Attractions
Whether you are an art enthusiast, a thrill-seeker, or a history buff, you can find it all in Lake County.
The Center for Visual and Performing Arts, the Northern Indiana Arts Association, and the Steeple Gallery have rotating exhibits throughout the year. The Star Plaza Theatre offers top-name musical groups and entertainers and the Theatre at the Center performs a variety of musicals and plays.
Take the family to Deep River Waterpark this summer to experience the thrills and excitement of body and tube slides, lazy rivers, and a wave pool. During the winter months, bring the family to ice-skate under the clock tower at the main entrance. Schererville Golf and Fun Center also offers fun for the family, featuring arcade games, miniature golf, and a go-kart race track.
Lake County has an abundance of historical sites, museums, and memorials. You can learn the history of the steel industry and flight along the sandy beaches of Lake Michigan, or learn about the famous Dr. Scholl's foot remedies in Cedar Lake. Learn what brought Rudolph Valentino and Joe DiMaggio to Crown Point, or what famous pop-star grew up in Gary.
Albanese Confectionery Group, Inc.
- 5441 E. U.S. 30 (2.8 miles east of I-65) Hobart, IN 46342
- Phone: 219-947-3070
- Fax: 219-942-8146
One of NW Indiana’s best kept secrets. Lots of surprises await you at one of the World’s Best Gummi and Gold Label Chocolate manufacturing facilities, complete with a factory direct outlet store with thousands of different candies and chocolates at below wholesale prices to the public.
City of Crown Point
- Mayor's Office of Special Events 101 N. East Street Crown Point, IN 46307
- Phone: 219-662-3290
- Fax: 219-661-2280
The City of Crown Point offers both residents and guests gourmet award-winning restaurants, unique shopping with year-round attractions and events for the whole family. Crown Point- “Building a Stronger Community from Within.”
City of Hammond
- Mayor's Office 5925 Calumet Avenue Hammond, IN 46320
- Phone: 219-853-6301
Extensive economic development is making Hammond a city in the middle of it all! Coming soon are projects at the Indianapolis Boulevard Projects, Cabela's site, Interstate Plaza, River Park and the North Side including the RDA project-all to make Hammond a place to stay and play!
Fair Oaks Farms Adventure Center
- 856 N. 600 E. Fair Oaks, IN 47943
- Phone: 219-394-2025 x310
- Tollfree: 877-536-1194
Fair Oaks Farms Adventure Center is located on an operating dairy farm and offers farms tours, interactive exhibits, birthing barn, 3D/4D movie, restaurant and gift shop. Fun for the family! Dial 877-536-1194, ext 310 for more information!
The Shrine of Christ's Passion
- 10630 Wicker Avenue Saint John, IN 46373
- Phone: 219-365-6010
An interactive half mile winding pathway that begins with the Last Supper and Garden of Gethsemane. Journey through the Passion of Christ as never before. Featuring 40 life-size bronze statues, each one an exquisite work of art. "Come take the Journey."
Theatre at the Center
- 1040 Ridge Road Munster, IN 46321
- Phone: 219-836-0422
- Alt. Phone: 219-836-3255
- Fax: 219-836-0159
Imagine a professional theatre production where you know that no one in your party will be sitting further than seven rows from the stage! Theatre at the Center can also accommodate larger groups of 20 to 415. Visit or website for a list of 2009 productions.
Anderson's Orchard & Vineyards
- 430 E. U.S. Highway 6 Valparaiso, IN 46383
- Phone: (219) 464-4936
Barn at County Line Orchard/The
- Located 1.1 miles south of Route 6 200 County Line Road Hobart, IN 46342
- Phone: (219) 947-4477
Bellaboo's Play and Discovery Center at Three Rivers County Park
- 2800 Colorado Street Lake Station, IN 46405
- Phone: (219) 963-2070
Creative, imaginative fun and play! Hands-on activities in twelve kid-sized pretend settings ideal for ages 9 and younger. Kids never know they’re learning. Check the website for programs and fees.
Buckley Homestead County Park A Living History Farm
- 3606 Belshaw Road Lowell, IN 46356
- Phone: 219-696-0769
Tour includes 3 historic areas: 1910's farm with original buildings, garden, and farm animals; early 1900"s one-room school; and 1850’s pioneer farm and garden. Rural lifestyles of southern Lake County shown.
Carmelite Shrines
- 1628 Ridge Road Munster, IN 46321
- Phone: 219-838-7111
Challenger Learning Center
- On the Campus of Purdue University Calumet 2300 173rd Street Hammond, IN 46323
- Phone: (219) 989-3250
- Fax: 219-989-3256
The Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana is a space science education center that is part of a network of international learning centers that carry on the educational mission of the Challenger 51-L crew and the first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe.
Chaos Haunted and Historical Tours
- PO Box 1831 Highland, IN 46322
- Phone: 219-714-3761
Community Veterans Memorial
- 9710 Calumet & Superior Avenues Munster, IN 46321
- Phone: 219-836-3392
- Fax: 219-836-0159
Dedicated to those who fight to preserve our freedoms. Memorials for WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam and Desert Storm, set amidst landscapes of war-torn lands, linked by a memorial brick pathway and history trail. Honor a veteran with a brick today!
County Line Orchard
- 200 County Line Road Hobart, IN 46342
- Phone: 219-947-4477