VACATION AND TRAVEL
suggests that you need to wear proper shoes to take the tour which can be a lot of walking. Almost everyone has an 800 number or another number you can call to get all the details before venturing out and just showing up. In most cases, you need to call and schedule your tour, where some can be scheduled with an online form. You will see them make Class A and Class C Motorhomes, 5th Wheels, Camping Trailers, Travel Trailers etc., from start to finish.
Anyway, if you are hungry and want to see how pickles are made then go over to “Sechler’s Pickle Factory” in the city of Saint Joe. This tour is every 30 minutes, and if you have 6 or less people in your group you can show up without a reservation. The tour days and hours are Mon-Thurs, 9am to 11am, and 12:30 pm to 3pm. They make over 40 varieties of Pickles, Relishes, and other items. Don’t wear any open toed shoes, sandals or dangling jewelry. This city is in the northeast area of the state!
The next attraction is very big and can be an all-day attraction if need be. This FREE attraction is the “Indiana War Memorial Plaza District and Museum,” which is a chronological "time-line" museum of Indiana's role in our nation's conflicts, and also, the “Colonel Eli Lilly
Civil War Museum,” which is in the lower level of the “Soldiers and Sailors Monument.” You will see thousands of artifacts on display of historical significance, which is very educational if you love history. This is located in the downtown area taking up 3-4 city blocks. This is a very large place having 2 museums (One museum is 30,000 square feet), 3 parks, 4 fountains, 25 acres of monuments, an observation level with a gift shop having a great view of the city. There are 331 steps to get to the top of the observation level, but if you do take the elevator instead, it’s a small fee. The entrance to both of these attractions is on Michigan Street where you will find metered parking and a parking garage, being your only real charge to see these FREE attractions.
This next attraction is in lower Indiana in the city of Jeffersonville. This is the “Schimpff’s Confectionery.” They are located on the original 1891 store of that time. This is a 40 minute FREE guided tour on the candy making process which includes the museum. You will see the workers making the candy in the kitchen from the beginning to the end of the
"Indiana War Memorial Plaza District
and Museum”