Downtown: Covington Mainstrasse | Kentucky Life | KET

Описание: Visitors will find a little bit of old Germany in Covington Mainstrasse, where they can sample the culture and food of old Europe in this neighborhood of meticulously restored 19th century buildings.

Setting the mood are the Carroll Chimes Bell Tower and the Goose Girl Fountain. The German Gothic bell tower features music and on the hour mechanical figures come out on the balcony to depict the tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. The Goose Girl Fountain was inspired by a German fairy tale and was created to remember the German farmers who raised geese in Covington years ago.

Today more than 30 shops, restaurants, hotels and taverns cater to tourists. Although the neighborhood has German roots, you'll find English and Irish pubs as well as Cajun food. This Northern Kentucky community is known for its Maifest and its Oktoberfest (held in September), but there's lots of fun year-round, with everything from Goettafest in June to the Classic Car Show in August to the Dog Pawrade in October.

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