The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s Fiona, a hippo born in 2017 — has been voted the No. 1 Cincinnatian for the second year in a row in CityBeat’s 2019 Best of Cincinnati reader’s poll. The second-oldest zoo in the country has more than 500 animals and 3,000 plant species; it is internationally known for its research and conservation efforts on its more than 70-acre campus. It’s a beautiful facility to walk through thanks to gorgeous plantings. Between the animals and the surroundings, there is no shortage of things to see.

Admission: From $15, or $9 for children 2 to 12 and seniors 62 and over; parking is $10.

If there were a theme park for food, it would be Jungle Jim’s International Market. It is much more than just a grocery store, it’s a unique food adventure with more than 200,000 square feet of kitschy, entertaining shopping space and 150,000-plus products to look at from all over the world. A second location can be found at 4450 Eastgate South Drive in Cincinnati.

Admission: Free

Southeastern Ohio has its fair share of water parks. In addition to Kings Island’s Soak City waterpark and the park at Great Wolf Lodge, there is The Beach. Situated on 35 wooded acres, this family-friendly destination offers a packed calendar of events this summer. The Riptide Racer — a multi-person slide that is a race to the finish line for bragging rights — launched in 2015, and Reggae Sundays and the World’s Largest Swim Lesson are just a few other things on the docket as you look to cool off this summer.

Admission: $28.99 at the gate, or $23.99 for children and $19.99 for seniors. Online discounts available

Cannonball Cove, a new dive-pool feature, is part of Coney Island’s Sunlite Water Adventure this season. The area includes two 1-meter diving boards and one 3-meter diving board with a 12-foot-9 dive depth. For 133 years, Coney Island has been a family-fun destination. Sunlite Water Adventure offers the opportunity to splash the day away at one of Typhoon Tower’s 73 interactive play stations, cannonball off the diving boards into the world’s largest recirculating pool, or race down one of the park’s 130 foot waterslides. There also is a full-service tiki bar that screams summer fun.

Admission: $21.95, or $12.95 for children 2 to 7, $19.95 for senior citizens

Kings Island closed the “Les Taxis” antique car ride in 2004. Guests who remember it should expect to feel a healthy dose of nostalgia when they visit this year thanks to the park’s latest attraction, “Kings Mills Antique Autos,” which features automobiles inspired by the 1911 Ford Model T. The attraction is located near the Racer roller coaster. Kings Island’s 16th roller coaster, Mystic Timbers, debuted with its wooden tracks in 2017 and is still drawing massive crowds, as is the entire rest of the park, which continues to see record attendance. The amusement park’s popular Soak City water park is included with park admission.

Admission: $70 at the gate, or $44 for senior citizens and children; parking $17. Online discounts available.

A paddle trip from Trapper John’s is a great way to explore a stretch of Big Darby Creek National Scenic River, one of the most biologically diverse streams in the Mid-west. Paddlers meet at the creek-side livery in Darbydale and can choose a variety of trips from “sampler” paddles of 1 to 2 hours to full-day, 12-mile floats from the confluence of the Big and Little Darby creeks in Battelle-Darby Metro Park. The livery also provides shuttle service for paddlers with their own kayaks or canoes.

Admission: Float trips begin at $16, or $5 for children 6 to 12, canoe or kayak.

Adventures can zoom tree-to-tree on one of several zipline tours, or experience Adventure Park with five trails and more than 60 different forest challenges through the lush woods of Camp Mary Orton. For younger adventurers ages 4-7, the site’s Kids Park provides closer-to-the-ground fun.

Admission: Adventure Park is $46, or $39 for children 7 to 11. Zipline tours begin at $46. Kids Park adventure is $19.

This family-owned winery produces 17 varieties of wine, all made with Ohio fruit. The tasting room, open daily except Sunday, is surrounded by the winery’s four acres of vineyards, producing 60 varieties of grapes.

This friendly winery, open Fridays and Saturdays, added beer-making to its repertoire last year, making it Union County’s only craft brewery. Visitors to the tasting house, located in a country setting just outside Marysville, will find a variety of sweet and dry wines, including the popular “Covered Bridge Red,” a limited edition. Also on tap is mead, hard cider and a large list of site-brewed beers. The winery hosts live music and a food truck every Saturday night.

Date: June 28-30

The country’s largest independent, volunteer-run festival is so popular that it’s hard to describe it as counterculture. But it certainly is non-corporate, with a free-and-easy vibe and a mission to “promote community unity, tolerance and equity.” The street festival began in 1972 and features alternative politics, local music, arts and crafts, food and drink.

Admission: free