Northern Indiana Signature Experiences are thoughtfully designed to connect travelers with the people, traditions, and places that define this area through immersive, hands-on moments that feel both meaningful and memorable.
From behind-the-scenes access at iconic destinations to interactive culinary, cultural, and creative encounters, each experience offers a deeper way to explore. These aren’t just things to see, they’re opportunities to engage, discover, and participate. Built for curious explorers, weekend travelers, and group adventurers alike, these experiences are easy to access, simple to book, and rewarding to take part in. Northern Indiana Signature Experiences offer a more connected, more personal way to experience the region, one story at a time.
Shipshewana Experiences
Bloomfield Schoolhouse Lavender
An afternoon immersion that will change how you think about lavender. Taste the harvest. Make something beautiful.
Duration of class: 90 minutes
Price: $35 per person
Guests per class: 5-12
Riverwood Pottery
Get your hands dirty inside a pottery studio. Learn the story of an "accidental potter" and design your own piece of artwork.
Duration of class: 90 minutes
Price: $75 per person
Guests per class: 6-12
Sprigfield Acres
Explore the beautiful acres of sunflowers, hear the story behind fifth-generation farmers and create your own bouquet of flowers after enjoying a Gunthrop Farm meal.
Duration of class: 2 hours
Price: $40 per person
South Bend Mishawaka Experiences
Dig Deeper at Indiana Dinosaur Museum
Hands-on dinosaur discovery experience exploring real fossils, labs, and paleontology science. Become a paleontologist for a day!
Wheels of Time at Studebaker National Museum
Immersive Studebaker journey blending history, storytelling, innovation, and live costumed performances
Elkhart County Experiences
Streams of Power: The Story of Water in Elkhart County
Discover how water shaped life, history, and nature across Elkhart County.
Taste of Nappanee
Taste history and hometown flavors on a 90-minute Nappanee adventure.
Telling Tales with Objects: Inside the Curator’s World
Step into a curator’s role, handle artifacts, and uncover hidden stories behind history.
The Herbal Adventure and Tour at Wellfield Botanic Gardens
Sip herbal mocktails, stroll lush gardens, and craft a take-home blend to enjoy later.
The Marvel Time Machine: 85 Years of Heroes Come to Life!
Step into 85 years of Marvel magic, comics, props, and superhero legends.