Local Attractions
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Historic Metamora
| 25 Miles
1838 Canal Town, Metamora, IN
Located off of Highway 52 within 30 minutes of the communities of Brookville, Connersville, and Rushville. The past comes alive in this quaint corner of Indiana. Experience history by sampling fresh corn meal, stone ground at the local grist mill or ride the canal through the last wooden aqueduct in the United States. Stroll through the streets of Metamora and visit over 150 specialty shops housed in the buildings of yesteryear. Enjoy lunch at one of the sandwich shops or restaurants.
Hollywood Casino and Hotel
| 33 Miles
777 Hollywood Boulevard, Lawrenceburg, IN 47025
Boasts 270,00 sq. ft. of space on two levels, 150,000 sq. ft. gaming space, 3,200 slots and electronic table games, over 88 table games and 41 live poker tables.
Wings of the World and Jungle Trails include a renovated bird house and lush, tropical rainforest exhibit. The zoo has the most gorilla births of any zoo in the U.S. Visitors can also see Komodo Dragons, White Bengal Tigers and rare black Sumatran & Indian Rhinos. Open year-round.
Newport Aquarium
One Aquarium Way, Newport, KY 41071
A world-class million-gallon aquarium on the banks of the Ohio River. Presenting fresh and salt water fish from around the world including sharks.
The oldest and largest Military Aviation museum in the world! This museum houses more than 300 aircraft and missiles, plus Wright Brothers' memorabilia, Word War II artifacts, the Apollo 15 capsule and thousands of personal artifacts.
