Travel

Between Back Roads of Brown County studio tour and the new Village ArtWalk, Hoosiers have more than enough studios and galleries to keep them satisfied.

What the Brown County terrain lacks in contour, it makes up for with 82 miles of scenic, rolling trails, and a passionate Hoosier Mountain Bike Association whose members pedal hard to keep their neck of the woods at the front of the pack.

If homemade ice cream and crafts aren't your thing, eXplore Brown County provides offbeat thrills in a rambunctious backwoods retreat.

Recently opened or improved nature areas in Brown County you might not have visited yet.

Schooner Valley Stables is the only barn in the area that offers a “running ride.” The spread covers 130 acres and borders Yellowwood State Forest.

Come fall, the property at Kelp’s Greenhouse and Pumpkin Patch becomes a russet-hued Bob Ross painting, with pumpkins and gourds arranged in tidy stacks according to shape, size, and color.

Pamela Keech lives upstairs from her Nashville antiques store, The Emerald Pencil, and rents out a sweetly appointed guest room in the Victorian Gothic cottage.

Need a weekend getaway? Time to rethink Detroit.

Kirklin's Empire Pizzeria offers top-shelf ingredients with culinary-school cred.

Kohler Waters Spa guests pitter-pat around in slippers and robes all day, sipping cucumber water and champagne.