Indiana INsider's Guide

Tag: Trains

Take a Quarter Mile Ride on the Historic Cannonball Bridge

By Marilyn Culler on Jun. 17, 2021

A recent stop at the Goose Pond Fish & Wildlife Area Visitor Center turned into a bridge quest! I was stunned to learn that I had never heard of a really cool historic bridge in Southwest Indiana. So off we set to cross the Cannonball Bridge! A Train Song Why hadn’t I heard of Cannonball Bridge…

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Yoho General Store: A Perfectly Delicious Small Town Day Trip

By Marilyn Culler on Nov. 19, 2019

A backroads adventure into Greene County has to include a stop at a local hotspot in Solsberry. The Yoho General Store is a step back in time. It’s a unique blend of meeting place, restaurant, ice cream shop and convenience store. Combined with local history and unique outdoor attractions, you'll…

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This Railroad Museum Will Bring Out The Kid in Anyone

By Carrie Steinweg on Jul. 08, 2019

I’m a mom of five boys, so over the years as we have traveled we have always gravitated toward attractions that easily appeal to males. We’ve been to a lot of car museums, science museums, military museums and also several train museums. At each one, my husband usually reverts to being a little kid…

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Four Reasons to Ride the Nickel Plate Express this Summer

By Dagny Zupin on Jun. 06, 2019

Summer is the perfect time to venture outside and see Indiana’s natural beauty. The countryside is filled with green and the sky fluctuates between a brilliant blue or a myriad of warm, watercolor painted sunsets. Nickel Plate Express traverses the Hamilton County countryside, offering passengers a…

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Four Things to Know About Central Indiana's Newest Railway Experience

By Katie Utken on Aug. 21, 2018

There’s a new railway experience for Hoosiers to climb aboard this fall! New in September 2018, Nickel Plate Express operates train excursions from Atlanta to Noblesville year-round. Here are four things to know about the new train before riding the rails this fall and winter. 1. It’s not just for…

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Trails, Trees &... Trains? This Northern Indiana Arboretum & Gardens is the Perfect Escape

By Chris Flook on Aug. 09, 2018

On a recent trip to Valparaiso, I made a stop at the nearby Gabis Arboretum and Gardens (formerly Taltree) in Porter County, just south of Louise Lake. Gabis preserves 330 acres of prairie, forest, and wetlands, along with the largest collection of oak trees in Indiana. Gabis also features an epic…

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Trains on Main, a Rising Sun Tradition

By Visit Indiana on Dec. 28, 2015

A member-constructed ticket booth sits outside the Trains on Main exhibit entrance in Rising Sun. As a young girl growing up near Pittsburgh, some of my fondest Christmas memories include the vast holiday decorating my parents would undertake. Dad-- the original “Clark Griswold” of Christmas…

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Unplug & Create at Nickel Plate Arts Weekend

By Visit Indiana on Jun. 06, 2013

Nickel Plate Arts Weekend is THIS weekend! This weekend artists, art lovers and just all around creative folks will “unplug & create” for Nickel Plate Arts Weekend. You can not only see art, but be a part of it too! Starting Friday, there are all sorts of events to partake in throughout the eastern…

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