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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Bedford, Indiana

Updated July 14, 2014
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Bluespring Caverns

The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.
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Statue of Joe Palooka

Oolitic, Indiana

Statue of Joe Palooka

The chiseled jaw of this forgotten American hero still stands tall in a small Indiana town.
3 miles from Bedford
Grissom Rocket Monument.

Mitchell, Indiana

Virgil I. Gus Grissom Rocket Monument

This memorial to the Mercury Seven astronaut stands at the site of his former elementary school.
9 miles from Bedford
A metal skeleton horse greets visitors.

Bloomington, Indiana

Baker’s Junction Haunted Train

A collection of railroad cars filled with skeletons, model planets and curiosities collected over decades.
13 miles from Bedford
Zoom Flume

Bloomington, Indiana

Zoom Flume

Tucked away in the forests of Indiana resides an abandoned waterslide that is now a popular graffiti haunt.
15 miles from Bedford
Medora Covered Bridge

Medora, Indiana

Medora Covered Bridge

At 431 feet and 10 inches, this is the longest historic covered bridge in the United States.
18 miles from Bedford
T.C. Steele House

Nashville, Indiana

House of the Singing Winds

In the hills of southern Indiana is the idyllic studio and museum of legendary artist T.C. Steele.
20 miles from Bedford
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