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South Indiana Tourism

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Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom Memorial Museum - Mitchell, Indiana

200px-Gus_Grissom_photo_portrait_head_and_shoulders.jpgVirgil I. (Gus) Grissom Memorial Museum - Mitchell, Indiana

The space race was on in full force, the astronauts were training fiercely to be ready to take on the challenges of outer-space.  One of the astronauts who were in the running to be the commander of the first Apollo mission was Gus Grissom.  Tragedy struck this hard luck hero before he had the opportunity to fly the Apollo mission.

He was always seemingly in the wrong place at the wrong time.  His capsule was the only one that sank on re-entry.  He was one of the original Mercury 7 members and commanded the first Gemini mission.  He was on his way until a fire broke out in the capsule during project_mercury-mercury_seven-astronauts.jpgprelaunch tests in 1967, killing him and his crew.

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Burdette Park Aquatic Center - Evansville, Indiana

Much to do at the Burdette Park & Aquatic Center in Evansville, Indiana. Located in Evansville, Indiana, the Burdette Park & Aquatic Center is a great place for locals and tourists to visit. The government owned facility has a lot to offer everyone. The park is set amidst beautiful rolling hills and provides a great place to spend the day with the family.

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Switzerland County Historical Museum - Vevay, Indiana

county museum vevay_1.jpgSwitzerland County Historical Museum - Vevay, Indiana

What does it take to make a community work?  How does the immigrant population from Switzerland create a community for themselves in a strange land?  All these questions and more will be answered with a visit to the Switzerland County Historical Museum.

The museum holds the tales of many of the pasts experiences with displays as Early Swiss Heritage, Veterans Remembered, Childhood Memories, Native Americans, Professions, and Domestic Arts.

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"Life on the Ohio" River Historical Museum - Vevay, Indiana

Life on the Ohio River Museum.jpg"Life on the Ohio" River Historical Museum - Vevay, Indiana

Vevay was settled in 1802 by Swiss immigrants coming from the same town name in Switzerland. The people planted grapes and where the first commercial winery in the US.  Here you can visit the Life on the Ohio River Historical Museum and learn about the different shipping vessels that floated on the Ohio River so many years ago.

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Holiday World Family Park - Santa Claus, Indiana

The Holiday World Family Park

The Holiday World theme park is noted for its water park called the Splashin’ Safari. The park is family-owned and is located at Santa Claus, Indiana. Along with the water park, the theme park is popularly known as Holiday World and Splashin’ Safari.

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