Indiana Insider Blog

Travelers will be able to get discounts and/or free admission at more than 200 attractions and properties during Visit Indiana Week! The week features discounts every day from May 6 – 12! State Parks Sunday, Museum Monday, Tastings Tuesday, Wild... Read more

Granted statehood in 1816, Indiana’s history dates back well over 200 years. Throwback Thursday celebrates Indiana’s historic destinations with discounts at 32 locations around the Hoosier State on May 10.  From sites of historic significance to antiques and historic downtown... Read more

Although we are no longer students, my boyfriend, Erik, and I had the opportunity to take our own little spring break weekend trip to French Lick and West Baden. While I grew up not far from here, the resort restoration... Read more

Traveling around the state on a regular basis allows me to venture into areas that often I don’t know much about. New Albany is one of those areas. Located just northwest over the Ohio River from Louisville, New Albany is... Read more

Thank goodness my third grade daughter received the assignment of writing about the life of President Benjamin Harrison. Why? Because it gave us the excuse to go visit his home that is located just 15 minutes south of us in... Read more

Tucked away in Indianapolis’ west side sits the Indiana Medical History Museum – an historical monument to late-Victorian era medical history. For history buffs of all ages, the Indiana Medical History Museum provides an excellent way to learn more about... Read more

In a beautiful old river town in southern Indiana, there is a haunted mansion with a great deal of history. And because it is a beautiful bed and breakfast, it makes for a spooky (and awesome) place to stay! “There... Read more

The United States Mint will release the 40th quarter in the America the Beautiful collection. Indiana’s new quarter features George Rogers Clark and his men crossing the flooded Wabash.  Clark’s daring surprise capture of the British Fort Sackville is considered... Read more

Settled in 1817, the village of Oldenburg in Franklin County, Indiana is one of the oldest communities in the state. In that year, William George traveled from Pennsylvania by-way-of Cincinnati and staked a land claim along the East Harvey Branch... Read more