Indiana offers plenty of unique and sometimes quite odd roadside attractions for visitors. If you are looking for more than just your average run of the mill tourist attractions here are three of the most unique and somewhat odd attractions that can be found in the state of Indiana.
RV/MH Hall of Fame – Elkhart
If you love camping than a trip to the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Indiana should definitely be at the top of your must visit list of attractions in Indiana.
The RV/MH Hall of Fame is a 100,000 square foot facility that offers a large theater, two exhibit halls, a convention hall, and an area for outdoor exhibits. The museum is home to many early model trailers, including many from the 1920’s and 1930’s.
Admission to the RV/MH Hall of Fame is $8 for adults, $6 for seniors, and $3 for children ages six to sixteen. The museum is open Monday through Saturday from 9 AM to 5 PM, and closed on Sundays.
You can learn more about visiting the RV/MH Hall of Fame by visiting their website.
LaPorte County Historical Society Museum – LaPorte
The LaPorte County Historical Society Museum is home to several unique displays that include a collection of Victrolas, a comb collection, and a display of Invalid cups. However, perhaps the biggest draw to the museum is its exhibit dedicated to Belle Gunness.
Belle Gunness, who has been dubbed “LaPorte’s Lady Bluebeard”, was estimated to have lured as many as forty men to her home in LaPorte where she robbed and murdered them. The exhibit includes a recreation of the Gunness farm, photos from the farm, and even the wheelbarrow she reportedly used to bury her husbands.
The LaPorte County Historical Society Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 AM to 4:30 PM. Admission to the museum is $3 for adult residents, $6 for out of county adult visitors, $3 for students, and free for children under the age of twelve.
You can learn more about the LaPorte County Historical Society Museum by visiting their website.
Dan Quayle Vice Presidential Museum – Huntington
Located in Dan Quayle’s hometown of Huntigton, Indiana the Dan Quayle Vice Presidential Museum is trying to find it’s way in a world where Vice Presidents of the past tend to fade into oblivion.
The first floor of the Dan Quayle Vice Presidential Museum is dedicated to all Vice Presidents, but the upstairs of the museum is dedicated to Mr. Quayle himself. Visitors to the museum can view the sweater he wore as a child, his Little League uniform, and his law degree, which was famously chewed up by the family dog.
The museum is open Monday through Friday from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Admission to the museum is $3 for adults, and $1 for kids.
You can find out more about the Dan Quayle Vice Presidential Museum by visiting their website.