Dearborn County is known throughout Southeastern Indiana as the "Perfect Place to Play." The county's topography provides many options for outdoor activities. The snow-blanketed hills surrounding the county offer winter recreation at Perfect North, while the Ohio River provides a location for festivals and events. The sheer number of year-round recreational opportunities in and around Dearborn County is astounding.

Dearborn County Recreational Facilities

6 Marinas

7 Golf Courses

27 Parks

Dearborn County's main recreational destinations are the Argosy Casino and Hotel and Perfect North Ski Slopes.

• Argosy attracts about 3.5 million people annually and is the largest of Indiana's gambling boats on the Ohio River.
• Perfect North's 70 acres of terrain attracts people from Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee during the winter months. Perfect North Ski Slopes traditionally has offered ski packages with local hotels.

Tri-State Culture
As part of the Tri-State region, the county benefits from numerous cultural and recreational activities in downtown Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, which are both within a thirty minute drive. The communities comprising the Greater Cincinnati region offer a multitude of cultural diversions from museums, to art and theatre.

Museums

• Dearborn County Historical Society Museum
• Carnegie Hall Museum
• Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
  • The Museum of Natural History and Science
  • The Cinergy Children's Museum
  • Cincinnati History Museum
  • OMNIMAX Theater
• National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

Art

• Dearborn Highland Arts Council
• Southeast Indiana Art Guild
• Cincinnati Art Museum
• Taft Museum of Art
• Contemporary Arts Center

Theatre

• Rivertown Players
• Aronoff Center for the Arts
• Taft Theater
• Playhouse in the Park
• Showboat Majestic

Music

• Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
• Cincinnati Pops
• Cincinnati Opera
• Riverbend Music Center
• Northern Kentucky Symphony
• UC College - Conservatory of Music

Historical Sites

• Hillforest Victorian House
• Veraestau Historic Home
• Wymond House
• Vance-Tousey House
• Jesse Hunt House
• Dearborn County Courthouse
• Union Terminal Train Station
• William Howard Taft National Historic Site
• Cincinnati Observatory Center

Sports
Residents of Dearborn County have many sports teams, both college and professional, for which to cheer. In addition to regular season games, there are two major U.C. basketball annual traditions:

• U.C. - Xavier Crosstown Shootout
• Midnight Madness

Tri-State Sports Teams
College	Professional
U.C. Bearcats Basketball	Cincinnati Reds Baseball (MLB)
U.C. Bearcats Football	Cincinnati Bengals Football (NFL)
U.C. Bearcats Baseball	Mighty Ducks Hockey (ACL)
Xavier Basketball	Cyclones Hockey (ECHL)
NKU Basketball	Riverhawks Soccer (A-League)
	Cincinnati Stuff Basketball (USA-IBL)
	Florence Freedom (The Frontier League)

Table 21: Dearborn County Quality of Life