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Things to do across Indiana

A theme park in Santa Claus and river towns near Louisville

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  • Nearest airport: IND, about 13 miles

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Three to see first in Indiana

Attractions
Iconic

Holiday World & Splashin Safari

$50+

A holiday-themed amusement park and water park with wooden roller coasters and record-setting water slides.

Santa Claus, IN

Sightseeing
Local Gem

Southern Indiana (SoIN)

Free

Visitor guide to Southern Indiana's riverfront Clark and Floyd Counties, just across from Louisville.

Jeffersonville, IN

Museums
History Buff

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum

Under $25

Classic Auburns, Cords and Duesenbergs fill the 1930 Art Deco headquarters of the old Auburn Automobile Company.

Auburn, IN

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Attractions
Iconic

Holiday World & Splashin Safari

$50+

A holiday-themed amusement park and water park with wooden roller coasters and record-setting water slides.

Sightseeing
Local Gem

Southern Indiana (SoIN)

Free

Visitor guide to Southern Indiana's riverfront Clark and Floyd Counties, just across from Louisville.

Museums
History Buff

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum

Under $25

Classic Auburns, Cords and Duesenbergs fill the 1930 Art Deco headquarters of the old Auburn Automobile Company.

Museums
History Buff

Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site

Under $25

Docents lead you through the 16-room Indianapolis home of President Benjamin Harrison, filled with memorabilia that belonged to his family.

Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor Adventure

Brown County State Park

Under $25

Indiana's largest state park, nicknamed the Little Smokies, with forested hills, a 90-foot fire tower, and bridle and bike trails.

Museums
Family Favorite

Conner Prairie

$25–$50

Living history museum where you step into 1836 Prairietown, visit a Lenape camp, climb a treehouse and ride a tethered helium balloon.

Museums
Rainy-Day Pick

Eiteljorg Museum

Under $25

See Native American art and Western paintings and bronzes in a museum building in White River State Park.

Attractions
Family Favorite

Fort Wayne Zoo

$25–$50

Walk through African, Asian and Australian zones to see giraffes, orangutans, tigers, kangaroos and stingrays in Franke Park.

Stay
History Buff

French Lick Springs Hotel

$50+

Stay in a historic spa hotel first built beside sulfur springs, now part of French Lick Resort with a casino, golf and bowling.

Attractions
Date Night

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

$25–$50

Downtown Indianapolis arena where you can catch Indiana Pacers and Fever basketball, Big Ten tournaments and major concerts.

Sightseeing
History Buff

George Rogers Clark National Historical Park

Free

Step inside a granite memorial with a bronze statue of Clark and seven murals, near the site of Fort Sackville on the Wabash.

Attractions
Family Favorite

Indiana Beach

$25–$50

Ride wooden coasters and boardwalk rides on the shore of Lake Shafer at a lakeside amusement and water park.

Museums
Rainy-Day Pick

Indiana State Museum

Under $25

Explore Indiana's natural and cultural history, from Fred the mastodon to Lincoln artifacts, plus an IMAX theater.

Sightseeing
History Buff

Indiana War Memorial

Under $25

Climb the steps of a limestone memorial to see military artifacts and the 110-foot Shrine Room with its red marble columns.

Sightseeing
Iconic

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

$25–$50

Tour the 2.5-mile oval that hosts the Indianapolis 500, see the Yard of Bricks and visit the museum inside the track.

Attractions
Family Favorite

Indianapolis Zoo

$25–$50

Watch dolphins, orangutans, chimpanzees and sharks across themed biomes, then stroll the flower beds of White River Gardens.

Sightseeing
History Buff

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

Free

Walk the farm where Abraham Lincoln grew up, see his mother's grave and watch rangers in period dress work a pioneer homestead.

Museums
Rainy-Day Pick

Newfields

Under $25

Tour the Indianapolis Museum of Art's galleries, then wander gardens, a historic estate and a 100-acre art and nature park.

Museums
Family Favorite

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis

$25–$50

Explore five floors of hands-on exhibits, from the dinosaur fossils of Dinosphere to a historic carousel and outdoor sports areas.

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About Indiana

This part of Indiana pairs Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, a theme and water park in Santa Claus themed around Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July, with the Southern Indiana (SoIN) region across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. SoIN covers the cities of Jeffersonville, Clarksville and New Albany, linked by the Ohio River Greenway trail. Holiday World's water park, Splashin' Safari, includes the Mammoth and Wildebeest water coasters.

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