The 7 Wonders of Indiana

Cool Maps: 7 Wonders

University of Notre Dame

"The University of Notre Dame.. is a leading Roman Catholic institution located in Notre Dame, Indiana, immediately northeast of South Bend, Indiana, United States. "Notre Dame," meaning "Our Lady" in French, refers to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Notre Dame's picturesque campus sits on 1,250 acres.. containing two lakes and 136 buildings."

George Rogers Clark Memorial

"A classic memorial here was authorized under President Coolidge and dedicated by Roosevelt in 1936. Fort Sackville was captured from British Lt. Governor Henry Hamilton and his soldiers by Lt. Col. George Rogers Clark and his frontiersmen on February 25, 1779. The heroic march of Clark's men from Kaskaskia on the Mississippi River in mid-winter and the subsequent victory over the British remains one of the great feats of the American Revolution. "

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

"Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is a United States Presidential Memorial that preserves the Lincoln City, Indiana farm site where Abraham Lincoln lived from 1816 to 1830. During that time, he grew from a 7-year-old boy to a 21-year-old man. His mother is buried here in the Nancy Hanks Lincoln Cemetery. "

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

"Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana.. in the United States, is the second-oldest surviving automobile racing track in the world (after the Milwaukee Mile), having existed since 1909, and the original "Speedway," the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word. Capable of seating over 250,000 individuals, it is the highest-capacity sporting facility in human history... "

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

"The park contains 15 miles (24 km) of beaches, as well as sand dunes, bogs, marshes, swamps, fens, prairies, rivers, oak savannas, and woodland forests. More than 350 species of birds have been observed in the park. It has one of the most diverse plant communities of any unit in the U.S. National Park System with 1418 vascular plant species including 90 threatened or endangered ones. The Indiana Dunes area is unique in that it contains both arctic and boreal plants (such as the bearberry) alongside desert plants (such as the prickly pear cactus). "

Indiana State Museum

"The Indiana State Museum is a museum located within White River State Park in Indianapolis, Indiana. The museum houses many exhibits on the history of Indiana from prehistoric times up to today. "

Brown County State Park

"Brown County State Park is a park located in Brown County, Indiana in south-central Indiana. The park opened to the public in 1929, and is Indiana's largest state park. It is also by far the most visited park in the state with more than 1.4 million visitors per year, more than twice as many visitors as the next most visited park in the state. "