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WELCOME to INDIANA EMBLEMS Dear Indiana Traveler STATE WELCOME TO INDIANA EMBLEMS Dear Indiana Traveler, Welcome to the Hoosier state! In Indiana, you’ll get the same reception in our small towns as you will in our big cities—nothing but warm Hoosier hospitality. Spend a long weekend at one of our festivals, go antique e State flag shopping in any of our charming Indiana towns, or enjoy a wealth of artwork at our world-class museums. This guide will give you hundreds of ideas on how to restart your engines in Indiana. It will direct you to local attractions, restaurants and hotel accommodations. To find additional trip ideas, log on to VisitIndiana.com or call VisitIndiana.com. e State bird: Northern Cardinal Best wishes and safe travels, Lt. Governor Becky Skillman e State stone: Limestone See Limestone Heritage Trail, page 102 GET SOCIAL WITH INDIANA TOURISM! Now more than ever, you have great travel information at your fingertips thanks to VisitIndiana.com and social media. Keep up with Indiana’s happenings on Facebook, e Twitter and the Indiana Insider Blog. State flower: Peony See Indianapolis Zoo, Sign up for monthly email featuring trip page 68 ideas, discounts and events. And, if you love to share photos, join the Visit Indiana group on Flickr to share your favorite Indiana destinations. e State pie: Sugar cream See Indiana Foodways LIKE US: Alliance, page 51 facebook.com/VisitIndiana FOLLOW US: twitter.com/#!/visitindiana e State tree: Tulip tree See Indianapolis Zoo, page 68 PICTURE US: flickr.com/groups/visitindiana e State river: Wabash See Lafayette – West Lafayette CVB, page 82 Sugar cream pie photo courtesy of Mrs. Wick’s Pies; Cardinal and Wabash photos by Rich Fields VisitIndiana.com 1 WHAT’S INSIDE ABOUT THE COVER 30-41 NORTH REGION Are we still in 37 Places to Visit Indiana? Your 2010 Travel Guide 41 Camping kids will won- der as they descend into 42-57 EAST REGION a recreation of the most Places to Visit 51 complete 57 Camping tomb ever VisitIndiana.com discovered 58-77 CENTRAL REGION in the Egyptian Valley of the Kings. It’s hands-on fun as 71 Places to Visit they put the sarcophagus 77 Camping back together to find out where the mummy is! It’s just one of three exciting parts 78-91 WEST REGION of the National Geographic 87 Places to Visit Treasures of the Earth exhibit at The Children’s Museum of 91 Camping Indianapolis (pg 73). Kids can also dive in to discover 92-111 SOUTH CENTRAL whose ship wrecked off the coast of the Dominican 103 Places to Visit Republic. (pictured here) 110 Camping Photos by Harold Lee Miller Why a key fob? Because you’re 112-126 SOUTH REGION just a car ride away from restart- 120 Places to Visit ing your engines in Indiana. 126 Camping SPECIAL FEATURES INDEX 3 Map 132 Indiana Communities 4 Family Fun 132 Attractions 8 Girlfriend Getaways 133 Camping 12 Arts & Culture 134 Festivals 18 Outdoor Recreation 134 Information 22 Locally Grown 134 Lodging 26 Destination Restaurants and Lodging 136 Recreation 127 FREE Brochures 136 Restaurants 130 Local Visitor Information 136 Shopping 2010 Travel Guide SUPER 46 SANDWICHES The Shapiro’s famous Reuben is one delicious, mouthwatering reason this deli has been serving the Indianapolis area for more than a century! Now you can devour this or any number of other tempting sandwiches in one of their three locations: downtown Indy, Carmel and the Indianapolis International Airport. Just one box to check as you eat your way along the Super 46 trail of sandwiches! Super46.com 2 VisitIndiana.comPhotography by Tony Valainis and food styling by Kathy Davis for Indianapolis Monthly. Porter St. John NORTH Fair Oaks Farms Lagro EAST Upland WEST Perkinsville Middletown Roachdale Groveland CENTRAL Fillmore Putnamville Unionville SOUTH Medora Bruceville CENTRAL SOUTH Hazleton Oakland City 237 Haubstadt Mariah Hill Branchville Rome VisitIndiana.com 3 By Ray Washington IT IS NOT EASY TO CONVINCE MY CHILDREN, ALYSSA (14) AND SHAWN (10), THAT I’M A COOL DAD. BUT I THINK I MIGHT HAVE FINALLY DONE IT ON OUR WEEKLONG SUMMER VACATION TO EXPERIENCE THE NATURAL HAVENS AND FUN ATTRACTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA. AT FIRST, MY WIFE JULIE AND I HEARD THE TYPICAL COMPLAINTS FROM THE KIDS, BUT BY THE END, I THINK WE CONVINCED THEM THAT FAMILY TIME IS NOT ALWAYS BORING. Our journey began in the northwest tip of Indiana, where shoreline, wildlife and history converge. More than 16,000 years ago, the Wisconsin Glacier left its mark on the region when it melted, creating sweeping moraines, dense wetlands, sandy prairies and immense sand dunes. Here we explored the Beyond the Beach Discovery Trail, which showcases the area’s hidden treasures beyond the beautiful beachfront on Lake Michigan. Everyone chose a location along the trail to visit. We started with my wife Julie’s pick— Taltree Arboretum and Gardens—in the trail’s Moraine Region. Spanning 360 acres atop the Valparaiso moraine, Taltree comprises wetlands, woodlands, prairies and formal gardens. Alyssa, Shawn and I followed as Julie excitedly traipsed through the gardens examining the designs and the plant species. When we walked through the prairie, the kids played hide-and-go-seek in the tall grasses, reminding me that they are not as grown-up as they pretend to be! Shawn selected Pinhook Bog, much to his squeamish sister’s dismay. On a guided tour along the floating boardwalk that crosses the bog, we saw insect-eating plants and sphagnum moss covering the area. The guide said that Pinhook, Indiana’s only true bog, was formed by a chunk of glacial ice that melted here, which Shawn thought was pretty cool. Then Alyssa led us off the nature trail when she asked us to stop at Memorial Opera House in Valparaiso, and Shawn was the one rolling his eyes. Yet the 1893 building There’s nothing like a beach getaway, and it’s possible in Indiana along the shores of Lake Michigan. VisitIndiana.com 5 that has hosted John Philip Sousa and the Marx treats have been made since 1991. On the “Inside Brothers was a gorgeous piece of history that was well Scoop” tour we learned about and watched chocolate worth the visit and the tour. production, sampled yummy treats, made our own That night we drove to Indiana Dunes National chocolate spoons and saw the array of rare and Lakeshore in the trail’s Dunes Region to camp for antique chocolate utensils in their Chocolate Museum. the night. In the morning, we climbed and played My two chocolate-loving women were in heaven, and on Mount Baldy, the area’s largest “living” dune that we left with Cherry Blossoms, Mint Meltaways and moves about four feet each year, burying trees in its Caramel Milks. My wife claims that South Bend’s path. As we stood at the top and gazed out at the view, Double Dipped Peanuts with their thick, rich chocolate we could hardly believe that the dune was moving. coating are to die for—we got a pound of those! Finally, we headed to what I most wanted to Waves were splashing and laughter was abundant see—the historical sites! The Bailly Homestead was at East Race Waterway in downtown South Bend. built by northwest Indiana’s first non-native resident “Yes!” exclaimed Shawn when he got a glimpse of in 1822 as a fur trading post. We explored the house the 2,000-foot-long whitewater course. We bravely and hiked to the nearby Bailly Cemetery before touring stepped into our rented raft and paddled down the Chellberg Farm, built in 1869. Stepping back in time route created on the St. Joseph River. We laughed and and imagining life as it was lived many years ago screamed as the water tossed us to and fro, then took fascinates me. us over an exhilarating 12-foot drop! I must say we The trail could have kept us entertained for completed the course like pros and high-fived each several days, but there was much more to see in other as we stepped back onto dry land. Northern Indiana. So we drove east to the South For our final few days, we made our way to the Bend Chocolate Company, where delicious gourmet northeast corner of Indiana and stopped at Pokagon State Park in Angola. Beautiful lakes surround the park, beckoning visitors to enjoy waterfront fun; we complied, heading straight for Lake James. Enjoying shoreline access from inside the park, we rented a “YES!” EXCLAIMED SHAWN pontoon and spent the entire day boating, swimming and fishing on Indiana’s third-largest lake. Fishing, a WHEN HE GOT A GLIMPSE favorite pastime of the men in our family, was great. We caught plenty of bass, bluegill and perch that day. OF THE 2,000-FOOT-LONG Shawn caught an enormous northern pike, too! Julie WHITEWATER COURSE. This trip has something for all the senses: great smells and Alyssa fished a little but spent most of the day and tastes at South Bend Chocolate Company, splashes lying on the boat soaking up some sun. and shrieks on the East Race Waterway and outstanding We spent a cozy night in the park’s Potawatomi views at Indiana Dunes. Photography by Tony Valainis and food styling by Kathy Davis for Inn. Our courtyard room was rustic and comfortable Indianapolis Monthly. and offered a spectacular view of the lake. The Inn provides two dining options: The historic Dining Room and The Courtyard Café. The Dining Room offered quaint home-cooked meals and a scrumptious buffet FOR MORE INFORMATION for lunch and dinner.
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