After Jolly’s Drive Inn, Heather, Teddy, and I drove back to West Chester, Ohio, to the National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting. It was quite an impressive place, and we had a private tour with Bob.

This non-profit is a museum constructed in the original Voice of America Bethany Relay Station. It was opened during World War II and operated from 1944-1994. In addition to the memorabilia and historic information provided on VOA, the rooms go on to explain how local Powel Crosley Jr.’s broadcasts led to his interest in investing in radio and television design.

The stories within the walls as well as materials in the National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting are fascinating. I strongly recommend finding time to visit this place. It is also wheelchair accessible. I had no problem wheeling through all of it.

Our schedule had us back at the hotel for a two-hour rest, but as often happens on these media trips, we were running late all day. We just had enough time for me to put my feet up for a short while and do a quick change of clothing before heading back to Hamilton to Cozy’s Café & Pub.

 

Our entire drive to Hamilton was filled with a magnificent sunset. It was beautiful and really reached a colorful peak downtown. The retaurant’s name sounded like it was going to be a small and cozy place, but it was extremely big, with seating inside and out.

They also had live music while we were there. Although it was outside, we could still hear and enjoy listening to the musicians from the inside. It was clearly a popular spot among locals.

Cozy’s Café & Pub was packed with people waiting for tables. We still had excellent food and service. We lingered for a bit with cocktails as it didn’t seem so long since our big lunch. We were also having a tough time choosing from the menu. Everything looked incredible!

Heather decided on the Buttermilk Fried Chicken with spicy maple syrup and a loaded baked potato. She also had a large side salad beforehand with lots of fresh vegetables.

 
I went for the Pasta Parmigiano with Eggplant (aka eggplant parmesan). It was excellent and, as it’s my favorite dish to make and eat, that is a big endorsement for me . We had no room left for dessert. It’s a rarity for me, but I was already taking half my meal back to the hotel refrigerator.

We were finished at the restaurant in time to make it to Holiday Auto Theatre for the movies, Bad Guys Two and Train Your Dragons. It had been a long time since I’d been to a drive-in and it was Teddy’s first. It was a relaxing break, but we were still too tired to make it through both movies.

 

Heather drove us back to the Marriott Cincinnati North hotel and we fell asleep very quickly. The next day would be our last in Butler County. We still had several things left to do before we headed home.