Indiana Insider Blog

Trying to find the perfect gift for that hard-to-buy-for person in your life? Indiana State Parks has the perfect solution. For just $99, you can give them a full year of access to Indiana’s 32 State Parks and Lakes and... Read more

The results are in! Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Tourism Development (IOTD) announced today the winners for the Best of Indiana 2019 people’s choice campaign. The winners are: Best Brewery: Bad Dad Brewing Co. – Fairmount,... Read more

Autumn has arrived in Festival Country Indiana, and that means great leaf-viewing opportunities and plenty of fall fun like corn mazes, pumpkin patches and fall festivals. You’re going to love autumn South of Indy. Festival Country, located just south of... Read more

Canyons, Waterfalls, Swamps, Dunes and even an Abandoned Theme Park! Indiana’s hiking trails are as different as they are challenging. The Indiana Department of Resources put together a list of 33 nominees to go head-to-head for the crown of the... Read more

Voting is open for Visit Indiana’s 2019 Best of Indiana people’s choice campaign.  This year, voters can select the top Brewery, Hiking Trail and Main Street in Indiana. We enlisted the experts from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural of... 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

On a recent trip north, I had the opportunity to visit Potato Creek State Park, one of Indiana’s twenty-four state parks. I was attracted as much to the name as to the great hiking opportunities, wetland habitats, and biking trails.... Read more

An early morning walk in pristine Pine Hills Nature Preserve is the perfect start to any day! Locals try to keep this natural gem a secret because the gorgeous natural views and solitude it provides are second to none! Pine... Read more

Welcome to downtown Fort Wayne, where you can take a seat at one of the best minor league ballparks, take a culinary adventure, and celebrate with festivals almost every weekend in the summer. Fort Wayne is the second-largest city in... Read more