Travel & Outdoors

State parks, hiking trails, scenic drives, lakes, and outdoor adventures across Indiana

Two bats flying in silhouette against a purple dusk sky with the moon glowing behind them

Balloons and Bats: How to Spend This Weekend in Terre Haute

Jarred Porter

Wood-paneled library with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, a rolling ladder, table lamps and a glass-topped reading table

Discover the Historic Library at West Baden Springs Hotel

Taylor Huff

The pink Florida Tropical House, one of the 1933 Century of Progress homes, standing on a lawn above the Lake Michigan shoreline in Beverly Shores, Indiana

Century of Progress Homes: A Glimpse Into the Future from 1933

Taylor Huff

Sunset over the exposed limestone fossil beds and a still river pool at Falls of the Ohio State Park in Clarksville, Indiana, with a steel truss bridge crossing the Ohio River

Falls of the Ohio State Park: Indiana's Fossil-Filled Natural Wonder

Taylor Huff

The Indiana 9/11 Memorial on the Downtown Canal in Indianapolis, with a black granite sign, two World Trade Center steel beams, a bronze eagle, and the Colts building in the background.

15 Indiana 9/11 Memorials, and Friday's Confirmed Ceremonies

Jarred Porter

Visitors walking past the white clapboard Billie Creek General Store at Billie Creek Village near Rockville, Indiana, with a green street clock, mums and rows of pumpkins in the foreground on a fall day

Billie Creek Village: Step Back in Time

Taylor Huff

Geode-covered columns, an arched stone shrine and rose beds on the lawn of the Geode Grotto at Providence Home in Jasper, Indiana

The Providence Home Geode Grotto

Taylor Huff

Limestone pillars and shallow alcoves carved into a wooded bluff above the Mississinewa River near Peru, Indiana, under a pink and orange sunset sky

The Seven Pillars of Mississinewa: One of Indiana’s Most Unique Natural Wonders

Taylor Huff

Dunn’s Bridge, a yellow steel arch bridge hung with patriotic bunting and an American flag, spanning the Kankakee River near Wheatfield, Indiana.

Dunn’s Bridge: A Historic Hidden Gem in Wheatfield, Indiana

Taylor Huff

A tall sycamore tree shading a green lawn beside a limestone government building in downtown Indianapolis.

The Moon Tree in Indianapolis: A Living Piece of Space History

Taylor Huff

Stone arch footbridge crossing the turquoise water at the Sunken Gardens in Huntington, Indiana, with limestone stairways, green lawns, and a wooden overlook deck above the former quarry walls

Sunken Gardens in Huntington, Indiana: A Peaceful Hidden Gem

Taylor Huff

Visitors ride a canopied wagon pulled by a tractor through a herd of American bison in an open pasture at Wild Winds Buffalo Preserve near Fremont, Indiana

Wild Winds Buffalo Preserve: One of Indiana's Most Unique Wildlife Experiences

Taylor Huff

Blue water channel lined with gold and rust colored autumn trees under a clear sky at Fox Island County Park in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fox Island County Park: Fort Wayne's Hidden Escape Into Nature

Taylor Huff

Aerial view of the Boone County courthouse and downtown square in Lebanon, Indiana, with fall foliage and parked cars lining the street

Guide to Visiting Boone County, Indiana

Cheyne Reiter

A small limestone waterfall spilling over a rock ledge into a green plunge pool, ringed by bare hardwood trees and fallen leaves, at Calli Nature Preserve in North Vernon, Indiana

Calli Nature Preserve: Discover Rock Rest Falls in North Vernon, Indiana

Taylor Huff

IN the Parks podcast cover art for Harmonie State Park, showing a large painted Say's Firefly sculpture hanging on a blue brick wall next to a placard about Indiana's state insect

Harmonie State Park: The Magic of Fireflies

Allison Martin

The Dixie, a red-and-white sternwheel paddleboat, cruising across Webster Lake in North Webster, Indiana, with passengers on its decks under a clear blue sky.

Take a Relaxing Cruise on the Dixie Sternwheeler in North Webster, Indiana

Taylor Huff

Colorful themed attractions at The Fun Farm in Fort Wayne, including a blue alien spaceship, a castle, a giant mushroom and elephant sculptures across a grassy field.

The Fun Farm in Fort Wayne

Taylor Huff

A paddler's point-of-view from a teal kayak drifting down a calm, tree-lined Indiana river on a sunny summer day, with water shoes propped on the bow.

5 Underrated Indiana River Float Trips for a Low-Crowd Summer

Jarred Porter

The rubberized red-and-green Pfeil Miracle Field at Normain Park in Mishawaka, with a Miracle League of Northern Indiana outfield banner and scoreboard.

Miracle League Complex at Normain Park: Mishawaka's Fully Accessible Ballpark and Playground

Jarred Porter

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