Museum Road Trips IN Northern Indiana
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- 1000 W Hoosier Blvd
Founded in 1981, the Grissom Air Museum was established by seven veterans in Peru. The museum preserves aircraft located at the Grissom Air Reserve Base. It is home to a total of 32 military aircraft with 24 currently on display. Visitors can sit in planes and helicopters, including an F-4 Phantom…
- 311 E Main Street , IN
Exhibitions of fine and American decorative art from diverse artists headline the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. The Early Learning Center on-site gives a hands-on learning environment for children. Each of their exhibits is typically on display for 6-12 weeks. Find current exhibitions here. The museum…
- 1915 Cassopolis St
It's history but just way more super. The Hall of Heroes Superhero Museum is the world's only superhero and comic museum. Marvel and DC fans alike will be in heaven as visitors can find iconic props and comics, including Adam West's personal Batman costume, Captain America's shield used by Chris…
- 732 S Allen Chapel Rd
No one tells the story of American wind-power better than the Mid-America Windmill Museum in Kendallville. It was initially created to display windmills manufactured at the Flint and Walling Company plant, but it has now expanded to display 52 windmills in its barn and also on the gorgeous outdoor…
- 1600 S Main St.
The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum offers over 120 cars on exhibit on three levels. As a unique point of interest on this list of places to stop on I-69 in Indiana, you can see nine automotive themed galleries allow the visitor to experience everything from classic cars (as defined by the…
- 620 W Washington St.
Craft brewery located inside the historic Studebaker Mansion; Tippecanoe Place. Craft beer and a full bar!
- 201 Chapin Street
Immerse yourself in the story of the Studebaker Corporation, an Indiana automobile manufacturer founded in South Bend. The Studebaker National Museum follows the arc of the company and showcases many of its iconic vehicles. The Studebaker Corporation gifted its 33-vehicle collection to South Bend in…
- 507 Mulberry St
A trip to the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum is a journey back to the bygone era. Positioned on the former junction of the Erie, C&O, NYC, and PRR in North Judson, the museum allows visitors to experience the sights and sounds of trains from decades ago. The museum is usually open year-round on…
- 1 Park Dr., , IN
For decades, sightings of a monster turtle ran rampant at Fulk Lake. Though the legendary monster turtle was never captured, Churubusco placed a 12-foot statue on the north end of town in honor of the Monster Turtle of Fulk Lake. Fondly named "Oscar, the turtle inspired the annual "Turtle Days"…
- N Church Ave.
Settlers from Switzerland predominantly founded Berne with a legacy that lives on throughout the city. The 160-foot tall clock tower in the Muensterberg Plaza is a salute to the Zytglogge Tower in Switzerland. Catch old-world charm and a glockenspiel presentation daily at this Adams County landmark.
Museum Road Trips IN Central Indiana
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- 4000 N Michigan Rd
No romantic trip to Indianapolis would be complete without snapping a selfie in front of Robert Indiana’s iconic LOVE sculpture at Newfields. Then, immerse yourselves in the dreamy shifting sounds and images of Monet & Friends in THE LUME followed by a walk through the outdoor gardens to see what’s…
- 408 Trojan Lane
In 49 states, Basketball is just a game, but this is Indiana. Hoosier Hysteria is real, and the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame celebrates the proud heritage of the sport throughout the state. The 14,000 square foot museum tells in-depth stories about the people, teams, communities, and schools that…
- 500 W Washington St
Right next to the Indiana State Museum, you'll also find the Eiteljorg Museum. The only museum of its kind in the Midwest, its mission is to inspire appreciation and understanding of the art, history, and cultures of the American West and the Indigenous peoples of North America.
- 3000 N Meridian St
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis wows guests of all ages with five floors and nearly half a million square feet of hands-on permanent displays and traveling exhibits. Popular zones include the Dinosphere, Take Me There®: Greece, The Power of Children: Making a Difference, Beyond Spaceship Earth…
- 1532 South Third Street
The CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center was founded by Holocaust survivor and forgiveness advocate Eva Kor. Holocaust survivors are present at the museum and give visitors insight about prejudice, the consequences of choices, and more through their lens. Eva passed away on July 4, 2019…
- 801 West Washington Street
The Indiana State Museum, Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, and the NCAA Hall of Champions all call White River State Park home. The Indiana State Museum features exhibits and artifacts about the Hoosier State, with Indiana's complete history and culture on full display…
- 55 E. Michigan Street
The Indiana War Memorial Museum commemorates Hoosiers killed during World War I. The museum is full of military equipment and artifacts from every American conflict. A visit to the memorial on the top floor will leave you breathless. The five-city-block plaza next to the museum is also filled with…
- 450 W Ohio St
The Indiana Historical Society has been Indiana's premier storyteller since 1830. The Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center is not only the headquarters for IHS but also a museum dedicated to immersing visitors to the past in new ways. Rummage through its incredible research library and…
- 4750 West 16th Street
Located within the famed 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval, the IMS Museum collection encompasses automobiles and artifacts representing more than a century of Indianapolis 500 culture, drama, and competition, plus vehicles representing NASCAR, Formula One, American short-track racing, drag…
- 3270 Kirkbride Way
The Indiana Medical History Museum is located on the grounds of the former Central State Hospital, which opened in 1896 to find causes of mental illness for patients deemed "insane." The heart of the modern-day museum is the Old Pathology Building, which is the oldest surviving pathology facility in…
- 4790 W 16th St
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Located In Speedway, IN Is The Racing Capital Of The World And Home Of The Indianapolis 500.
- 727 Wabash Ave
The Terre Haute Children’s Museum maintains three floors of fun including a two-story indoor tree house, Water Works, kinetic balls, a Dino Dig, a ropes challenge course and a dedicated play zone just for toddlers. Special events and monthly programming up the ante for good times.
- 700 West Washington Street
the NCAA Hall of Champions boasts two levels of interactive exhibits to engage visitors and create a true-to-life understanding of what it takes to make the grade as we celebrate our student-athletes.
- 201 U.S. 27 NORTH
Levi and Catharine Coffin of Newport (now known as Fountain City) were two important abolitionist leaders who played a significant role in the Underground Railroad. As conductors, they helped more than 1,000 slaves reach freedom safely. You can now take a guided tour of the house that protected the…
- 650 W. Washington St.
Like art, history, science or culture? Here, we’re using our extraordinary collection (everything from mastodon bones to Lincoln artifacts) to share inter-connected stories about the world around us that preserve our state’s history. We’ll get you talking about the people, places and things that…
- 1402 Defenbaugh St
The world's largest steer was born, raised, and taxidermied in all of his posterity in Howard County. Old Ben was on the Murphy Farm in 1902. He weighed 125 pounds at birth and grew 100 pounds a month! Right next to Old Ben is the incredibly large Sycamore Stump. Estimated to be 1,500 years old, the…
- 19073 Main St.
When the Whitewater Canal was built in the 1800s, the engineering miracle turned Indiana into the "Crossroads of America" by forming natural trade routes. After floods and droughts damaged the canal, the White Water Valley Railroad was built. You can experience the history of both in Metamora…
- 620 W Minnetrista Blvd.
Need a little "Joy of Painting" in your places to stop on I-69 in Indiana? Bob Ross inspired generations of viewers with his soft-spoken voice and a pallet knife. From 1983 to 1988 Bob painted for the iconic series at WIPB-TV in the historic Lucius L. Ball home – now part of Minnetrista’s…
Museum Road Trips IN Southern Indiana
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- 3333 State Road 60 E.
Virgil Grissom, America's second man to reach space in 1961, was born in Mitchell and attended Purdue University. He was selected to be one of the "Mercury 7", an elite group of astronauts at NASA, and oversaw the first manned mission of the Gemini program. The Gus Grissom Museum at Spring Mill…
- 22 S.E. Fifth Street
Located in Downtown Evansville, The Children's Museum of Evansville (cMoe) offers over 20,000 square feet of galleries and exhibits, housed in a beautiful historic Art Deco building once home to the public library. A new traveling exhibit, The Amazing Castle, is a fanciful medieval village filled…
- 112 Chestnut St
Return to the days of Victorian elegance and grandeur by touring the historic Reitz Home Museum. Described as one of the country's finest examples of French Second Empire architecture, the Reitz Home Museum features period furniture, silk damask-covered walls, hand-painted ceilings, delicately…
- 579 S. Garvin St.
Located in one of the nation's first housing projects built in 1938 under President Roosevelt's New Deal Program, Lincoln Gardens was an independent, thriving community with black doctors, lawyers, business owners and educators. The EAAM celebrates the struggles, successes and experiences of the…
- 601 NW Riverside DR
The LST-325 is the last remaining representative of the largest class of ship to ever serve in the U.S. Navy: the Landing Ship, Tank. These 328-foot-long amphibious landing vessels were designed to carry tanks, trucks, jeeps and troops directly onto enemy beaches for invasions in World War II.
- 201 W. Carr Street
Experience the essence of Hoosier Hysteria at the Milan '54 Hoosier Museum. In 1954 the mighty young men of the small high school in Milan, Indiana surprised the world by defeating a team from a much larger high school from Muncie in the Indiana State Basketball Championship game. Crowds came from…
- 20 W Red Skelton Blvd
Red Skelton was a Hoosier comedian and entertainer who rose to fame in the middle of the 20th century for his TV show, "The Red Skelton Show." The Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy exists to honor Skelton's comedic legacy. A 3,500 square foot exhibit features a Red Skelton Comedy kit, "Freddie…
- 715 S 6th St
One of the largest and most extensive military collections in the country can be found in Vincennes. The Indiana Military Museum preserves artifacts important to American history and educates future generations. Military uniforms, vehicles, artillery, aircraft, and other equipment make for an…
- 928 Fairground Drive
Stroll through Lincoln-era replica cabins that stand in memorial to Abraham Lincoln's years spent in Indiana. Cabins, including the Pioneer Schoolhouse, the Lincoln Homestead Cabin, and the Old Pigeon Baptist Church, are decorated to offer a glimpse of what a young Abe's life might have looked like.
- 3333 State Road 60 E
In addition to the hiking you’d expect, Spring Mill State Park in Mitchell also has a pioneer village with grist and sawmill as well as a memorial to Hoosier astronaut Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom. You can also take a boat tour through Twin Caves. With so much to do, it’s good you can stay overnight in…
- 469 S Maple Street
See the world's largest smallest circus! The Great Hagenbeck Wallace Circus wintered here. See the incredible circus diorama created by Peter Gorman.
- 411 SE Riverside Dr , IN
The Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science houses a permanent collection of more than 30,000 objects, including fine and decorative art, as well as historic, anthropological, and natural history artifacts. Over twenty temporary, regional and international exhibitions are displayed each year in…
- 7503 Petersburg Road
Evansville Wartime Museum is the place to visit for the surprising, interesting and world-changing story of our community’s involvement in winning WWII. The stories we tell come from home front workers and battlefront warriors – these are the people who were there. More than sending wartime…
- 601 W. 1st St.
Wander through this sprawling home located on the banks of the Ohio River, featuring Greek Revival architecture and beautiful gardens.
- 7738 N. Pierce Rd.
We all know that peaches are delicious treats, but who knew that they could be mighty giants? The 20-foot Giant Peach sits next to an actual roadside produce stand. However, those with mighty appetites may be disappointed, for the produce for sale are all average size. The Giant Peach was built to…
