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The USS Cincinnati Peace Pavilion is NOW OPEN every day! Take a self-guided tour of a full size replica of a nuclear-powered submarine. NO FEE EVER!

For groups of 10 or more, contact us at [email protected] at least a week in advance for guided tours. USS Cincinnati (SSN-693) was a Navy nuclear-powered “fast attack” submarine, commissioned in 1978 and decommissioned in 1995, and served as one of the US Navy submarines with a major role in the 50-year Cold War conflict with the USSR. It is the fourth Navy vessel to bear the name USS Cincinnati. Earlier USS Cincinnati vessels served in the Civil War, WWI, and WWII. Each of those vessels has been scrapped and has passed into history, but a small surface ship now bears the name. USS Cincinnati was "recycled" in 2012 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard near Seattle, and the conning tower, upper rudder, and Big Red Machine arrived in Cincinnati in 2013 to be incorporated into the USS Cincinnati Memorial-Peace Pavilion at Voice of America Park, to preserve a small piece of Cincinnati’s namesake submarine for future generations. Completion in spring, 2025.

09/12/2026

Great progress was made this week on the installation of solar panels on the full size replica of the USS Cincinnati. The solar panels represent the part of the submarine hull that is visible when the submarine is on the surface. They will also provide all the future power needs at the USS Cincinnati Peace Pavilion to support the AI platform and interactive software that will provide STEM Education content distributed on interactive kiosks and via QR codes in the future. It is predicted that we’ll generate some ongoing income from selling excess power to the local grid, funding some of the future maintenance and upkeep needs.

It will also provide much welcome shade for visitors at the USS Cincinnati Peace Pavilion.

Come for a visit during Navy Week next Thursday afternoon. Cincinnati is one of the small number of cities chosen for a Navy Week celebration of the nation’s 250th birthday.

08/17/2026

The USS Cincinnati Peace Pavilion is open once again following the Country Music Fest, 7 days a week, sunrise to sunset. NO FEES EVER, and always FREE PARKING. Take a self-guided tour during the week, or take a guided tour with a submarine veteran tour guide from 12pm-6pm on the weekends.

We look forward to seeing you and sharing history, science and stories of nuclear submarine operations.

08/06/2026

Because of the Country Music Fest at VOA this weekend, the USS Cincinnati Peace Pavilion is closed until next week after dismantling of the Country Music Festival equipment.

Sorry for the inconvenience! Hope to see you again next weekend!

07/28/2026

We hosted a group from the Boys and Girls Club of West Chester this afternoon. We had volunteer submarine veterans as tour guides, enough that we could match 1 tour guide with each pair of kids, to make it easy for them to ask lots of questions. They all seem engaged and asked many great questions. We hope to have many different groups of kids come for a similar tour guide experience … scouts, schools, math and science clubs, sports teams, etc.

07/06/2026

Terrific photos from Scott Lucas, a former USS Cincinnati (SSN 693) crew member and Tour Guide, of fireworks over the USS Cincinnati submarine replica.

07/05/2026

Beautiful photos of fireworks from the wharf deck at the USS Cincinnati Peace Pavilion with the VOA National Museum of Broadcasting in the background!

Address

8150 Tylersville Road
West Chester, OH
45069

Website

http://www.SubCincy.org/

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