Indiana is popularly known as 'Indy' could be a great destination for your next road trip. You should take out a week or two to visit indy.

1. Top Indiana Road Trip
Destinations

2. What Indiana Has In Store For You...
❖ Nicknamed as the Hoosier State
❖ Surrounded by Illinois, Kentucky, and Ohio on three and
Lake Michigan towards the North
❖ Some great spots:
✓Formula One Racing Tracks
✓Model Trains
✓Whiskey Capital
✓State Parks
✓Popcorn Capital
✓Historic Sites
✓Marengo Caves
✓Amusement & Water parks
✓And a lot More!

3. Crossroads of America & Neighboring Road Trip Destinations...

4. Indianapolis – The Capital City
Known as the Crossroads of America as it is centrally located and connects to 4 interstate highways in the US
Indianapolis Motor Speed Way
❖500+ annual events
❖Formula One World Championship, Moto GP & the Grand PRIX
❖The Racing Capital of the World
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum
❖World’s largest collection of racing cars and antiques
❖‘Kiss the bricks Tour’

5. Must-Visit Museums In Indianapolis...
Eiteljorg Museum Of American Indians And Western Art
❖Native American, Western Art & Contemporary Art Collections
❖Historic Objects
❖Jingle Rails exhibit - 9 working G-scale model trains
Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
❖Dinosphere – Dinosaur Exhibits
❖Many other exciting exhibits

6. State Parks Near Indianapolis
One hour drives from Indianapolis in South & West Directions...
Turkey Run State Park
❖Olympic size swimming pool, Horseback riding, & hiking trails
❖Camping and picnicking facilities
❖Canoeing in the Sugar Creek
Brown County State Park
❖Largest State Park in Indiana
❖Wildlife - raccoons, white-tailed deer, songbirds
❖Warm-weather & ice-fishing at Ogle lake & Strahl lake

7. Lawrenceburg – Whiskey Capital Of The World
❖1.5 hour away from Indianapolis
❖ Houses Biggest distillery - spread
over 300 acres and 92 buildings
❖ Earlier known as the ‘Seagram’
Distillery and is now known by the
name of MGP Ingredients.
❖ Produces the best rye whiskey in
the US.
❖ Has been producing whiskey for
169 years
❖ Sells to approx. 130 different
brands.
❖ Whiskey-tasting festival in
November.

8. Popcorn Capital & Neighboring Road Trip Destinations...

9. Van Buren...
❖Home of Weaver Popcorn
❖ 90 years old company
❖ Selling popcorn all over the world
❖ Vast cornfields sourced corn
❖ En-route attraction
❖ 3- Day Popcorn Festival – Held since 1973

10. Conner Prairie
❖En-route Van Buren
❖ Themed Historic area – Takes you back
to 1836
❖ Interactive outdoor museum for children
❖ Blacksmith, a one-room school, butter-
churning, and a lot more.
❖Balloon voyage - bright yellow and red-
colored hot air balloon that takes you as
high as 400ft into the sky.
❖ Old trading docks and canoes
❖ Try out the civil war uniforms or see the
soldiers marching.

11. Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
❖ 2.5-hour road trip from Van Buren
❖ Situated at the shore of Lake Michigan -
Northern tip of the state
❖ 15 miles long shoreline
❖ Build sandcastles or take a dip in Lake
Michigan.
❖ Converted into a state park
❖ Hiking trails, Camping, riding, fishing
❖ Spectacular hues in the fall
❖ Rangers extract maple syrup from the
leaves
❖ Valpo Velvet Ice cream shop
❖ 3 Dune Challenge

12. Gateway to Scenic Southern Indiana
&
Neighboring Road Trip Destinations...

13. Bloomington - Gateway to Scenic Southern Indiana
❖ 1 Hour from Indianapolis
❖ Beautiful pine trees and autumn hues -
Kirkwood Avenue.
Major attractions:
❖ Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve
✓Hardwood forest & shrub wetland
✓Beautiful scenery
✓ 80 birds species.
✓ 2-mile romantic & serene trail
❖Amy Weingartner Branigin Peninsula Preserve
✓Situated in the middle of Lake Monroe
✓A secluded landmass floating
✓ Hiking and biking in the forest

14. Marengo Cave - Indiana's Most Visited National Landmark
❖ 1 Hour from Bloomington
❖ Two walking tours - The crystal palace & the
Dripstone trail
❖ Formations of flowstone deposits
❖ Other activities include gemstone mining,
pedal karting, camping & crawling.
❖ Interesting place for children and adults alike.
❖ Right next to the cave is the Hoosier National
Forest

15. Holiday World And Splashin Safari
❖ 50-minutes drive from the cave
❖ Mix of theme park and water park
❖ Rides based on 4 different events of the year -
Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, & 4rth of July
❖ 40 different kinds of rides and slides
❖ Fun, music, and entertainment

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