Museums in Indiana

Discover 12 unusual museums in Indiana.

Fairmount, Indiana

The James Dean Museum and Garfield Museum

Two Indiana icons are honored at this tiny museum, which features the world's largest collection of James Dean memorabilia.

International Circus Hall of Fame

Artifacts from the golden days of the circus reside in a small Indiana town.

New Harmony, Indiana

Working Mens Institute

Home to a collection of artifacts and specimens from one of the world's preeminent geologists

Whistle Stop Restaurant

Train cars and railroad artifacts abound at this restaurant devoted to railway history.

Hamilton County Museum of History and Jail

Noblesville, Indiana

Hamilton County Museum of History and Jail

This turn of the century jail once held Charles Manson.

Indy's Teeny Statue of Liberty Museum.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indy's Teeny Statue of Liberty Museum

The building is topped by a Statue of Liberty statue whose torch has stayed burning since the museum opened.

Athlete jerseys and memorabilia.

Terre Haute, Indiana

Indiana Track & Field & Cross Country Hall of Fame Museum

The modern museum honors the achievements of the state's all-star athletes.

Aerial view of Antique Fan Museum

Zionsville, Indiana

Antique Fan Museum

A collection of over 2000 air-moving devices of all kinds displayed in the Fanimation headquarters.

Stiffy Green's full body

Terre Haute, Indiana

Stiffy Green

Whether his story is true or not, Stiffy Green is the most beloved bulldog in all of Indiana.

Elkhart, Indiana

RV/MH Hall of Fame

The evolution of recreational vehicles and motorhomes is on display in the “RV capital of the world."

Quite a collection

Winamac, Indiana

World of Motorcycles Museum

A large collection of motorbikes with some impressive gems.

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum

Auburn, Indiana

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum

A singular collection of hand-built art deco cars are held in a building with style to match.

Studebaker National Museum

South Bend, Indiana

Studebaker National Museum

This museum collects over a century of automobile history including the iconic car from The Muppet Movie.

Wall of Champions.

New Castle, Indiana

Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Museum

Indiana's shrine to the sport that has become a hallmark of their culture.

The Hall of Heroes

Elkhart, Indiana

Hall of Heroes

A rural hall of justice holds the world's only comic book and superhero museum.

Are we missing something unusual in Indiana?