VACATION AND TRAVEL
process using century old equipment. Groups of 40 or less are welcome with advanced notice! By booking a tour instead of just walking in, you will observe key times where things are demonstrated and made. At the end of this tour are FREE samples, plus a visit to the store which makes it worth the trip anyways during business hours just to buy.
Next is the “Greater Fort Wayne Aviation Museum.” This museum showcases aviation in the tri-state area, featuring military, commercial, and general aviation. Highlighting the lives of Ft. Wayne's "Bird Boy", Art Smith and WWI Ace, Lt. Paul Baer, where the museum brings the romance era of aviation to life through historic details of the old Baer Field and memories of Fort Wayne in the 40's and 50's. The museum is located on the secured side of the Lt. Paul Baer terminal at Fort Wayne International Airport. This FREE tour last 90 minutes but you will need to go through a security checkpoint. This museum can be accessed if you have a plane ticket, but if you don’t, you must make a reservation 1-2 weeks in advance by calling 260-446-3439 for details, and also, see the website.
This last attraction is located in the east side of the state, which is the “Joseph Moore Museum” in the city of Richmond at the campus of Earlham College. This FREE museum employs Earlham students to learn about museum education through work as tour guides, curators, animal caretakers, and exhibit specialists.
Many thousands of school children in the county, along with hundreds of families and visitors from all over have experienced the Joseph Moore Museum collections through tours, planetarium showings, programs, and casual visits, all FREE of cost. This is a nice place for people of all ages. Parking is also FREE behind “Dennis Hall” and other areas but call the museum to get all the details, because of certain events, plus the Planetarium show is only shown at certain hours of the day. Have fun at all these FREE attractions in Indiana!