Welcome to Indiana

Indiana surprises people who expect nothing but cornfields. Up north, along Lake Michigan, sit real beaches and 200-foot sand dunes at Indiana Dunes National Park — one of the most biodiverse parks in the country, with sand that actually sings when you walk on it. Parke County is called the Covered Bridge Capital of the World, with more than 30 old covered bridges tucked along its back roads, and up in Amish country you will share the road with horse-drawn buggies. Here is a fun one: the limestone quarried in southern Indiana built the Empire State Building and the Pentagon. And of course there is the Indy 500, the biggest single-day sporting event on Earth. Below you will find every Indiana map, trip, guide, and hidden gem we have.

• Nickname: The Hoosier State
• State stone: Limestone
• State bird: Northern cardinal
• State flower: Peony
• State tree: Tulip tree
• State pie: Sugar cream pie