Your next road trip should be Indiana

For many travelers, the idea of Indiana begins and ends with the familiar — but step off the interstate and you'll discover a state that subverts expectation at nearly every turn.

• You'll find floating cabins, escapades with elephants, scuba diving, state parks, sand dunes, and more — here's how you can plan your next summer vacation.

🧑‍🧑‍🧒 For families

Plan a classic vacation — the kind that will inspire nostalgia for years to come.

• Hit the beach along the South Shore and try an electric surfboard.
• Visit a top-rated zoo in Fort Wayne.
• Check out the world's largest children's museum.
• Cool off and catch some thrills at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari — a holiday theme and water park destination.

📚 For the history buff

See some surprising sites from over a century of history.

• Visit historic French Lick, Indiana — a spa and wellness destination since the 1840s.
• See the "Grand Central Station of the Underground Railroad" at the Levi and Catharine Coffin State Historic Site.
• Or, check out the original capital building still standing in Corydon, Indiana.

🪣 For the bucket-list traveler

Check out Indiana's list of super quirky attractions.

• See the Hall of Heroes superhero museum, filled with comics and memorabilia.
• Say you visited the world's largest ball of paint — with more than 27,000 layers.
• Tour the exhibits at the Indiana Medical History Museum, housed in a 19th-century pathology lab.

🪂 For the adrenaline junkie

Try your hand at a new extreme sport, or just get your steps in while surrounded by nature.

• Get soaked whitewater rafting in the aptly named Whitewater River.
• Head underground and go caving in Harrison County.
• Enjoy some beautiful trails in Turkey Run State Park.

The takeaway: No matter what you've heard, Indiana is anything but ordinary.

Plan your trip today.