What to do in central-southeast Indiana

We%26#39;re making a trip to the Chicago area to visit relatives next month. We will drive to Guilford (near Cincinnati) to visit my cousin for a few days, and were wondering what sites/places to visit along the way. My two girls are 12 and 14 - we%26#39;ll have our fill of museums, no doubt, in Chicago, so other sites - historical, unusual, etc. - would be appreciated. I%26#39;ve read about Richmond and that sounds nice - any other suggestions???

What to do in central-southeast Indiana

You might be interested in Metamora, Indiana. It has a n historic canal, buildings and shops.

http://www.metamoraindiana.com/

A fun place in Ohio is Caesar Creek Lake. At the visitor%26#39;s Center, you can obtain a free permit to collect fossils in the spillway area. It%26#39;s very fun %26amp; educational. There%26#39;s also hiking trails and a pioneer village. It%26#39;s about 45 minutes northeast of Cincinnati.

What to do in central-southeast Indiana

Thanks for the suggestions - sounds interesting. I will check them out!

Well, in Indianapolis there is the Eiteljorg southwest museum, Indianapolis Speedway track tour and museum, Children%26#39;s Museum (very kid friendly), Indiana State Museum, Patriot Park, Canal Walk, Indianapolis Indians minor league baseball.

There are several NHRA teams with headquarters in the Brownsburg/Indy areas if you are into that.

Near Indianapolis is Conner Prairie, a live look at life in the 1800%26#39;s.

Near Indy (north) is the home of James Dean.

There is an indoor gokart racing track in the Indy area.

In Bloomington is Buffalouie%26#39;s a world famous hot wing restaurant, near the campus with tons of Indiana University memorabilia.

In Oolitic Indiana, there is the limestone statue of Joe Palooka.

In Cincinnati, there is the Freedom Center, all about the underground railroad which ended there. It has a lot of hands on things and a really cool interactive show. After you go there, you can see the geography of the area and how the high bluffs over the river affected the network. I recommend it highly, even if you are museum-ed out.

Going across the river to Covington Kentucky for an afternoon is very interesting too. It is a city which hasn%26#39;t been much touched by time, but apparently was once a bustling city.

We ate on the Kentucky side in a ferry which has been converted into a restaurant. Very cool. While we were there, the Reds/Indians game was going on in the stadium right across the river.