Name
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Location
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County
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Region
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Type
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Summary
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Academy of Hoosier Heritage Museum |
Mooresville |
Morgan |
Central |
Local |
website
|
Adams Mill |
Cutler |
Carroll |
North |
Mill |
1845 grist mill, displays of agriculture and household tools and equipment, historic 1860s Masonic lodge room
|
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 |
|
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
|
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 Historical Society Museum |
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
|
Brauer Museum of Art |
Valparaiso |
Porter |
North |
Art |
Part of Valparaiso University
|
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
|
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 Jean Baptiste de Richardville House |
Fort Wayne |
Allen |
North |
Historic house |
Operated by the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society
|
Children's Museum of Evansville |
Evansville |
Vanderburgh |
South |
Children's |
|
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
|
Clay County Historical Society Museum |
Brazil |
Clay |
Central |
Local |
|
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 Eli Lilly Civil War Museum |
Indianapolis |
Marion |
Central |
Military |
Civil War museum located at the Indiana World War Memorial Plaza
|
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
|
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 |
Huntingburg |
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
|
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
|
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 Home |
Terre Haute |
Vigo |
Central |
Historic house |
Home of union leader Eugene V. Debs
|
Evansville African American Museum |
Evansville |
Vanderburgh |
South |
African American |
website
|
Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science |
Evansville |
Vanderburgh |
South |
Multiple |
Art, history, science
|
Evansville Wartime Museum |
Evansville |
Vanderburgh |
South |
Military |
website
|
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art |
Indianapolis |
Marion |
Central |
Art |
Native American art, Western American paintings and sculpture
|
Fairmount Historical Museum |
Fairmount |
Grant |
Central |
Local |
website, features James Dean exhibits
|
Falls of the Ohio State Park Interpretive Center |
Clarksville |
Clark |
South |
Natural history |
|
Farmer House Museum |
Bloomington |
Monroe |
South |
Historic house |
website, early to mid 20th-century period house
|
Fayette County Historical Museum |
Connersville |
Fayette |
Central |
Local |
Operated by Historic Connersville[4]
|
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 |
|
Fort Wayne Museum of Art |
Fort Wayne |
Allen |
North |
Art |
Contemporary art
|
Fountain County War Museum |
Veedersburg |
Fountain |
Central |
Military |
Located in a former depot[5][6]
|
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[7][8]
|
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.[9]
|
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.[10]
|
Gas City Museum |
Gas City |
Grant |
Central |
Local |
website, operated by the Gas City Historical Society
|
General Lew Wallace Study |
Crawfordsville |
Montgomery |
Central |
Biographical |
Home of author Lew Wallace
|
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
|
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
|
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[11][12]
|
Hancock County Historical Society |
Greenfield |
Hancock |
Central |
Local |
website, operates the Chapel in the Park Museum and the Old Log Jail Museum
|
Hannah Lindahl Children's Museum |
Mishawaka |
St. Joseph |
North |
Children's |
website
|
Harrison Center |
Indianapolis |
Marion |
Central |
Art |
[13]
|
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[14]
|
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 |
Operated by the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society
|
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 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 |
|
Hoosier Salon |
Carmel |
Hamilton |
Central |
Art |
Art gallery of Indiana artists
|
Hoosier Salon |
New Harmony |
Posey |
South |
Art |
Art gallery of Indiana artists
|
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
|
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 |
|
Indiana Football Hall of Fame |
Richmond |
Wayne |
Central |
Sports |
|
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 Military Museum |
Indianapolis |
Marion |
Central |
Military |
Shrine Room and Military Museum, open Wednesday - Sunday 0900-1700, free admission
|
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[15]
|
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 |
[16][17]
|
Jackson County Visitor's Center Exhibit |
Freetown |
Jackson |
South |
Local |
Located in the Southern Indiana Railroad Freighthouse
|
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 |
[18]
|
Jasper Arts Center |
Jasper |
Dubois |
South |
Art |
website, Krempp Gallery features changing exhibits of regional artists and groups
|
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 |
[19]
|
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[20]
|
Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library |
Indianapolis |
Marion |
Central |
Biographical |
[21]
|
Lake County Historical Museum |
Crown Point |
Lake |
North |
Local |
website, located in the Lake County Courthouse
|
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 |
|
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
|
Madison County History Center |
Anderson |
Madison |
Central |
Local history |
website, operated by the Madison County Historical Society
|
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 |
[14]
|
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 |
Includes a museum with exhibits of nature, local history and art, a historic home, and many themed gardens and outdoor sculptures
|
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
|
Moses Fowler House |
Lafayette |
Tippecanoe |
North |
Historic house |
|
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 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
|
National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association |
Friendship |
Ripley |
South |
Sports |
Sport of muzzle loading
|
NCAA Hall of Champions |
Indianapolis |
Marion |
Central |
Sports |
Trials and triumphs of the student-athlete
|
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[22]
|
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[23]
|
Old Hotel Museum & Railroad Learning Center |
Union City |
Randolph |
Central |
Local |
Also area railroad artifacts[24]
|
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 |
[25]
|
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[26]
|
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[27][28][29]
|
Pershing Township Museum |
Freetown |
Jackson |
South |
Local |
[16]
|
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
|
Porter County Museum of History |
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
|
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
|
Randolph County Historical Museum |
Winchester |
Randolph |
Central |
Local |
website, operated by the Randolph County Historical Society
|
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[30]
|
Ripley County Museum |
Versailles |
Ripley |
South |
Local |
website, operated by the Ripley County Historical Society
|
Ropkey Armor Museum |
Crawfordsville |
Montgomery |
Central |
Military |
Military vehicles, weapons, memorabilia
|
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 |
[31]
|
Shirley Historical Society Museum |
Shirley |
Henry |
Central |
Local |
Located in the former depot[14]
|
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
|
Snite 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
|
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 |
Includes pioneer village with a historic grist mill, blacksmith shop, tavern, and distillery, and a memorial to astronaut Gus Grissom
|
Starke County Historical Society Museum |
Knox |
Starke |
North |
Local |
[32]
|
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[33]
|
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.[34]
|
Sunman Historical Museum |
Sunman |
Ripley |
South |
Local |
[35]
|
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[36]
|
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 Heritage Center |
Tipton |
Tipton |
Central |
Local |
website, operated by the Tipton County Historical Society
|
Union County Depot Museum |
Liberty |
Union |
South |
Local |
[37]
|
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[14]
|
Vigo County History Center |
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
|
Wabash County Historical 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 Society |
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
|
Westchester Township History Museum |
Chesterton |
Porter |
North |
Local |
Located in the 1885 George Brown Mansion
|
Westfield-Washington Historical Museum |
Westfield |
Hamilton |
Central |
Local |
website, operated by the Westfield-Washington Historical Society
|
White County Historical Museum |
Monticello |
White |
North |
Local |
website, operated by the White County Historical Society
|
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 Historical Museum |
Columbia City |
Whitley |
North |
Local |
Operated by the Whitley Historical Society, located in the home of Thomas R. Marshall, Indiana Governor and 28th Vice President of the United States
|
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, 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 |
|
World of Motorcycles Museum |
Winamac |
Starke |
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
|