Indiana Insider Blog

A drop, a plunge, a twist, and a turn, all followed with a scream. Thrill-seekers do not need to look further than the Hoosier State for an incredible experience. Put these 20 thrill rides in Indiana on your calendar this... Read more

 Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari is Indiana’s premier theme park! Endless family fun can be found with an incredible collection of wooden coasters, a launched wing coaster, and one of the best waterparks in the entire world. While they... Read more

Another record setting year of voting and the results are in for Visit Indiana’s Best of Indiana awards. More than 24,000 Hoosiers selected Indiana’s Best Historic Destination. The top-10 vote getters include the homes of historic champions for freedom, military memorials,... Read more

If you want something Christmas-y to do, but don’t want to drive all the way up to the North Pole, you can visit Santa Claus in southern Indiana in the little town that bears his name. Named one of the... Read more

Last year I visited Holiday World during their Happy Halloween Weekends and just knew I had to go back this year.A year ago, we jam packed one day full of fun, but this year were wise enough to give ourselves... Read more

There are enough cultural trails in Indiana, usually centered around an industry, like the Southern Indiana Wine Trail, or a geographic area, like the Hendricks County and Morgan County Cultural Trail. So I’m picking a cultural trail of my own,... Read more

You just can’t go wrong with a name like Santa Claus if you want to be all about Christmas. Christmas lights displays. Arts and craft shows. A candy castle?! Come on, what is more Christmassy than a freaking castle filled... Read more

Zombies are certainly in vogue these days. Who knew fresh and lovely would give way to pale and undead? This time of year, zombies tend to be more than a bit sinister – wielding angry chainsaws and growling incoherent threats.... Read more

I’ve already blogged about part of my trip to Spencer County in Southern Indiana a few weeks ago during their Fall-O-Weekend celebrations (which are still going on by the way!). AND, I posted a video to give an overview of... Read more