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.
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.
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.
Old Richmond Historic District
Railroad Depot Historic District
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
Hayes Arboretum - a "living history" museum. Nature center, hiking.
Whitewater Gorge Park - search for fossils.
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
Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University - Bloomington, IN
Mathers Museum of World Cultures - Bloomington, Indiana
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - Cleveland, Ohio
Toledo Museum of Art - Toledo, Ohio
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis - Indianapolis, Indiana
COSI - Center of Science and Industry - Columbus, Ohio
Muncie Children's Museum - Muncie, Indiana
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
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
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
Automotive Heritage Museum - Kokomo, Indiana
National Model Aviation Museum - Muncie, Indiana
Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum - Wapakoneta, Ohio
Studebaker National Museum - South Bend, Indiana
National Museum of the United States 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.
Historical Marker Searchable Database
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 - by State
Museum Spot - info on museums around the world
Find a Museum - American Alliance of Museums
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