My family, along with Abby’s family, just returned from a whirl wind of activity in Southern Indiana. We left early Sunday morning and were back home Tuesday evening. During that time we visited approximately 10 different attractions and restaurants. We were really busy!! I have tons of photos and tips to share with you. So as not overwhelm anyone, I am going to break it up a bit and spread it out over a few posts.
We started the trip off with a stop at a Louisville restaurant, recommended to us by Lisa The Waitress, (a reliable local foodie!!) Because really, we are all about the grub.Our families are sort of a bad influence on each other because food is really at the top of our priority list!
As soon as we pulled in to Lynns Paradise Cafe, I knew I was going to love it. Just going on the decor alone, I was super excited. The amount of art, atmosphere and eye candy was incredible!
And the food wasn’t so bad either! The menu had a huge, healthy selection of tastiness to choose from. Ample portion sizes of breakfast (served all day long) and lunch dishes. We need this restaurant in our neighborhood!! Reservations recommended.
Then we packed our full bellies back in the car to head to Lincoln City, Indiana, the boyhood home of Abraham Lincoln.
Here there is a National memorial, pioneer cemetery (where Lincolns Mother Nancy is buried), cabin site memorial, trails, a spring and a living historical farm. I LOVE living historical farms and people dressed in period clothing, doing period appropriate activities. I think this is a great way to experience history. It really brings history to life.
Before heading up the path to these sites be sure to stop by the Visitors Center. Here we listened to Mary Todd give a first hand account of her life with Lincoln. The reenactment was very informative and shed a personal light on his life.
The outside walls of the visitor’s center are sculpted panels, carved from Indiana limestone, that depict places where Lincoln lived. The quotations above are from Lincoln’s own speeches.
This stop on our visit took about 1 1/2 hours. A nice historical stop to learn all about Lincoln.
WOO HOO!
wow awesome
can’t wait for the rest.
Dude, you are on the ball!
I want a big hand chair!