Museums and Historical Sites
Wayne County will astonish you with its wide variety of museums. Kids will beg to see the real Egyptian mummies or a dinosaur skeleton. History buffs will be intrigued by wide-ranging transportation collections. Art lovers will be amazed by internationally acclaimed works. Don't miss the Levi Coffin House - named one of the top 25 historic sites in the nation by the History Channel!
Photo highlights from area museum collections.
Local
Art and Music
Gennett Walk of Fame and the Starr Piano Company - learn why Richmond, Indiana is referred to as "the cradle of recorded jazz"!
Museum of Overbeck Art Pottery
Richmond Art Museum - the only public art museum in the U.S. to be housed in an operating high school.
History
The Hagerstown Museum and Arts Place
Madonna of the Trail - one of 12 statues along U.S. 40 from Maryland to California.
Joseph Moore Museum - natural history museum, dinosaur and ancient mammal fossils, Egyptian mummy
Model T Ford Museum - Now open in their new location in the historic Richmond Depot District! In 2008, Wayne County hosted the T-Party, celebrating 100 years of the Model T.
Wayne County Historical Museum - Pioneer history, locally manufactured cars, Egyptian mummy. Cruise-in the 3rd Sunday of each summer month.
Historic Districts
Old Richmond Historic District
Railroad Depot Historic District
Historic Homes & Buildings
Clay Township Museum - beautiful Federal-style Stephen & Anna Elliott House (circa 1848)
Gaar Mansion - Tour a Victorian mansion with much of the original furnishings still intact.
Huddleston Farmhouse Inn Museum
Levi Coffin House - "Grand Central Station" of the Underground Railroad.
Salisbury Courthouse - the original log courthouse for Wayne County has been moved to Centerville and restored. Tours by appointment only, 765.855.5333.
Wilbur Wright's Birthplace - in nearby Millville, IN
Nature
Hayes Arboretum - a "living history" museum. Nature center, hiking.
Whitewater Gorge Park - search for fossils.
Indiana and the Midwest
Art, Music and Culture
The Art Institute of Chicago - Chicago, Illinois
David Owsley Museum of Art - Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
Dayton Art Institute - Dayton, Ohio
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art - Indianapolis, Indiana
Fort Wayne Museum of Art - Fort Wayne, Indiana
Indianapolis Museum of Art - Indianapolis, Indiana
Indiana University Art Museum - Bloomington, Indiana
Mathers Museum of World Cultures - Bloomington, Indiana
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - Cleveland, Ohio
Toledo Museum of Art - Toledo, Ohio
For Children
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis - Indianapolis, Indiana
COSI - Center of Science and Industry - Columbus, Ohio
Muncie Children's Museum - Muncie, Indiana
History
Cincinnati Museum Center - Cincinnati, Ohio
Connor Prairie - Fishers, Indiana
CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center - Terre Haute, Indiana
The Field Museum of Natural History - Chicago, Illinois
Henry County Historical Society Museum - New Castle, Indiana, offering info on Hoosier Kitchen Cabinets, Genealogy library, and coverlet collection, and other artifacts.
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village - Dearborn, MI
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame - New Castle, Indiana
Indiana Historical Society - Indianapolis, Indiana
Indiana Medical History Museum - Indianapolis, Indiana
Indiana State Museum - Indianapolis, Indiana
Indiana State Police Historical Center - Indianapolis, Indiana
Ohio Historical Society - Columbus, Ohio
Museum of Science and Industry - Chicago, Illinois
Pro Football Hall of Fame - Canton, Ohio
Historic Homes, Buildings and Sites
Barker Mansion - Michigan City, Indiana
Clifton Mill - one of the largest water powered grist mills still in existence, Clifton, Ohio.
Daniel Gebhart Tavern Museum - an 1811 Restored Log Tavern in Miamisburg, Ohio
Dayton Aviation Heritage Historic Park - Dayton, Ohio
President Benjamin Harrison's Home - Indianapolis, Indiana
Official Limberlost Historic Site | Limberlost - home of Gene Stratton Porter | Gene Stratton-Porter Memorial Society, Limberlost North
Transportation
Auburn Cord Duesenburg Museum - Auburn, Indiana
The Bicycle Museum of America - New Bremen, Ohio
Heston Steam Museum - rural LaPorte County, Indiana
Indiana National Road Association
French Lick Railway Museum - French Lick, Indiana
Indiana Transportation Museum - Noblesville, Indiana
Kokomo Automotive Museum - Kokomo, Indiana
National Model Aviation Museum - Muncie, Indiana
Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum - Wapakoneta, Ohio
Studebaker National Museum - South Bend, Indiana
U.S. Air Force Museum - Dayton, Ohio - Excellent museum on the history of flight, FREE admission.
Whitewater Canal - Metamora, Indiana. Includes a working grist mill, a 14 mile section of restored canal and the unique Duck Creek Aqueduct, a covered bridge that carries the canal 16 feet over Duck Creek.
Lists, Links and Databases
Historical Marker Searchable Database
National
ArtCylopedia - a search engine for fine art.
Museum.com - a global museum project, information directly from the museums.
Museums & Learning - a guide to family visits by the U.S. Dept. of Education
Museums in the USA - Alphabetical listing
Museum Spot - info on museums around the world
Museum Stuff - locate museums of all types and in all locations.
Find a Museum - American Association of Museums
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