A mile-long forest path winds past 100-plus oversized metal sculptures across 50 acres near Solsberry in southwest Indiana, free to roam — and some summer nights you catch a molten-iron pour.
Road trips · Indiana
Indiana road trips & hidden gems.
The stops worth changing a travel day for in Indiana — crowd-voted gems, events worth traveling for, and the public golf you can actually book. Curated by Roamward, the scenic road-trip planner.
Happening in Indiana
Lollapalooza 2026
Barely two dozen marquee events hit the whole country in a year — and Indiana has one this July. Roamward builds the trip around it: the scenic route in, the detours worth a slack day, and when rooms sell out.
Hidden gems
What locals say you shouldn’t miss.
Crowd-nominated in the Gem Hunt. Add yours and vote the finalists into the app.
This grand old resort near French Lick hides a six-story domed atrium that was the largest free-span dome on earth when built — non-guests can walk in or take a tour just to stand under it.
A National Natural Landmark in the hills of southern Indiana, running guided tours past dripstone formations and crystal-lined chambers nearly every day of the year.
On 78 acres of restored prairie outside Lafayette in west-central Indiana, you can watch resident wolves, foxes, and bison up close — time it for a Saturday Howl Night and howl back at the pack.
At Indiana Dunes State Park on Lake Michigan, this rugged 1.5-mile trail hauls you up the state's three tallest sand dunes for 552 feet of climbing and big-water views.
Near Bedford, you board a small boat and glide along the underground Myst'ry River, one of the longest navigable cave streams in the U.S., past blind cavefish and salamanders in total darkness.
Worth traveling for
Events that put Indiana on the calendar.
Tee it up
Public golf you can book in Indiana.
French Lick · $$$$$ — Mountaintop major-test views
Indianapolis · $$$$ — Four holes inside the Speedway
West Lafayette · $$$ — Pete Dye on the Purdue campus
French Lick · $$$ — 1917 Ross, restored to glory
Noblesville · $$$ — Hell's worth of bunkers
Jasper · $$$ — Waterfalls and rolling hills
Plan the Indiana trip
Get the scenic route, the stops, and the timing.
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