Indianapolis
The 152-acre Newfields campus houses the Indianapolis Museum of Art, home to a terrific collection of European art (especially Turner and post…
Must-see attractions in Indiana
Indianapolis
The Speedway, home of the Indianapolis 500 motor race, is Indy's super-sight. The Speedway Museum features some 75 racing cars (including former winners)…
Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Indianapolis
It's the world's largest kids' museum, sprawled over five floors holding incredible exhibitions on dinosaurs, space stations and so much more. The museum…
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Indiana
A dream team is responsible for the design of the former private home of hero industrialist, architectural visionary and former Cummins President/Chairman…
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Indiana
Indiana University (not University of Indiana!) routinely ranks with the cream of the crop of America's most beautiful college campuses. Founded in 1820…
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Indiana
This museum has a wonderful display of early roadsters – some outrageously colored – in a beautiful art-deco setting that was once part of the original…
Indianapolis
Only Washington, DC has more city monuments and memorials than Indianapolis (in fact, Scottish surveyor Alexander Ralston helped design both cities). This…
Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library
Indianapolis
Author Kurt Vonnegut was born and raised in Indy, and this humble museum pays homage with displays including his Pall Mall cigarettes, droll drawings and…
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Indiana
Founded in 1842, the University of Notre Dame is often touted as one of America's prettiest higher education campuses and its Fighting Irish football team…
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Indiana
The Dunes, which became the USA's 61st national park in 2019, stretch along 15 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline. Swimming is allowed anywhere along the…
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Indiana
When Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen, father of Eero Saarinen, was commissioned to build a different kind of church in Columbus in 1942, the brick-and…
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Indiana
This funky, angular building is the town's information center and a good place to learn about New Harmony's peculiar history. Ask about the free, DIY cell…
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Grotto of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Monastery
Indiana
Polish monks built a series of trippy, fluorescent shrines at this Carmelite monastery hiding in suburban Munster. First came 250 tons of sponge rock that…
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Indianapolis
This questionably ambitious hidden green space lying off the Cultural Trail between Fletcher Place and Fountain Square might seem a tad strange, but you…
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Indiana
Fans of actor James Dean should head directly here to see the Hollywood icon's bongo drums and 1955 Triumph Trophy 500, among other artifacts.
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Indiana
To the right, an oil refinery spewing fire and brimstone, to the left a beautiful lakefront park with views to Chicago – why not put the new Mascot Hall…
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Indianapolis
The expansive park, located at downtown's edge, contains several worthwhile sights. The adobe Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians & Western Art features…
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Lanier Mansion State Historic Site
Indiana
It's easy to imagine grandiosity emitting from this 1844 Greek Revival mansion as passersby floated along the Ohio River back in the day. Commissioned by…
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Indiana
A few miles southeast of Nashville, Brown County is Indiana's largest state park. Trails stripe the 15,700-acre stand of oak, hickory and birch trees, and…
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Bill Monroe Music Park & Bluegrass Hall of Fame
Indiana
This museum, 5 miles north of Nashville, hails bluegrass hero Bill Monroe, who created the finger-picking musical style; it's also home to the Bluegrass…
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Indiana
The state park is a 2100-acre, shoreside pocket within the national park; it’s located at the end of Hwy 49, near Chesterton. It has more amenities than…
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Indiana
In Clarksville, this state park has only rapids, no falls, but it is of interest for its 390-million-year-old fossil beds, which are ideally seen in late…
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Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Indiana
Off I-64 and 4 miles south of Dale, the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is where young Abe, who grew up to become the 16th US president, lived from age…
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Indiana
The privately owned James Dean Gallery has several rooms of memorabilia (bronze busts, photos, clocks, Dean's high-school yearbooks) in an old Victorian…
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Indiana Medical History Museum
Indianapolis
When you think 'horror movie asylum,' this century-old state psychiatric hospital is exactly what you envision. Included guided tours roam the former…
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Indianapolis
This adobe museum features Native American basketry, pots and masks, as well as a realistic/romantic Western painting collection with works by Frederic…
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Indiana
If you've come to Shipshewana to learn more about the Amish, make this history museum your first stop. The self-guided tour chronicles the 16th-century…
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Indianapolis
This shiny factory is a short walk from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home to the Indy 500 motor race, and provides a peek at how the fast cars are…
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Indiana
Indiana University's art museum, designed by IM Pei, has an excellent, genre-spanning collection. Highlights include African art, 19th-century American…
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James Dean Birth Site Memorial
Indiana
Unveiled in 2015, this small memorial to James Dean marks the spot where the house he was born once stood. The House of Seven Gables was demolished in the…
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Indiana
Situated in lovely grounds 8 miles north of the university, Indiana's oldest and largest winery (the biggest east of the Mississippi, in fact) is a…
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Indiana
You can flush your child down the world's largest toilet at this small but extremely fun interactive kid's museum. Build-your-own-city architectural…
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Indiana
Gaze at a gorgeous 1956 Packard and other classic beauties that used to be built in South Bend, where the Studebaker car company was based. The shiny…
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Indiana
A plunge into Marengo Cave is highly recommended. It offers a 40-minute tour (adult/child $18/10), a 60-minute tour ($21/12) or a combination tour ($28/16…
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Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center
Indiana
Founded by the Dalai Lama's brother, this colorful, prayer-flag-covered cultural building and its traditional stupas are worth a look. A gift shop sells…
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Indianapolis
Bang drums, gongs, xylophones and exotic percussive instruments from around the globe at this hidden gem downtown. Kids love the interactive whomping…
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Indiana
Dating back to 1926, this splendid art gallery is one of America's oldest. It features eight galleries of local art (landscapes, wildlife and photography…
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Falls of the Ohio Interpretive Center
Indiana
Reopened to fanfare in 2016, this small museum and information center for Falls of the Ohio State Park features exhibits chronicling the geological…
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Indiana
West Beach, nearest to Gary, draws fewer crowds than the other local beaches and features a number of nature hikes and trails. It’s also the only beach…
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Shipshewana Trading Place Auction & Flea Market
Indiana
Worth it for the sheer spectacle alone, this is the largest flea market in the Midwest. Additionally, you can watch the Amish and others in action in…
