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Road Trip! Tracey shares 6 travel tips for traveling with 6 kids in a van for 16 hours (and making it out with your sanity). Aside from these tips, make sure you have lots of family, car games ready to roll out!
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Field Trip or Vacation 10 Things to Do in Terre Haute
Here's a list of Trip Ideas Terre Haute
Clabber Girl Baking Company Museum and Bake Shop
This is a great place for a sandwich and a cup of coffee. The museum is free and tours are self-guided. The Hulman Company owned the Clabber Girl Baking Company. You may be familiar with the Hulman name, they own the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. They are also the Hulman name behind Rose Hulman Institute of Technology.
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| Clabber Girl Baking Company Cafe, Terre Haute, Indiana. |
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| Fun photo op at Clabber Girl Museum. |
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| Coffee Bean car in the cafe. |
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| Clabber Girl Museum, Saloon. |
Smith Labyrinth
The Smith Labyrinth is located in Hawthorn Park. It's a floor plan of an actual labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral in France. This one is surrounded by a wildflower garden and hiking trails. Jake walked the labyrinth while we sat in a swing and watched.
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| Be sure to check the time on the sun dial. |
Candles Holocaust Museum was founded by Eva Kors, a Holocaust survivor. This is a very small museum tucked away in the heart of Terre Haute. At first glance, it doesn't seem like much but it is full of history! Eva was recently the Grand Marshal of the Indianapolis 500 parade.
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| Eva Kor's Candles Holocaust Museum in Terre Haute. |
During the Holocaust, twins were used in cruel experiments. Eva had a twin sister. The focus of the museum is Eva's experience as an Eugenics Twin. This would make an excellent topic for a homeschool research paper.
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| Eugenic twins, Eva and Miriam Mozes. |
Eva and other holocaust survivors worked with Steven Spielberg to record their story. These stories were filmed at different angles with state of the art technology. This process allows you to talk to a holocaust survivor. You can ask them a question and the computer generated image will answer it as if you were sitting together.
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| Talk with a Holocaust survivor hologram. |
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| Eva Kors on set, filming her oral history story. |
More Field Trip Ideas and Things to do in Terre Haute
Swope Art MuseumSee an original Edward Hopper or Grant Wood painting at Swope Art Museum. The museum is also downtown Terre Haute.
Indiana State University
ISU is located in downtown Terre Haute. Stop by to get a picture with their most famous Alumnus, Larry Bird. Click for a virtual tour of Indiana State University.
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
Visit the beautiful campus just outside the city limits.
Dobbs Park Nature Center
Learn about Indiana wildlife, and check them out in the wildlife viewing center. There's also a Native American Museum here.
Clark-Lansdbaum Holly Arboretum in Deming Park
When you visit the 177 acre Deming Park, you'll find awesome playgrounds, an Arboretum, a golf-course, and tennis and basketball courts.
Terre Haute Children's Museum
This children's museum is full of interactive exhibits about science and technology.
500 Museum of Wheels
This car museum is located in an old auto parts store in the heart of downtown Terre Haute. Thirty-five cars and other race memorabilia are on display.
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| Field Trip or Vacation Things to Do in Terre Haute. |
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Updated Oct 29, 2026: Heads up, friends — lots has changed since we first took this road trip! The Subaru tour now needs a reservation and kids have to be 10 or older, Imagination Station is $10 (not $5!), Wolf Park has a whole new schedule, and Mississinewa 1812 has moved to a new home near Gas City. I updated the hours, prices and links below — but always double-check a venue's own site before you load up the car, because seasons change fast around here. Boiler Up!
Plan Your Visit — Purdue / Lafayette with Kids
Start with the freebies and cheapies: Columbian Park Zoo is just $3 (2 and under free) mid-April to early October, and The Farm at Prophetstown is free with state park entry. Imagination Station is $10 a person and only open Wed–Sun with short morning hours Wed–Thu, so plan that one first.
Book ahead for: the FREE Subaru factory tour (Mon/Wed/Fri at 1pm, reservation required, ages 10+ only, no phones or cameras), Wolf Park tours and Saturday Howl Nights ($18 adults / $15 kids 6–13 / free 5 and under), and McCord's Candy Cane Tours in November and December ($16, online only — they sell out!).
Don't miss the one-weekend wonders: Purdue Bug Bowl / Spring Fest (one Saturday in April, free) and Mississinewa 1812 (one weekend in October, at its new Ahsenionki site near Gas City).
Hungry? Triple XXX is Wed–Mon 7am–10pm (closed Tuesdays) by campus, and Mary Lou Donuts on S. 4th Street is Tue–Sat 6am–1pm — get there early, the good ones go fast!
Visiting Purdue: 16 Things to do Lafayette Area
If you're planning a road trip to West Lafayette, Indiana, you will find lots of family things to do with the kids. Visiting Lafayette, West Lafayette, and Purdue University is a great field trip idea and can get your kids excited about attending college. So, what's to do at Purdue in West Lafayette with the kids? If you haven't been to West Lafayette in awhile, you're in for a big surprise. The growth is incredible! My kids especially liked the bananas (once you visit, you'll know what I mean.) Keep reading for our 16 best things to do family activities and road trip ideas.
Note: Cameras and Phones are not allowed on the tour.
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| Subaru Factory Tour: Micah Wright/Autos Cheat Sheet |
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Visit a Fruit Farm for a Homeschool Field Trip like this Orchard in Mooresville, Indiana
Did you know orchards aren't just for apples? For homeschoolers looking for educational things to do for a field trip in Indiana, farms and orchards are a great way to learn about business, supply and demand, and raising produce.Anderson Orchard is a U-pick Fruit Farm tucked in the hillsides of Mooresville, Indiana. Family owned and operated by Paul and Carolyn Anderson since 1969, it offers u-pick on a variety of fruit. Pick your own apples, raspberries, plums, peaches, pears, and pumpkins on the 150-acre farm. Each year, the orchard opens in July. Early in the season, you can pick cantaloupe, blueberries, and sweet cherries. Soon after, you can pick raspberries and plums! They even invite you to try the apples, right off the trees to find your favorite.
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| Orchards and Farms make for great Homeschool Field Trips. |
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| Picking Plums at "U-Pick", Anderson Orchard in Mooresville on a Homeschool Field Trip. The trees are beautiful! |
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| Anderson Orchard Play Area. |
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| Anderson Orchard is a U-pick Fruit Farm tucked in the hillsides of Mooresville, Indiana. |
Spend an inexpensive summer or fall afternoon with family. Grab a bag or box, then hike or drive through the various variety of apples. Kid's will enjoy the beautiful plum trees that look as if they popped right out of a Dr. Seuss story. Stop back at the scale to pay for your goodies and then it is off to the market where you can enjoy a fantastic apple slush for only $1.00 while perusing produce. A playground beckons, so don't forget to relax and let the kiddos have some fun while you slurp your slushie.
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| Apple Slushie at Anderson's Orchard in Mooresville, Indiana. |
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| Amazing view of the hills of Mooresville, Indiana from Anderson's Orchard. |
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