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about a ton of great places to visit.... Northwest
Indiana has lots of great stops to fill all your weekends
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Color Key
 Lake County
Porter County
 LaPorte County
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18 Artists Studio and Gallery
A cooperative gallery of local artists and their works
Featuring jewelry, dye silk fabrics, paintings, photography, sculpture and
stained glass.
Monday-Friday 10 am-5 pm, weekends 10 am-4 pm
552 Indian Boundary Road (Indian Oak Shoppes), Chesterton (219)
926-6306
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Art
Barn
Art school and gallery housing the works of local
artists,
including oils, pastels, water colors, acrylics, jewelry and ceramics.
Weekly classes and Spring/Summer workshops
taught by artists from around the
country.
Monday - Saturday, 10am - 4pm
695 North 400 East in Valparaiso (219) 462-9009
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The Artists'
Den
Fine art such as oils, watercolors,
serigraphs, stone lithographs, sculptures, glass art, pottery and jewelry by a
variety of award winning local, national and international artists.
Tuesday-Friday, 9:30 am - 5:30 pm;
Saturday, 9:30 am - 4 pm 203
Jefferson Street in Valparaiso (219) 462-3883
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Bailly
Homestead
Built by French-Canadian voyager and fur
trader Joseph Bailly, who settled here in the early 1820s, this 2 1/2 story home is made of cut lumber fastened
with wooden pegs.
On Mineral Springs Road, between U.S. Highways 12 and 20 in Porter
(219) 926-7561, ext. 225.
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Barker
Mansion and Civic Center
631 Washington St,
Michigan City
(219) 873-1520
Tours: M-F 10:00 am, 11:30 am, 1:00 pm
Sat & Sun, Noon & 2 p.m.
Closed Holidays
Admission charged.
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Brauer Museum of Art
Valparaiso University Center for the
Arts
U.S. Highway 30 and Sturdy Road
Valparaiso (219) 464-5365
Art collection includes more than 1,600 works by American and European
artists -
prints, photography, sculpture and religious ar
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Chellberg
Farm
A 20th century 80-acre working farm established by
Swedish immigrants Anders and Joanna Kjellberg in 1874. Preserved the way the
Kjellbergs maintained it, the farm is the site of several ongoing educational
and entertainment programs.
On Mineral Springs Road, between U.S. Highways 12
and 20 in Porter.
(219) 926-7561 ext. 225
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Chesterton Art
Gallery
Works of more than 100
regional artists
weekdays 11 am-4 pm, weekends 1-4 pm
114 4th Street in Chesterton (219) 926-4711
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The Depot of Beverly Shores
525 Broadway, Beverly Shores.
Museum and art gallery housed in the historic South
Shore Line Passenger Depot.
(219) 871-0832
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Door Prairie
Auto Museum
Collection of over 50 antique and classic automobiles.
2405 Indiana Avenue
LaPorte (219) 326-1337
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The Great Lakes Museum of Military
History
360 Dunes Plaza, West US Hwy. 20,
Michigan City, Indiana 46360
(219) 872-2702 or
1-800-726-5912
Features a collection of military
memorabilia, weapons, uniforms, historical displays, and research library.
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Hesston
Steam Museum
1201 E. 1000 N in LaPorte
(219) 778-2783
Memorial Day - Labor Day
Saturday & Sunday, Noon - 5 pm
Labor Day - October
Sunday Noon - 5 pm
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Hour Glass Museum and
Gallery
8 Lupine Lane, Ogden Dunes (219) 762-5184
History and art of the town of Ogden Dunes
The museum is a house (built in 1933) with a two-story fireplace made of stones from around the
world.
1:30 pm-4 pm the third Sunday of every month. Tours by
appointment.
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International Friendship Gardens - Michigan City
Open May - October, 10am - 4pm. No admission
fees. (219) 878-9885. Available for wedding
ceremonies.
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John G. Blank Center for the Arts
312 East 8th Street, Michigan City
(219) 874-4900
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The John Dillinger Museum
7770 Corrinne Drive, Hammond
(on I-80/94 and Kennedy Avenue)
Exhibits include criminal figures in wax, the death
trousers, and the Dillinger morgue scene. 8am-5pm,
Mon-Fri; 9am-5pm Sat-Sun.
(219) 989-7979
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LaPorte
County Museum
La Porte County Government Complex
1 Courthouse Square in La Porte
(219) 326-6806 ext 276
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Lifestyles: the Gallery
Quality, original art: paintings,
photographs, sculpture, glass and drawings displayed in a 100-year-old renovated
second floor livery stable with original brick walls, beam ceiling and plank
floors. Special openings and entertainment throughout the year.
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9 am - 7 pm; Sunday, 12 pm - 5 pm
122 East Lincolnway in Valparaiso (219) 464-9167 or email at Lifestyles@niia.net
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Old
Lighthouse Museum
Michigan City Historical
Society, Inc.
Located near the mouth of the harbor,
adjacent to Indiana’s only public,
operating lighthouse.
Michigan City
(219) 872-6133
Tuesday - Sunday 1-4 pm
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Porter
County Old Jail Museum
153 Franklin Street
Valparaiso, IN 46383
On the SE corner of the courthouse square
next to the Memorial Opera House.
Open to the public Wednesday, Friday, & Saturday 1 - 4 pm
(219) 465-3595
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Station House
Pottery
Nine rooms of hand-made, decorative and
functional pottery by American artists
Monday-Saturday,10 am - 5 pm at 321 Broadway in Chesterton (219) 926-7781
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Washington Park Zoo
Michigan City
Lake Front
Also nearby is a great beach, an impressive lighthouse, and the Washington Park
(219) 873-1510
Admission: Adults $2.75, Children 3-11 $1.75, Over 65 $2.00
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The World's Fair
Homes
The legacy of the 1933 Chicago
World's Fair Century of Progress Exhibition, these homes stand along the Lake
Michigan dunes as monuments to American ingenuity and modern technology. For more information, visit the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor
Center on Kemil Road at U.S. Highway 12 near Beverly Shores (219) 926-7561, ext.
225 Also, see our article
with photos.
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