Introducing Indiana
As Chicago newspaperman Mike Royko once wrote: ‘In Indiana, a real good time consists of putting on bib overalls and a cap bearing the name of a farm equipment company and sauntering to a gas station to sit around and gossip about how Elmer couldn’t get his pickup truck started that morning.’ Royko was exaggerating but, er, not terribly far off the mark in describing this farm-filled state. That’s not to say it doesn’t hold a few surprises up its sleeve. Small Columbus is big on architecture, with buildings by IM Pei, Eero Saarinen and other noted designers. Breezy Bloomington fulfills with Tibetan temples and ethnic eats. The northwest holds moody sand dunes to climb, while the south has caves to explore and rivers to canoe.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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