This down-home charmer inside a funky historic bungalow serves tempting breakfasts (sweet-potato waffles, farm-fresh egg scrambles, fried green tomatoes with poached eggs and pesto hollandaise). The owner is vegetarian, so there's plenty along those lines. And cocktails!
Bird's Nest Cafe
Indiana
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
17.56 MILES
A dream team is responsible for the design of the former private home of hero industrialist, architectural visionary and former Cummins President/Chairman…
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15.21 MILES
Indiana University (not University of Indiana!) routinely ranks with the cream of the crop of America's most beautiful college campuses. Founded in 1820…
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17.65 MILES
When Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen, father of Eero Saarinen, was commissioned to build a different kind of church in Columbus in 1942, the brick-and…
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A few miles southeast of Nashville, Brown County is Indiana's largest state park. Trails stripe the 15,700-acre stand of oak, hickory and birch trees, and…
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Bill Monroe Music Park & Bluegrass Hall of Fame
4.49 MILES
This museum, 5 miles north of Nashville, hails bluegrass hero Bill Monroe, who created the finger-picking musical style; it's also home to the Bluegrass…
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14.82 MILES
Indiana University's art museum, designed by IM Pei, has an excellent, genre-spanning collection. Highlights include African art, 19th-century American…
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15.51 MILES
Situated in lovely grounds 8 miles north of the university, Indiana's oldest and largest winery (the biggest east of the Mississippi, in fact) is a…
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17.55 MILES
You can flush your child down the world's largest toilet at this small but extremely fun interactive kid's museum. Build-your-own-city architectural…
Nearby Indiana attractions
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Dating back to 1926, this splendid art gallery is one of America's oldest. It features eight galleries of local art (landscapes, wildlife and photography…
1.87 MILES
A few miles southeast of Nashville, Brown County is Indiana's largest state park. Trails stripe the 15,700-acre stand of oak, hickory and birch trees, and…
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One of the best spots to take in the rolling hills and color-shifting treetops across Brown County. Particularly good in autumn.
4. Bill Monroe Music Park & Bluegrass Hall of Fame
4.49 MILES
This museum, 5 miles north of Nashville, hails bluegrass hero Bill Monroe, who created the finger-picking musical style; it's also home to the Bluegrass…
5. Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center
14.04 MILES
Founded by the Dalai Lama's brother, this colorful, prayer-flag-covered cultural building and its traditional stupas are worth a look. A gift shop sells…
6. Gaden KhachoeShing Monastery
14.77 MILES
Roam the quiet grounds tucked away in the woods to see traditional Tibetan colors and designs. The monastery also offers free teachings and meditation…
14.82 MILES
Indiana University's art museum, designed by IM Pei, has an excellent, genre-spanning collection. Highlights include African art, 19th-century American…
15.21 MILES
Indiana University (not University of Indiana!) routinely ranks with the cream of the crop of America's most beautiful college campuses. Founded in 1820…