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4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Marion, Indiana

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Garfield Trail

Larger-than-life sculptures of the world’s most famous cat mark the birthplace of creator Jim Davis.

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The Weaver Community

An 1840s free Black settlement that served as part of the Underground Railroad in Indiana.

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Marion, Indiana

When Lyle Married Julia

in 1993, Julia Roberts and Lyle Lovett wed secretly in Marion, Indiana hours before she introduced him at a concert in Noblesville, Indiana

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The James Dean Museum and Garfield Museum

Two Indiana icons are honored at this tiny museum, which features the world's largest collection of James Dean memorabilia.

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Wabash, Indiana

The Slocum Cemetery

Frances Slocum was taken by Delaware Indians in 1778 and lived as, Maconaquah, a Miami Indian until her death in 1847.

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