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U.S. state
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Indiana is a state in the heart of the Midwest region of the United States. Indiana is more than a fly-over state with one large metropolitan area, rural farmland, and cozy college towns.
A crescent in the center of the state surrounding the capital region, home to one of the nation's premier science and technology universities, Purdue
The largest in terms of population, dominated by Indianapolis. The majority of nightlife, shopping, and monuments are here.
The second city of Fort Wayne and Notre Dame campus South Bend.
The pristine Indiana Dunes on Lake Michigan bleed into the industrial Gary and further into Chicagoland.
Home of Indiana University in Bloomington, farmland, and the large Brown County State Park, suburbs of Louisville, and some exurbs of Cincinnati.
Hilly highlands and caves, on the border with Kentucky. Includes Evansville and Lincoln's boyhood home.
By car
Numerous interstate highways enter and leave the state. Interstates 80 and 90 form the Indiana Toll Road in northern Indiana, linking Chicago, Hammond, Gary, South Bend, and Ohio.
By train
Amtrak's Cardinal provides service between Chicago and New York City via Indianapolis.
By bus
Greyhound and Miller Trailways serve Indianapolis and most of other major cities of Indiana, on a very basic schedule.
By foot
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Indianapolis is the capital of Indiana and also the state’s largest city. Efforts to beautify and modernize the city have brought Indianapolis into the 21st century as a world-class destination for everything from business meetings and trade conventions to backpackers making their way across the States.
Bloomington is a city of 86,000 people (2019) in Southern Indiana. Bloomington is home to the flagship campus of Indiana University (IU) and therefore also the IU Hoosiers sports teams.
Evansville is the largest city in Southern Indiana and the third-largest city in the state. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for the Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois tri-state area.
Fort Wayne is a city in the northeastern part of Indiana, a state of the United States of America. It is 30 minutes from the western Ohio border and 70 minutes from the southern border of Michigan.
Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana. It is perhaps best known as the birthplace of the legendary pop star Michael Jackson.
Muncie, named after the "Munsee" clan of Lenape people and home to Ball State University, is a city in the east of Central Indiana. It was an industrial titan in its time but then felt the effects of deindustrialization.
South Bend is in Northern Indiana. The city's name is drawn from the fact that it's situated on the southernmost bend in the St.
Terre Haute is a city of 61,000 people (2019) in west-central Indiana, about 180 mi (300 km) south of Chicago and 1 hour southwest of Indianapolis. Terre Haute is one of the largest cities in the Wabash Valley and is known as the "Queen City of the Wabash".
Lafayette is the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Central Indiana. It is located 2 hours southeast of Chicago and 1 hour northwest of Indianapolis.
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park is a United States national park outside Vincennes in Southwestern Indiana.
the state's only national park
Seymour is a city in Southern Indiana. It is the "small town" home of rocker John Mellencamp.
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is a United States National Memorial in Southwestern Indiana.
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