Indiana is so hot that we have the iconic Indiana Jones named for the state that he calls home, and he's so hot that Lego had to get in on it with their lego indiana jones original adventures series. But what makes Indiana so hot? As the 19th state admitted into the union, Indiana is located in the Great Lakes region of the United States and flaunts a population of about 6 million residents. As a diverse state, Indiana is comprised of small towns, industrial cities and urban areas. Indiana is known to have one of the best preserved prehistoric Native American sites in the United States and is home to the University of Indianapolis where archeologists discovered a tool from deer bone dating back some ten thousand years.
Bloomington Indiana is home to the main campus of indiana university, founded in 1820 as the Indiana State Seminary and renamed the Indiana College in 1846. Not only known for Indiana University, Indiana is home to one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world; Eli Lilly. As if that weren't enough, Indiana is home to the Indianapolis 500 mile race, also known as the Indy 500. Held over Memorial Day weekend (United States) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, the Indy 500 is world class and world renown auto racing at its best.
Indianapolis, Indiana is the capital of Indiana, but you cannot overlook South Bend Indiana or Fort Wayne Indiana. With South Bend Indiana so close to Chicago, Illinois, it is no doubt they have a commuter rail that operate electric powered trains between South Bend and Chicago. Fort Wayne, as the state's second largest city is located in the northeastern part and serves as an important transportation hub. Indiana real estate is a mixture of farmland, forest and very hilly areas especially near Louisville, Kentucky. The Hoosier National Forest park located in Southern Indiana and is home to the Lick Creek Settlement and the Potts Creek Rockshelter Archeological Site. The Hoosier National Forest Park is one of the best kept secrets in Indiana. If you are looking for Indiana hotels, you want to be sure to stay close to the World War II Victory Museum or the Haunted Castle in Fort Wayne. If you're going to Elkhart Indiana be sure to stay close to the Amish Acres or the Carmike Encore Park 14. Wherever you stay in Indiana, you're sure to be warmed by the hospitality and captivated by the history.
