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 give hikers, mountain bikers and horseback riders access to the area's green hill country. The mile-long Ogle Hollow Nature Preserve Trail is a good place to see the rare yellowwood tree and its fragrant blossoms.
Tent and RV campsites start at $16 and fill up fast. The park's vintage lodge and rustic cabins (from $109) are also popular.
15.98 MILES
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 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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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…
Bill Monroe Music Park & Bluegrass Hall of Fame
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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 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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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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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…
Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center
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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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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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One of the best spots to take in the rolling hills and color-shifting treetops across Brown County. Particularly good in autumn.
3. Bill Monroe Music Park & Bluegrass Hall of Fame
5.59 MILES
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…
4. Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center
15.3 MILES
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…
15.88 MILES
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…
15.98 MILES
A dream team is responsible for the design of the former private home of hero industrialist, architectural visionary and former Cummins President/Chairman…
15.98 MILES
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…
16.37 MILES
Indiana University's art museum, designed by IM Pei, has an excellent, genre-spanning collection. Highlights include African art, 19th-century American…