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CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center is a museum in Terre Haute, Indiana, which educates the public about the Holocaust. It is the only Holocaust museum in the state of Indiana. The museum was founded by Holocaust survivor Eva Mozes Kor, who with her twin sister Miriam was subjected to human experimentation under Josef Mengele at Auschwitz. The museum tells the story of the genocide from Kor's perspective. It has been the center of controversy due to Kor's belief that Nazis should be forgiven for the crimes of the Holocaust as a way for Jews to free themselves from victimization. It was firebombed by an unknown arsonist in 2003, and reopened two years later.
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A small but good art museum in downtown Terre Haute that features art primarily from the twentieth century. The museum also houses plenty of Hoosier artists, and hosts traveling collections as well.
Impressive children's museum for a smaller town. Hands-on exhibits, lots of different activities, and a gift shop.
Eugene V. Debs Museum
This was the house of the late 19th- to early 20th-century leader of the Socialist Party of America. Each room is filled with Eugene V. Debs artifacts up to the third floor, where the ceiling is completely covered in a beautiful mural painted by John Laska. The house really gives you an idea of the time period. Call ahead if you would like to arrange a tour at a different time.
You can have fun at a little skate park.
The Sisters of Providence, founded by Saint Mother Theodore Guerin in 1840, welcome tourists and pilgrims to their grounds to see the shrines, scenery, historic architecture, eco-justice center and alpaca herd.