Travel & Route Directory – Scenic Routes, Historic Journeys, and Travel Guides
Explore a growing directory of historic landmarks, battlefields, scenic routes, parks, museums, river towns, and unique destinations throughout the Midwest. Our directory highlights places we’ve visited along with destinations still on our travel list, making it easy to plan your next adventure. Many listings include links to our travel articles, videos, and historical features, helping you discover the stories behind the places you visit.
Angel Mounds State Historic Site
Angel Mounds State Historic Site in southern Indiana along the Ohio River Scenic Byway. Discover ancient Native American mounds history and scenic walking trails.
State Indiana
Buzzard Roost Recreation Area in Southern Indiana
A scenic location for walking, picnicking and camping. Parking areas are available at the first trailhead access and at the picnic/camping spur. Tables, grills, and a portable toilet are available at the picnic area. Benches are located on the bluffs overlooking the Ohio River. Water is not available on site.
State Indiana
Café Arazu
Enjoying lunch at Café Arazu in historic downtown Newburgh Indiana. A relaxing Ohio River dining stop with outdoor seating, friendly service, and great food along the Ohio River Scenic Byway. Intimate restaurant featuring Middle Eastern fusion fare such as kebabs & chicken shawarma.
State Indiana
Cairo Illinois
Cairo Illinois the historic river town where the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers meet. Discover Civil War history the Trail of Tears Underground Railroad sites abandoned buildings and historic landmarks along the Ohio River Scenic Byway
State Illinois
Carpenter House
Known as Evansville’s “pioneer of public charity,” Carpenter also acted as an agent for the Underground Railroad before the Civil War. His home became one of the first stops for slaves who made their way across the Ohio River. A stone tunnel led from the river three blocks north to the Carpenters’ basement, where runaway slaves hid until they could be relayed to stations further north.
State Indiana
Evansville African American Museum
Museum & cultural center dedicated to history & traditions of the African-American community.
The museum showcases local artists, traveling and permanent exhibits, and contributing citizens of the past and present. It serves as a tourist destination for visiting organizations and groups, and the gallery can be reserved for private, community events and meetings. Museum revenue sources include membership contributions, grants, charitable gift legacies, admissions, facility rental, events, and a gift shop.
State Indiana
Evansville Wartime Museum
Evansville Wartime Museum encompasses walk through galleries and exhibits of our area’s wartime history and achievements. You’ll see examples of wartime production, the stories of area veterans and some of the vehicles from the WWII era.
State Indiana
Newburgh Indiana
Newburgh is an incorporated town in Ohio Township, Warrick County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River. As of the 2020 census, Newburgh had a population of 3,344. The town is part of the larger Evansville metropolitan area, and Ohio Township, which Newburgh shares with nearby Chandler, includes the town. Wikipedia
State Indiana
Newburgh Museum
This gallery in Old Newburgh Presbyterian Church features displays documenting the town's past.
State Indiana
Reitz Home Museum
Evansville, Indiana’s only Victorian House Museum is situated in the heart of the city’s downtown Historic Preservation District. The Reitz Home Museum is noted as one of the country’s finest examples of French Second Empire architecture.
State Indiana
Angel Mounds State Historic Site
Angel Mounds State Historic Site in southern Indiana along the Ohio River Scenic Byway. Discover ancient Native American mounds history and scenic walking trails.
Buzzard Roost Recreation Area in Southern Indiana
A scenic location for walking, picnicking and camping. Parking areas are available at the first trailhead access and at the picnic/camping spur. Tables, grills, and a portable toilet are available at the picnic area. Benches are located on the bluffs overlooking the Ohio River. Water is not available on site.
Café Arazu
Enjoying lunch at Café Arazu in historic downtown Newburgh Indiana. A relaxing Ohio River dining stop with outdoor seating, friendly service, and great food along the Ohio River Scenic Byway. Intimate restaurant featuring Middle Eastern fusion fare such as kebabs & chicken shawarma.
Cairo Illinois
Cairo Illinois the historic river town where the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers meet. Discover Civil War history the Trail of Tears Underground Railroad sites abandoned buildings and historic landmarks along the Ohio River Scenic Byway
Carpenter House
Known as Evansville’s “pioneer of public charity,” Carpenter also acted as an agent for the Underground Railroad before the Civil War. His home became one of the first stops for slaves who made their way across the Ohio River. A stone tunnel led from the river three blocks north to the Carpenters’ basement, where runaway slaves hid until they could be relayed to stations further north.
Evansville African American Museum
Museum & cultural center dedicated to history & traditions of the African-American community.
The museum showcases local artists, traveling and permanent exhibits, and contributing citizens of the past and present. It serves as a tourist destination for visiting organizations and groups, and the gallery can be reserved for private, community events and meetings. Museum revenue sources include membership contributions, grants, charitable gift legacies, admissions, facility rental, events, and a gift shop.
Evansville Wartime Museum
Evansville Wartime Museum encompasses walk through galleries and exhibits of our area’s wartime history and achievements. You’ll see examples of wartime production, the stories of area veterans and some of the vehicles from the WWII era.
Newburgh Indiana
Newburgh is an incorporated town in Ohio Township, Warrick County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River. As of the 2020 census, Newburgh had a population of 3,344. The town is part of the larger Evansville metropolitan area, and Ohio Township, which Newburgh shares with nearby Chandler, includes the town. Wikipedia
Newburgh Museum
This gallery in Old Newburgh Presbyterian Church features displays documenting the town's past.
Reitz Home Museum
Evansville, Indiana’s only Victorian House Museum is situated in the heart of the city’s downtown Historic Preservation District. The Reitz Home Museum is noted as one of the country’s finest examples of French Second Empire architecture.
