Discovering the Weird Side of Indiana

Since starting this blog, I've a few people say, "How on earth will you keep this blog updated with fun adventures around Indiana since there isn't anything fun here to begin with?" So to all you naysayers out there, let me share with you a few guides I've found that helped me discover the entertaining, odd side of Indiana.

There are a few good books that give you insight on interesting sights around the Hoosier State. One that I own is "Weird Indiana". It's a fascinating look at the oddities of a state that you might have always assumed was just cornfield, cornfields and more cornfields. Just goes to show how wrong you can be if you judge a book by its cover. This book, like all of the others in this Weird series, is an intelligent, witty and well written survey of the creepy, eccentric and bizarre aspects of Indiana's strange sites, unique history and many unexplained mysteries. Indiana weird? Believe it or not, it really is!

Square Donuts. The World's Largest Stump. Oscar the Monster Turtle. Johnny Appleseed's grave. The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. While other travel guides tell you about yet another cozy bed-and-breakfast and bike trails through Brown County, Oddball Indiana offers wacky travel destinations and little-known historical tidbits.

Start out with those two guides, and in no time you'll start to see a side of Indiana you didn't know existed!