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The Atlas Obscura Guide To South Bend

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in South Bend, Indiana

Updated October 9, 2014
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Studebaker National Museum

South Bend, Indiana

Studebaker National Museum

This museum collects over a century of automobile history including the iconic car from The Muppet Movie.
East Race Waterway

South Bend, Indiana

East Race Waterway

The first artificial white water river course in North America cuts right through an Indiana city.
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Mishawaka, Indiana

Shiojiri Garden

One of the few authentic Japanese gardens in the state of Indiana and perhaps the most peaceful place in the city of Mishawaka.
4 miles from South Bend
The Mourning Museum

Niles, Michigan

The Mourning Museum at Borrowed Time Oddities

A cabinet of funerary art and death culture hidden inside an oddities shop.
10 miles from South Bend
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New Carlisle, Indiana

Studebaker Tree Sign

One of the world’s largest living advertisements is made out of pine trees.
12 miles from South Bend
The Hall of Heroes

Elkhart, Indiana

Hall of Heroes

A rural hall of justice holds the world's only comic book and superhero museum.
13 miles from South Bend
The Elkhart Tooth Brick

Elkhart, Indiana

The Elkhart Tooth Brick

A concrete block embedded with thousands of pulled teeth was created by a local dentist to memorialize his dog.
13 miles from South Bend
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