The 25 Best Roadside Attractions in Indiana
Ranked by Roadtrippi users — the people who've actually been there. Updated June 2026. Roadtrippi catalogs 417 roadside attractions in Indiana.
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1. Share the Street with a Train (Closed)
Michigan City, IN
One attraction that you definitely wanted to stop for; otherwise you'd be crushed. The trains ran from 1927 until finally being rerouted in May 2021.
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2. Kruse Museums and Expo Center (Closed)
Auburn, IN
Exhibited lots of World War II hardware, as well as monster trucks and the Batmobile.
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3. 1910 U.S. Population Center
Bloomington, IN
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4. Dancing Couple
Logansport, IN
A larger-than-life pair of ballroom dancers made of aluminum. Their visible weld seams and pipe-like limbs give off unintentional vibes of the Wizard of Oz Tin Man.
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5. World's Largest Toilet
Columbus, IN
An interactive play museum for children features a huge house with a giant toilet that you can slide through, you big load.
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6. Painting of the Gus Grissom Rocket Monument
Mitchell, IN
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7. Shoe Tree
Troy, IN
A once-thriving shoe tree that may be in need of a successor. Its lower branches still droop heavily with anonymously flung pairs of sneakers and other footwear.
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8. Brown County Railroad Museum (Closed)
Morgantown, IN
Miniature railroading; could ride a train powered by a 14-inch-gauge steam engine. Small, and much of it was still under construction when it closed.
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9. Jets!
Fort Wayne, IN
In an outdoor park, seven well-preserved military jets date to the 1950s, with room for more.
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10. Ann Dancing: Electronic Go-Go Dancer
Indianapolis, IN
Upright outdoor kiosk displays a life-size electronic outline of a 1960s go-go dancer, gyrating non-stop. Named "Suzanne Walking in a Leather Skirt" by artist Julian Opie in 2008, but everyone else calls it "Ann Dancing."
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11. Bronzed Foundation of Lincoln's Cabin
Lincoln City, IN
All that was left of Abe's boyhood cabin was its foundation, so historians bronzed it. Left unbronzed was the gravestone of Lincoln's mom, who's buried only a few feet away.
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12. First Professional Baseball Game
Fort Wayne, IN
According to a black granite monument, the "1st major league baseball game" was played on this spot on May 4, 1871. Six months later, the baseball stadium burned down.
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13. Chainsaw Garden
Hardinsburg, IN
66 chainsaws -- corresponding with the number of the highway that it's on -- planted in the ground in crop-like rows.
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14. Fake Old Gas Station
Kendallville, IN
A private replica of an old fashioned Shell station on farmland where no gas station should be. Authentic fuel tankers and other touches.
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15. Marker: Birthplace of the Coke Bottle (Gone)
Terre Haute, IN
The entry submitted by the Root Glass Co. won the national Coke bottle design competition in 1915. Sept. 2024: reported moved inside the Vigo County Museum
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16. Famous Indiana Wooden People
St Joe, IN
Carved wooden statues of famous Hoosiers: sports stars, astronauts, Abe Lincoln, Col. Sanders. Honorees are selected by the local elementary school.
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17. Indiana Military Museum
Vincennes, IN
Tanks, bombs, planes, plus fragments from a WWI Zeppelin and from atom-blasted Hiroshima, and the cap worn by the nurse kissed in Times Square on VJ Day. Unique parking lot bunker photo-op.
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18. Giant Fishing Lure
Jeffersonville, IN
A giant fishing lure hangs over the Ohio River, tempting any fish-monster that swims by.
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19. Pieces of the Battleship Indiana
Bloomington, IN
The mainmast and two of this WWII battleship's guns have been on display here since 1966. The tip of the ship's prow was added in 2013.
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20. Indianapolis Catacombs
Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis provides guided tours of its "catacombs," actually the vaulted cellars of a downtown 19th century building destroyed by fire in 1958.
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21. Ed's Ghost Town (Gone)
Bedford, IN
1950s-70s tourist attraction created by Edward and Evelyn Hirsch, combining Old West artifacts and buildings with souvenir and gift shops. Burned down in 1981.
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22. Zharakos Soda Fountain And Museum
Columbus, IN
Working 1900 soda fountain was restored and reopened in 2009. Cabinets and displays showcase Gilded Age relics of soda fountain history.
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23. Pirate Cat Memorial
Carmel, IN
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24. Shoe Tree
Milltown, IN
The original tree was struck by lightning, but don't despair -- the shoes have been spread to surrounding trees.
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25. Abandoned Building Murals
Aurora, IN
The boarded-up windows of an abandoned building in Aurora have been turned into canvases for the portraits of memory-worthy people. For $75, you can be one of them!
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