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
What to do and see in Indiana, United States: The Best Wineries & Vineyards
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. The Ridge Winery Tasting Room
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 72 reviews
Reviewed By 218annetteh - Rustburg, United States
Always a must stop when in town. Dam View is our favorite. Greg & Traci are awesome. Making the best of these crazy times with very efficient carryout service. Awesome local business. Highly recommended
2. Country Moon Winery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 5 reviews
In these changing times, please visit our website for the most recent and accurate information regarding public hours and operations.
3. At The Barn Winery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 21 reviews
Open Friday at 4, Saturday and Sunday at 1pm. Free tastings. Award winning wines. Farm to table. Family friendly. Handcrafted-boutique winery locally owned and operated. From our farm to your table. All wine is fermented and bottled on the premises. Enjoy a glass or a bottle on the deck or patio. We have your new favorite. Carpe Vinum!
Reviewed By Ralph_Rhonda_Wright - Savannah, United States
Clean, friendly, great tasting wine, and great prices! 3 for free tastings! Try the Dragon Kiss! The peach Chardonnay was our second favorite.
4. Urban Vines Winery & Brewery Co.
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 227 reviews
Urban Vines is a winery and brewery in Westfield, Indiana. We have a beautiful tasting room where we provide hand crafted wines, beers, charcuterie and artisan pizzas. Enjoy the back patio overlooking the vineyard where we have live music every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Reviewed By KellyCW33
UV is such a cute little place with great wine and even a place for kiddos to play outside...I'll def be back!
5. Butler Winery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 46 reviews
Reviewed By JackieRR_12 - Nashville, United States
My husband and I visited Butler Winery on Sat, February 16 for Chocolate Lovers Weekend AND it was our 6th Anniversary. Our assistant who poured our wine had excellent knowledge of the wines we chose to taste. For $5 p/p we could taste 8 wines and towards the end of the tasting, it was suggested which wines paired well with the chocolate offerings the winery had. All 3 chocolate offerings were delightful! After sitting at the tables to rest a few minutes, we decided to buy a white wine. Once we purchased our wine we headed outside. It was a beautiful sunny day and we walked around to the vineyard and took a selfie. If you ever want to be in a rural setting where it is quiet and relaxing, Butler Winery in a cool place to visit,
6. French Lick Winery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 59 reviews
Award-winning, family-owned winery. Sample wines and spirits at the tasting bar. Shop for wine, wine related merchandise, souvenirs, apparel, and gourmet treats. Children are welcome! Wine available on Sundays.
Reviewed By Jfeasel - Lewis Center, United States
Don't let the location fool you this place has excellent, fresh food. The homemade bread and pasta were terrific. We had the capresse salad, bread with olive oil, and linguini with meatballs - it was way too much food for 2 people - which is a good thing. We did a flight of wines and picked a favorite and brought several bottles home. Our server has worked there for 7 years and she was so helpful in making suggestions on the food and wine. There is a kids menu. They do not take reservations and seating has been reduced due to Covid but we were able to get seated right away on a Friday night at 6pm.
7. Turtle Run Winery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 86 reviews
At Turtle Run Winery, our motto is to "Produce exceptional quality wine that goes with food and friends." With over 30 wines available for free tastings, it's easy to find a wine you like. And, if you like sweet wines, we have a twist for you -- no sugar added, the international standard for making wine! Sweetness naturally from the grapes provides a clean, refreshing, fruit forward taste that's easy to enjoy. For dry wine folks, we've got you covered too! Through intricate barrel aging and blending, we are bringing back to your taste buds traditional styles of excellence from days gone by, including non-vintage wines!International award winning wine, incredibly detailed winery tours, a friendly staff interested in finding wines you like, picnic areas and wine appreciation classes and first class concerts on Sundays provide a lot of enjoyment and knowledge to you. Find out why Jim Pfeiffer, owner, winemaker, and professor of wine, figured out in the 1980's that Southern Indiana was the place to be to grow wonderful grapes to make exceptional quality wine that goes with food and friends!
Reviewed By dreaminduo - Strongsville, United States
Very friendly and knowledgeable owner’s. We enjoyed our wine tasting. Every wine we tried was amazing. Don’t miss this stop.
8. Huber's Orchard & Winery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 286 reviews
Huber's Orchard and Winery located in beautiful Starlight, IN features a Winery & Distillery, Farmer's Market, Family Farm Park, Starlight Café, Bakery, Ice Cream & Cheese Shop, and MORE!
Reviewed By KatieO591 - Shreveport, United States
I can't say enough good things about Huber's. I have many special childhood memories of this place and Thanksgiving week I had the opportunity to bring my toddler to continue in the tradition. We loved the farmers market where we purchased fresh apples and bread, fed the ducks, ate at the winery where we tried sweet potato fries and Hubers famous apple butter. After lunch we went to the Cheese & Ice cream shop where we had delicious Pumpkin Pie lattes. Overall we had a lovely family afternoon and I cant wait to return again one day.
9. Oliver Winery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 435 reviews
During COVID-19, we are following guidelines set by state and county health officials. Please see our blog for the latest news about our current offerings. Our wine experience is one of Indiana's best. In 2017, Travel + Leisure rated Oliver Winery a top 25 winery to visit in the U.S. We are Indiana’s oldest winery and one of the largest wineries in the U.S., with an award-winning winemaking team and distribution in 27 states. You’ll find an extensive but approachable wine list at the winery’s beautiful Tasting Room on Interstate 69. Taste an estate-bottled vintage from Oliver’s 54-acre Creekbend Vineyard, sample our latest Pilot Project Experimental wine or our semi-sweet Cherry Moscato, or sip a dry Oliver Cabernet Sauvignon or Sauvignon Blanc. Oliver Winery also offers special events spaces for personal or corporate celebrations, from rehearsal dinners to holiday parties. Check our website for the reserved experiences and details on current offerings.
Reviewed By richardf600 - Louisville, United States
We have visited a lot of wineries around the country but, this is one of the nicest we've been to. Known as the largest winery west of the Mississippi and one of the most beautiful. You walk to the entrance through some wonderful flower gardens with huge stones standing on end and a huge gorgeous waterfall. You enter into the tasting room and store. You can try several types of tastings or buy a bottle and some meats, cheeses and crackers and go outside and pick a table on a lovely covered deck or go sit out amount the trees. It is just delightful. We started with a short tour of the barrel room and then we chose the 8 variety tasting for the nominal price of $5 each. You are given a sheet of paper with all their wines available and you pick the 8 you want to try. You start with the dry varieties and work your way to the sweet ones. A very knowledgeable server pours you selections and gives you all the information about each one. You take your time and they do not rush you along. When you finish your tasting you are invited to purchase any of your favorites from their well stocked shelves at fairly reasonable prices. We chose several favorites and a few other essentials for home. Plan to spend a least two hours to really enjoy a tasting, a short tour and a stroll through the gardens. If you visit the area and you like wine make sure you add this to your schedule.
10. Whyte Horse Winery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 63 reviews
Reviewed By Vaydadog
My friends and I visited the winery on a Friday evening while we were in Monticello on vacation. We did the tasting which was very pleasant. The hostess was very nice and there were alot of options. The house is beautiful, and after the tasting we all purchased a glass of wine and sat on the porch. Outside they had tables set up, a nice band playing, and they had a special taco bar set up for that evening. After a bit we went back inside the house and sat at a table in the house. The house itself is absolutely beautiful. We had a great time and will be back!
