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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Posey County, Indiana, USA
Stone path replica of the Chartres Cathedral labyrinth in France. Contains eleven circuits within a 60-foot diameter garden space.
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.
Johnson County, Indiana, USA
This 1920s movie theater maintains its original marquee and interior design, showing films and hosting performances throughout the year.
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.
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.
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.
Jefferson County, Indiana, USA
This 1844 Greek Revival estate features ornate interior decoration, period furnishings, and formal gardens overlooking the Ohio River.
LaPorte County, Indiana, USA
This railroad museum operates narrow gauge trains on three different track sizes and displays historic steam engines and industrial machinery.
Crawford County, Indiana, USA
This limestone cave system extends for several miles underground and contains stalactites, stalagmites, flowstones and other mineral formations.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
New Castle, Indiana, USA
Museum displaying memorabilia, photographs, and records from high school and professional basketball players from Indiana since 1911.
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Eight miles of urban pathways connecting neighborhoods and cultural centers with public art installations and landscaped gardens throughout Indianapolis.
Evansville, Indiana, USA
Casino complex on the Ohio River with gaming tables, slot machines, restaurants, and regular entertainment performances in multiple venues.
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Research facility with a 38-inch telescope built in 1954, offering public viewings and educational programs about astronomy and space science.
Washington County, Indiana, USA
A historical complex housing three museums: a reconstructed 1800s village, a county heritage museum, and a railroad exhibition center.
Montgomery County, Indiana, USA
A military museum displaying tanks, transport vehicles, field guns and combat equipment from World War I through modern conflicts.
Delaware County, Indiana, USA
A 40-acre campus featuring historical buildings, exhibition halls, formal gardens, and walking paths near the White River banks.
Parke County, Indiana
Wooden bridge built in 1904 over Little Raccoon Creek spans 126 feet with Burr arch truss design and vertical board siding.