Part II: Free Roadside Attractions of Southern Indiana
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- What’s better than a roadtrip across beautiful country: a roadtrip where none of the attractions cost anything! In this part two, (22) more free roadside attractions are covered, from Greensburg to Vincennes. It’s a massive roadtrip! Grab your favorite drink, snack, and let’s go for a ride!
I grew up in southern Indiana. I accompanied my father in walking the woods while he foraged. He also was an enthusiastic rock hound and had a beautiful collection. I still have some of his Indian arrowheads. We fished in the Ohio and Wabash rivers. As a family we took Sunday drives around the state. Your videos have reminded me of my childhood and now I wish my father was alive to watch them with me. Thank you for sharing the rich history of Indiana.
My great pleasure, Alice! My parents loved day trips across Indiana, and it’s always been part of my life. I hope I can bring back good memories, and encourage new adventures for people that don’t know the state as well.
Roger is a world class road tripper
Thank-you, Bill!
Me 2
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Indiana is definitely full of adventures. Glad to be a Hoosier!
Once again Roger has taken us on an adventure through a part of the U.S. that most believe to be nothing but flat, boring cornfields. Southern Indiana is anything but that! Thanks Roger, for highlighting some of my favorite places and introducing me to some I’ve never known. Happy road tripping to all!
Fellow Hoosier here. I love Indiana. I trust Purdue when they say Mulberry.
As usual a fantastic video. Thanks so much.
Thank you, Steve!
Very interesting video, I now have a new addition to my bucket list. Thanks
My pleasure, Bob!
Indiana does have some history, my 5th great grandfather donated
Fox Island state park to Indiana, my family has been here awhile lol
Definitely enjoy ur videos !
Love this Roger! So many interesting places to see in Indiana!
Indeed! My new favorite is St Joseph’s Holy Family at Gods Country (Bristow, Indiana). It’s an amazing hike through rocky canyons, with so many surprises. They are still working on it, I can only imagine what it will be like in another year!
@@AdventureswithRoger we’ll definitely have to check that out!
I love how you share your treasures that many of us didn't even know about. Summertime we're going on some biking trips to see some of these.
Roger, did you ever have the Geode Grotto at Jasper featured?
@wuznotbornyesterda I did! It’s 7:11 in the link below.
30 FREE Roadside Attractions: Southern Indiana’s Epic Roadtrip (Southern Indiana)
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I like the sound of your voice and the way you narrate is incredibly soothing for some reason..
I really enjoy this channel. I used to be big into driving the back roads for hours on end. When people would ask why, I'd say "Just to see what I see". With the "explorer" in me, and the fact that I love anything to do with space travel, You'd think I would have known that Gus Grissom was from less than 2 hours away from where I grew up and still live to this day. I do happen to know where a "cave" is in my own town of Tell City. It's not really a cave, but we had heard it was when we were kids and went looking for it. In case anyone is wondering, it is on the hillside across from the shipyard on river road. Getting to it is easy. Getting in it is hard, but you can see the entire thing from the outside because it only goes back about 15 or 20 feet.
I love that stretch from Troy to Rocky Point! 🙂
Thanks for another road trip video. It's always good to file these away for when my family plan another adventure.
My pleasure! There are so many great things to see in Southern Indiana, they’re just spread out and not well-marketed.
Hey Rodger, thought you might get a kick out of this. Me and my beautiful girlfriend went to gods country that we seen on this video over the weekend and we ran into a sweet older couple and we started talking about the place and they said that they saw it on you tube. So asked if it was adventures with Rodger and sire enough it was. They where from Evansville and we are from kokomo. Ever up this way this town has alot of history. Always enjoy your videos and look forward to many more.
I’ve been very encouraged by all the positive comments, and meeting a few people on trails, that said they love the channel. Doing my part to encourage cool road trips, and it’s always awesome to hear, that these nearly 200 videos have helped! 🙂
I was up at Kokomo, earlier this year. Would like to do another road trip
yer from Kokomo ! ?
... well , we won't hold that against you =P
I was in 3rd grade when we started the Washington Crossing the Delaware campaign Monument. I am so proud to be apart of it to this day.
Take me with you sometime Roger I love exploring and you know the best places!
Just a great story teller.
Adventure!
Thank-you!
@@AdventureswithRoger
Roger you really make a story so interesting to my wife and I. Living in The southeast part of the state makes it easy to go anywhere in Southern Indiana. Keep the adventures coming.
Luvy&Papa
Love this video. You said it about the memories and treasures at the end of the road. So true, Roger. Thanks for sharing. Have you thought of writing a book? 😊
I keep thinking about a book, it’s just sitting down to do it! 🙂
Great video Roger 👍🏼 Thank you for taking us along
My pleasure, Mary!
Hemlock cliffs near English Indiana is a cool hiking trip.👍☮️
Love the Hemlock Cliffs area!
Hemlock Cliffs (English, Indiana)
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Thank you for bringing back some great memories. All but one of the family members I traveled with when I was young are no longer with me. I’ve visited a number of these sites in this video with my family, especially, the George Rogers Clark Memorial. I attended Vincennes University in the very early 80’s. Lots of great memories!! Thanks, again. Sad how alone these memories cause me to feel now, especially tonight being New Year’s Eve. I believe I’ve watched every one of your videos; great stuff. Have a wonderful New Year.
After college, I was in a real rut. Mom suggested we do a road trip, and it made a huge difference in my life. I thereafter got a good paying job, and we did road trips every weekend, for years. She’s been gone since new years, 25 years ago, but I find myself looking over at that car seat, and wishing she was there on another adventure. It will never be the same, but hopefully I bring her love of a great adventure, to every new roadtrip.
I love your videos Roger. I'm born and raised in Cincinnati but I now live in South East KY. Anyway thanks so much for sharing your adventures with us, you do a great job with everything. Stay safe and blessed
Thank-you, Bobbiejo!
@@AdventureswithRoger you are very welcome Roger 🙏❤️
Brilliant share, this is a roadtrip im sure anyone would sure enjoy.Although I have almost no hope of visiting Indiana, it`s just a pleasure to watch all these attractions.
I love how you explain things in an easy-to-understand way without filling spaces with fluff.the tibetan area is brilliant. Already looking forward to future videos and to enjoy your adventures thru your lenses.
Thank-you! I started the channel as a means to show co-workers places they could go with their families. What I thought would take six months, is still going, six years later!🙂
Lived in Indiana most of my life and had no idea many of these were here. Awesome video.
Thank-you!
Thank you for the roads less traveled!
My pleasure, Steve!
Thanks again Roger for a wonderful video. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Gerald!
Its only a matter of preference on your mode of travel BUT.... To get a really intense, personal, up close experience... do these trips on a motorcycle!!
Everything about the people and what wasnt mentioned about the roads, leads to motorcycle specific fun!!
As usual, great video!! Thanks again Man!! Much appreaciated!!
Be safe out there!
For sure! Warm weather adventures next summer!
It truly is amazing how much history is in Indiana.
So much in southern Indiana!
I took a friend from Boston to the Lincoln Boyhood Home. He had NO idea that Lincoln had even lived in Indiana, let alone spent his formative years here. He thought he was born in KY and lived in Illinois.
@@AdventureswithRogerThis is why I love your channel I'm from Morgan County. There are lots of things to do if you do the research or just watch your channel. Thanks for the great videos.
Again, another great video. Always makes me want to get up and go! So many places, so little time. You said once in a comment that the 30 free roadside attractions could be done in one long summer day. Adding these means I'll have to plan a whole vacation in the Southern Indiana area. Good thing my nephew is great at finding motel deals! Thank you for such beautiful camera work.
My pleasure, Tony! Many good food choices too!
Once again Roger, what a great excursion through and to some neat and interesting Southern Indiana places. When I move back to Cincinnati in the spring, get settked and revisit all of my past favorite haunts in SW Ohio and Northern Kentucky, im going to plan some extensive trips into Southern Indiana that you have featured in your Indiana travel vlogs. I really love all of these in this one, especially the grotto and the Abbey and Monestary. I've not done it since before covid, but for over a decade I used to do an annual three or four day retreat at the Abbey Gethsemani down outside of Bardstown, KY. I did visit the Buddhist site when the Dalai Lamma came for an event. That was something else again. It was not a solemn event, it was very fun and very racous. You are right about just getting out to do something you think about doing, Don't put it off. I really found out how true ttat is when I got ny cancer diagnosis earier this year. I almost didnt make it, but now I am almost 100% free of the cancers. I have Lymphoma and I was Stage III with pockets of Lymph nodes through much of my body that had gone cancerous. I used to hike all the time but not nuch in the past few years. I hope I get ny strength back so I can get back to doing that again. I also hope that when I do get back and take my trips into Indiana, we can meet at one of those mom and pop ice cream shops/food joints that you featured in that past video and I'll buy you kunch and we can chat about your travels through your home state. As always, I look forward to seeing your new videos of your travels. They have given me a really nice feeling while I've been going through dealing with my cancer and chemo. Thats rough stuff. I think that the efrects of the chemo have been harder than what the cancer dishes out. Safe travels, Roger. May God Bless you more than He already has.
Sorry for those typos, I'm not going back to fix them. I think folks know what I was saying.
Congratulations on your recovery! If these videos helped in the least little way, that makes me very happy and honored. 🙂
Funny story about the Bardstown abbey. I worked with a lady that did a lot of trips with her retired girlfriends. She’d went to the abbey in Kentucky, and bought me a box of fudge for Christmas. Well I cracked it open one evening, working from home, tried a few squares. They tasted a little wangy, but each additional square tasted better. I’d went through half a box and my head started to feel funny. “Too much sugar, I should probably stop.” Oh it was more than sugar! I looked at the ingredients: those monks had cooked up that fudge with Kentucky bourbon! 😂 I’ve never drank alcohol a day in my life, and that fudge hit me hard! I had no trouble going to sleep.
I live in this area. Went to High School in Versailles. I shop in Greensburg. Cool video!!
That was great Roger, very interesting and informative. Gives me ideas for a road trip!
Definitely lots to see!
In third grade we raised dimes in my front yard to pay for the monument. Washington Crossing the Delaware. I was there. The best time of my life.
Always loved road trip movies, as well as road trip documentarie! I was impressed with that large wooden bridge but also the fact that it only seemed to have one pier? You have to wonder what's supporting it but I'm sure it's well supported. I also like that big monastery with the monks. Magnificent building! But being monks you have to wonder if they make beer monks do make the best beer. Thank you for another enjoyable adventure!
Funny story about the monks and nuns. At St Meinrad arch abbey, their main export is hand made caskets! At the Monastery for women, there’s a brewery across from it. If I heard right, monks come over and run that. Someone local might have the right story!
As usual excellent and never disappoints ☺️💕
Thank-you! When I found St Joseph’s Holy Family at Gods Country, I immediately thought of you! Such a great, unexpected place!
@@AdventureswithRoger ☺️💕
@@AdventureswithRoger that covered bridge is amazing 🤗
Thank you again.
Thanks so much.
My pleasure!
Thank you, Roger, for another fine tour. Gosh, do you think when you run out of places to visit in Indiana, you would come do my state of Michigan?
I’d love to see other places, but the channel isn’t supporting it right now. We’ll see what happens! 🙂
I miss living in southern Indiana. I’m in northwest Indiana now, and it’s a filthy place to live.
I grew up in Southern Indiana and I would like to add some places you didn't mention like "Story ,Indiana" the historic town time forgot settled in 1800's. It's in Brown County near Nashville on the edge
Of Brown County SF. It's on my "to go" list. Supposedly the horses outnumber the residents and there is a hotel and an excellent restaurant (I hear). I'm surprised you didn't mention HOLIDAY WORLD near Santa Claus and Lincoln Park. It's one of the best water parks in the country. I remember the original Santa Claus land (you touched on). To not be outdone by 6 Flags etc the family progressed to Holiday World. Prepare to get wet. Also Squire Boone Caverns...
Hey Becky!
I’ve got a few for you:
Indiana’s Stonehenge: The Legend of Browning Mountain (Elkinsville, Indiana)
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Brown County, Indiana: A lot like Gatlinburg, but much closer to home!
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Holiday World 2023 Tour Guide: Everything you need to know, before you go! (Santa Claus, Indiana)
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The Squire Boone Caverns Story (Mauckport, Indiana)
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Awesome video and extraordinary narration!
Thank you kindly!
South Eastern Indiana,in Brown county, is my Mother's country of origin... I'm sure that someone who is presently living in the area is related to me on my Mother's family..... Back in the early 60's, I was privileged to visit with my Great Aunt in the old Frazier Family,Aunt Bunny,(Blanche)... That's without any argument, the best summer I had,as a kid... Sixty years later, it's motels , strip malls,gas stations 😢💔... That's now.... Broke my heart...All the creeks full of wildlife and fish are gone....💔
I’m not sure which Brown County you were visiting but I have yet to see a strip mall in the one I live in. There are 2 gas stations. A little competition is a good thing. We have 1 grocery store or a dollar general store. You may have missed the Brown County Park. The ecosystem of the park is amazing. It home to just about every species of wildlife indigenous to this area. I’ve only been here for about 13 years so my point of reference is different than yours but I think it would behove you to spend some time here. We have a new music center that brings big name acts and visitors tax dollars to our community. There are hotels, some very nice ones as a matter of fact, so if you come to see us I believe you’ll find the accommodations to be very affordable and comfortable.
Another great video, Roger.
Thank-you, Roger!
Love and truly enjoyed the video. You may want to add jug rock near Shoals or Hindstain Falls. Not well known but great and no cost to see.
Shoals is a great area! I had jug rock in part 1. Hindostan Falls I’ve put in a few historical segments, related to legends. You can’t go wrong at either place! 🙂
Tomorrow is the time to go visit some water falls with the rain we have coming in tonight cool temps and deer in early rut to see some wildlife.
If it’s a gusher of a storm, the west side of Yellow Birch ravine is amazing. But, you’re gonna cross water several times to see the waterfalls
And why might the Bloomington area have a Tibetan Cultural Center? Because the Dalai Lama's older brother, Thubten Jigme Norbu, was a former professor of Tibetan and religious studies at Indiana University. He founded the center in 1979.
Beautiful places! I missed part 1. Have to find it. That tree growing out of the courthouse was unbelievable! If it is a mulberry it might die now. My mulberry tree's are dieing. I think from what they are spraying from the planes., because nothing kills a mulberry tree. Thank you
Originally, the town said it was an aspen. Purdue said Mulberry. That’s why I inserted the bit about a tall ladder. 😂 I have no idea!
Part 1 link below:
30 FREE Roadside Attractions: Southern Indiana’s Epic Roadtrip (Southern Indiana)
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Another terrific road trip! Maybe I need to move?
If you can’t move to where the fun stuff is, drive to where the fun stuff is! 🙂
Been to many of these places. Great video Roger. Roger monte casino is in St. Meinrad not Ferdinand.
St Joseph’s Holy Family at Gods Country was a new one to me. I couldn’t have picked a better day to go!
@@AdventureswithRoger I used to help him out before I became disabled. Great place to visit. One time I took my chainsaws down and loaded my loader tractor on a trailer and took care of some down timber for him. It’s a beautiful place. You would enjoy the scenery at my family farm to.
It really encouraged me, as I often get the sense that I’ve seen everything in Southern Indiana. “Wow! Something great and new to me!” 🙂
@@AdventureswithRoger Have a good day Roger. Always enjoy your content
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3:17 You caught a shapeshifter pretending to be a tree/stump.
Very creepy looking. Makes me want to drive there and verify
it's still there and it's just a tree.
Thanks for taking us on these trips!!
I saw that too. In my full video about Browning Mountain, I mentioned it as something I didn’t notice while I was there.
@@AdventureswithRoger I haven't watched that yet. I just found your channel and have only watched two videos so far. I started watching the mysterious mounds one too. To many distractions around me lol going to finish it later. I'll watch them all. Interesting info.
Thumbs up!
Evansville, ever heard of it ?
I'm sure you might have but have you read the Hoosier folk Legends books by Ronald L Baker I remember reading it back when I was in elementary school and I ended up buying it about seven or eight years ago it's obviously about the whole state of Indiana but there are a few stories in there concerning Southern Indiana and there is also a book called Haunted Hoosier trails by Wanda Lou Willis I've not got to read a whole lot of it but she goes from County to County telling a story or two that's most famous for that county that has to do with the Paranormal
Have lost count of how many Indiana folklore books I’ve read! Lots of crazy stuff happens in these parts, but I had to drive to northern Indian for the lake monster, giant snake and turtle stories.
Ty Rodger 🏆 👴 🙏🙏
My sincere pleasure, Richard!
Would you do a video on Mauxferry Road, Indiana first state road?
What’s the story?
@@AdventureswithRoger indianas first state road. surveyed by John Tipton. From maucksport to indy. Parts of it still in use today. Figured you could do some digging and make it a good one. Could be a dud though.
@snaketheterminator2409 I’m a terrible forecaster of video success. Usually, if I think something is just ok, it takes off. And vice versa. My best gamble was traveling a great distance to film Native American mounds: most views ever. I turned around and drove over 700 miles to do a movie about Indiana’s native Americans, and it was a complete dud.
I’m working out an idea for another legend video, but it’s hard to say how it will fly.
I hear ya. The silver legend video is how I found your channel. Been subscribed since. People like those rabbit holes. I don't know if I watched the one your talking about yet. Ill tell you what I've met a few people around who watch your channel, so what you're doing is working. Shout out from Franklin IN
I used to have some good friends that lived in Franklin and Edinburgh. Some of the very best people I’ve ever known!
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😅 Bedford, Mitchell, Oolitic. The Limestone Capital of the World. 😅 I'm a genius from there , you should talk to me.
Why do they have to ruin the landscape with religious dogma???
Why did they blow up the side of a mountain to create Mount Rushmore, or the CrazyHorse Monument? People have always got reasons, we just don’t always agree with each other.
Thanks again Roger, the way you put these docs, stories, everything together is top notch. You would be big time $ in Hollywood or wherever you went compiling, narrating, but who wants to be there right?! Keep doing what you do. Thanks again👍
Thank-you, Marv!
As always, a great trip through Indiana that gives me inspiration to get out and explore my home state. Excellent work! Thank you!
Some friends and I gravel bicycle ride in a lot of these areas and have discovered a lot of these places on these rides. Some really amazing stuff. You just gotta get out there.
We saw you visited our place in Bristow, Indiana. Thanks for the beautiful words. All are welcome to visit and enjoy God's wonderment in nature. Come again.
It’s truly one of the most amazing, Southern Indiana places, I’ve ever visited. And above all, a complete surprise! Anyone seeking peace, would find it along these trails. 🙂
A Short Drive West of Lafayette and South of Attica Indiana. Is a BREATH TAKING Park with Hiking trails known as PORTLAND ARCH. Natural Sandstone Arch which being 6'2 I can easily walk under. This was created by one of the many Natural Springs in the area. The trail compromises approximately 1 mile with many areas of wooden bridges to stop and BECOME ONE WITH NATURE!
Having been to this location just 1/2 Mile up the road is #2 trail just as Beautiful and relaxing in a Warm summer's day.
Indiana's Ancient Arches
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Thanks for the most excellent content Roger! Having 44 years in Crawford County, your videos really grab my attention and I just hang on for the ride.
My pleasure! I was hiking in Crawford County on Tuesday, simply a place of wonder
My Mom was born in a dirt floor log cabin in in 1925 atop the bluff that Potts sits in. My Uncle and her played every day in the bluffs, he found a tomahawk and many other relics back then. The logs from that cabin were used to rebuild outbuildings at Lincoln’s Boyhood Home. Love your videos I was sent here every summer as a boy to keep me out of trouble in Los Angeles were I grew up.
Great memories!
@@AdventureswithRoger lots of them! My 4th ggrandfather was the preacher at Little Pidgon Creek and Hurricane Creek where the Lincoln family attended services. My Mom found his cabin built in 1820s which has been moved to the Shubal-Little Pioneer Village outside Cannelton In.
@@michelmoss7559 Shubael is one of the few places I’ve never caught open
@@AdventureswithRoger It is open the 3rd weekend of Oct. Last weekend, I missed it myself.
Looks like December 9th there’s a Christmas candlelight tour. Hopefully I’ll make one of these!
We used to do this when I was a kid...I grew up in southwestern Ohio, quite near the Indiana line. We spent many a Saturday or Sunday on a drive through Indiana, Kentucky, of course, Ohio, visiting places like this. The end of the day was always at some superb country restaurant!
Great memories 🙂
Another great one Roger! You're on a roll!
Thank-you!
Wow, nicely done road-trip video!...and I've viewed a LOT of 'em.
Thank-you!
I'm a Hoosier. Born in Evansville. Now in Texas. I'm a Hoosier.
The heel is good luck.
Very exciting. Thank you
Thank-you, David!
Mitchell is NOT southwest of Williams. Picky.
Southeast
My wife and I love riding our motorcycle in southern Indiana.
Beautiful area, and especially now with the turning leaves!
@@AdventureswithRoger We come over from the Southern Illinois side. Can't get enough
Do you have a list or map with all the places you went in this video? I would love to plug it into google maps and figure out what we could see on a day trip from Indianapolis. 😊
I don’t, sorry
A tank of gas can be expensive
It can be!
This may be a long shot, but figured someone in the chat or yourself may have been here..
When I was in 5th or 6th grade, I went with a friend from school and his parents to a place his mom(i think) grew up going somewhere in southeast Indiana(i'm from SW OH). It was a very popular "swimming hole" in a large creek/small river, where glaciers had carved grooves almost natural water slides in the creekbed. I still think about sitting in those grooves and letting the water push me, and have searched on/off for years hoping to figure out where it was to go back.
Wouldn’t be Clifty Falls, would it?
@@AdventureswithRoger none of the google imagery looks familiar, so unfortunately I think not
@@Fieldofdead I used to hike down the creek at Clifty Falls, just a beautiful array of swirling areas, unless it was water snake breeding time!
I can’t think of another similar area in southeast Indiana. Could’ve been on private property in Jefferson County though.
Madoc is suspect..he had hoarses
Thanks Roger ! Always great stuff ! 👍
Thanks Luke!
Ha...yeah. They always say glaciers made these ancient mega structures. Crazy thing is, they can't even prove ice ages existed either. The Smithsonian is covering up our actual history. Everything we think we know about our past is a lie. Most state parks are on the sites of ancient mega structures. They turn them into parks so you can't go digging. Cool video.
It’s called “the flood”.
@@rmiller334 amen
Come on Paul. Put your back into it
Ha! One stone will ruin you for the weekend
Hi Roger. Is St Joseph Holy Family open to the public for hiking? What a beautiful place.
It is! It officially closes at 5 pm each day.
Great hiking and beautiful scenery.
Thank you.
Roger do we need to call ahead before visiting St Joseph Holy Family or can we just drive right up and start walking the property?