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Gardens in Indiana
The Hoosier state has 24 different Indiana state parks to visit and countless lakes and reservoirs in the area. It is sometimes called the Crossroads of America for its central location within the U.S. Featured Gardens:  South Bend ConservatoryThe South Bend Conservatory is actually the collective name for the Ella Morris Botanical Conservatory, Muessel-Ellison Botanical Conservatory and Potawatomi Greenhouse(s), ... |
 Map of Indiana Gardens to Visit
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 | Weird Indiana: Your Travel Guide to Indiana's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets (Weird) by: Mark Marimen Weird Indiana is here to prove that the Crossroads of America, as our state motto claims, is also the Crossroads of the Weird! There’s such an abundance of weirdness here that it took three authors to showcase all the odd and offbeat wonders the Hoosier State has to ... [reviews] |
 | Hiking Indiana by: Phil Bloom Written by award-winning outdoor editor and author Phil Bloom, this guide includes more than 60 hikes, ranging from easy afternoon jaunts to multi-day backpack trips. [reviews] |
 | Haunted Hoosier Trails: A Guide to Indiana's Famous Folklore Spooky Sites (Haunted Heartland Series) by: Wanda Lou Willis Wanda Lou Willis takes readers on a frightening journey across Indiana, exploring haunted houses, rivers, and other locations. Supplemented with excellent original maps, photos, and illustrations, Haunted Hoosier Trails is a collection of spooky tales and real-life horror stories that doubles as a Halloween travel guide. [reviews] |
 | Cafe Indiana: A Guide to Indiana's Down-Home Cafes by: Joanne Raetz Stuttgen Cafe Indiana is both a guide to Indiana’s hometown mom-and-pop restaurants and a reclamation and celebration of small-town Midwest culture. The hungry diner looking for adventure and authenticity can use Cafe Indiana simply as a guide to the state’s quintessential eats: the best fiddlers, macaroni and cheese, soup beans, and beef Manhattan. But Stuttgen also ... [reviews] |
 | The Nature Conservancy's Guide to Indiana Preserves (Quarry Books) "Upon first entering the preserve you sense that you are in a special place. There is an air of distinctness that is at first perhaps only subconsciously registered--distinct light through the trees, distinct smells of the conifers and oaks, distinct sounds of the wind moving through the canyon and leaves. A massive wall of sandstone looms up before you, and unusual plants of strange form ... [reviews] |
 | A Guide to the Gardens of Kyoto by: Marc Treib Designed for the layman as well as the professional, this concise yet comprehensive guide provides both practical information and theoretical insights into the design of the Japanese garden. Kyoto, the capital of Japan for over one thousand years, possesses a richness of garden art without equal as a living chronicle of Japanese cultural history and environmental design. Following the ... [reviews] |
 | Small Spaces, Beautiful Gardens by: Keith Davitt Keith Davitt's Small Spaces, Beautiful Gardens celebrates the possibilities for awkward, undersized garden parcels, demonstrating convincingly that no space is too small to make a big impact. Lacking dimensionality, most small gardens can be taken in visually with one glance. Davitt offers solutions for creating a sense of spaciousness and surprise, even in the most cramped, unlikely ... [reviews] |
 | 1001 Gardens You Must See Before You Die Garden lovers and discriminating travelers will relish this armchair tour of the most beautiful and interesting gardens around the world. Succinct descriptions with stunning color photos showcase the creations of the worlds outstanding landscape gardeners, architects, and garden designers. From Spains famous gardens of the Moorish Alhambra at Granada to San Diegos Healing Garden, created ... [reviews] |
