Indiana Insider Blog

Home to Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, it is no surprise that Bloomington is a weekly hot spot for jazz. Bear’s Place Ale House may look small from the outside. Big music awaits as you walk through the dining room booths... Read more

Stairs can be tiring to climb, but they can also be absolutely beautiful to look at. We’ve compiled a list of 15 staircases throughout the Hoosier state that provide a unique climb and a photo-worthy visual just begging for a... Read more

Bloomington visitors now have a new overnight option to consider right in the heart of downtown. The Graduate Hotel has officially arrived on Kirkwood Avenue, proposing proximity to the Indiana University campus and cozy accommodations brimming with clever local references.... Read more

The 2018 Great American Beer Festival has wrapped up with over 800 breweries pouring over 4,000 craft beers, and five Indiana beers from four different breweries came back to the Hoosier State as winners! Winning breweries included Flix Brewhouse in Carmel,... Read more

Travel + Leisure magazine joined forces with Yelp to create a list of the top 25 vineyards in the United States, and one Indiana winery made the list! Oliver Winery in Bloomington is one of only two Midwest wineries to make... Read more

Country Living has released a list of 25 Under-the-Radar Midwestern Towns for Girlfriend Getaways, and six Hoosier locales have made the list! The Hoosier towns that Country Living selected are Chesterton, Corydon, Bloomington, Carmel, Columbus and Santa Claus! Home of... Read more

A hundred years ago you would not have been able to find a bald eagle anywhere in the state of Indiana. But thanks to a successful reintroduction program at Lake Monroe in Bloomington during the late 80’s, bald eagle sightings... Read more

The Pentagon. The Biltmore Estate. The Met. Ellis Island. What do all these have in common? Indiana limestone. Indiana’s quarries have literally shaped our nation’s landscape, providing materials for monuments, state capitals and other landmark buildings from coast to coast.... Read more

Pack your stuff- we’re going on an adventure to Bloomington, Indiana this weekend. You may know her as the home of IU and one of the best farmers markets in the state, but have you dabbled in her distilled spirits and... Read more