The Visit Indiana Blog Has Moved!

The Visit Indiana Blog has now moved. Don’t worry, we’re still going to bring you the best insider tips on what to do in Indiana, we’ll just be doing it at a new location (http://www.in.gov/visitindiana/blog/).
Be sure to Bookmark the new Visit Indiana Blog. If you’ve already subscribed to the blog through our RSS feed or [...]

Vote for Vevay, Ind. as Budget Travel’s “America’s Coolest Small Town”

With 152 nominations and a few additions by Budget Travel Magazine, Vevay, Ind. was selected as one of 22 American small towns that stand out from the crowd. Along with the nomination, Vevay is in the running for the publications list of Top 10 “America’s Coolest Small Towns”.
The town of Vevay would love to take [...]

A Taste of Madison

A popular event, A Taste of Madison, is making a comeback.   The Madison Visitors Centeris organizing and hosting the event at Clifty Inn from 4pm-7pm on Sunday March 22nd.   That means that Marci & I get to sample EVERYTHING!  (We wish.)
With 14 local restaurants, cocktail, beer and wine vendors and live music; this is a great [...]

Switzerland County Tourism/Vevay, In Launches New Website

Switzerland County Tourism located in Vevay, Indiana announces that their newly updated website is now live.  The site is located at www.vevayin.com.
“The design has been totally redone and features many more tourist businesses throughout the county,” said David Attaway, Switzerland County Tourism Executive Director.
Included within the site are more photographs, county business listings and attractions [...]

Hostetler’s Hudsons

If you don’t know who Hostetler is or what Hudsons are, then you got to go to Shipshewana!
Hostetler’s Hudsons is the newest car museum in Indiana.  It houses the largest collection Hudsons and other models: Essex, Terraplane, Railton and Dover.
Check out the history of the Hudson.

Shrine of Christ’s Passion – Now Open

Journey through the Passion of Christ in St. John. The half-mile prayer trail and visitor center are now open.
The trail brings people of all faiths from around the country to view the 40 life-size bronze statues depicting the Stations of the Cross. The trail is set on 15 acres and begins with the Last Supper [...]

John Dillinger Museum

Learn more about John Dillinger, Public Enemy #1, before the premier of Public Enemies (staring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale) this summer. The John Dillinger Museum is located in Hammond, Indiana and illustrates the Dillinger gang’s crime how it led to the birth of the FBI as we know it today.
The museum features life-size wax figures, hundreds of [...]

Happy Birthday, Abraham Lincoln!

Today, is Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday!! Since he grew up in Southern Indiana, we decided to celebrate all year long. Here’s just a few of the great things you can do:

See LINCOLN, the play.
Help out with the farm chores at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial.
Hike Lincoln State Park.
Run with the Buffalo at Buffalo Run Farm.
Attend one [...]

The Food of Love…

Chocolate, of course! Check out these great Indiana chocolate locations:
Abbott’s Candy (Hagerstown)
Albanese Candy Factory (Merrillville)
Best Chocolate in Town (Franklin & Indianapolis)
Blu Boy Chocolate Cafe (Bloomington)
Charlie’s Caramel Corn & Candy Shop (Vincennes)
Cocoa Safari (Madison)
David Allan Chocolatier (Lebanon)
DeBrand Chocolates (Fort Wayne)
Donaldson’s Chocolates (Lebanon)
Farmland Chocolates at Tanglevine Crossing (Farmland)
Ghyslain Chocolates, Inc. (Union City)
Good’s Candy Shop (Anderson)
McCord Candies (Lafayette)
Mundt’s [...]

Visit Indiana Flickr Photo of the Week (Week 7, 2009)

This week’s Photo of the Week comes from Northwest Indiana, on the shore of Lake Michigan.