Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites

A thousand years ago, southwest Indiana was home to a thriving community of Native Americans.

From Corydon’s colorful beginnings, Hoosier statesmen carefully built the foundations for the state we know today.

The Culbertson Mansion reflects the affluence of a man once considered to be the wealthiest in Indiana.

Explore the home of a beloved author, photographer, naturalist and entrepreneur.

The perfect opportunity to encounter, explore and experience life as it was in the 1840s.

As conductors for the Underground Railroad, the Coffins helped more than 1,000 freedom-seekers to safety.

The Limberlost Swamp was the perfect laboratory for author Gene Stratton-Porter to study nature.

Explore the birthplace of two 19th-century utopian communities

Hoosier painter T.C. Steele and his wife Selma built their home in 1907 amongst these rolling hills.

Explore Indiana’s oldest city, where territory officials made decisions that changed the future of the entire Midwest.

Discover how this 1840s feat of engineering changed Indiana from a pioneer outpost to the “Crossroads of America."