Leisure and Travel Blog

From breweries and boutiques to eateries and event venues, several new spots are popping up in Southern Indiana this year. Here’s a round-up of new businesses and must-see spots debuting in 2021. We’ll be updating and adding to this list as new places open, so be sure to check back often for

Fall and Halloween are in full swing and Southern Indiana is packed with fang-tastic haunts and happenings to celebrate spooky season. Here’s a round-up of thrills and chills taking place to have a spooktacular time in SoIN!

Literally, A Haunted House

“Literally, A Haunted House” is back this

Fall and Halloween season has arrived and that means it’s once again time for a spooktacular experience at SoIN’s oldest and scariest haunted house.

New Albany’s historic and legendary Culbertson Mansion is transforming its Carriage House in the backyard into a “fang-tastic” experience known as

Longtime Southern Indiana tradition, Harvest Homecoming, is back for 2021 and will be taking over downtown New Albany when the festival celebrates its 53^rd year.

Touted as the 5^th highest attended festival in Indiana, this annual fall rite of passage in SoIN is underway Oct. 2-10. The Roaring

It’s going to be a fun and festive experience “four” sure celebrating the Fab Four in Big Four Station Park in Jeffersonville! The world’s largest Beatles-inspired music festival is headed to Southern Indiana over Labor Day weekend.

From how to get tickets and what you’re allowed to bring – to where

Abbey Road on the River Rockin’ 2021 Lineup

All you need is love and Abbey Road on the River. The world’s largest Beatles-inspired music festival is headed to Southern Indiana over Labor Day Weekend. The five-day event is filled with peace, love and music featuring nearly 50 bands from around the

The Kentucky Derby is known worldwide as “the most exciting two minutes in sports.” But did you know that the Derby has a strong connection to New Albany, Indiana’s famous Culbertson family? We asked Jessica Stavros, former Site Manager of the Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site to fill us in on

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, you can almost smell the roasted turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. Great food isn’t the only thing happening this time of year. We’re talking travelers, and a lot of them. AAA says nearly 51 million of us travel every year during Thanksgiving. If you’re

When visiting the Falls of the Ohio State Park, visitors expect to see fossils, wildlife, and the Ohio River rushing through the McAlpine Dam. What you don't expect to see is art...made from

Downtown Jeffersonville's Big Four Station Park was transformed into something beautiful May 24-28.  Bands and festival-goers from around the world joined for Abbey Road on the River to play tribute to the music and message of the Beatles.