Indiana

Tucked into a small northwest Indiana town sits a pair of buildings that quietly hold more than a…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 19

Tucked along a quiet back road in west-central Indiana sits a pair of waterfalls that most people drive…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 19

Some places dare you to see them in a single day, and this northern Indiana marketplace practically laughs…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 19

Indiana usually brings to mind cornfields, flat highways, and basketball hoops on barns. But the state hides some…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 19

Indiana has a quiet obsession with the coney dog, that snappy little frankfurter piled with meaty chili sauce,…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 19

Good brisket takes patience, and in Indiana there are pitmasters willing to put in the long hours it…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 19

Fried biscuits with apple butter are one of Indiana’s quiet food traditions, and folks really do drive out…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 18

The breaded pork tenderloin sandwich is practically Indiana’s state food, and folks here take it seriously. We are…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 18

Indiana takes its pie seriously, and some of the best slices come from small-town diners that have been…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 18

Indiana takes its fried chicken seriously, and some of the best plates come from small towns you might…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 18

Persimmon pudding is one of those southern Indiana traditions that shows up the moment the leaves start turning.…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 18

Sugar cream pie is Indiana’s official state pie, and for good reason. It goes back generations, with a…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 18

Indiana takes its fish fry tradition seriously, and some of the best fried catfish in the state isn’t…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 17

Indiana has a soft spot for ice cream, and some of the best scoops are not in big…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 17

In Indiana, the breaded pork tenderloin sandwich is practically a food group. It is a thin cut of…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 17

There’s a spot in southern Indiana where the trail bends, the trees open up, and a waterfall spills…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 17

Tucked in a basement beneath a century-old building in Indianapolis sits a game most people have never played…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 17

Just over an hour east of Indianapolis, there is a calm stretch of water where trolling boats glide…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 17

Indiana is full of small towns where the best meal for miles is a thick, well-seasoned ribeye. Some…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 16

Some desserts inspire road trips, and one Indiana specialty has folks steering their cars across county lines just…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 16

Tucked into a small Indiana town sits a diner that looks like a metal train car pulled straight…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 16

Southern Indiana hides a canyon carved by water, where trails drop into rocky ravines and cliffs open onto…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 16

Some of the biggest trees in Indiana have been standing quietly for longer than the country itself, and…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 16

Some places make you work hard for a good view, and others hand it to you after just…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 16

A wooden stockade rises along a riverbank in northeastern Indiana, guarded by volunteers dressed in early 1800s clothing…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 15

Southern Indiana keeps a wild secret tucked into the hills near the Ohio River, where water tumbles over…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 15

Tucked along the northern bank of the Ohio River sits a small Indiana town with brick streets, old…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 15

Indiana takes pie seriously, and some diners around the state have built their whole reputation on a single…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 15

Some restaurants earn their reputation slowly, one carefully cooked cut at a time, until people drive four hours…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 15

Somewhere between the busy pace of Indianapolis and the steady rhythm of Terre Haute sits a small city…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 15

Indiana has a soft spot for the old-fashioned dairy bar, the kind of place where you walk up…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 14

There is a place just south of Bloomington where folks walk in planning to grab one plant and…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 14

Some places draw a crowd before the doors even open, and one small spot in central Indiana does…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 14

Some of the best meals hide in the smallest towns, where a modest storefront quietly turns out plate…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 14

There is a spot in central Indiana where the movies never fully left the past behind. Tickets cost…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 14

Tucked into the countryside of northern Indiana sits a working piece of the 1800s that still hums to…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 14

Fall in Indiana comes with a simple joy: picking your own apples straight off the tree and walking…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 13

Deep beneath the rolling hills of southern Indiana, a river runs where sunlight never reaches. A small boat…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 13

Tucked into the rolling terrain of northern Indiana, Warsaw sits among a cluster of glassy lakes that draw…

By Rachel Collins · Aug 13