Indiana Highway Has Been Named One of the Best Weekend Road Trips

I am very surprised that any road trip through Indiana would make a best-of list unless it included food.

Let's Go for a Road Trip

If you are planning out some summer activities for your family, you might want to add a weekend road trip to the calendar. In a new list, Gunther Motor Company named the 'Top 100 Best Weekend Road Trips', and a long stretch of Indiana is included.

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276 Miles in One Weekend

This recommended road trip is 276 miles, which is about a 5-hour drive. So, what highway are we taking? Highway 41 North! This will take you to Gary, Indiana, and according to the driving experts, this is one of the top 100 road trips in the country.

PHOTO: GOOGLE MAPS EVANSVILLE, IN TO GARY, IN

Let's Eat!

If you plan to take in the entire state of Indiana in one weekend, you should certainly include some of the restaurants included in the Indiana Food Trail.

Take a Delicious Journey Along These 21 Indiana Food Trails

According to the Wall Street Journal, the Indiana Foodways Alliance has the MOST food trails in America. Taste the very best that Indiana has to offer when it comes to breakfast, lunch, dinner, and everything in between. Plan to visit some or all of these yummy stops all throughout the Hoosier state.

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The Perfect Road Trip Playlist

What is a road trip without an awesome playlist? Everyone has their own idea of the perfect soundtrack, too.

Summertime - DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
Sunglasses at Night - Cory Hart
The entire Purple Rain soundtrack
Life is a Highway - Tom Cochrane
Holiday Road - Lindsey Buckingham
Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet
Boys of Summer - Don Henley
China Grove - Doobie Brothers
Slowride - Foghat
Thunder - Imagine Dragons
Stone in Love - Journey
Sweet Freedom - Michael McDonald
Hip to Be Square - Huey Lewis and the News

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12 Must-Visit Indiana Military Museums

Keep this list handy, and then next time you're on a road trip around Indiana, you might be able to plan a visit to one of the following museums. We have a couple of great ones right here in Evansville, by the way, so you should probably start with those.

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