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Indiana Region Guide
College towns and factory towns side by side. Muncie has Ball State, Richmond has jazz recording history worth the detour, and the courthouse squares in between reward a slow drive.
East Central Indiana strings together a set of mid-size cities that are easy to loop in a day. Muncie brings Ball State energy and the Minnetrista cultural campus, Anderson keeps its parks and theaters, and Richmond holds deep jazz and antique history near the Ohio line.
The region covers Delaware, Madison, Wayne, Henry, Grant, Randolph, Fayette, Blackford, Jay and Howard counties. Muncie anchors it with Ball State and the Minnetrista cultural campus, while Mounds State Park at Anderson and Summit Lake State Park outside New Castle handle the outdoor half. The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame is in New Castle, Firehouse BBQ and Blues is the Richmond table worth planning around, and Richmond's Gennett jazz walk and the antique malls along the National Road fill out the loop.
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Minnetrista, Mounds State Park, the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, and Richmond's historic districts can each anchor a stop.
Muncie's downtown and the Village near Ball State hold the most range. Richmond and Anderson add steady small-city stops along the loop.
Local finds, like the Cardinal Greenway rail trail, Richmond's Gennett jazz walk, and the antique malls along the National Road.
Ball State sports, Cardinal Greenway events, and Richmond's antique and music weekends fill the calendar. College move-in weekends move traffic.
New Castle, Hagerstown, and Centerville each reward a stop, adding basketball history, pie shops, and antique-row main streets.
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