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Muncie / Delaware County
Historic
Tours
The five Ball brothers came from New York, in
1887, to a new life in Muncie, Indiana. The lure of flowing gas
wells was the reigning factor in their decision.
The Ball mansions situated along the banks of White River are a
touch of splendor from days gone by. Visitors enjoy the grandeur
of a time when violets and lace were the fashion.
This inclusive historic site is a beautiful stop. The grounds
hold the fascinating legacy of a family that contributed to the
development of art, culture and education for the
Muncie-Delaware County area. The complex is open year round.
The E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Home is a fascinating structure of
Indiana Limestone, rosewood, and stained glass. It is open for
tours. 400 Minnetrista Blvd. 765 285-8975. Admission.
Gardens at Minnetrista Campus is the home of Elisabeth Ball and
reflects her love of nature. Her plantings still fill the air
with fragrance as you walk the paths surrounding the beautiful
home. 600 W. Minnetrista Blvd. 765 28204848. Open for tours.
Admission
Minnetrista houses the Ball glass jar collection, and has ever
changing exhibits, as well as art, quilt and flower shows. The
Orchard Shop is a delightful array of kitchen finery and tasty
foods. The cider press is in action during season. 1200
Minnetrista Pkwy. 765 282-4848. Admission
Ball State University Museum of Art houses a vast array of
timeless treasures and priceless works of art. Open year round.
Campus, Riverside Ave. 765 285-5242. Free admission
Step into the lobby of the magnificent The Hotel Roberts in
downtown Muncie and you immediately think of the 1930's and the
glamour of the era.
Carved ceilings, balconies, and a ballroom, hold images of
elegant gowns and crisp tuxedos. The spirit of famous and not so
famous guests seems prevalent. And the story is……the hotel has
at least one ghost…friendly of course. 420 S. High St. 765
741-7777.
The Moore Youse Home is a delightful little gem on the corner of
Washington and Mulberry Streets in downtown Muncie. Still
furnished as it was in the late 1800's, you see how the average
family lived in the simple style of the time. 122 E. Washington
St. 765 282-1550. Open year round. Admission
Other Muncie Historic Tour Opportunities -
Tours by appointment
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The Muncie Civic
Theatre
216 E. Main. 765 288-7529
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Muncie Center for
the Arts
520 E. Main. 765 286-5347
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The Horizon
Convention Center -
401 S. High. 765 288-8860
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Walking Tours of
Downtown -
Buildings - Muncie Visitors Bureau for information
Old Washington
St. Festival -
Tour of Homes - Muncie Visitors Bureau for information
The Muncie Visitors Bureau will provide event and attraction
information.
Contact: Aloyse "A.J." Baney -
Marketing Director
20 years tour planning experience.
765 -284-2700 or 800-568-6862 -
aj@munciecvb.org
Also in
Muncie:
TAKE TIME TO TOUR THE TOP TEN!
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NATIONAL MODEL
AVIATION MUSEUM (Academy of Model Aeronautics). Remote
control planes - Museum - Festivals -
Admission Charge - 1 hr
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BETHEL POTTERY -
Free - 1 hr
Artisan at work - Country gardens
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BALL GLASS
COLLECTION -
At Minnetrista -
Admission Charge
Glass jars - Past to present
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BALL STATE MUSEUM
OF ART - Free. Centuries of art at a glance
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E.B. AND BERTHA C.
BALL HOME -
Admission Charge
Turn -of-the-century home - Stained glass. Brand name shopping
- Playground - Food court
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GLASS AND MORE
Domestic glass - Candles - Free
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MINNETRISTA -
Admission Charge. Ever changing exhibits - Rose garden -
Gift shop
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MUNCIE CHILDREN'S
MUSEUM -
Admission Charge. Hands on fun - Garfield the cat's home
-gift shop
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GARDENS AT
OAKHURST -
Admission Charge. Enchanting paths and plantings -
Historic home - Garden/gift shop
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ROBINSON'S JAR
COLLECTION - Donation
MUNCIE INDIANA -
SAMPLE ITINERARY
"…Nice Touch!" - BARGAIN-THON
9:00 Arrive
OFF BROADWAY ANTIQUE MALL
OPTION- AND/OR : OLD 67 ANTIQUE MALL Treasures with a past -
Vintage clothes
10:30 Board
11:00 Arrive
INDIANA FACTORY SHOPS and/or MUNCIE MALL
* Shopper's delight
* Food Courts
1:00 Board
1:20 Arrive
F.B. FOGG GALLERY
* Internationally known artist's creations
* Jewelry, clocks, Frivolous Frocks, Uniques
3:30 Arrive
Glass And More Outlet
* Store of domestic glassware & candles - prices start at 15c!
* By the piece or by the box -
Wed. - Sun.
Five huge sales a year when they open the entire warehouse
4:30 Board
4:45 Arrive
HOTEL - Reception
7:00 DINNER THEATRE
* You could be the one to solve the case
9:00 GOOD NIGHT - Enjoy your gift
Kokomo
Day 1
11:45 a.m.
Arrive at Automotive Heritage Museum
1504 N. Reed Rd.; Visitors Bureau: 765-457-6802
Stretch legs, visit museum containing between 80-100 antique
cars and auto-related memorabilia, use restroom, pick up step-on
guide
12:45 a.m.
Depart for Sycamore Grille
1:00 p.m.
Arrive at Sycamore Grille. This eclectic restaurant sits on the
square in Downtown Kokomo. Sandwiches and Pasta are lunch
favorites among the fascinating artwork and antique pieces.
2:15 p.m.
Depart for Elwood Haynes Museum
1915 S. Webster, Kokomo
2:30 p.m.
Tour Elwood Haynes Museum
Haynes invented America's first car, stainless steel and an
alloy called stellite, the strongest metal known to man.
Artifacts from Haynes' personal and business life are housed in
his former home.
3:15 p.m.
Depart for drive through Highland Park. Stop to see Old Ben, the
World's Largest Steer, the enormous Sycamore Stump and the
Vermont Covered Bridge
3:45 p.m. Depart for hotel
4:00 p.m. Check into Hotel
6:30 p.m. Gather in the Lobby & begin boarding the coach
6:45 p.m.
Travel to the Seiberling Mansion
1200 W. Sycamore Street, Kokomo
7:00 p.m.
Be a guest at the biggest event of 1893. Witness the Wedding of
Emma Seiberling, eldest daughter in Kokomo's most prominent
family, at the late Victorian-style mansion. Feast on the
Victorian fare for dinner and enjoy a toast presented by the
best man. Later, take a tour of the mansion, stroll across the
grounds or join in on a sing-along in the music room.
9:00 p.m. Return to Hotel
Day 2
Breakfast at the hotel
8:15 a.m.
Depart for Kokomo Opalescent Glass Co.
1310 S. Market St.
8:30 a.m.
Tour Kokomo Opalescent Glass Factory, shop in Op Shop retail
store
The Kokomo Opalescent Glass Co. has made stained glass since
1888. On the tour, get close enough to fee the heat as the
molten glass is dripped across the floor as the ladles are
carried to the mixing table. A newer addition to the tour is the
Hot Glass Studio, where artists create blown glass objects.
9:30 a.m. Depart for Greentown
10:00 a.m.
Tour Greentown Glass Museum, Greentown Historical Museum, Mast
Furniture, Greentown Antique Mall, Cup-A-Day Café
11:00 a.m. Depart for Grissom Air Museum
11:30 a.m.
Tour Grissom Air Museum & Outdoor Air Park. See vintage fighter
planes and military exhibits dating back to WWI.
12:45 p.m.
Lunch at The Siding in Peru
Enjoy a great buffet lunch in a converted train car.
2:00 p.m.
Tour Circus Museum & Circus City Festival. After viewing
hundreds of circus memorabilia in the Circus Museum, experience
Circus performers practicing or performing on high wires and
flying trapeze.
3:00 p.m.
Tour Miami County Museum. One of the largest county museums in
Indiana, the museum includes a large collection of items from
the Miami tribe and articles once belonging to composer and
songwriter Cole Porter who was born and raised in Peru.
4:30 p.m. Relax at the Hotel
6:15 p.m.
Dinner at Pastariffic
Locally owned Italian Restaurant serves up their own
extraordinary dishes made in their own kitchen.
8:00 p.m.
Enjoy Kokomo Park Band Concert
Every Wednesday evening, the Kokomo Park Band performs at the
stage in Highland Park. Reminiscent of long-ago times,
concert-goers bring lawn chairs or sit on park benches to hear
this professional group perform for free.
9:00 p.m. Return to Hotel
Kokomo Indiana Visitors Bureau
1-800-837-0971
kokomoin@iquest.net
www.kokomo-in.org
Wabash County
City of Wabash
First electrically lighted
city in the world!
Wabash County Courthouse
Tour: 20 minutes
Dedicated in 1879; display of Brush lamp in lobby which brought
Wabash the claim to fame as the "first electrically-lighted city
in the world."
Honeywell Center
Eugenia's Restaurant
Tour: 1 hour (Cost: $2.00 per person)
Monthly special events including vintage car show, strawberry
fest jamboree, juried craft show, kids craft & entertainment
festivals, mystery dinner theater & madrigal dinner, and gallery
art exhibits. Elegant & functional meeting spaces available as
well as gourmet and buffet dining opportunities plus nationally
known performers featured at theater concerts. (Call
260-563-1102 for an events listing.)
Honeywell House
Lunch/Tour: 1 ½ HOURS
(Tour only: $2.00 per person).
Menus available.
Home of Mrs. Mark Honeywell, (Eugenia) widow of Honeywell, Inc.
founder.
Shopping in Historic Downtown Wabash
Specialty gift shops, antiques, crafts, rare and used books,
women's fashions, shoes and uniforms, aquarium store, and unique
restaurants.
Tours in Wabash County by special arrangement:
Paradise Spring Historical Park & Riverwalk
Tour: 30 - 45 minutes.
Historic Homes of Wabash - Tour: 45 minutes with guide
Sodervick Outdoor Education Center and Log Cabin Schoolhouse
Tour: 30 - 45 minutes.
Biblical Gardens/Christ United Methodist Church - Tour: 45
minutes.
Vernon Manor Children's Home
Tour: 1 hour. A home dedicated to bringing the fullness of life
to very special children.
Legend of Frances Slocum and Frances Slocum Cemetery
Tour: 1 ½ hours.
Mississinewa Reservoir
Scheduled activities all summer, including camping weekends,
canoeing, reliving the Battle of Mississinewa.
Salamonie Reservoir
Scheduled activities all summer, including water safari and
wildlife weekends. Naturalist program year round.
Salamonie Dam Control Tower and Visitor Center
Tour: 1½ hours
Lagro: Gene Stratton-Porter Story; Wabash-Erie Canal Kerr
Lock; Hanging Rock; 150+ year old St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Tour: 1 - 1½ hours.
White's Residential and Family Services
Tour: 1 - 1½ hours. Oldest and largest privately-owned
children's home in Indiana
McClurg's Tree Farm
Tour: 1- 1 ½ hours. Picnic tables. Trailer ride available
for handicapped.
Asherwood Environmental Science Center
45 min.-1 hr. Forest, living classroom, unique natural area.
Golf Courses available: Honeywell Public Golf Course; Highland
Hills Golf Course, Inc. DeKalb County
Drive the Experience!
"The Hub of Transportation Heritage"
Itinerary One
3-days/2-nights
Itinerary Two & Three
2-days/1-night
For Tour Groups, Automobile Clubs, Military Reunions or RV
Clubs, DeKalb County is the tour destination for you. Located in
northeast Indiana just off Interstate I-69, DeKalb County offers
your group exhilarating museums, 500 hotel rooms, conference and
meeting facilities, and a county fairground.
DeKalb County has six museums: The Auburn Cord Duesenberg
Museum, showing classic, vintage and antique automobiles in the
Auburn Automobile Company's original 1930's art deco factory
showroom; the National Automotive and Truck Museum, displaying
post WWII automobiles and trucks; the Hoosier Air Museum,
featuring vintage aircraft; and the Garrett Historical Railroad
Museum, housing local heritage and railroad memorabilia. Most
recently opened is the WWII Victory Museum, devoted to military
vehicles and uniforms; and the Kruse Automotive and Carriage
Museum, displaying classic cars, race cars, carriages and
coaches.
Your group can experience shopping in historic downtown Auburn,
browsing through antique shops, specialty and gift shops.
Auburn, being the County seat, boasts a beautiful Ionic Greek
architecturally designed Courthouse built in 1911 that is
admirable on the outside, and breathtakingly beautiful on the
inside. You may start with the Courthouse and take a walking
tour viewing the exterior architectural features and history of
44 prominent homes from the "Golden Age"
of transportation. A taste of rural DeKalb County brings you to
tour Sechler's Pickles in nearby St. Joe, visiting a family
tradition of pickle processing that began in 1921 and DeKalb
County's only remaining covered bridge, built in Spencerville in
1873.
Should you require additional information or questions, contact
the DeKalb County Visitors Bureau at 1-877-833-3282. Make plans
to visit us today!
DeKalb Alliance of Museums
DeKalb County Visitors Bureau |
I-69 Corridor -
A Travel through Time
Take a few days and travel
through more than a century of history. Whether you begin in the
north or the south, you will have fun discovering the rich
heritage and culture of our heartland spirit. Must sees along
the way:
Fishers - Exit 5
Live the life of an American Indian in 1816. Live the life of a
pioneer in 1836. Live the life of a farmer in 1886. Do all of
this and more at Conner Prairie, one of the nation's most
authentic living history museums.
Anderson - Exit 26
"Experience the Stars" at the Paramount Theatre. Exquisitely
restored 1929 atmospheric theatre with decor of a Spanish
courtyard offers entertainment and tours year-round. Stroll the
sacred festival and burial grounds of the Adena Hopewell People
at Mounds State Park. The park consists of 10 distinct
"earthworks" built prior to 1000 BC.
Grant County - Exit 55
Where Cool Was Born -
Grant County is home to two of America's favorite sons; film
star James Dean and Garfield cartoon creator Jim Davis. Historic
landmarks now museums showcase authentic artifacts.
Built in 1877 and spanning the Mississinewa River, Cumberland is
Grant County's last remaining covered bridge. A short distance
from the interstate and worth the drive.
Fort Wayne - Exit 102
Beginning in 1809 with Lincoln's birth, the Lincoln Museum
explores the life and times of this extraordinary man. You'll
peruse the largest private collection of Lincoln memorabilia in
the world.
Spend time exploring your roots at the nation's largest public
genealogy research center. The Allen County Public Library
contains more than 300,000 printed volumes and 306,000 items on
microfilm. Resources include family histories, census records,
passenger lists, military records and many other databases.
Just a few items in a city filled with history. From the
American Indians through today, history buffs could spend days
exploring.
Auburn - Exit 126
Auburn is the "Hub of Transportation Heritage". Visit more than
100 vintage and classic cars in the Auburn Cord Duesenberg
Museum. Relive history in the WWII Victory Museum, with its rare
collection of military vehicles or visit one of the other
museums dedicated to Aircraft, Railroading or Muscle / Race cars
of the 50s and 60s. No matter which type of transportation you
are interested in - Auburn's got you covered.
LODGING ALONG THE CORRIDOR
Fishers - Exit 3: Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express and Sleep
Inn. Contact Chris at
creth@dorsbros.com.
Anderson - Exit 26: Holiday Inn. Contact Bonny at
bonnyclark@dorabros.com
Fort Wayne - Exit 102: Holiday Inn Express. Contact Diane at
dmichaels@dorabros.com
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Noble County
3-day "Natural. Nostalgic.
Noble."
Suggested Itinerary
Day 1
Morning: Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site: Guided tour
of the "Cabin in Wildflower Woods", home of this prolific early
1900's author/naturalist/photographer. Carriage House Visitor
Center. Formal Gardens. Pontoon ride on Sylvan Lake by
pre-arrangement. Hiking trails. Gift Shop.
1.5 hours; longer with boat ride.
Lunch: Catered lunch at the pavilion or upstairs at the Carriage
House Visitor Center conference room.
Afternoon: Historic Downtown Kendallville. National Register of
Historic Places; great antique shopping, 50's style soda shop;
coffee house & bakery. Walking tour under development. Ample
free coach parking in lot behind antique shops. 1.5 - 2 hours.
Hotel check-in. Best Western Kendallville Inn or Holiday Inn
Express Kendallville.
Evening: Mid-America Windmill Museum. 2 hrs. Catered dinner at
Baker Hall or covered outdoor pavilion. Private guided tour of
Museum.
Day 2
Morning: Breakfast at the Hotel.
Albion: Drive by Historic Noble County Courthouse and Old Jail
Museum on way to tour Black Pine Animal Park. 2 hours (Guests
can feed the tigers by prearrangement!). Escorted drive through
Chain O'Lakes State Park. 1/2 hour.
Lunch: Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center. 1 hour. Catered
lunch at the outdoor pavilion or in "The Barn"
conference center.
Afternoon: Tour the Merry Lea Farmstead with naturalist/guide.
Program can be customized for your group. 45 minutes/ variable.
Luckey Hospital Museum. 1 hour. 1930's era community hospital
tour conducted by retired nurses show just how far medicine has
come!
Return to Hotel.
Evening: Dinner at the historic St. James Hotel Restaurant in
Avilla. Private dining room for your group at northeastern
Indiana's oldest restaurant. Return to Hotel.
Day 3
Morning: Breakfast at Hotel and check-out. Drive to Ligonier.
1/2 hour.
Tour Indiana Historic Radio Museum and Solomon Mier Manor.
Located 1 block apart, large groups may want to split 1/2 and
1/2 then change locations. 45 mins. each location/1.5 hrs.
total.
Drive historic Main Street. Visit Ligonier Historical Museum at
Ahavath Shalom Temple. 45 mins.
Lunch: Fashion Farm Here your group can enjoy a traditional
home-cooked meal in the cozy Fashion Farm Restaurant.
Afternoon: While at Fashion Farm, take in This Ole House
Memories Museum and wonder through the beautiful greenhouses and
nursery during spring/summer. For the entire month of October,
the greenhouses and fields become Pumpkin Fantasyland, a
one-of-a-kind harvest extravaganza!
2-day "Natural Noble"
Tour
Day 1
Morning:
Chain O'Lakes State Park, Albion. Guided tour with a naturalist.
Time for canoeing, kayaking, swimming, hiking, birding,
photography. 260-636-2654
Lunch: Box lunch at the Park. Albion Family Restaurant
260-636-1031 provides carry out/box lunches or contact CVB for
caterers who will do a full meal at the park)
Afternoon:
Tulip Creek Nature Preserve, Ligonier. Diverse hiking trails
through woods, meadows, and marshlands. Over 80 kinds of
wildflowers, 30 types of trees, and 40 kinds of birds have been
sited here. 260-894-3914
Jennie Thompson Memorial Garden, Ligonier. Diminutive floral
gardens, brick path, fountain. More than 12,000 annuals.
260-894-7344
Hotel check-in.
Best Western Kendallville Inn 260-347-5263 or Holiday Inn
Express Kendallville 260-347-0017
Evening:
Mid-America Windmill Museum, Kendallville. Private guided tour
of Museum by pre-arrangement. 260-347-2334
Catered dinner at Baker Hall or covered outdoor pavilion, or
dining on your own. Contact the CVB for area suggestions.
Day 2
Morning: Breakfast at the Hotel.
Bixler Lake Park, Kendallville. Hike nature trail around lake,
swim at one of two sandy beaches. Herb garden; wetland area.
260-347-1064
Gene Stratton Porter State Historic Site, Rome City. Serene and
wooded, this lovely home of the naturalist/photographer/author
features hiking trails, gardens, "Cabin In Wildflower Woods",
visitor center, gift shop. 260-854-3790
Lunch and Afternoon:
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center, Wolf Lake. Lunch and
Field Day customized for your group. Under the direction of
Naturalist/Educator from Goshen College. May include hiking,
birding, photography, ecology, environmental studies, plant
identification, entomology. 260-799-5869
(May also be done as 3-day tour with full day at Merry Lea
Environmental Learning Center)
For more information about Noble County
Itineraries please contact:
Sarah C. Thomas
Noble County Convention & Visitors Bureau
P.O. Box 934 - Kendallville, IN 46755
Toll free: 877-202-5761 Fax: 260-599-0066
E-mail:
info@VisitNobleCounty.com
NATURAL. NOSTALGIC. NOBLE.
Hamilton County
BRAND NEW TOUR
In Indiana's Prairie Country
"Scents and Sensibility"
New in Central Indiana, all the
way from France, the first Galimard Perfumery in the United
States! Combine this new and unique attraction
with historical sites at Conner Prairie and quaint shops and
eateries in Noblesville. Your Scents and Sensibility Tour
will include:
Le Studio des Parfums, Atlanta IN
Take a tour of the facility. Experience how perfume is
made, learn some history about this unique perfumery, shop in
their gift shop and receive a complimentary gift to take with
you.
Time: One hour
Cost: $10/person
The Atlantis Bed & Breakfast, Atlanta IN
Walk across the street from the Perfumery to the Atlantis Hotel
and Spa and enjoy a healthy gourmet lunch. Enjoy hearing
historical tidbits about this Bed & Breakfast, which is on the
National Historical Record.
Time: One hour Cost: $12/person (avg)
Shop in Downtown Noblesville
Load your bus and travel 10 minutes to downtown Noblesville
where you will enjoy antiques, unique shopping, and some
interesting historical information you'll never forget!
Time: You decide!
Cost: No limit!
Conner Prairie
Next experience, Conner Prairie, named the nation's number one
living history museum. You'll enjoy customized tours, Symphony
on the Prairie, a tram to and from the historic areas, including
1836 Village of Prairietown, 1816 Lenape Indian Camp, 1886
Liberty Corner and more.
Time: Allow 2 hours min.
Cost: Adult $8.50 Child $5.00
Always Indy!
For evening entertainment or an extra day of touring, downtown
Indy is just a skip away. Try Beef N Boards Dinner Theater
located moments from Hamilton County. Or visit the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Circle Centre Mall or the museums
at White River State Park.
Contact Us:
Hamilton County Convention and Visitors Bureau at 1-800-776-TOUR
(8687) or visit our web site at
www.prairiecountry.org
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Wabash County
WABASH COUNTY INDIANA
TOUR OPTIONS 2006
CITY OF WABASH
FIRST ELECTRICALLY-LIGHTED CITY IN THE WORLD
Wabash County Courthouse
Tour: 20 minutes
Dedicated in 1879; display of Brush lamp in lobby which brought
Wabash the claim to fame as the Afirst electrically-lighted city
in the world.@
Honeywell Center/Eugenia's Restaurant - Lunch/Tour: 1-2 hours.
(Tour only: $2.00 per person)
Monthly special events including vintage car show, strawberry
fest jamboree, juried craft show, kids craft & entertainment
festivals, mystery dinner theater & madrigal dinner, and gallery
art exhibits. Elegant & functional meeting spaces available as
well as gourmet and buffet dining opportunities plus nationally
known performers featured at theater concerts. (Call
260-563-1102 for an events listing.)
Honeywell House - Lunch/Tour: 1 2 Hours (Tour only: $2.00 per
person). Menus available.
Home of Mrs. Mark Honeywell, (Eugenia) widow of Honeywell, Inc.
founder.
Wabash County Historical Museum - $3.00 pp. More than 20,000
square-feet of floor space, with an orientation theater, current
collections, hands-on modern exhibits, Museum store and much
more!!
Dr. James Ford Historic Home - 1 Hour. Fee: $2.00 per person.
The Museum offers an interpretation of 19th century family life
and decorative arts, a doctor's surgery and garden.
Charley Creek Gardens - 1 - 12 hours. Six acres of residential
and naturalized gardens featuring a waterfall ready late summer,
and ravine garden bursting with shade-loving plants.
Shopping in Historic Downtown Wabash
Specialty gift shops, antiques, crafts, rare and used books,
women's fashions, shoes and uniforms, and unique restaurants.
OTHER OPTIONS BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Paradise Spring Historical Park & Riverwalk - Tour: 30 - 45
minutes.
Historic Homes of Wabash - Driving Tour: 45 minutes with guide
Sodervick Outdoor Education Center and Log Cabin Schoolhouse -
Tour: 30 - 45 minutes.
Vernon Manor Children's Home - Tour: 1 hour. A home dedicated to
bringing the fullness of life to very special children.
Legend of Frances Slocum and Frances Slocum Cemetery - Tour: 1 2
hours.
Mississinewa Reservoir - Scheduled activities all summer,
including camping weekends, canoeing, reliving the Battle of
Mississinewa.
Salamonie Reservoir - Scheduled activities all summer --
Naturalist program year round.
Salamonie Dam Control Tower and Visitor Center - Tour: 12 hours
Lagro: Gene Stratton-Porter Story; Wabash-Erie Canal Kerr Lock;
Hanging Rock; 150+ year old St. Patrick's Catholic Church -
Tour: 1 - 12 hours.
White's Residential and Family Services - Tour: 1 - 12 hours.
Oldest and largest privately-owned children's home in Indiana
Asherwood Environmental Science Center: 45 min.-1 hr. Forest,
living classroom, unique natural area.
Golf Courses available: Honeywell Public Golf Course; Highland
Hills Golf Course, Inc.
TOWN OF NORTH MANCHESTER, INDIANA-
Birthplace of Thomas R. Marshall-28th Vice-President of the
United States.
Historic North Manchester -
Driving Tour: 1 hour.
Includes home of Thomas Marshall, U.S. Vice President, beautiful
Victorian brick homes, Peabody & Timbercrest retirement
communities, Manchester Covered Bridge, Manchester College,
Library, Historic Downtown District, Warvel Park, Town Life
Center, Halderman Park (The original pioneer cemetery started in
1835, now a passive park.)
North Manchester Center for History
45 min. - 1 hour
Regional historical museum located in historic former Oppenheim
department store. Special exhibits, archives and research room.
Permanent local history exhibits in development.
Manchester College
Founded in 1889. An independent, liberal arts college, and a
college of the Church of the Brethren. Tree Walk on college
campus available. Self-guided tour and booklet featuring over
100 species of trees.
Manchester Covered Bridge
One of two covered bridges in the county, built in 1872.
Lunch in North Manchester
Mr. Dave's - Award-winning tenderloins.
Main View Restaurant - Pub-like atmosphere, with family &
meeting rooms. Features homemade soups and desserts.
Shopping in North Manchester's Victorian Village College town.
Welcomes you to Shop, Stroll, Relax, and Enjoy. Visit the
eateries, antique & specialty shops.
Other Options by Special Arrangement
Walking Tour: Covers old homes of North Manchester.
Garden Tour: North Manchester Greenhouse, Garden Glen Nursery,
Warvel Park
Historic Roann with Log Cabin, Covered Bridge.
Stockdale Mill
Tour - 45 minutes. The Mill welcomes visitors to experience a
by-gone era. Tours available by reservation only:
May - October
Rustic Garden Herbs: Tour - 30-45 minutes.7 different herb
gardens.
Open April-late Oct. .
Lunch or Dinner at Lynn's Restaurant in downtown Roann
Step-On Guide available. $25.00 per motor coach or vehicle
For reservations and/or arrangements, please contact:
WABASH COUNTY CVB
Wabash County
36 East Market Street/P.O.
Box 746
Wabash, Indiana 46992
800-563-1169 or 260-563-7171
website: www.wabashcountycvb.com
e-mail; tourism@wabashcountycvb.com |
