Indiana Insider Blog

When VisitIndiana.com readers were asked which Indiana State Park is the best, the answer was clear. Turkey Run State Park won in a landslide. From hiking through canyons and over waterfalls to floating on Sugar Creek, the park is simply... Read more

Spring will be here before you know it, and Indiana State Parks are the perfect place to see the Hoosier State in bloom! The 7 Indiana State Park Inns are offering a spring special that gives 25% off the best available rate... Read more

Where else but in Indiana can visitors hole up for the night in a silo, a tipi, a castle, a yurt or a former jail cell? Hotel snobs need not apply. These are 6 of Indiana’s most unique sleeps. Patoka... Read more

If you love covered bridges, they’re even more beautiful in the snow! A Saturday snowfall is perfect timing for two girls to get out with our cameras and explore the covered bridges of Parke County! We left in the dark... Read more

From time to time, we ask our readers to help up choose which destinations are the Best of Indiana. Recently, we held voting for Indiana’s most Instagram-friendly places in the state. With 50 destinations to choose from, our readers submitted... Read more

Indiana’s State Parks are full of adventure and natural wonder, even during the winter months! This winter, Indiana State Park Inns are offering two nights for the price of one at seven incredible locations. Choose from 7 perfect winter escapes... Read more

Did you know? Indiana’s miles of trails are open in winter! Get a new perspective on Indiana’s outdoor treasures on a winter hike. Fewer people are wandering in the woods this time of year. Icicles glisten in the winter sunlight.... Read more

Summer is the perfect time to visit an Indiana prairie, as they are lush with wildflowers, grasses and butterflies, and Vermillion County in western Indiana has a beautiful remnant of bygone days! One-acre Smith Cemetery Prairie, two miles southwest of Perrysville,... Read more

Looking for an easy place to explore for an afternoon? Parke County’s backroads, waterways and vistas are a wanderer’s paradise. GPS will help find Rockville or Marshall. But if you’re up for a little adventure, turn off the GPS and... Read more