Leisure and Travel Blog

Posts from May 2025

The SoIN Fun Trail: Everything You Need to Know

Families can blaze a new trail and create lifelong memories this summer with the SoIN Fun Trail!

The SoIN Fun Trail returned to Southern Indiana for its sixth summer on Friday, May 22, 2026. The SoIN Fun Trail is a FREE family-friendly digital passport check-in program that encourages visitors to

8 Wonderful Ways to Cool Off in Southern Indiana

When the summer heat is on, we’ve got fun ways for the whole family to cool off! Here’s where you can experience water play the SoIN way:

1. River Run Family Waterpark

River Run

River Run Family Waterpark is equipped with cool water slides, a steamboat water feature, and a toddler-wading pool. River Run’s

7 Sweet Facts about Schimpff’s Confectionery

Since moving to the region in 2009, I’ve compiled a list of favorite places to take family and friends who are visiting from out of town. At the top of that list is Schimpff’s Confectionery in downtown Jeffersonville. No matter how many times I’ve seen their free candy-making demonstration (well

10 Useful Tips for a Night at the Georgetown Drive-In

Visit Georgetown Drive-In in Georgetown, Indiana, for a nostalgic night of family fun to remember. This dual-screen outdoor attraction prides itself on an authentic drive-in movie experience that’s not only fun for visitors of all ages, but also easy on the pockets. This local favorite is only a

Time traveling adventures in Southern Indiana

When your destination has so much to offer, how do you choose what to do first? In Southern Indiana (Floyd & Clark Counties) you have a few tools to help you plan your visit before your trip, including a printed visitor guide (request yours here) and the itineraries page of this site, which provides

SoIN to Bird Watching: 7 Birding Hot Spots in Southern Indiana

In the spring, visitors often flock to Southern Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky for air shows and fireworks, but there’s a third treat flitting about the skies from March – May. It’s spring migration time in SoIN!

Birding Blog - Red-winged Blackbird - Sam Peden - Floyd

As the weather changes, birds begin their trek back north in the spring or back