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A Visit to the Garden of Hope to see the Garden Tomb Replica

April 12, 2022 By Nedra McDaniel 11 Comments

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A hidden gem of hope is tucked away across the river from Cincinnati, on top of a hill that is cut by interstate 75 in Northern Kentucky.

View of Cincinnati from the cut in the hill in Covington I75

A Hidden Gem in Covington Kentucky

Thousands of people drive by it on the interstate every day and don’t even know it’s there.

The Garden of Hope in Covington, Kentucky
The Garden of Hope in Covington, Kentucky

Garden of Hope Tour

The best way to tour The Garden of Hope is to set up a free tour.

 You can visit the site without one but you will miss out on hearing the stories of why this place is so special.

 You also would miss out on stepping into the buildings that have relics of history that are museum-worthy…. that you are also encouraged to touch.

The Garden of Hope in Covington, Kentucky

The Carpenter Shop

The inside of the carpenter shop had an extremely detailed mural that took the artist 2 years to complete.

Our guide showed us tools that were hundreds of years old used in carpentry shops.

capenter shop at Garden of Hope

It’s not every day you get to hold a piece of history that has outlived generations. She showed us each tool and how it was used and we got to hold them too.

An Incredible View of Cincinnati from the Garden of Hope

An Incredible View of Cincinnati

After the carpenter shop tour, we climbed up the stairs and took in the view.  Garden of Hope has offers a beautiful view of the Cincinnati skyline.

Garden of Hope
The Garden of Hope in Covington, Kentucky replica tomb

The Replica of the Garden Tomb

The Garden Tomb area is similar to what we saw on our trip to Israel in ’98.  It was so cool to be at the replica of the tomb on Easter.

The Garden of Hope in Covington, Kentucky replica tomb

You also need to take the tour to be able to go inside the tomb.

Garden of Hope Replica Tomb Covington,KY

The Garden of Hope in Covington, Kentucky

Inside the Replica Tomb

Everything inside the tomb is built to scale like the one in Jerusalem.

Inside Garden Replica Tomb
replica tomb The Garden of Hope in Covington, Kentucky

Even the way the area for the feet had to made bigger because they believe that the original person that the tomb was intended for was shorter than Jesus.

replica tomb The Garden of Hope in Covington, Kentucky

Even though it’s a replica tomb, it’s a great visual to give life to the bible stories our kids read about the Easter story.

replica tomb The Garden of Hope in Covington, Kentucky
Chapel at the Garden of Hope

The Chapel at the Garden of Hope

There is also a small chapel you can tour with many pieces of history.

The chapel can also be requested for small weddings or memorials.

The Garden of Hope in Covington, Kentucky

Kids will enjoy to ringing the bells outside of the chapel.

The Garden of Hope in Covington, Kentucky

Other Points of Interests at the Garden of Hope

You can also view a stone from Solomon’s Temple (as seen above), a stone from the Jordan River, and the Good Samaritan Inn.

There are stories about two miracles there….but you have to take the tour to hear them.

The Garden of Hope in Covington, Kentucky

Where is the Garden of Hope Located?

699 Edgecliff St., Covington, Ky.

More Information on the Garden of Hope

The Garden is open to the public year round.

For information regarding directions, a guided tour, wedding or memorial service call (859) 491-1777. The tours are given by volunteers and they do also book a wedding at the site too.

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A visit to the Garden of Hope to see the Garden Tomb Replica

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  1. Nedra McDaniel

    June 12, 2019 at 1:46 pm

    That’s great to hear! I’m so glad that you found the article on the Garden of Hope to be helpful.

  2. E. Campbell

    June 9, 2019 at 5:45 pm

    Oh gosh, thank YOU!

    Years ago, I remember seeing a banner advertising this place up on the hillside while occasionally driving south on I-75. Today is an important day for me and I really wanted to go someplace special (outdoors) to pray, but didn’t know where to go. I had thought about that banner for years, but as this particular day was approaching, I could not remember what it advertised.. Since there were no suitable alternatives, I considered that I could just go down that way and driving around until I found it. However, early this morning – on my special day, I was awaken with the words; “Garden of Jerusalem”. I sprung out of bed onto Google. Of course, that isn’t the name, but Googling those words with the location ‘Northern Kentucky’ brought me to YOUR webpage! LOOK AT THIS! [BTW – the address you posted and plugged into GPS saved me hours of driving, I am certain.

    I am so very grateful. I spent the entire morning [alone] and it was so much more meaningful than any other place I could have visited. I have been to the Garden Tomb in Israel three times the last three years and this replica is identical.

    The garden is very clean and well cared for, and the flowers were beautiful, but the grounds are definitely showing the wear of age. I do hope there will be an upsurge of interest and funding to keep this treasure preserved.

    Thank you again and again for posting this!

  3. Nedra McDaniel

    October 5, 2018 at 6:58 pm

    It’s free to visit.

  4. d

    October 2, 2018 at 5:56 pm

    what is the cost?

  5. Nedra McDaniel

    April 15, 2017 at 10:22 pm

    699 Edgecliff St, Covington, KY

  6. roseanne

    April 15, 2017 at 10:08 pm

    irections or address???

  7. Nedra McDaniel

    August 5, 2016 at 9:47 am

    I would call before if you want an official tour to go inside the tomb, etc but you can still walk the grounds without a tour.

  8. ann w

    August 5, 2016 at 8:45 am

    Is this place still open

  9. Kelly

    April 14, 2016 at 5:46 pm

    Thank you so much for this little gem!! I can’t wait to take my family!

  10. Nancy

    March 21, 2016 at 10:04 pm

    When I was a little, my church had an outting there. Since then I live in Indiana. I have brought my husband and my girls there. We have been there for Easter sun rise service!

  11. Liz from WomanlyWoman.com

    March 30, 2013 at 5:44 pm

    This is awesome! I would have never known this was so close to me. Thank you for posting and sharing.

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