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Conner Prairie
Fishers, Indiana

Children's, Culture, General, History, Historic House, Nature Centers, Park, Science

At Conner Prairie, you’ll find four themed historic areas to explore: Lenape Camp, Conner Homestead, 1836 Prairietown and 1859 Balloon Voyage. In each area "look, don’t touch" becomes "look, touch, smell, taste and hear” as you live history first-hand. Explore 200 beautiful, wooded acres and discover fun daily activities, themed days and exciting ways to experience the past with your family. Don’t miss the Animal Encounters Barn where you can get up close with your favorite farm friends!

Giant Earthship Corp.
Pendleton, Indiana

General, Nature Centers, Park, Science, Specialized

Earthship Corp. was formed by Sue Blakely, a tireless worker and believer in Vic Cook's approach to improving society. She is living in a forest with no outside utility hook up. Sue is living "off the land" in a beautiful handmade log cabin of her own design. Her cabin sets on a plateau on a hillside over looking a creek and a wet land.

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Porter, Indiana

Nature Centers

Joseph Moore Museum of Natural History
Richmond, Indiana

Anthropology, Aquarium, Arboretum, Archaeology, Botanical Garden, Children's, General, Library, Natural History, Nature Centers

Joseph Moore Museum is the regional natural history museum for eastern Indiana. It provides opportunities for Earlham students to have hands-on experience working in a museum in the fields of zoology, botany, anthropology, geology, education, and applied arts. Students curate the collection, provide tours and planetarium shows for visitors, maintain the live animal collections, and design and build exhibits. Guidance is provided by natural science faculty members.

Minnetrista Cultural Center & Oakhurst Gardens
Muncie, Indiana

Art, History, Nature Centers, Science

Rum Village Nature Center
South Bend, Indiana

Nature Centers

Woodcraft Nature Center & Museum
Culver, Indiana

Children's, History, Military, Nature Centers

In 1965, Culver Woodcraft Camp opened its new museum and nature center. The gift of William Griffith, Robert G. Friedman SS'38, S. Truman Olin, Jr. SS'42, Ralph Smith, and Peirce Ward, SS'03, it is the hub of all nature activities for the Woodcraft Camp.

Wyandotte Woods Complex
Corydon, Indiana

Nature Centers

Falls of the Ohio State Park Interpretive Center
Clarksville, Indiana

Historic House, Natural History, Nature Centers, Park

The 390-million-year-old fossil beds are among the largest naturally exposed, easily accessible Devonian fossil beds in the world. It is a coral-sponge patch reef. The park features a beautiful interpretive center overlooking the fossil beds containing an exhibit gallery and video presentation. The fossil beds are in the bed and bank of the Ohio River and are best exposed late summer to late autumn. Daily hikes on the fossil beds Memorial Day through Labor Day, and on Saturdays through October.

Gibson Woods Nature Center
Hessville, Indiana

Nature Centers

Indiana Dunes State Park
Chesterton, Indiana

Nature Centers

Maple Wood Nature Center
LaGrange, Indiana

Nature Centers

Patoka Lake Visitor Center
Birdseye, Indiana

Nature Centers

Spicer Lake Visitor Center/Bendix Woods Nature Center
New Carlisle, Indiana

Nature Centers

Wyandotte Caves State Recreation Area
Leavenworth, Indiana

Nature Centers

MUSEUM CONFERENCES

Oregon Museum Association 2024 Conference

September 8, 2024 - September 10, 2025

North Bend, Oregon

2025 California Association of Museums Conference

February 18 - 22, 2025

San Fransico, California

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