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 [...]

Indiana’s Newest Winery Opens in Richmond

Dr. Jeff & Melody Haist and Jim & Karen Ramey invite you to their new 8-acre winery located on a picturesque setting along historic National Road/U.S. 40 West. J & J Winery was established in 2008 and is expecting many guests at the public opening this Thursday, February 12, 2009. Much renovation has been done [...]

Second Quarter Picture Switzerland County Photo Contest Entries Sought

Switzerland County Tourism is accepting entries for the second quarter of its Picture Switzerland County 2009 Photography Contest. The deadline is March 11 at 5:00 pm. A minimum of $2400 in cash prizes will be awarded throughout the contest, which includes a $1000 Grand Prize award.  
The First Place winner of the First Quarter was [...]

Abraham Lincoln’s Legacy in Indiana

Henager’s Memories & Nostalgia has opened the largest Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial exhibit in Indiana. The museum is located on Hwy. 57 in Buckskin, Indiana. The exhibit is titled Abraham Lincoln’s Legacy: How it Has and Continues to Influence our Region and Country. It exhibit opened October 2008 and runs through December 31, 2010. The exhibit [...]

Welcome to our new Bloggers

For the last several months, There have been a few employees of the Indiana Office of Tourism Development who have blogged on the Visit Indiana Blog, but starting now, we’ve invited some of our industry partners to join in and blog along with us. If you’re interested in finding out more about the Visit Indiana [...]

Christmas in Switzerland County/Vevay

It’s beginning to look a lot like…Christmas in Vevay! The telltale signs are here…the garland, the holiday displays in the stores and the lights—the holiday season is upon us!
I believe that if you asked several people about their favorite part of Christmas or their fondest holiday memory, one would get many different responses.
If you asked [...]

Leisure Rides in Indiana

I recently posted about some great routes to take if your travels bring you to Indianapolis this fall, but if you’re interested in some leisure rides in other parts of the state, we’ve got a few here you might enjoy!
If your trip is planned for the fall, check out our Fall Leaf Cam and see [...]

Visit Indiana on Flickr!

I’d be willing to bet that most of the people who read the Visit Indiana blog live in Indiana, and I’d also bet that quite a few of those people have visited places all over the state. But, how many of you have seen the beauty of an Amish farm at sunrise on Christmas [...]

Elkhart County – Indiana’s Amish Country

One of Elkhart County’s newest ventures is the Quilt Gardens Tour, a collection of 12 gardens featuring 60,000 flowers and nearly a dozen super-sized murals (as seen above). Work your way through Northern Indiana’s Amish Country along the Heritage Trail and stop and smell the Quilt Gardens along the way.

American Countryside [...]

Indiana Dunes – “The Midwest’s Answer to Cape Cod”

Travel + Leisure Magazine just came out with their list of 50 Reasons to Love the U.S.A. Now, and Indiana made the list!
The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is one of the Midwest’s 15 places to love, with Travel + Leisure calling the dunes “The Midwest’s answer to Cape Cod“. With 15,000 acres (2,182 of which [...]