Top Things to do in Indiana
Top Hotels in Indiana
- 1. Hampton Inn Indianapolis Downtown Across from Circle Centre
- 2. West Baden Springs Hotel
- 3. Bottleworks Hotel
- 4. Indianapolis Marriott East
- 5. The Inn at Saint Mary's
- 6. Drury Inn & Suites Terre Haute
- 7. Hyatt Place Indianapolis Downtown
- 8. Ironworks Hotel Indy
- 9. JW Marriott Indianapolis
- 10. Drury Plaza Hotel Indianapolis Carmel
The 10 Best Water & Amusement Parks in Indiana, United States
With beaches, boating, and salmon fishing in Michigan City and Gary bordering Lake Michigan, there is more to Indiana than might appear at first glance. The agricultural heartland even has cross country skiing and snowmobiling to go with the Cornball Express. Southwest Indiana near Evansville is renowned for the well-preserved Native American Angel Mounds State Historic Site. The largest city and state capital is famous worldwide for its Indianapolis 500 race. Even locals living in the suburbs often overlook the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Eiteljorg Museum, NCAA Hall of Champions, the old Union Station museum cluster, and downtown Canal Walk, to name but a few landmarks. South Bend is synonymous with the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame.
Forested Nashville’s art colony fame dates to the early 1900s when Impressionist Theodore Clement Steele overwintered in The House of the Singing Winds. It is now the T.C. Steele State Historic Site. View paintings and sculpture at the I.M. Pei-designed Indiana University Museum of Art. Attend an IU sports event or an opera, ballet, concert, or theater performance. Treat the family to The Little Nashville Opry or The Bill Monroe Bluegrass Park. For healing mineral springs, head south to Orange County, Indiana’s spa resort center.
Enjoy golf, fishing, boating, cross country skiing, snowmobiling, and ice skating in the nation’s agricultural heartland. Monticello and Rensselaer are west of Logansport and north of Lafayette. Take the family on the Cornball Express and Hoosier Hurricane at the Indiana Beach Amusement Resort in Monticello. Play boardwalk carnival games, or let the kids loose on the go-carts. Pile the family into their vehicles for an old-fashioned movie experience at Monticello’s Lake Shore Drive-In. Indulge in a weekend dinner boat cruise to hot band sounds as the Madam Carroll plies Lake Freeman.
Restaurants in Indiana
1. Kennedy Water Playground
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 4 reviews
2. Plainfield Recreation And Aquatic Center
3. Holiday World & Splashin' Safari
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,555 reviews
Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari are a family-owned theme park and water park combo located in Santa Claus, Indiana. Home of Thunderbird - America’s only launched wing roller coaster, Holiday World celebrates Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving and the 4th of July with roller coasters, family rides, a huge water park, live entertainment, games, attractions - and Santa Claus, himself! Splashin’ Safari, ranked one of the nation’s Top Water Parks by TripAdvisor and USA Today, includes the two longest water coasters in the world, family water slides, two wave pools, plus water activities for children. Both parks have been voted the World's Cleanest for more than a dozen years. In 2016, Guinness World Records certified Mammoth as the World's Longest Water Coaster and in 2013, TIME magazine named The Voyage the nation’s #1 wooden coaster. Live entertainment includes musical shows, a high dive show, and Santa's Storytime. Both parks offer free soft drinks, free parking, and free sunscreen.
Reviewed By 365chuckc - Lenoir, United States
our family had a Great time at Holiday World even during this strange summer of 2020... Rides were great, food was awesome, free parking, sunscreen, santatizer, and drinks are a tremendous help for a family!!!
4. Richard Petty Driving Experience
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 9 reviews
Get behind the wheel in one of our 8 – 80 lap driving programs or Ride-Along shotgun for 3 high-speed laps at over 20 tracks nationwide – including Indianapolis Motor Speedway!
5. Splash Island
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 56 reviews
Reviewed By Voyager674355 - Estero, United States
I very much like this place, they speak British here. First June/July is sasquatch mating season. The normally shy 1500 pound creatures loose their inhibitions and will be romantically involved anywhere, anytime on anything. If you have young children, older children or adults children they will have a through lesson on the birds and the bees. The sasquaches are gentle giants and will make a purring sounds at night when mating, also FYI they are marsupials. Be sure see the July 4th firefly race next to the Plainfield boat and yacht club. The unlimited class will have over 1500 lightning bugs circumventing a 2.5 mile oval. It second in racing only to the Kentucky derby. Be sure to get a camel steak at the turn 2 concession stand. Also plainfield has the largest populations of camels outside the Mideast. Be sure to visit the Humel Civil War Battlefield. It was the second largest battle in the North. Between the Union Quakers and the Confederate Amish. Over 57,000 Confederate and 80,000 soldier fell. Which makes it one of the most haunted places in the Union. Be sure to take a ghost tour. If you are not a believer you will be! Also be sure go to gravity hill it is near the monument of General Hadly. I have seen balls and even water go up hill. You would have to see it to believe it. It us also s hot spot for UFOs but I did not see any. Be sure to talk to the harbor master at lake Plainfield look up "Captain Denny" he knows the history of the are and is a great resource on what to see. There is also a water part there, but there is no valet service. But other than that it is a nice place.
6. The Waterpark at the Monon Community Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 91 reviews
The Waterpark is your one-of-a-kind, family-friendly destination this summer and boasts a 3.5-acre aquatic experience. Surf the waves on the FlowRider®, scale the wall of the AquaClimb®, and enjoy your own private cabana in style. Other amenities include two adventure slides, a plunge slide, lazy river, kiddie pool and tot slide, lap pool, and activity pool. The Waterpark is included with a membership to the Monon Community Center, or you can come visit for the day for an affordable price.
Reviewed By emmafO2078OE
this was the best place I've ever gone to my kids had so much fun and they said that they would rather go to your every single day then go home and go to Disneyland I had so much fun that they were so nice they had more stuff in and they were stomach kind to everybody my kids are shy and they will love these people so next time when if you've never gone here please go here it is so much fun and I recommended thank you wait one more thing this is so fun and one time I want to hear two times because we're so fun because I had never imagined something so far my life as a parent I didn't give them water but then I'm like oh my God this is so fun thank you I recommend this please come here.
7. Indiana State Fairgrounds
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 190 reviews
Reviewed By Sheldon64 - Indianapolis, United States
We go every year and look forward to this. Our Indiana State Fair is clean and organized with lots and lots to do and see. Reasonable admission price and parking great food and exhibits.
8. Deming Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 102 reviews
Located on the East side of Terre Haute, Deming Park is the largest park in Terre Haute's municipal parks system. The park's 177 acres is home to the Oakley Playground, the Clark-Landsbaum Arboretum, an 18 hole disc-golf course, a public pool, the Spirit of Terre Haute miniature train, several athletic courts, and two lakes. This is a must see for families and nature lovers.
Reviewed By leanneanderson - Terre Haute, United States
This is a great place to get some exercise in a beautiful setting! They have a great playground for kids as well as a frisbee golf course and sledding hill! Picnic shelters available for family reunions or special occasions! Great place for prom or senior pictures as well!
9. Moose Lake Christian Craft Village
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 41 reviews
Moose Lake Christian Craft Village has something for the whole family with one of a kind homemade artistry, a man made 5 acre lake stocked with 20,000 trophy sized fish, beautiful Moose Lake for sun bathing, swimming, fishing, and lots of water activities. Take a hayride through beautiful Moose Lake woods. Check out Moose Trax playground for endless fun or just enjoy the 1800s style village.
Reviewed By Bwild2020
Great food, fun atmosphere ❤ their gourmet grilled cheese and reasonably priced shopping! A must see if you are in the area!
10. River Run Family Waterpark
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 17 reviews
Opened on June 26, 2015, the New Albany River Run Family Waterpark has a swimming and wading pool with a large steamboat play feature, splash pad, lazy river, 4 slides, one of which is a large bowl that spins you around and drops you from the middle into the water, lounge chairs, Funbrellas, and concessions. Total capacity – 1,100.
