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Indiana

‘There’s more than corn in Indiana’ is a phrase you might find

hard to avoid on your travels across the country’s 38th-largest

state. The sentiment rings true immediately in the friendly city

of Indianapolis, the state’s compact and tidy capital, which is

home to the Indy 500, the NCAA’s headquarters, and the

largest number of US war memorials outside Washington, DC.

The Hoosier State is also home to several major college

campuses including the University of Notre Dame, Purdue

University and Indiana University, the last of which is in the

funky, artist-friendly city of Bloomington. Along the way you’ll

want to explore Amish communities, sand dunes, the Indiana

Wine Trail perched along the scenic Ohio River, the most

distinctive collection of modern architecture in the country

and a vast expanse of wilderness in Hoosier National Forest.

FOOD & DRINK

PORK TENDERLOIN

SANDWICH Like much

of the Midwest, the

Hoosier State loves

pork. The finest

expression of this

aection is the pork

tenderloinsandwich,

a deep-friedslabof pork

loinona bun,theedges

of themeatfar

overhangingthebun.

Devouronein yourcar

at theMug-n-Bundrive-in

neartheIndianapolis

MotorSpeedway(and

don’ttellnearbyIowa,

alsodevotedto the

classicporktenderloin

sandwich,thatthislisting

wentto Indiana).

)STELMOSTEAK

HOUSEThislong-time

Indianapolisinstitutionis

nationallyacclaimedfor

its steaksandworld-

renownedforits shrimp

cocktail,oneof Indiana’s

mostclassicandpopular

dishes.Orderyourswith

a varietyof steaksand

chops,lobstertailsor

kingcrabandshrimp

linguinein anold-school

tavern-stylespacethat

hasn’tchangedmuch

since1902.

stelmos.com

)SUGARPIE

Goingto Indianaand

notorderinga sugarpie

wouldbelike...well...

goingto Indianaand

notorderinga sugar

pie.Correctingsuch

anegregiousoversight

shouldbeeasy;there’s

evena belovedZionsville

mainstaynamedaer

thedessert.MySugar

Pieoersa widerange

of handmadepiesin

additionto theirsignature

sugarcreamHoosierpie.

mysugarpie.com

NATURALESCAPES

)HOOSIERNATIONAL

FORESTIf youreally

wantto getawayfrom

it all,thismorethan

200,000-acre national

forest of hills and

wilderness sprawls out

to parts of nine southern

Indiana counties and

surrounds Larry Bird’s

hometown of French Lick.

Hike some of the forest’s

266 miles of trails, then

watch the sunset over

Patoka Lake.

fs.fed.us

)INDIANA DUNES

NATIONAL PARK

The unique landscape

of this popular preserve,

the second-newest

national park in the US,

along Lake Michigan

near Chesterton in

northwest Indiana,

draws many visitors from

Chicago, but remains a

ROADTRIPITINERARY
Day 1 Startyourjourneyexploring
Indianapolis’downtownwitha stopat
theSoldiers& SailorsMonument,
whereyoucangeta goodcityview
fromits observationdeckbefore
movingonto exploretheIndiana
Statehousea n dIndianaState
Museum. Geta lookat theNCAA
Hallof Champions(thecollegiate
sportsgoverningbodyis located
here).Grabdinnerandspendthe
eveningexploringdowntownalong
MassachusettsAvenue.
Day 2 HeadtoBloomington,
a youthfulandupbeatcollegetown
southof Indianapolis.Oncethereyou
canseeBloomingtonbybikeonthe
B-LineTrail, exploretheleafycampus
ofIndianaUniversity, or tourthe
peacefulgroundsof Bloomington’s
TibetanMongolianBuddhist
CulturalCenter.
Day 3 Drivepastthescenicrolling
hillsofBrownCountyStatePark
onyourwayto tourthemodernist
architecturalgemsofColumbus, filled
withbuildingsfromsomeof themost
celebratedarchitectsin theworld.

Eero Saarinen’s North

Christian Church is one

of the many Modernist

architectural attractions

in Columbus