Phyllis Thomas

Indiana Off the Beaten Path

         I moved to Indianapolis from Albuquerque in 2015.  I had only been here in passing a VERY long time ago, I didn’t know anybody here outside of three people that I worked with that were also coming out for the job, and I was doing it completely on my own (with the help of my dog, who was my bestie for a long time).  After about a month, I met my now-husband (thank you free dating apps).  When we met, I was very clear that I wasn’t going to live in Indiana forever.  I missed New Mexico the minute I drove away, and I was always planning on going back.  He knew that, and decided to marry me anyway, knowing he was going to be required to follow me back home eventually. 

            Our eventually is closing in on us, and I have decided I want to experience as much of Indiana as possible before we leave.  There are a bunch of Indiana tourism books in every bookstore, but this was the only one available as an ebook from the library’s ebook access.  It was pretty dated by the time I got around to reading it; most of the attractions listed have phone numbers rather than websites listed.  I did find a TON of places that sounded intriguing, so I was able to make a list of places Husband and I are going to visit before we move.  Thankfully, many of them are natural attractions that can’t really shut down.  However, some of the museums and a large number of restaurants and hotels are no longer in business, which was disappointing (some of them sounded pretty amazing!).  So when it’s time for Hubs and I to play tourist, we’re going to have to do our own digging (thank gawd for Yelp) to find accommodations and places to eat. 

            It’s a great jumping off point to start your adventure in Indiana, and I’m certain there does exist a more updated visitor’s guide, but this one did the job for me (despite the age of the material).  I love that I can find stuff like this through my library, I just wish the library had also acquired an updated version. 

Kristen Claiborn

         I moved to Indianapolis from Albuquerque in 2015.  I had only been here in passing a VERY long time ago, I didn’t know anybody here outside of three people that I worked with that were also coming out for the job, and I was doing it completely on my own (with the help of my dog, who was my bestie for a long time).  After about a month, I met my now-husband (thank you free dating apps).  When we met, I was very clear that I wasn’t going to live in Indiana forever.  I missed New Mexico the minute I drove away, and I was always planning on going back.  He knew that, and decided to marry me anyway, knowing he was going to be required to follow me back home eventually. 

            Our eventually is closing in on us, and I have decided I want to experience as much of Indiana as possible before we leave.  There are a bunch of Indiana tourism books in every bookstore, but this was the only one available as an ebook from the library’s ebook access.  It was pretty dated by the time I got around to reading it; most of the attractions listed have phone numbers rather than websites listed.  I did find a TON of places that sounded intriguing, so I was able to make a list of places Husband and I are going to visit before we move.  Thankfully, many of them are natural attractions that can’t really shut down.  However, some of the museums and a large number of restaurants and hotels are no longer in business, which was disappointing (some of them sounded pretty amazing!).  So when it’s time for Hubs and I to play tourist, we’re going to have to do our own digging (thank gawd for Yelp) to find accommodations and places to eat. 

            It’s a great jumping off point to start your adventure in Indiana, and I’m certain there does exist a more updated visitor’s guide, but this one did the job for me (despite the age of the material).  I love that I can find stuff like this through my library, I just wish the library had also acquired an updated version. 

Indiana Off the Beaten Path

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