Located in the Midwest, Indiana is probably best known for Indianapolis and the legendary Indy 500, but there’s much more to the state beyond racing. So far I’ve explored the capital along with some of the natural areas in southern Indiana. This was one of those places where I didn’t really know what to expect before visiting, and I ended up leaving impressed with plenty still left to see.
Indianapolis
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Indianapolis has a long connection with the automobile industry, but today the city’s most famous automotive tradition is racing. The Indianapolis 500 is one of the largest single-day sporting events in the world, bringing enormous crowds to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway every year. Beyond racing, downtown Indianapolis is filled with monuments, memorials, museums, and historic buildings, giving the city much more to explore than I expected before visiting.
Clifty Falls
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Located in southern Indiana, Clifty Falls State Park is filled with rocky gorges, forested hiking trails, streams, and waterfalls. Four of the park’s waterfalls drop around 60 feet or more, with smaller cascades appearing throughout the surrounding landscape. A network of hiking trails provides plenty of opportunities to explore the park, ranging from relatively easy walks to much more rugged terrain. It was a completely different side of Indiana from Indianapolis and showed me how much natural scenery the state has to offer.
