Indiana Insider Blog

A visit to legendary Orange County is the ideal location for your family and friends. With a focus on family fun, unique experiences, and opportunities to make memories, you will find our southern hospitality to be warm, friendly, and legendary!... Read more

Sunday, May 1st kicks off Visit Indiana Week with free state parks admission and free fishing in public waters from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources! Properties offering free admission include all State Parks and Lakes, State Forests & Recreation Areas, and State... Read more

The summer travel season is upon us, and that means Visit Indiana Week is near! This year, travelers who check in at one of 59 locations on the Indiana State Nature Passport between May 1-7 can win prizes. To kick... Read more

From boating and fishing to swimming and waterskiing, Indiana is an incredible place to spend a day on the lake. The Hoosier State is home to 100,000 acres of publicly owned lakes and 45 miles of Great Lakes shoreline that... Read more

From time to time, we ask our readers to help up choose which destinations are the Best of Indiana. In 2018, we held voting for Indiana’s most Instagram-friendly places in the state. With 50 destinations to choose from, our readers... Read more

Each year, readers of VisitIndiana.com vote for the Best of Indiana. In 2018, voters selected the state’s best State Parks, Burgers and Museums! With 32 Indiana State Parks and Lakes on the ballot, it was a tough choice, but voters... Read more

Each Fall the people make their voices heard with their ballots and this year the stakes are high! We are trying to determine which Indiana State Park is the “Best of Indiana!” With 24 state parks and eight lakes to... Read more

When I was a kid growing up in Muncie, everyone always talked about heading up to “The Lake.” “We’re going to The Lake this weekend.” “We’ve got a cabin at The Lake.” At age 10, I thought there was only... Read more