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 Picture yourself floating along the same route as the early keelboat and steamboat operators who traveled the Ohio River in the 1700s and 1800s. Imagine viewing the banks of the Ohio River, where for many hundreds of years before Europeans came this way, the Miami and Shawnee Indians lived an idyllic existence. In this region we call America's Junction, you'll see the Confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers whose navigable waters stretch almost a thousand miles in three different directions. These are sights that can only be fully experienced from our unique vantage point aboard the R/B River Explorer. Only RiverBarge Excursion Lines, Inc., gives you so much to see and do! |
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Along the banks of the Ohio, where farmlands border the many tributaries that merge here to form these beautiful waters, we offer several excursions for exploration. No matter which route taken, see the joining of these rivers just as the pioneers did hundreds of years ago. The only difference is that today we travel comfortably on a river that bustles with traffic, carrying goods and people through this historic region that is a meeting place of rivers, people, cultures and ideas. |
| The Roebling Bridge and the Cincinnati Skyline at Night | |
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| Come to appreciate the Ohio River as more than a dividing line between states. It is a dividing line between cultures. Between mint juleps and German-brewed beer. Between southern fried chicken and knockwurst. Between Kentucky Colonels and the Ohio Amish.
The Ohio River is also America's passage for settlement and commerce. Formed by the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers at Pittsburgh, the Ohio defined America's early westward expansion as more and more settlers headed toward the heart of the North American continent. |
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Some of America's most distinct cities and towns are here such as: Cincinnati, Louisville, Henderson and Paducah. And, some of America's most distinctive rivers are here, too. The Wabash, Green, Kentucky, Kanawha, Cumberland and Tennessee rivers all join the Ohio along this route. The Ohio's junctions with the Tennessee and the Cumberland rivers have created Land Between the Lakes, a prime recreational area. You'll travel through the historic locks that made the Ohio River navigable. |
| Fall Foliage along the Ohio River | |
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| You'll travel through the historic locks that made the Ohio River navigable and see Cave in Rock, a notorious hangout for 1800s river pirates. |
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| Come along with us as we visit the part of our continent where America meets the river, where the river meets the people, where the stories begin and the fun never ends-see yourself as part of the picture in a place where it all comes together: America's Junction. |
| St. Louis - Cincinnati These excursions afford an experience in the boarding and destination cities of St. Louis and Cincinnati. Barge on the Upper Mississippi River before seeing the waters of the Ohio mix with the muddy Mississippi at the Confluence. Travel the Ohio River to Paducah, Ky. Enjoy the Quilt Museum and antiquing. In Louisville, Ky., tour the Kentucky Derby Museum at Churchill Downs, the Louisville Slugger Bat Museum and more. Visit Aurora, Ind., located on a beautiful bend of the Ohio River. Locks and locks to see. |
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| St. Louis Arch |
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Cincinnati Round Trips Capture the quintessence of Cincinnati, the "Queen City of the West." Fountain Square, shopping and 5-way chili. Experience barging on the beautiful Ohio and Kanawha rivers. Choose from several Cincinnati Round Trips, each offering visits to varying cities and towns such as: Ripley, Ohio, Marietta, Ohio, Portsmouth, Ohio, Madison, Ind., Augusta, Ky., Blennerhassett Island, W.Va., Huntington, W.Va., Point Pleasant, W.Va., and Charleston, W.Va. |
| Cincinnati Skyline |
| Cincinnati-Pittsburgh In Cincinnati, take the complimentary shuttle to Fountain Square and the Krohn Conservatory before we begin our barging experience on the Ohio River. Along the way, we'll visit towns such as: Ripley, Ohio, Portsmouth, Ohio, Point Pleasant, W.Va., Marietta, Ohio and Wheeling, W.Va., before ending our trip in Pittsburgh. |
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| Pittsburgh Skyline |
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Pittsburgh-Louisville This journey begins in the "City of Bridges," Pittsburgh. Enjoy barging on the beautiful Ohio River with stops in towns such as: Wheeling, W.Va., Marietta, Ohio, Blennerhassett Island, W.Va., Point Pleasant, W.Va., and Augusta, Ky., before ending this excursion in Louisville, home to the Louisville Slugger Bat Museum and more. |
| Kentucky Derby Museum at Churchill Downs |
| Louisville-St. Louis Experience Louisville, with a visit to the Kentucky Derby Museum at Churchill Downs and more before we barge on the Ohio River. Along the way, we'll visit Henderson, Ky., and Paducah, Ky. Experience the Confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. On the Upper Mississippi River, visit Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Chester, Ill., or Grafton, Ill., before ending this excursion in St. Louis. |
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| Louisville Slugger Bat Museum |
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St. Louis Round Trips See St. Louis, "the Gateway to the West," and tour the amazing Gateway Arch and the Museum of Westward Expansion. Travel on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois rivers and visit towns such as: Grafton, Ill., Havana, Ill., and Peoria, Ill., before returning to St. Louis. |
| Old Courthouse in St. Louis |