Indiana Insider Blog

I love American history. I love presidential history. I love 19th-century architecture. I love touring historic mansions. And for all of those reasons, I made it a point to visit the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site on a trip to Indianapolis... Read more

A backroads adventure into Greene County has to include a stop at a local hotspot in Solsberry. The Yoho General Store is a step back in time. It’s a unique blend of meeting place, restaurant, ice cream shop and convenience... Read more

One of my very favorite places in the whole state of Indiana is the campus of University of Notre Dame in South Bend. It’s a sentimental spot for me for a couple reasons, but it also contains some of the most... Read more

Drive into Greencastle or Brazil and you’ll find big art! A new four-silo mural greets people coming into Greencastle from the south on U.S. 231. In Brazil, travelers are welcomed by a mural on the east side of the Alabama... Read more

Indiana’s natural beauty has a richness recorded by painters, photographers, poets and songwriters. Wind into the hills of Brown County and you’ll find a true national treasure – the T.C. Steele State Historic Site. Paintings on giant easels along the... Read more

Columbus, Indiana is home to world-class architecture, and it seems everywhere you look there is a public art installation. So, it should come as no surprise that the beautiful, small city hosts an annual celebration of architecture, art and design,... Read more

On May 23 of this year, the Delaware County Historical Society dedicated a new statue in Muncie of Hurley C. Goodall, a local Civil Rights leader and Muncie’s first African American state representative. The new statue is one of several classic... Read more

For the last few years, I’ve really wanted to visit the “SoIN” area of Clark and Floyd Counties, along Indiana’s bank of the Ohio River. I was so excited when the opportunity arose for my family to visit during Spring... Read more

Our recent adventures took us to the Muncie Children’s Museum in Downtown Muncie. This hidden gem provided a day of fun and imaginative play!  My youngest son and I left to drive to the museum at around noon (we live in... Read more