Boone · ~53 km · Must-see
• Grant's Birthplace State Memorial · fort · Clermont · ~54 km · Must-see
• Ferris Site · fort · Clermont · ~56 km · Must-see
• Belleview Baptist Church · church · Boone · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bullskin Creek Site · fort · Clermont · ~59 km · Must-see
• Riverbend Music Center · attraction · Hamilton · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Ark

Other museums near The Ark

• National Underground Railroad Freedom Center · museum · Hamilton · ~67 km · Must-see
• Taft Museum of Art · museum · Hamilton · ~67 km · Must-see
• Cincinnati History Museum · museum · Hamilton · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal · museum · Hamilton · ~68 km · Must-see
• Duke Energy Children’s Museum · museum · Hamilton · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cincinnati Art Museum · museum · Hamilton · ~69 km · Must-see
• Blue Licks Battlefield State Park · museum · Robertson · ~70 km · Must-see
• American Sign Museum · museum · Hamilton · ~73 km · Must-see
• The German Heritage Museum · museum · Hamilton · ~79 km · Must-see
• Promont House Museum · museum · Clermont · ~84 km · Must-see

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