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Natural and historic sites in Indiana

Indiana offers diverse natural and cultural sites across its counties. Visitors can explore limestone caves, historic mansions, state parks, and museums. The state features waterfalls, including Cataract Falls, the largest by volume in Indiana. Historic buildings display Greek Revival and 19th-century architecture. Notable attractions include working steam trains, military collections, art museums, and cultural centers. Natural areas contain limestone formations, forests, and cave systems.

T.C. Steele State Historic Site
T.C. Steele State Historic Site

Brown County, Indiana, USA

This 211-acre estate features the original painting studio and residence of the impressionist painter, with period furnishings and artwork displays.

Portland Arch Nature Preserve
Portland Arch Nature Preserve

Fountain County, Indiana, USA

This natural preserve contains a 50-foot limestone arch formation, sandstone cliffs, and several miles of forest trails along Bear Creek.

Cataract Falls
Cataract Falls

Owen County, Indiana, USA

This state recreation area features two waterfalls on Mill Creek, with the upper falls dropping 20 feet and lower falls 18 feet.

The Exotic Feline Rescue Center
The Exotic Feline Rescue Center

Clay County, Indiana, USA

This facility houses over 200 rescued big cats including tigers, lions, and leopards, providing medical care and permanent shelter on 108 acres.

Bluespring Caverns
Bluespring Caverns

Lawrence County, Indiana, USA

Natural cave system extending 21 miles underground where visitors can observe albino fish and take guided boat tours on subterranean rivers.

Turkey Run State Park
Turkey Run State Park

Parke County, Indiana, USA

State park with sandstone canyons, hemlock groves, and sugar maple trees. Walking trails follow Sugar Creek through geological formations from the Wisconsin glaciation.

Bridgeton Covered Bridge
Bridgeton Covered Bridge

Parke County, Indiana, USA

Wooden bridge constructed in 1868 spans 245 feet across Big Raccoon Creek. Red exterior with white portal entrances and interior trusses.

New Harmony Labyrinth
New Harmony Labyrinth

Posey County, Indiana, USA

Stone path replica of the Chartres Cathedral labyrinth in France. Contains eleven circuits within a 60-foot diameter garden space.

Notre Dame Religious Cave
Notre Dame Religious Cave

St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA

This stone structure replicates the religious site of Lourdes in France, with candles and a water fountain for visitors to pray.

Artcraft Cinema
Artcraft Cinema

Johnson County, Indiana, USA

This 1920s movie theater maintains its original marquee and interior design, showing films and hosting performances throughout the year.

Open Air Sanctuary
Open Air Sanctuary

Posey County, Indiana, USA

This religious structure stands without a roof, surrounded by brick walls and containing a central dome designed by architect Philip Johnson.

Spring Mill Park
Spring Mill Park

Lawrence County, Indiana, USA

This park contains an operational water mill from 1817, a restored village with period buildings, and limestone caves with underground streams.

Madison Historic District
Madison Historic District

Jefferson County, Indiana, USA

This residential area contains structures built between 1817 and 1939, with Federal and Greek Revival style buildings along the Ohio River.

Lanier Mansion
Lanier Mansion

Jefferson County, Indiana, USA

This 1844 Greek Revival estate features ornate interior decoration, period furnishings, and formal gardens overlooking the Ohio River.

Hesston Steam Museum
Hesston Steam Museum

LaPorte County, Indiana, USA

This railroad museum operates narrow gauge trains on three different track sizes and displays historic steam engines and industrial machinery.

Marengo Cave
Marengo Cave

Crawford County, Indiana, USA

This limestone cave system extends for several miles underground and contains stalactites, stalagmites, flowstones and other mineral formations.

Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum
Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum

North Judson, Indiana, USA

This railroad museum maintains a collection of vintage locomotives, passenger cars, and freight equipment. Visitors can take scheduled train excursions through rural Indiana.

Haan Museum of Indiana Art
Haan Museum of Indiana Art

Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Located in a historic mansion, this museum displays paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts created by Indiana artists from the 19th century to present.

Eleutherian College
Eleutherian College

Lancaster, Indiana, USA

This 1850s educational facility admitted students regardless of race or gender. The building served as a station on the Underground Railroad during the Civil War.

Tulip Trestle
Tulip Trestle

Solsberry, Indiana, USA

This steel railway viaduct stretches 2,307 feet long and stands 157 feet tall. Built in 1906, it remains an active rail line crossing Salt Creek valley.

Thistlethwaite Falls
Thistlethwaite Falls

Wayne County, Indiana, USA

This limestone waterfall drops 12 feet over a series of rock formations, surrounded by native forest and accessible via a marked trail.

O'Bannon Woods State Park
O'Bannon Woods State Park

Harrison County, Indiana, USA

This 2,000-acre park contains limestone caves, hiking trails, campgrounds, and a nature center with educational programs about local wildlife.

Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site
Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site

Noble County, Indiana, USA

This 148-acre site includes the author's cabin, native gardens, and forest trails where she studied plants and animals for her books.

Swope Art Museum
Swope Art Museum

Vigo County, Indiana, USA

This museum houses over 2,500 artworks including paintings, sculptures, and prints by American artists from the 19th and 20th centuries.

Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame

New Castle, Indiana, USA

Museum displaying memorabilia, photographs, and records from high school and professional basketball players from Indiana since 1911.

The Indianapolis Cultural Trail
The Indianapolis Cultural Trail

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Eight miles of urban pathways connecting neighborhoods and cultural centers with public art installations and landscaped gardens throughout Indianapolis.

Tropicana Evansville
Tropicana Evansville

Evansville, Indiana, USA

Casino complex on the Ohio River with gaming tables, slot machines, restaurants, and regular entertainment performances in multiple venues.

Butler University's Holcomb Observatory
Butler University's Holcomb Observatory

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Research facility with a 38-inch telescope built in 1954, offering public viewings and educational programs about astronomy and space science.

John Hay Center
John Hay Center

Washington County, Indiana, USA

A historical complex housing three museums: a reconstructed 1800s village, a county heritage museum, and a railroad exhibition center.

Ropkey Armor Museum
Ropkey Armor Museum

Montgomery County, Indiana, USA

A military museum displaying tanks, transport vehicles, field guns and combat equipment from World War I through modern conflicts.

Minnetrista
Minnetrista

Delaware County, Indiana, USA

A 40-acre campus featuring historical buildings, exhibition halls, formal gardens, and walking paths near the White River banks.

Neet Covered Bridge
Neet Covered Bridge

Parke County, Indiana

Wooden bridge built in 1904 over Little Raccoon Creek spans 126 feet with Burr arch truss design and vertical board siding.