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The attractions and experiences of Amish Country are ideal for groups. Stops in the towns of Nappanee, Middlebury and Shipshewana give groups a taste of relaxed small-town life with a distinctly Amish flair. In Nappanee, Amish Acres features an immersive Amish Country experience spread over 80 acres of historic farm. And Das Dutchman Essenhaus in Middlebury is nationally recognized for its family-style restaurant and bakery offering 29 delicious varieties of pie. For the thrill of a deal, the Shipshewana Flea Market is a must.American Bus Association's Top 100 Event of 2011

The Quilt Gardens along the Heritage Trail, an ABA Top 100 event, features 19 vibrant quilt-themed gardens and 18 outdoor quilt murals displayed in the seven communities throughout the destination. Each garden is a unique work of art.

A wide variety of museums and galleries also add a pleasant depth to our group tours. Places such as Ruthmere, an elegant 1910 Beaux-arts mansion, or Midwest Museum of American Art featuring Indiana’s largest Norman Rockwell collection, impress and delight groups.

Amish Acres

Amish Acres

The 80-acre restored Amish farmstead, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is the focal point of Amish Acres. This heritage resort echoes the simple life of Amish society through historic interpretation, dining, lodging, theatre, ...more

T: (574) 773-4188 TF: (800) 800-4942  | E: amishacres@amishacres.com | W: View Website

Amish Acres Round Barn Theatre

Amish Acres Round Barn Theatre

Indiana's only professional, resident, musical repertory theatre featuring Plain and Fancy, the story of life and love on an Amish farm, in repertory with six musicals and one comedy. Group Information Round Barn Theatre Season Calendar

T: (574) 773-4188 TF: (800) 800-4942  | E: amishacres@amishacres.com | W: View Website

Bonneyville Mill

Bonneyville Mill

Bonneyville Mill is the oldest continuously operating gristmill in Indiana. Built during the mid-1830's by Edward Bonney, the mill has produced quality flour for over 150 years. This is an excellent scenic photo opportunity for the destination. The ...more

T: (574) 535-6458  | E: info@elkhartcountyparks.org | W: View Website

Das Dutchman Essenhaus

Das Dutchman Essenhaus

A family style dining and shopping experience in the heart of Amish Country. Inn & Conference Center Large well-appointed rooms located on a peaceful pond offer decor reflective of the surrounding community. Guests can enjoy indoor pools, a ...more

T: (574) 825-9471 TF: (800) 455-9471  | E: info@essenhaus.com | W: View Website

Goshen College

Goshen College

2011 Quilt Gardens mural location featuring Crazy Friendship Patch. And a quilt exhibit "Senegal Fabrics in Indiana Patchwork: The Quilts of Irene Bornman" May 8 to July 15 and August 15 to September 5, 2011 Call 574-533-7418 for group tours and times ...more

T: (574) 535-7793 TF: (800) 348-7422  | E: info@goshen.edu | W: View Website

Shipshewana Flea Market & Auction

Shipshewana Flea Market & Auction

It’s known as “the trading place of America” and features the Midwest’s largest ourdoor flea market with over 1,000 vendors covering 60 acres. Over at the auction barn 11 rings of antiques and collectivles are auctioned simultaneously. Weekly ...more

T: 260-768-4129  | W: View Website

Buggy Lane Tours, LLC

Buggy Lane Tours, LLC

Customized van and bus groups and backroad Amish country tours! German/English speaking step-on guides, delicious Amish home meals, buggy rides. Visit schools, buggy and furniture shops. Group rates.

T: 574-238-4498  | E: kenny@buggylanetours.com | W: View Website

Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds Make a Reservation

Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds

An ideal location for corporate trade shows, company picnics, receptions and meetings of all sizes. Amenities include audio/ visual services, 15,000-square-feet of trade show space, Wi-Fi and reduced rates for mid-week rentals. Open year-round. 2011...more

T: 574-533-3247  | W: View Website

Elkhart County Historical Museum Make a Reservation

Elkhart County Historical Museum

Visit the Elkhart County Historical Museum for a sense of place during your visit to Northern Indiana’s Amish Country. Charming mid-century school transformed into a museum which houses more than 15,000 artifacts chronicling the county's ...more

T: (574) 848-4322  | E: info@elkhartcountyparks.org | W: View Website

Maximum Capacity: 300

Wellfield Botanic Gardens

Wellfield Botanic Gardens

The 36-acre Wellfield Botanic Gardens site consists of scenic ponds on and around the site of the city's historic wellfield. The project will eventually have 19 unique specialty gardens, including a water garden, sensory garden, sculpture garden, ...more

T: (574) 266-2006  | W: View Website

Linton's Enchanted Gardens Make a Reservation

Linton's Enchanted Gardens

Step into our 9 acre Enchanted Gardens where families can experience a multitude of eye-pleasing displays. Settings of theme-related, perfectly-scaled structures such as ‘The Space Ship’ area which annually introduces over 300 “out-of-this-world...more

T: (574) 293-9699 TF: (888) 779-9333  | W: View Website

Quilt Designs Make a Reservation

Quilt Designs

Visit the 1837 log cabin gallery and custom studio of fiber-artist, Shirley A. Shenk. Located on the grounds of the Old Bag Factory, consisting of specialty handcrafted artisan shops and cafes.  Featuring more than 65 original unpublished designs, ...more

T: 574-534-5111  | W: View Website

Ruthmere Museum

Ruthmere Museum

You are invited to tour Albert and Elizabeth Beardsley's home This opulent Beaux- Arts mansion designed by E. Hill Turnock, features carved mahogany woodwork, silk wall coverings, elaborately hand-painted ceilings, fine art and exquisite furnishings. ...more

T: 574-264-0330 TF: 888-287-7696  | W: View Website

Central Park Downtown Elkhart

Central Park Downtown Elkhart

The city of Elkhart boasts more than 20 major parks, many of which lie along the city’s two rivers. Four indoor pavilions are open year-round and four open-air facilities offer a great option for the warmer months. 2011 Quilt Gardens location ...more

T: 574-295-7275 

Cook's Bison Ranch

Cook's Bison Ranch

Take a hay-wagon ride into the pasture to hand feed the great American Bison in their own habitat. Learn the intricacies of raising, feeding and managing this American icon followed by an old fasioned chuck-wagon barbecue. $18 pp incl for lunch/tour$2...more

T: 260-854-3297 TF: 866-382-2356  | W: View Website

DeFries Gardens

DeFries Gardens

A Garden that Cycles the Seasons Description: The Calendar Garden nestled within the River Preserve County Park in Benton, IN is a not-to-be-missed showpiece filled with blooming colors and full moons. It’s truly enchanting. Walk under the ...more

| E: mlantzer@elkhartcounty.com

Guggisberg Deutsch Kase Haus Make a Reservation

Guggisberg Deutsch Kase Haus

Come visit the Guggisberg Deutsch Käse Haus Cheese Factory, the only place in Indiana’s Amish Country where you can view championship cheese being made! For over 30 years, quality cheeses have been manufactured at the Deutsch Käse Haus facility, ...more

T: 574-825-9511 TF: 800 262-2505 x115  | W: View Website

Menno-Hof Make a Reservation

Menno-Hof

Travel through time and geographical settings to discover the amazing world of the Amish and Mennonites. A unique setting in an Amish built barn that tells their story with multimedia presentations, historical environments, and colorful displays. ...more

T: (260) 768-4117  | E: info@mennohof.org | W: View Website

Benedict's Nursery

Benedict's Nursery

Stepping into Benedict’s Nursery is a bit like stepping into a scene from a fairytale – tiny, remarkable plants that make ordinary plants seem huge in comparison fill garden racks and specially made containers. Owner Esther Benedict specializes ...more

T: (574) 773-2254 

Elkhart Civic Theatre

Elkhart Civic Theatre

For more than 50 years, Elkhart Civic Theatre has been performing a wide variety of theatrical entertainment in Elkhart County, Indiana. From small beginnings as the Elkhart Little Theatre in the late 1940s, presenting one or two plays a year in ...more

T: (574) 848-4116  | W: View Website

Elkhart River Queen

Elkhart River Queen

This 1948 Paddlewheel Boat takes you on a relaxing historical journey up the St Joseph River containing an enclosed air-conditioned area and a canopied outdoors area. The Elkhart River Queen is 65 foot long and is a non-alcoholic family oriented form ...more

T: (574) 295-1179  | E: johnclev@frontier.com

Hall of Heroes Comic and Superhero Museum

Hall of Heroes Comic and Superhero Museum

The Hall of Heroes Super Hero Museum is the only comic book and super hero museum in the world. The museum covers the entire 70 year history of Super Heroes in comic books, toys, film, and cartoons from the late 1930's to present. Whether you are 10 ...more

T: (574) 293-0755  | E: stewartreality@egixmail.com

Kercher's Sunrise Orchard Make a Reservation

Kercher's Sunrise Orchard

Fifth generation family-owned U-pick apple orchard and pumpkin patch. Specializing in Indiana’s finest homegrown and homemade products, free hayrides, corn maze and lots of fall family fun.

T: (574) 533-6311  | E: kerchersmarket@gmail.com | W: View Website

Middlebury Community Historical Museum Make a Reservation

Middlebury Community Historical Museum

Preserving the heritage of a middle-American small town including revolving exhibits of artifacts reflecting local history since 1836. Tour Length: 30-60 minutes Free Admission Misc: Motorcoach Parking, Handicapped Accessible

T: (574) 825-0978  | E: info@mchm.org | W: View Website

Midwest Museum of American Art Make a Reservation

Midwest Museum of American Art

Groups can choose from two excellent presentations. "Learning to Look" is a presentation that highlights stories, places and people that bring art to life for the visitor. "Norman Rockwell: The Making of an American Legend" gives the visitor a chance ...more

T: (574) 293-6660  | E: mdwstmsmam@aol.com | W: View Website

Oscar Morse Peonies

Oscar Morse Peonies

The Glory of Peonies: From mid-May through mid-June, an intoxicating sweet fragrance drifts over a patch of riotous color in Goshen, Indiana - the peony field in bloom at Oscar Morse Peonies. The farm offers 60 top-ranked, award-winning herbaceous ...more

| E: peonies@me.com | W: View Website

RV/MH Hall of Fame

RV/MH Hall of Fame

Located in the RV Capital of the World, where more recreational vehicles and manufactured housing is produced than anywhere else in the nation. This museum showcases the growth, history and accomplishments of the recreational vehicle and manufactured ...more

T: (574) 293-2344 TF: (800) 378-8694  | W: View Website

Yoder Popcorn

Yoder Popcorn

Popcorn the way you remember it made in the heart of Indiana Amish Country! In 1936, Rufus Yoder started growing popcorn on his family fam. In the Amish custom, he shared his excess crop with neighbors and friends. They told their friends and ...more

T: 260-768-4051 TF: 800-892-2170  | E: hoopland@maplenet.net | W: View Website

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