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List of museums in Indiana

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This list of museums in Indiana is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included. Also included are non-profit and university art galleries.

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Name Location County Region Type Summary
Academy of Hoosier Heritage Museum Mooresville Morgan Central Local website
Adams County Historical Society Museum Decatur Adams North Local website, operated by the Adams County Historical Society. The museum is located in the Charles Dugan House, listed on the National Register.
Adams Mill Cutler Carroll North Mill 1845 grist mill, displays of agriculture and household tools and equipment, historic 1860s Masonic lodge room
African/African-American Historical Society Museum Fort Wayne Allen North African American Open by appointment
Alexandria Monroe Township Historical Society Museum Alexandria Madison Central Local website
Anderson Museum of Art Anderson Madison Central Art Indiana and contemporary art
Angel Mounds State Historic Site Evansville Vanderburgh South Archaeology website, an archaeological site and interpretive center managed by the Indiana State Museum & Historic Sites. An expression of the Mississippian culture, the 600-acre (240-hectare) site is a National Historic Landmark.
Antique Fan Museum Zionsville Boone Central Commodity website, operated by the Antique Fan Collectors Association
Art Museum of Greater Lafayette Lafayette Tippecanoe North Art website, collection includes 19th- and 20th-century American art with a special focus on art of Indiana
Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana Evansville Vanderburgh South Art website
Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum Columbus Bartholomew South Aviation website, military aviation history
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum Auburn DeKalb North Automotive Dedicated to preserving cars built by the Auburn Automobile, Cord Automobile, and Duesenberg companies
Baer Field Heritage Air Park Fort Wayne Allen North Aviation website
Barker Mansion Michigan City LaPorte North Historic house
The Barns at Nappanee Nappanee Elkhart North Open-air
Bartholomew County History Center Columbus Bartholomew South Local Located in the McEwen-Samuels-Marr House, operated by the Bartholomew County Historical Society
Batesville Historical Center Batesville Ripley South Local website, operated by the Batesville Area Historical Society
Beck's Mill Salem Washington South Mill Restored 19th-century grist mill
Bell Aircraft Museum Mentone Kosciusko North Aviation website, life of aviation industrialist Lawrence Dale Bell, historic Bell Aircraft vehicles, history of aviation
Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site Indianapolis Marion Central Historic house Victorian home of President Benjamin Harrison
Benton House Indianapolis Marion Central Historic house Victorian home of Allen R. Benton, operated by the Irvington Historic Landmarks Foundation
Billie Creek Village Rockville Parke Central Open-air Features 38 historical buildings and structures and hundred of antiques and artifacts
Billy Sunday Home Museum Winona Lake Kosciusko North Historic house 1911 Arts & Crafts bungalow, visitor center exhibits about preacher Billy Sunday
Blackford County History Center Hartford City Blackford Central Local website
Body Reflections Hair Museum French Lick Orange South Hair website, vintage razors, shears, combs, hairbrushes, hair tonics, permanent-wave machines and hair, part of Tony Kendall's salon, Body Reflections
Brown County Art Gallery Nashville Brown South Art website, exhibits of local art
Brown County Pioneer Village Nashville Brown South Open-air website, operated by the Brown County Historical Society, includes log jail, dog-trot building, doctor's office, log cabin and blacksmith shop
Buckley Homestead Lowell Lake North Living history Includes agriculture museum, pioneer farm, historic farm house, school
Camp Atterbury Museum Edinburgh Johnson Central Military website, history of Camp Atterbury
Canal House Connersville Fayette Central Local website, owned and maintained by Historic Connersville, Inc.
CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center Terre Haute Vigo Central Memorial The Holocaust and the power of forgiveness
Carnegie Center for Art & History New Albany Floyd South Multiple Art, local history
Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County Crawfordsville Montgomery Central Local Themes include history, art, science and culture of Montgomery County
Carroll County Historical Museum Delphi Carroll North Local website, operated by the Carroll County Historical Society in the Carroll County Courthouse
Cass County Historical Society Museum Logansport Cass North Local Located in the Jerolaman-Long Home
Chellberg Farmhouse Chesterton Porter North Historic house Located in Indiana Dunes National Park, turn-of-the-20th century Swedish farmhouse, open to the public during festivals, demonstrations and ranger-guided tours
Chief Richardville House Fort Wayne Allen North Historic house Restored 1827 home of Jean Baptiste de Richardville, the last tribal chief of the Miami people. The National Historic Landmark is managed by the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society.
Children's Museum of Indianapolis Indianapolis Marion Central Children's Interactive hands-on exhibits about science, natural history, archaeology, dinosaurs
Circus City Museum Peru Miami North Local website, Peru's circus history
Clark County Museum Jeffersonville Clark South Local website
Clay County Historical Society Museum Brazil Clay Central Local
Clay Township Military Library and Museum Carmel Hamilton Central Military website
Cline Museum Angola Steuben North Historic house information, operated by the Steuben County Historical Society, late Victorian Queen Anne house
Clinton County Historical Museum Frankfort Clinton North Local Operated by the Clinton County Historical Society
Coal Town and Railroad Museum Clinton Vermillion Central Local website, open daily only during the Labor Day weekend during the Little Italy Festival
Colonel William Jones State Historic Site Gentryville Spencer South Historic house Part of Lincoln State Park, early 19th century period house
Columbus Museum of Art & Design Columbus Bartholomew South Art website, exhibits of art, design and performing art
Conner Prairie Fishers Hamilton Central Living history 19th-century Indiana homestead
Corydon Capitol State Historic Site Corydon Harrison South Historic site Indiana’s first state capitol
Costigan House Madison Jefferson South Historic house Operated by Historic Madison, Inc, mid-19th century period home of architect Francis Costigan. Tour information is available on the HMI website.
Cragun House Lebanon Boone Central Historic house Victorian period home operated by the Boone County Historical Society
Crispus Attucks Museum Indianapolis Marion Central African American Operated by the Indianapolis Public Schools, school and local African American history[1]
Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site New Albany Floyd South Historic house 1869 Victorian mansion
David Owsley Museum of Art Muncie Delaware Central Art Part of Ball State University, houses some 11,000 works of art, 2,000+ of which are on display
Daviess County Historical Society Museum Washington Daviess South Local website
Decatur County Museum Greensburg Decatur South Historic house website, operated by the Decatur County Historical Society, Victorian-period Lathrop/Shannon House
DeKalb County History Museum Butler DeKalb North Local Located in a former Carnegie library[2]
The Depot History Museum & Art Gallery Beverly Shores Porter North Local Located in a historic depot
Diocesan Museum Fort Wayne Allen North Religious website, operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
Dr. Hutchings Office & Hospital Madison Jefferson South Historic house Operated by Historic Madison, original late 19th century equipment and furnishings. Tour information is available on the HMI website.
Dr. James Ford Historic Home Wabash Wabash North Historic house website, restored 19th-century physician's home and surgery
Dr. Ted's Musical Marvels Dale Dubois South Music website, restored mechanical musical instruments from around the world
Draft Animal Museum Auburn DeKalb North Agriculture website, operated by the DeKalb County Horsemen's Association, horse-drawn agriculture equipment and vehicles
Dubois County Museum Jasper Dubois South Local website, county history, agriculture, military, manufacturing, German heritage, sports
Dugger Coal Museum Dugger Sullivan Central Local
Dunkirk City Public Library and Glass Museum Dunkirk Jay Central Glass website, more than 6,000 pieces from 115 factories from around the world
Earlham College Art Collection Richmond Wayne Central Art website, includes Ronald Gallery, Thorp Collection of Chinese Art in the Lilly Library, themed displays in the Landrum Bolling Center
Early Ford V-8 Foundation Museum Butler DeKalb North Automotive website, operated by the Early Ford V-8 Foundation, features Flathead V-8 engines, transmissions, rear axles, Ford memorabilia, service items, carburetors, tires & rims, clocks
Edith Barrett Memorial Pike County History Center Petersburg Pike South Local
Eleutherian College Lancaster Jefferson South Historic site First college in Indiana to admit students without regard to race or sex
Elkhart County Historical Museum Bristol Elkhart North Local Period and local history exhibits, located in a former school building
Elwood Haynes Museum Kokomo Howard Central Biographical Life of inventor Elwood Haynes
Emil A. Blackmore Museum of The American Legion Indianapolis Marion Central Military website, part of the American Legion, military and Legion related items, art
Emanuel Hatfield Museum Owensburg Greene South Local History of the Hatfield family and hunter Emmanuel Hatfield[3]
Ernie Pyle World War II Museum Dana Vermillion Central Biographical website, home of reporter Ernie Pyle, formerly the Ernie Pyle State Historic Site
Eskenazi Museum of Art Bloomington Monroe South Art Located on the IU Bloomington campus, features collection of ancient jewelry and paintings by Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock
Eugene V. Debs Museum Terre Haute Vigo Central Biographical The museum is located in the former home of union leader Eugene V. Debs. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1966. The museum is maintained by the Eugene V. Debs Foundation, a nonprofit educational foundation.
Evansville African American Museum Evansville Vanderburgh South African American website
Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science Evansville Vanderburgh South Multiple website
Evansville Wartime Museum Evansville Vanderburgh South Military website
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art Indianapolis Marion Central Art website, Native American art, Western American paintings and sculpture
Falls of the Ohio Interpretive Center Clarksville Clark South Natural history website, operated by the Falls of the Ohio Foundation and located at Falls of the Ohio State Park.
Farmer House Museum Bloomington Monroe South Historic house website, early to mid 20th-century period house
Fayette County Historical Museum Connersville Fayette Central Local website, operated by Historic Connersville, Inc.
Five Points Fire Museum Lafayette Tippecanoe North Fire
Forks of the Wabash Huntington Huntington North Open-air 1840s Native American, pioneer and settler life
Fort Ouiatenon West Lafayette Tippecanoe North Living history Replica 18th-century early French trading post blockhouse, open on weekends in summer for living history demonstrations
Fort Vallonia Museum Vallonia Jackson South Local website
Fort Wayne Firefighters Museum Fort Wayne Allen North Fire website
Fort Wayne Museum of Art Fort Wayne Allen North Art website
Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society New Haven Allen North Railroad website
Fountain County War Museum Veedersburg Fountain Central Military Located in a former depot[4][5]
Freeman Field Army Airfield Museum Seymour Jackson South Military website, history of Freeman Army Airfield in World War II
French Lick West Baden Museum French Lick Orange South Local website
Fulton County Museum Rochester Fulton North Multiple website, operated by the Fulton County Historical Society, includes local history museum, the Round Barn Museum with agriculture tools, equipment and machinery, 1900-1925 period village
Gaar Mansion Richmond Wayne Central Historic house Late 19th century Second Empire-style mansion
Gallery 924 Indianapolis Marion Central Art website, operated by the Indy Arts Council
Galleries at Peeler Greencastle Putnam Central Art website, part of the Richard E. Peeler Art Center at DePauw University
Garfield Park Arts Center Indianapolis Marion Central Art Includes exhibitions of local and regional art
Garrett Museum of Art Garrett DeKalb North Art website, local art
Garrett Historical Railroad Museum Garrett DeKalb North Railroad Located in a historic depot, includes a mail and baggage car, watchman’s shanty and a C&O caboose[6][7]
Gary Chanute Aquatorium Gary Lake North Aviation Restored 1921 bathhouse with exhibits honoring Octave Chanute and the Tuskegee Airmen. It is listed on the National Register and managed by the Chanute Aquatorium Society.[8]
Gary Historical & Cultural Society Gary Lake North Local Programs and exhibits on the local history and culture of Gary. The society manages the Gary Land Company Building, home to its museum and listed on the National Register.[9]
Gas City Museum Gas City Grant Central Local website, operated by the Gas City Historical Society
General Lew Wallace Study and Museum Crawfordsville Montgomery Central Biographical Home and study of Lew Wallace, author of Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. The Lew Wallace Study Preservation Society manages the 1895 National Historic Landmark.
Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site Rome City Noble North Biographical Home of author Gene Stratton-Porter
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park Vincennes Knox South Historic site Site of important campaign during the American Revolution
Goshen Historical Museum Goshen Elkhart North Local website, operated by the Goshen Historical Society
Great American Songbook Foundation Carmel Hamilton Central Music website
Great Lakes Museum of Military History Michigan City LaPorte North Military website
Greentown Glass Museum Greentown Howard Central Glass website, glass items produced by the Indiana Tumbler and Goblet Company
Greentown History Center Greentown Howard Central Local website, history and culture of eastern Howard County, operated by the Greentown Historical Society
Griffith Historical Park & Museum Griffith Lake North Railroad website, operated by the Griffith Historical Society, depot museum, railroad cars, structures
Grissom Air Museum Peru Miami North Aviation website
Grouseland Vincennes Knox South Historic house Home of William Henry Harrison when he was governor of Indiana
Grover Museum Shelbyville Shelby Central Local Operated by the Shelby County Historical Society, includes period shop and businesses displays, model train layout
Gruenewald House Anderson Madison Central Historic house Turn of the century Victorian period home
Gus Grissom Boyhood Home Mitchell Lawrence South Biographical website, boyhood home of astronaut Gus Grissom. Operated by the Virgil I. Grissom Memorial Inc., the home is open to tours on Saturdays from May through September.
Haan Mansion Museum of Indiana Art Lafayette Tippecanoe North Art Indiana art, antique furniture and decorative items
Hagerstown Museum & Arts Place Hagerstown Wayne Central Local website
Hall of Heroes Superhero Museum Elkhart Elkhart North Toy website
Hallmark Ornament Museum Warsaw Kosciusko North Commodity website, part of the Party Shop, complete collection of Hallmark Cards ornaments since 1973; also known as the Prudencio/Hamrick Hallmark Ornament Museum
Hamilton County Museum of History Noblesville Hamilton Central Local website, Victorian-period former sheriff's residence and jail, operated by the Hamilton County Historical Society[10][11]
Hancock County Historical Society Greenfield Hancock Central Local website, operates the Chapel in the Park Museum and the Old Log Jail Museum
Harrison Center Indianapolis Marion Central Art [12]
Harrison County Discovery Center Corydon Harrison South Multiple website
Hayden Historical Museum Hayden Jennings South Local website
Hayes Arboretum Richmond Wayne Central Natural history 466 acres, includes nature center and museum with exhibits about founder Stanley Hayes and railroad track items produced by the Hayes Track Appliance Company
Healthworks Kids Museum South Bend St. Joseph North Children's website, affiliated with the Memorial Hospital of South Bend
Henager Memories and Nostalgia Museum Buckskin Gibson South Commodity website, American and pop culture nostalgia collectibles including Western movie stars, American music, Smokey Bear, automobiles, Hollywood, Abraham Lincoln, Santa Claus
Hendricks County Historical Museum Danville Hendricks Central Local website
Heritage House Museum Walkerton St. Joseph North Local website, operated by the Walkerton Area Historical Society
Henry County Historical Society Museum New Castle Henry Central Historic house Victorian period rooms in the Gen. William Grose House[13]
Herron Galleries Indianapolis Marion Central Art website, part of Herron School of Art and Design, includes Eleanor Prest Reese, Robert B. Berkshire and Dorit & Gerald Paul Galleries, Basile Gallery, and Marsh Gallery in Eskenazi Hall, Eskenazi Fine Arts Center gallery
Hesston Steam Museum La Porte LaPorte North Railroad Collections of railroad and steam equipment
Hillforest Aurora Dearborn South Historic house Victorian period mansion
The History Center Fort Wayne Allen North Local website, operated by the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society
The History Center Lafayette Tippecanoe North Local website, operated by the Tippecanoe County Historical Association
The History Museum South Bend St. Joseph North Local website, heritage of the St. Joseph River Valley region, includes exhibits of local history, history of the University of Notre Dame, the Copshaholm mansion, a 1930s period Polish immigrant family worker's home, and the Kidsfirst Children’s Museum
Hoosier Art Salon New Harmony Gallery New Harmony Posey South Art Art gallery of Indiana artists
Hoosier Cabinet Museum Nappanee Elkhart North Design website, craftsmanship of the Hoosier cabinet
Hoosier Gym Knightstown Henry Central Sports Famous for being the central location for the 1986 basketball movie Hoosiers
Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum North Judson Starke North Railroad
Howard County Historical Society Museum Kokomo Howard Central Local Located in the Seiberling Mansion in the Old Silk Stocking Neighborhood
Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts Indianapolis Marion Central Art website, part of Butler University, performing arts center with an art gallery
Howard Steamboat Museum Jeffersonville Clark South Maritime Steamboat and local history
Huddleston Farmhouse Mount Auburn Wayne Central Historic house 1841 inn and farmhouse
Huntingburg Museum Huntingburg Dubois South Local website
Imagination Station Lafayette Tippecanoe North Science website
Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame Jasper Dubois South Sports website, located on the campus of Vincennes University
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame New Castle Henry Central Sports website
Indiana Dinosaur Museum South Bend St. Joseph North Archaeology website
Indiana Football Hall of Fame Richmond Wayne Central Sports website
Indiana Geological and Water Survey Bloomington Monroe South Natural history Rocks, minerals, and fossils from Indiana and beyond
Indiana Experience Indianapolis Marion Central History Operated by the Indiana Historical Society at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center
Indiana Medical History Museum Indianapolis Marion Central Medical Focus is beginning of scientific psychiatry and modern medicine
Indiana Military Museum Vincennes Knox South Military website, America’s military history from the American Revolution to the present day
Indiana Railway Museum French Lick Orange South Railroad Heritage railroad and museum
Indiana State Museum Indianapolis Marion Central Multiple Exhibits on the science, art, culture, and history of Indiana from prehistoric times up to the present day.
Indiana State Police Museum Indianapolis Marion Central Police website, museum dedicated to the Indiana State Police
Indiana Track & Field and Cross Country Hall of Fame Museum Terre Haute Vigo Central Sports website
Indiana University East Art Gallery Richmond Wayne Central Art website, located in Whitewater Hall
Indiana University Kokomo Art Gallery Kokomo Howard Central Art website
Indiana University Kokomo Downtown Art Gallery Kokomo Howard Central Art website
Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Bloomington Monroe South Archaeology website, formed through the merging of the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology and the Mathers Museum of World Cultures on the Indiana University Bloomington campus
Indiana War Memorial Museum Indianapolis Marion Central Military website
Indianapolis Art Center Indianapolis Marion Central Art website
Indianapolis Artsgarden Indianapolis Marion Central Art website, public art and performance venue, operated by the Indy Arts Council
Indianapolis Firefighters Museum Indianapolis Marion Central Fire website, antique fire wagons[14]
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum Speedway Marion Central Automotive website
Indianapolis Museum of Art Indianapolis Marion Central Art Collections include Neo-Impressionist paintings; Japanese paintings of the Edo period; Chinese ceramics and bronzes; paintings, sculptures, and prints by Paul Gauguin and the Pont-Aven School; a large number of works by J. M. W. Turner; contemporary art; textiles and fashion arts; modern design
International Circus Hall of Fame Peru Miami North Hall of fame Hall of fame and museum about circuses and important circus figures
Jackson County History Center Brownstown Jackson South Local [15][16]
Jackson County Visitor's Center Exhibit Freetown Jackson South Local Located in the Southern Indiana Railroad Freighthouse
James Dean Gallery Fairmount Grant Central Biographical website
James Dean Museum Fairmount Grant Central Local website
James Whitcomb Riley Boyhood Home and Museum Greenfield Hancock Central Historic house Mid-19th-century period birthplace home of poet James Whitcomb Riley
James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home Indianapolis Marion Central Historic house Home of poet James Whitcomb Riley
Jasonville History Museum Jasonville Greene South Local [17]
Jasper Arts Center Jasper Dubois South Art website, Krempp Gallery features changing exhibits of regional artists and groups
Jasper County Historical Society & Museum Rensselaer Jasper North Local website
Jeeninga Museum of Bible & Near Eastern Studies Anderson Madison Central Archaeology website, part of Anderson University, context and history of the Ancient Near East as it relates to the Bible
Jefferson County Heritage Center Madison Jefferson South Local website, operated by the Jefferson County Historical Society, includes exhibits on pioneers, transportation, Victorian life, Civil War
John Hay Center Salem Washington South Multiple Includes Stevens Memorial Museum of local history, Depot Railroad Museum, birthplace of John Milton Hay, and a pioneer village
Jennings County Historical Society Museum Vernon Jennings South Local website
Johnson County Museum of History Franklin Johnson Central Local Operated by the Johnson County Historical Society, former Masonic Temple containing local history displays and a genealogy library
Jonesboro Historical Museum Jonesboro Grant Central Local [18]
Joseph Moore Museum Richmond Wayne Central Natural history website, part of Earlham College, natural and cultural history of Richmond, Indiana, and the world including birds, mammals, rocks, insects, fossils, live reptiles, and an Egyptian mummy named Ta'an
Kidscommons Columbus Bartholomew South Children's website
Knightstown Historic Museum Knightstown Henry Central Local website
Kokomo Automotive Museum Kokomo Howard Central Automotive website, cars, gas station, diner, automotive history, located at the Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo Event & Conference Center
Kosciusko County Jail Museum Warsaw Kosciusko North Local Operated by the Kosciusko County Historical Society, former prison and sheriff's house, local history displays
Kruse Automotive & Carriage Museum Auburn DeKalb North Automotive website, includes classic, racing and Carl Casper custom cars, carriages including several British Royal carriages, International Monster Truck Museum & Hall of Fame Exhibit, the Northeastern Racing Gallery and more[19]
Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library Indianapolis Marion Central Biographical [20]
Lake County Historical Museum Crown Point Lake North Local website, operated by the Lake County Historical Society
Lake of the Red Cedars Museum Cedar Lake Lake North Local website, operated by the Cedar Lake Historical Association
Lane Place Crawfordsville Montgomery Central Historic house Operated by the Montgomery County Historical Society
Lanier Mansion State Historic Site Madison Jefferson South Historic house 1840s mansion
LaPorte County Historical Society Museum La Porte LaPorte North Local website, includes pioneer items, period display rooms
Larry Bird Museum Terre Haute Vigo Central Biographical website
Lawrence County Museum of History Bedford Lawrence South Local website
Levi & Catharine Coffin State Historic Site Fountain City Wayne Central Historic house Station on the Underground Railroad
Lieber Log Cabin Marshall Parke Central Historic house Located in Turkey Run State Park, commemorates Richard Lieber, first director of the Indiana State Parks system
Life on the Ohio River History Museum Vevay Switzerland South Maritime website, operated by the Switzerland County Historical Society, transportation on the Ohio River including flatboats, steamboats, showboats, keelboats
Ligonier Historical Museum Ligonier Noble North Local
Louis J. Koch Family Children's Museum of Evansville Evansville Vanderburgh South Children's website
Limberlost State Historic Site Geneva Adams North Historic house 1895 log home of author Gene Stratton Porter
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Lincoln City Spencer South Multiple Includes visitor center with museum about Lincoln and the Lincoln Living Historical Farm, an 1820 pioneer homestead
Lincoln Pioneer Village Rockport Spencer South Open-air Features log cabins, public buildings, schools, and churches as they stood in Lincoln's days in Spencer County
Linden Depot Museum Linden Montgomery Central Railroad Operated by the Linden-Madison Township Historical Society
Lindley House Paoli Orange South Historic house 1850-1869 period house, operated by the Orange County Historical Society
Lubeznik Center for the Arts Michigan City LaPorte North Art website
Luckey Hospital Museum Wolf Lake Noble North Medical website, rural hospital displays from the 1930s to 1950s
Lusk Home and Mill Site Marshall Parke Central Historic house Located in Turkey Run State Park, early pioneer home and grist mill
Lyles Station Museum Princeton Gibson South African American website, operated by the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation
Madison Railroad Station Museum Madison Jefferson South Railroad website, operated by the Jefferson County Historical Society
Mansfield Roller Mill Mansfield Parke Central Mill Early 19th-century grist mill
Marion City Museum Marion Grant Central Local website, part of the Marion Public Library
Marshall County Historical Museum Plymouth Marshall North Local website, operated Marshall County Historical Society
Martin County Historical Museum Shoals Martin South Local Operated by the Martin County Historical Society
Mascot Hall of Fame Whiting Lake North Hall of fame website
Masonic Library and Museum of Indiana Indianapolis Marion Central Local website, operated by the Grand Lodge of Indiana, cultural history of Indiana's Freemasons
McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries Evansville Vanderburgh South Art website, part of University of Southern Indiana
Menno-Hof Shipshewana LaGrange North Religious website, faith and life of Amish and Mennonites
Merrillville History Museum Merrillville Lake North Local website, operated by the Merrillville-Ross Township Historical Society
Miami County Museum Peru Miami North Local website, operated by the Miami County Historical Society, includes Cole Porter exhibit
Mid-America Windmill Museum Kendallville Noble North Open-air website, story of wind power from its origination through the American windmill to the present day
Middlebury Community Museum Middlebury Elkhart North Local website
Middletown Historical Society Museum Middletown Henry Central Local [13]
Midtown Museum of Native Cultures Waynetown Montgomery Central Private Private collection of Native American artifacts
Midwest Museum of American Art Elkhart Elkhart North Art Focuses on 19th- and 20th-century American Art, with original paintings by Grandma Moses and Norman Rockwell
Milan '54 Hoosiers Museum Milan Ripley South Sports website, history of the 1954 Milan High School basketball team
Military Honor Park and Museum South Bend St. Joseph North Military website
Miller House and Garden Columbus Bartholomew South Historic house Mid-Century modern home designed by Eero Saarinen
Minnetrista Muncie Delaware Central Multiple website, includes a museum with exhibits of nature, local history and art, a historic home, and many themed gardens and outdoor sculptures
Mishawaka Historical Museum Mishawaka St. Joseph North Local website
Model T Museum Centerville Wayne Central Automotive website, operated by the Model T Ford Club of America
Modelle Metcalf Visual Arts Center Gallery Upland Grant Central Art website, part of Taylor University
Monon Connection Museum Monon White North Railroad website
Monon Depot Museum Carmel Hamilton Central Railroad website, operated by the Carmel Clay Historical Society, includes local history and railroad exhibits
Monroe County History Center Bloomington Monroe South Local website, operated by the Monroe County Historical Society
Moore-Youse Home Museum Muncie Delaware Central Historic house Operated by the Delaware County Historical Society
Moreau Art Galleries Notre Dame St. Joseph North Art website, part of the Moreau Center for the Arts at Saint Mary's College, up to nine exhibitions by professional, contemporary artists rotate in the three different exhibition spaces
Muncie Children's Museum Muncie Delaware Central Children's website
Munster History Museum Munster Lake North Local website, operated by the Munster Historical Society in the Kaske House
Murphy Art Center Indianapolis Marion Central Art Includes five galleries
Musee de Venoge Vevay Switzerland South Historic house website, early 19th-century French Colonial house
Museum of the Coal Industry Lynnville Warrick South Industry website
Museum of Culver & Lake Maxinkuckee History Culver Marshall North Local website operated by the Antiquarian and Historical Society of Culver
Museum of Madison County History Anderson Madison Central Local website, operated by the Madison County Historical Society
Museum of Miniature Houses and Other Collections Carmel Hamilton Central Toy website, dollhouses and miniatures
Museum of Overbeck Art Pottery Cambridge City Wayne Central Ceramics website, pottery created by the Overbeck Sisters, located in the town library
Museum of 20th Century Warfare Lawrence Marion Central Military Located at Fort Harrison State Park, exhibits about the fort and technology, artifacts, uniforms and soldiers of the 20th Century
Museum of the Soldier Portland Jay Central Military website
National Auto and Truck Museum Auburn DeKalb North Automotive website, emphasis on post World War II cars and trucks
National Military History Center Auburn DeKalb North Military website, includes Revolutionary War through Vietnam, with a main focus on WWII
National Model Aviation Museum Muncie Delaware Central Aviation website, model aircraft and aeromodelling, operated by the Academy of Model Aeronautics
National New York Central Railroad Museum Elkhart Elkhart North Railroad History and equipment of the New York Central Railroad
NCAA Hall of Champions Indianapolis Marion Central Sports website, operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
New Harmony State Historic Site New Harmony Posey South Historic site Site of two utopian communities, includes several historic houses and museums, New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art[21]
Newburgh Museum Newburgh Warrick South Local website
Newton County Historical Society Museum and Resource Center Kentland Newton North Local
NMLRA Museum Friendship Ripley South Sports website, operated by the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association (NMLRA)
Oak Grove Heritage House Oxford Benton North Local Located in a former Presbyterian church
Ohio County Historical Museum Rising Sun Ohio South Local website, housed in a 19th-century plow factory, focus is 19th and early 20th-century life and events, operated by the Ohio County Historical Society
Old Jail Museum Albion Noble North Local Operated by the Noble County Historical Society in the former sheriff's house and county jail
Old Cathedral Library & Museum Vincennes Knox South Religious Oldest library in the state of Indiana, display of historic and church artifacts
Old French House & Indian Museum Vincennes Knox South Historic house 1809-period French Creole house[22]
Old Hotel Museum & Railroad Learning Center Union City Randolph Central Local Also area railroad artifacts[23]
Old Lighthouse Museum Michigan City LaPorte North Lighthouse Operated by the Michigan City Historical Society, only lighthouse in Indiana
Oldfields (Lilly House & Gardens) Indianapolis Marion Central Historic house 1930s-period mansion, located on the grounds of the Indianapolis Museum of Art
Osgood Historical Museum Osgood Ripley South Local [24]
Orange County Museum Paoli Orange South Local website, operated by the Orange County Historical Society
Owen County Heritage & Culture Center Spencer Owen South Local website
Padgett Museum New Albany Floyd South Local Operated by the Floyd County Historical Society[25]
Paul Dresser Birthplace Terre Haute Vigo Central Biographical Home of composer Paul Dresser, operated seasonally by the Vigo County Historical Society
Pendleton Historical Museum Pendleton Madison Central Local Located in Falls Park[26][27][28]
Pershing Township Museum Freetown Jackson South Local [15]
Perry County Museum Cannelton Perry South Local website, located at the old Perry County Courthouse
Piper Flight Museum Salem Washington South Aviation website, located at the Salem Municipal Airport, features three vintage Piper air craft, a flight simulator, exhibits on Piper Aircraft
PJ Gilsinger & Co. John Deere Museum Winamac Pulaski North Private website
Porter County Museum Valparaiso Porter North Local Formerly the Old Jail Museum
Pound Store Museum Leesburg Kosciusko North Local Operated by the Kosciusko County Historical Society, historic general store and post office
Prill School Museum Henry Township Fulton North Local Late 19th-century one-room schoolhouse
Prophetstown State Park Battle Ground Tippecanoe North Living history 1920s living farmstead and Native American village buildings
Pulaski County Historical Museum Winamac Pulaski North Local website, operated by the Pulaski County Historical Society
Purdue University Galleries West Lafayette Tippecanoe North Art website, includes Patti and Rusty Rueff Galleries in Yue-Kong Pao Hall, Robert L. Ringel Gallery in Stewart Center, Fountain Gallery in the Perrin building
Putnam County Museum Greencastle Putnam Central Local website
Quayle Vice Presidential Learning Center Huntington Huntington North History History of all the Vice Presidents
Quilters Hall of Fame Marion Grant Central Textile Located in the Marie Webster House, exhibits of quilts
Raclin Murphy Museum of Art Notre Dame St. Joseph North Art Part of University of Notre Dame, world cultures and periods with a focus on Western art history, known for its Italian Renaissance paintings and Mesoamerican galleries
Randolph County Historical Museum Winchester Randolph Central Local website, operated by the Randolph County Historical Society
Ray Bradbury Center Indianapolis Marion Central Biographical website, archive dedicated to scholarship on the work of American author and screenwriter Ray Bradbury, located in Robert E. Cavanaugh Hall on the campus of Indiana University Indianapolis
Reitz Home Museum Evansville Vanderburgh South Historic house Victorian house museum
Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy Vincennes Knox South Biographical website, life of comedian Red Skelton
Rhythm! Discovery Center Indianapolis Marion Central Music website, drums and percussive instruments from around the world, operated by the Percussive Arts Society
Richmond Art Museum Richmond Wayne Central Art Collections include American Impressionists, Taos School, the Hoosier Group, the Richmond School, and other regional artists and ceramics
Rickenbaugh House St. Croix Perry South Historic house Located in Hoosier National Forest, mid 19th-century house
Ridgeville-Kitselman Museum Ridgeville Randolph Central Local Located in the Ridgeville Library[29]
Ripley County Museum Versailles Ripley South Local website, operated by the Ripley County Historical Society
Rotary Jail Museum and Tannenbaum Cultural Center Crawfordsville Montgomery Central Local website, rotary-design jail, also local history exhibits
Rush County Historical Society Museum Rushville Rush Central Local website
Ruthmere Elkhart Elkhart North Art Beaux Arts mansion with collection of fine and decorative arts, classic automobiles
RV/MH Hall of Fame Elkhart Elkhart North Automotive History, technology and pioneers in the development of recreational vehicles and motor homes
Samara House West Lafayette Tippecanoe North Historic house 1950s house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
Santa Claus Museum & Village Santa Claus Spencer South Local website, town history, tourism, history of Santa Claus Land, letters to Santa, President Abraham Lincoln and his childhood in southern Indiana, antique toys and dolls, Coca-Cola memorabilia
Schimpff's Confectionery Jeffersonville Clark South Food Historic candy store and museum
Schofield House Madison Jefferson South Historic house 1817 house where in 1818, the Grand Lodge of Indiana, the organization of Freemasons in Indiana, was founded
Schroeder Saddletree Factory Museum Madison Jefferson South Industry Operated by Historic Madison, factory that made wooden frames for saddle makers. Tour information is available on the HMI website
Science Central Fort Wayne Allen North Science website
Scott County Heritage Center and Museum Scottsburg Scott South Local Victorian house museum
Scribner House New Albany Floyd South Historic house Open twice a year
Sheridan Historical Society Museum Sheridan Hamilton Central Local website
Shipshewana Area Historical Society Museum Shipshewana LaGrange North Local [30]
Shirley Historical Society Museum Shirley Henry Central Local Located in the former depot[13]
Shrewsbury-Windle House Madison Jefferson South Historic house Meticulously restored 1840s house. Tour information is available on the HMI website.
Shrine of Saint Mother Théodore Guérin Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Vigo Central Religious Exhibits about Saint Théodore Guérin and the ministries of the Sisters of Providence
Skinner Farm Village Perrysville Vermillion Central Open-air website, log cabins, buildings, round barn and artifacts which represent over 150 years of local Indiana history
South Bend Museum of Art South Bend St. Joseph North Art Collection includes historical Indiana artists and significant contemporary regional artists
Southern Indiana Center for the Arts Seymour Jackson South Art website, includes art gallery exhibits and the Conner Museum of Antique Printing, which features a working print shop of period presses of the 1800s
Spring Mill State Park Mitchell Lawrence South Open-air website, open daily from May thru mid-October, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The restored 1814 Pioneer Village contains 20 historic buildings including a gristmill built in 1817. Heritage interpreters portray the year 1863 and demonstrate period crafts. The park also features a small memorial museum to astronaut Gus Grissom.
Starke County Historical Society Museum Knox Starke North Local [31]
Stockdale Mill Roann Wabash North Mill Water-powered flour mill and dam
Stone's Tavern Sparta Township Noble North Local 19th-century tavern, operated by the Stone's Trace Historical Society
Studebaker National Museum South Bend St. Joseph North Automotive
Sullivan County History Museum Sullivan Sullivan Central Local Operated by the Sullivan County Public Library[32]
Sullivan House Madison Jefferson South Historic house Operated by Historic Madison, 1818 home of Judge Jeremiah Sullivan. Tour information is available on the HMI website.
St. Michael the Archangel Church Madison Jefferson South Religious Operated by Historic Madison, 1839 former Catholic Church. Tour information is available on the HMI website.
SullivanMunce Cultural Center Zionsville Boone Central Multiple Contains the P.H. Sullivan Museum, Munce Art Center, a genealogy library, and welcome center. American Alliance of Museums member institution.[33]
Sunman Historical Museum Sunman Ripley South Local [34]
The Stutz Car Museum Indianapolis Marion Central Automotive website
Swiss Heritage Village & Museum Berne Adams North Open-air website
Switzerland County Agriculture Museum Center Vevay Switzerland South Agriculture website, operated by the Switzerland County Historical Society in the 19th-century Thiebaud Farmstead
Switzerland County History Museum Vevay Switzerland South Local website, operated by the Switzerland County Historical Society
Swope Art Museum Terre Haute Vigo Central Art Features American art with special emphasis on painting and sculpture of the twentieth century and on Wabash Valley artists
Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum Syracuse Kosciusko North Local website
Task Force Tips Fire Museum Valparaiso Porter North Fire Includes historic firefighting vehicles, equipment and uniforms
T. C. Steele State Historic Site Nashville Brown South Biographical Home of artist T. C. Steele
Terre Haute Children's Museum Terre Haute Vigo Central Children's website
Terre Haute Fire-Police Museum Terre Haute Vigo Central Fire website, historic fire-fighting and police equipment, housed in a historic fire station
Thorntown Heritage Museum Thorntown Boone Central Local website, operated by the Sugar Creek Historical Society and owned by the Thorntown Public Library
Time Was Museum Elkhart Elkhart North Local Elkhart's community life, open by appointment[35]
Tippecanoe Battlefield Museum Battle Ground Tippecanoe North Military Operated by the Tippecanoe County Historical Association in the 16-acre Tippecanoe Battlefield Park, history and events of the Battle of Tippecanoe, a nature center and artifacts of European and Native American cultures
Tipton County Historical Society Tipton Tipton Central Local website, operated by the Tipton County Historical Society
Union County Depot Museum Liberty Union South Local [36]
University Art Gallery Terre Haute Vigo Central Art website, part of Indiana State University
University of Indianapolis Art Gallery Indianapolis Marion Central Art website, located in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center, hosts six to seven exhibitions annually
USS LST Ship Memorial Evansville Vanderburgh South Maritime Museum ship
Vera's Little Red Dollhouse Museum Middletown Henry Central Toy Open by appointment[13]
Vigo County Historical Museum Terre Haute Vigo Central Local website, period rooms, local history displays, Coca-Cola artifacts
Vincennes State Historic Sites Vincennes Knox South Historic site website, includes the Indiana Territorial Capitol, Jefferson Academy, Elihu Stout Print Shop, Old State Bank
Vintage Fire Museum Jeffersonville Clark South Fire website, restored fire engines (hand pumpers, chemical engines, horse-drawn steamers, early motorized engines) and other equipment dating back to 1756
W. Paul Wolf War History Museum Fort Wayne Allen North Military website, perated by the Veterans National Memorial Shrine & Museum
Wabash County Museum Wabash Wabash North Local website
Wabash Valley Railroad Museum Terre Haute Vigo Central Railroad website, operated by the Haley Tower Historical & Technical Society
Wakarusa Historical Museum Wakarusa Elkhart North Open-air website, local history displays in seven buildings, includes the Birds Eye View Museum of Miniatures
Warrick County Museum Boonville Warrick South Local website
Wayne County Historical Museum Richmond Wayne Central Open-air website, complex includes period clothing, furniture, portraits, dolls, two log cabins, a Conestoga wagon, blacksmith shop, print shop, bakery, loom house, automobiles, steam powered tractors, locally-made artifacts, Native American and Civil War artifacts, and a mummy
Wells County Historical Society Museum Bluffton Wells North Local website, operated by the Wells County Historical Society and located in the Stewart-Studebaker House, listed on the National Register.
Westchester Township History Museum Chesterton Porter North Local Operated by the Westchester Historical Society, the museum is housed in the George Brown Mansion, listed on the National Register.
Westfield Washington Historical Museum Westfield Hamilton Central Local website, operated by the Westfield Washington Historical Society
White County Museum Monticello White North Local website, operated by the White County Historical Society, the museum is housed in the Monticello Carnegie Library, listed on the National Register.
Whitewater Canal State Historic Site Metamora Franklin South Historic site website, preserved 14-mile section of the Whitewater Canal, features a horse-drawn canal boat and Metamora Grist Mill
Whitley County Agricultural Museum Columbia City Whitley North Agriculture website
Whitley County Historical Museum Columbia City Whitley North Local website, operated by the Whitley County Historical Society, the museum is located in the Thomas R. Marshall House, listed on the National Register.
Wilbur Wright Birthplace and Museum Millville Henry Central Biographical website, birthplace of aviation pioneer Wilbur Wright
Winona History Center Winona Lake Kosciusko North Local website[usurped], located in the historic Westminster Hotel, now on the campus of Grace College, formerly the Reneker Museum of Winona History
WonderLab Bloomington Monroe South Science website
Working Men's Institute Museum New Harmony Posey South Multiple website, located on the second floor of Indiana's oldest operating public library, the museum includes the Murphy Gallery and exhibits on local history
World of Motorcycles Museum Winamac Pulaski North Automotive website, part of Kersting's Cycle Center, over 100 motorcycles from around the world
Wylie House Bloomington Monroe South Historic house Operated by Indiana University, recreated as the Wylie home prior to 1860
Yellow Trail Museum Hope Bartholomew South Local website, period displays include soda fountain, grocery store, doctor's office, barber shop
Zaharakos Columbus Bartholomew South Music website, mechanical music instrument and soda fountain museum

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Tourism regions

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As of June 2024, the Indiana Destination Development Corporation defines three main tourism regions within the state:[55]

North

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The North region generally covers the northern third of Indiana, including 30 counties divided among four sub-regions: Northwest, North Central, Northeast, and Wabash Valley. Among the state's 20 largest cities in 2020, seven are located in the North region: Fort Wayne, South Bend, Hammond, Lafayette, Gary, Elkhart, and Mishawaka. Collectively, the cities are home to approximately 45 museums or galleries. Other cities in the region hosting four or more museums or galleries include Auburn, Michigan City, and Peru.

Central

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The Central region generally covers the middle third of Indiana, including 28 counties divided among three sub-regions: Central, East Central, and West Central. Among the state's 20 largest cities in 2020, nine are located in the Central region: Indianapolis, Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville, Muncie, Greenwood, Kokomo, Terre Haute, and Anderson. Collectively, the cities are home to approximately 60 museums or galleries; Indianapolis-based institutions account for about half (30). Other cities in the region hosting four or more museums or galleries include Crawfordsville and Richmond.

South

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The South region generally covers the southern third of Indiana, including 34 counties divided among four sub-regions: South Central, Southeast, Southwest, and Uplands. Among the state's 20 largest cities in 2020, four are located in the South region: Evansville, Bloomington, Columbus, and Jeffersonville. Collectively, the cities are home to approximately 25 museums or galleries. Other municipalities in the region hosting four or more museums or galleries include Madison, New Albany, Vevay, and Vincennes.

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