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Indiana is known for:
- Vast farmlands
- Corn
- The Indy 500
- Steel mills
- University of Notre Dame
- High school basketball
Popular Tourist Attractions
Popular Tourist Attractions
- Blue Chip Casino: Casino in Michigan City, Indiana.
- Brown County State Park: State park in Nashville, Indiana.
- Conner Prairie: History museum and park in Fishers, Indiana.
- Indiana Beach Boardwalk Resort: Amusement park in Monticello, Indiana.
- Indiana Dunes State Park: State park in Chesterton, Indiana.
- Indiana State Museum: Museum in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Car race track that is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400, located in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Indianapolis Museum of Art: Art museum in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Indianapolis Zoo: Zoo in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Marengo Cave: Park in Marengo, Indiana.
- Oliver Winery: Winery in Bloomington, Indiana.
- Paoli Peaks: Ski resort in Paoli, Indiana.
- Perfect North Slopes: Ski area in Lawrenceburg, Indiana.
- Pokagon State Park: State park in Angola, Indiana.
- Potawatomi Zoo: Zoo in South Bend, Indiana.
- Turkey Run State Park: State park in Parke County, Indiana.
- White River State Park: State park in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Popular Iconic Indiana Foods That Require Clean Water
Indiana is famous for the following foods:
Breaded Pork Tenderloin
Sugar Cream Pie
Hoosier Chili
Persimmon Pudding
Roast Beef Manhattan
Sweet Corn
Biscuits and Gravy
Fried Brain Sandwich
Fried Brain Sandwich
Fun Facts
- The state of Indiana was named after the Native Americans. Indiana means “Indian Land.”
- The first long-distance auto race in the U. S. was held May 30, 1911, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with a permanent seating capacity of 235,000, is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world.
- The first professional baseball game was played in Fort Wayne on May 4, 1871. Fort Wayne Kekiongas beat Cleveland Forest Cities, 2-0.
- Indiana is the first state to have a chapel inside the state capitol, built in memory of former first lady Beth Bowen.
- Wabash, Indiana was the first electrically lighted city in the world.
- Santa Claus, Indiana, receives hundreds of thousands of letters addressed to the Christmas legend every year-each of which is responded to individually.
- In Indiana, it is illegal to catch a fish with dynamite, firearms, a crossbow or your bare hands.
- Crawfordsville is the home of the only known working rotary jail in the United States. This jail was built in 1882 and served as the Montgomery County jail until 1973. It is now a museum.
- In Fort Wayne, Syvanus F. Bower designed the world’s first practical gasoline pump.
This page was last updated on July 31, 2022.
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