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OCT 10

Foellinger Freimann Botanical Conservatory

By Carrie Lambert
Calling all green thumbs! I have the place for you …. Foellinger Freimann Botanical Conservatory in Fort Wayne. It doesn’t matter what time of year it is, you can see first hand some beautiful examples of nature.Visitors can walk through... Read more
OCT 8

Ghouls Just Want to Have Fun

By Leah Koch
Let me start by saying working at a theme park is a blast. Where else do you get to take a break and end up riding a roller coaster? On days like that, it’s easy to remember just how crazy... Read more
OCT 6

Happy Halloween Weekends - Holiday World

By Carrie Lambert
Last year I visited Holiday World during their Happy Halloween Weekends and just knew I had to go back this year.A year ago, we jam packed one day full of fun, but this year were wise enough to give ourselves... Read more
SEP 25

Autumn is awesome in Indiana Dunes Country

By kkosky
After a summer of splashing in Lake Michigan and hiking the many different trails at the Indiana Dunes, I’m ready for what’s next. That’s because what’s next is just as good! Indiana Dunes Country is beautiful in the fall, with... Read more
SEP 24

Children's Museum of Indianapolis

By Carrie Lambert
I’m a sucker for new exhibits. So when the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis announced they would be replacing their Egypt exhibit with a new China exhibit I couldn’t wait. Sadly, my daughter got to visit two times before I got... Read more
SEP 22

View from the top: Hickory Ridge Fire Tower

By Erica Sagon
As the cooler weather and changing leaves draw you outside and into Indiana’s forests, don’t forget that going up is an option. Yes, up — above the treetops. So, how do you get a bird’s-eye view like this? From the... Read more
SEP 18

Indy Zoo

By Carrie Lambert
I’ve been patiently waiting to make it to the Indy Zoo to see the new orangutan exhibit. So glad we got to do it just a few weeks ago.It is really amazing. The opportunity to get up close and personal... Read more
SEP 17

A weekend of Harmony

By Paula Werne
Let me tell you from the start – I’m a longtime Holiday World employee who has blogged about the park for nearly a decade. But even Holiday World employees get to take a vacation. Once in a while. And so... Read more
SEP 9

Best of Indiana Voting: Beer, Camping and Haunted Attractions

By Jake Oakman
With the autumnal equinox approaching, a well-known crispness will soon fill the air, days will shorten and final strains of summer’s symphony will trumpet throughout the Hoosier State proclaiming fall’s arrival. The luminous colors of autumn erupt throughout Indiana, from... Read more
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