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Road Trip with The Cranky Traveler – Louisville, Kentucky to New Harmony, Indiana, USA

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The Charm of the Story Inn – Indiana, Midwest, USA

Keith Wynne describes the beautiful job done in ba

The Midwest Road Trip Travel Guide – Indiana’s Weird Museums – Indiana, Midwest, USA

Indiana’s Weird Museums
Indiana, USA
There’s something about the obscure and unusual that makes Hoosiers proud. You won’t find the World’s Largest Ketchup bottle anywhere else, for example. Celebrities who were born around here, whether they have since forsaken their homelands or not, as many have, are made into excuses to sell souvenirs and draw tourists. Natural [...]

The Midwest Road Trip Travel Guide – West Baden Springs National Historic Landmark – Indiana, Midwest, USA

West Baden Springs National Historic Landmark
West Baden Springs, Indiana, USA
West Baden Springs National Historic Landmark
Location: West Baden Springs, Indiana
Equipment: Appetite for history
Time: 2 hours from Evansville (by bus)
Cost: $10/adult tour
What was once a spa hotel is now a tourist destination in central Indiana. West Baden Springs National Historic Landmark, while a mouthful, was, in its [...]

West Baden Springs National Historic Landmark

What was once a spa hotel is now a tourist destina

Indiana’s Weird Museums – Indiana, USA

Indiana’s Weird Museums
Indiana, USA
There’s something about the obscure and unusual that makes Hoosiers proud. You won’t find the World’s Largest Ketchup bottle anywhere else, for example. Celebrities who were born around here, whether they have since forsaken their homelands or not, as many have, are made into excuses to sell souvenirs and draw tourists. Natural [...]

Holiday World and Splashin’ Safari Amusement Park – Santa Claus, Indiana, USA

Holiday World and Splashin’ Safari Amusement Park
Equipment: Empty Pepsi can, swimsuit and towel, athletic shoes
Time: Less than two hours driving from Bloomington, IN, all day at the park
Cost: $31.95/general admission to both parks (discounts available)
Santa Claus, Indiana is a town that has always tried hard to live up to its name. Legend has it that [...]

Fall Festival – Evansville, Indiana, USA

Fall Festival
Evansville, Indiana, USA
The West Side Nut Club’s Fall Festival
West Franklin Street, Evansville, Indiana
Equipment: An empty stomach and a whole lot of patience
Time: 2.5 hours driving from Bloomington, Indiana, 1-3 hours at the festival, 2.5 hours back
Cost: ~$10 to eat and ride
In a medium-sized city, mix the following:
Minor celebrities
Frog legs
The West Side Nut Club [...]

10 (Plus 2) Things I Love About Indianapolis – Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

10 (Plus 2) Things I Love About Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana

The sky above Broad Ripple, #7 on John’s list.

I would never want to live anywhere but Indianapolis, Indiana. I’ve lived across the United States and no place has ever tempted me to stay. Denver had the allure of the Rocky Mountains, Ann Arbor had the beauty and [...]

Holiday Road – Southern Indiana

Roofless churches, HolidayWorld, Santa Claus, “Due