This Indiana Antique Mall Is Packed With Old-Fashioned Finds That Make Modern Shopping Look Boring
Around 120 dealer booths share one downtown building here, stacked across multiple levels with a mezzanine in the mix. That's a lot of personalities under one roof.
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This Indiana Museum Tells the Story of the State’s Role in World War II
A real P-47 Thunderbolt fighter plane sits inside a museum, and it's the official state aircraft. Yes, Indiana has a state aircraft, and this one comes with a hometown story.
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These Colorful Historic Houses In Indiana Look Like They Belong in a Vintage World’s Fair
A bright pink house from a 1933 World's Fair now sits on a dune above Lake Michigan. It floated there on a barge. Honestly, I...
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Locals Are Begging Travel TikTokers to Stop Geo-Tagging This Breathtaking Indiana Covered Bridge
A flood wiped out the first covered bridge here in August 1875. The replacement went up just over a year later, and it's still standing.
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Walk Into This Indiana Art Deco Theater And You’ll Swear Charlie Chaplin Just Left
Before the movie starts, a reel plays the national anthem, a classic cartoon rolls, and somebody wins a prize for driving the farthest. No ads for car insurance.
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This Eerie Indiana Prison Was Once Home To The State’s Most Infamous Bank Robbers
A gangster supposedly broke out of an escape-proof jail using a gun he carved from wood. Then he drove away in the sheriff's own brand-new Ford.
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Welcome to Indiana’s Little Poland, Where This Old-School Market Keeps Polish Flavors Alive
Chocolate peanut butter pierogi. Yes, that's a real Tuesday special at one Polish deli, and it sits right next to classic potato and cheese.
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We Found the Perfect Little Indiana Café For Cider and Pumpkin Treats
A former dish girl now owns the cafe where she once scrubbed plates, and she still sells scratch-made pumpkin pie. That alone had me completely sold.
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This Tiny Indiana Bread Shop Grew Into One of the State’s Most Beloved Italian Bakeries
The cannoli here get filled by the hour, with fresh ricotta mixed right in the building. That's not a slogan. That's a schedule...
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Omelets, Hash Browns, Or Fluffy Pancakes: This No-Frills Indiana Cafe Makes One Worth A Road Trip
Pancakes described as being as big as your head. That phrase alone should get your stomach's attention. The same little breakfast...
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This Huge Rugged Indiana Off-Road Park Features Extreme Mud Bogs And Rolling Forest Trails
Kids as young as six can learn to ride dirt bikes here, at the same school that has trained police officers and military personnel. That fact alone made me stop scrolling.
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This 40-Year-Old Indiana Farm Market is a Pure Foodie Wonderland Hidden on Highway 31
An old refrigerator, some eggs, and a roadside stand. That was the beginning. Forty years later, the food situation has gotten...
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This Indiana Soul Food Joint Throws A Sunday-Only All-You-Can-Eat Buffet That Costs Less Than A Standard Fast Food Meal
Fried chicken, smothered pork chops, catfish, and candied yams all share the same glorious Sunday buffet line. You can keep going back for more until your plate waves a white flag.
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This Indiana Independent Bookstore Keeps a Real True Crime Vault Inside a Historic Steel Safe
A real bank vault sits inside this bookstore, and it's packed with true crime and mystery books. The heavy door that once guarded cash now guards stories about heists, cold cases,...
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This Hidden Indiana Fall Escape Has So Few Crowds You Will Feel It Is A Secret
A waterfall here actually bulges outward instead of falling straight down. It's called a convex cascade, and I can't stop thinking about how odd and wonderful that sounds.
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Your Grocery List May Not Survive This Indiana Shop Jam-Packed With Imported Italian Favorites
Dinner was supposed to be simple. Pasta. Sauce. Done. Then an Italian grocery...
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10 Most Expensive Restaurants in Indiana That Are Actually Worth the Hype and the Drive
The receipt may go home with you. The memory of that steak will probably last longer. That is the idea behind splurging on dinner,...
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Over 1,000 Pounds Of Smoked Meat Vanish Every Single Weekend At This Tiny Indiana Shack
The meat does not run out. It disappears. More than 1,000 pounds of it can vanish at this Indiana barbecue shack in one weekend,...
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This Indiana Museum Tells The Unforgettable Story Of The Miami, Potawatomi, And Native American Past
The cowboy is not actually the beginning of the story. He just makes a dramatic entrance. This Indiana museum may have bronze...
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This Indiana Shrine Was Built Entirely to Honor the State’s Legendary High School Basketball Heritage
Some people save family photographs. Indiana basketball fans might also want to save the ticket from that unforgettable game. High...
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America’s #1 Rated Scream Park Is Hiding Right Here In Indiana
The cornfield looks harmless. Give it a few hours. This Indiana countryside turns into a scream park after dark, complete with...
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Chicago Tourists Are Suffocating This Packed Indiana Beach Town And Driving Real Locals Out
There is a funny rule about popular beach towns. The people who live there still have errands. That can get complicated in...
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You Can Buy 100% Grass-Fed, Hormone-Free Meat From This Sprawling Indiana Farm
The cow has a better workout routine than most people. Grass all day. Walk around. Find more grass.
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This Indiana Restaurant Pulls Hundreds of Delicate, Fresh Lamian Noodles From Scratch Every Night
The noodle is having a very long morning. It starts as dough. Then it gets stretched. Folded.
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This Old-World Christmas Market Brings Pure European Holiday Magic Straight To Indiana
The holiday season has a very specific smell. Something buttery. Something spicy. Something that probably came out of a skillet...
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Indiana Has A Family-Owned Farm Bakery With An Incredible Variety Of Fresh Pies
The crust is doing too much. It looks that good. This Indiana bakery has spent 33 years making pies that turn “just a quick...
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This Indiana Farm Sells Pasture-Raised Meat Straight From Its Own Fields
The cow is outside. The steak is inside. And somehow, both are part of the same stop. This Indiana farm keeps that connection...
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This Tiny Indiana Tavern Is So Legendary George Motz Named Its Smash Burger One Of The Best In America
The burger has better credentials than some people. One expert wrote a book about hamburgers. Then he tried this one. George...
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From Apple Cider Cruises To Three-Course Dinners, This Indiana Railroad Has The Ultimate Fall Excursions
A road trip has one major flaw. Someone has to drive. That becomes less interesting when the destination is a train.
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This Trendy Indiana Hotspot Serves a Gourmet Masterpiece That Just Beat Every Other Cheeseburger in the State
A cheeseburger should not need a personality test. This one might. Do you want smoky? Sweet?
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Locals Say This Growing Indiana City Is Being Secretly Bought By Out-Of-State Investors
The farmland is disappearing. The cranes are multiplying. And somebody is making a lot of money off the transition. That is the...
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This Indiana City Has a Healthcare System So Advanced It’s Ranked Among America’s Best
The roundabouts are only the beginning. There are so many of them that at some point, you start wondering whether the city is secretly testing your driving skills.
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An Entire Indiana County Completely Transforms Into A Sprawling 10-Day Autumn Goldmine Every October
The map is basically a shopping list with roads on it. Bridge. Food. Antiques.
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This Iconic Indiana Museum Has a Classic Car Collection That Doesn’t Even Feel Real
The car looks fake. Not cartoon fake. Museum fake. Too shiny. Too elegant....
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This Small Indiana Bakery Mills Its Own Flour and Was Just Ranked No. 1 in the State
The mill is doing the quiet work. The oven gets all the attention. That seems fair. This Indiana bakery takes organic wheat,...
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This Ten-Acre Indiana Sanctuary Gives a Second Chance to At-Risk Farm Animals and Rescued Rabbits
A rabbit can apparently have a five-year plan. Humphrey did not know that was what he was doing. In 2018, one opinionated bunny...
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This Indiana Fiber Farm Has Fluffy Angora Rabbits and Alpacas Waiting to Meet You
The alpacas look soft. The llamas look judgmental. The rabbits look like they were assembled from clouds. That is basically the...
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We Tracked Down Indiana’s Most Legendary Breakfast Burrito, and Yes, It Has Lore
There are breakfast burritos. Then there are breakfast burritos people tell other people about. This Indiana version comes packed...
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This Historic Indiana Museum Houses Secret Automobile Designs That Never Made It to the Road
The weirdest car in the room may be the one nobody could buy. There are several like that here. They were designed. They were...
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This Tiny Indiana Dairy Farm Sells Cheese So Fresh You Can Taste the Quality
The cooler has one job. It is about to get very busy. Aged cheddar goes in. Then Colby.
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This Hidden Indiana Farm Raises Water Buffalo To Make The Creamiest Cheese In The State
Water buffalo have no business looking this comfortable in Indiana. They are supposed to be somewhere with a very different climate, a very different landscape, and probably fewer...
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10 Unexpectedly Cool Hangouts in Indiana That Are Completely Free to Visit
“It's free?” That question gets asked a lot. Usually right before the plan changes. In Indiana, there are bridges that...
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You Don’t Need a Passport for the Louvre When This Free Indiana Museum Houses Real Picasso Masterpieces
Somebody is walking past a Picasso carrying a sandwich. That feels unfair. The painting has traveled farther than the sandwich...
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This Indiana Amish Country Discount Grocery Has Become A Go-To Spot For Thrifty Families
“Do we need that?” “No.” “Are we getting it?” Obviously. That conversation could happen several times during one shopping trip here.
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The Search For Indiana’s Best Nostalgic Soft-Serve Might Just End At This Iconic Drive-In
There is a very specific smell that means you are staying awhile. Soft-serve. Fresh fries. Something hot on the grill.
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This 68,000-Square-Foot Abandoned Indiana Factory Secretly Houses Five Floors Of Absolute Psychological Terror
The building looks like a place you would warn your children about. “Don't go in there.” “Stay away from that.” “Seriously.”
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This Hidden Indiana Lakehouse Serves Massive Fried Catfish Dinners On A Deck Overlooking The Water
The driver says, “We are eating here.” Nobody knows why. There was no careful research. No reservation strategy. Just a...
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Indiana’s Most Magical Train Adventure Winds Through Miles of Untouched Autumn Scenery
Someone always thinks the train is going the wrong way. Not because the route is wrong. Because it is moving away from everything...
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This Moody Indiana State Park is One of the Best Places to Track Real Glow-in-the-Dark Mushroom
“Turn the flashlight off.” Bad advice, under normal circumstances. Here, it might be the best advice of the night. Give...
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There Are Bizarre Secrets Hidden Inside Indiana’s Most Luxurious 1908 Mansion
The shower shoots water from every direction. That is not a sentence expected to come up during a tour of a 1908 mansion. Neither...
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This Cozy Indiana Cat Lounge Let Rescue Felines Choose Their Own Humans
Somewhere in this Indiana cafe, a cat is currently deciding whether you are worthy of its attention. There is no application process.
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This Secret Indiana Farm Cafe Has Locals Lining Up For Mile-High Homemade Pies
There is something about a Friday morning that makes a person willing to drive for pie. Maybe it is the empty roads. Maybe it...
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Boat Right Up To This Perfect Little Indiana Lake Bar For Laid-Back Waterfront Views
The parking argument ends the moment someone points at the water. “Why are we looking for a parking space?” Good question. At this Indiana lake restaurant, the better option...
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This Small Indiana Lake Town Hides A Free 1,800-Foot Boardwalk Arching Directly Over Glacial Wetlands
The first 500 feet are for curiosity. The next 500 are for wondering why the boardwalk is still going. By 1,800 feet, turning...
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This Hidden Indiana Quilt Shop Displays Fabric Like An Art Gallery
I came for a color. Unfortunately, the shop had approximately fifty thousand of them. That is the sort of problem this Indiana...
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This 1.5-Mile Indiana Trail Lets You Walk to a Real Shipwreck’s Propeller Resting Right on the Beach
Someone once trusted this propeller to keep a ship moving. Now it sits in the sand. The four-bladed relic came from the J.D....
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This Indiana Restaurant Looks Like A Tiny Local Joint But People Drive Miles For The Food
My rule about roadside restaurants is simple: if locals keep choosing the same one, pay attention. This place has been making that rule look pretty smart since 1974.
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This Historic Indiana BBQ Joint Serves Up Massive Plates of Pit-Smoked Ribs and Fried Catfish
The ribs come out looking almost too big for the plate, and then you notice the fried catfish waiting beside them. Suddenly, choosing just one thing sounds like a bad idea.
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This Indiana Breakfast Spot Serves Scratch-Made Biscuits Inside an 1874 Building
You can smell breakfast before you see it. Butter. Coffee. Fresh biscuits. Then...
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