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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Crawfordsville

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Crawfordsville, Indiana

Updated April 19, 2024

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Rotary Jail Museum

Crawfordsville, Indiana

Rotary Jail Museum

The first spinning jail built in the United States is the only one that still turns.
The Study.

Crawfordsville, Indiana

General Lew Wallace Study & Museum

On the grounds of this study, Lew Wallace composed "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" and many other works.

Crawfordsville, Indiana

Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County

Local history on display in Indiana's first Carnegie Library.
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Myers Dinner Theater Marquis

Hillsboro, Indiana

Myers Dinner Theater

Enjoy classic musicals with a home-cooked meal at this former staple of American social life.
15 miles from Crawfordsville
Entrance to Jungle Park Speedway.

Bloomingdale, Indiana

Jungle Park Speedway

The overgrown remains of one of the premier auto-racing speedways in the Midwest—and also one of the most deadly.
21 miles from Crawfordsville
Other graves.

Lafayette, Indiana

Cholera Mass Graves of Fink Cemetery

An unknown number of cholera victims are buried in two nondescript graves.
23 miles from Crawfordsville
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