New Harmony, Indiana is such a fun town to explore with so much art, history, culture and fun things to do!
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- Mural outside of Sara’s
Not sure where to start? Check out the list of 99 Things to Do:
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- Explore the town in a golf cart
- Take a soap-making class
- Picnic in a park
- Bird watch
- Wind your way through the Harmonist Hedge Labyrinth
- Relax at a Sound Bath
- Expand your palate at a wine-tasting
- Go on a ghost walk
- Learn to cook with a cooking class
- Watch painters paint in plein air
- Experience the cinnamon roll bread pudding at The Main Cafe
- Take a writing class
- Go geocaching
- Make a piece of fused glass art
- Get a quickie dulcimer lesson
- Participate in a weekly jam session
- Take a turn at the potter’s wheel
- Learn the history of New Harmony
- View the magic of the Garden Kaleidoscope
- Marvel at the two-headed calf at the Working Men’s Institute
- Find your path at the Cathedral Labyrinth
- Learn to paint or draw
- Enjoy a floral arranging class
- Hook up your camper at Murphy Park
- Be part of an art exhibit’s opening reception & hear an artist’s talk
- Do a self-guided public art tour
- Shop in unique stores and boutiques
- Go inside a life-size camera obscura
- Embark upon a photo safari
- Attend a poetry reading
- Watch the fireflies flicker
- Hang out and shop at the Farmer’s & Artisan’s Market
- Play on the monkey bars at Playtopia
- Bid on treasures at the monthly market auction
- Attend an informative lecture
- Bench-surf your way around town
- Walk the river trails
- Fish in the Wabash River
- Ride a bike
- Take the Alphabet Escape challenge
- Meditate at the waterfall on Swan Lake
- Attend an Under the Beams Concert
- Take a garden tour by golf cart
- Participate in a paranormal investigation
- Tour the Museum & Gallery at the Working Men’s Institute
- Launch a kayak
- Take a weaving class
- Attend a Murder Mystery dinner
- Do a pub crawl
- Study the Trees of 40 Fruits
- Bend and stretch in yoga class
- Watch a golf cart drive-in movie
- Savor a brain sandwich at the Yellow Tavern
- Learn about the two Utopian community experiments
- Admire the Garden Dishes Wall
- Sip a new wine from domestic and international selections at Sara’s Wine & Bier Bar
- Admire the beautifully-planted Lenz garden and the dye garden
- See two dozen varieties of peonies around town
- Go on the night-time Secrets & Shadows Tour
- Compete in Trivia Night at the Red Geranium
- Enjoy the Life in New Harmony Photo Gallery
- Enjoy dinner or a drink and music at Patio Jams
- Relax around the firepit at “The Alley” at Sara’s Wine & Bier Bar
- Experience a small town Independence Day celebration
- See the crazy kite-flying golf carts
- Look for rock-stacked sculptures around the River
- Hear script-writers read their work
- Have a heart-warming meal at Say’s
- Watch the swans swim at Swan Lake
- Be a wedding voyeur
- Go on the home tour
- Rent a cabin, pitch a tent, or park your camper/RV at Harmonie State Park
- Come out for a good old-fashioned Christmas parade
- Do a Moonlight Walk at the Cathedral Labyrinth.
- Celebrate German heritage and art at Kunstfest
- Star gaze
- Engage in personal contemplation in the Chapel of the Little Portion
- Watch a weaving demonstration or take a lesson
- Get your spooky on with a Halloween lighted golf cart parade
- Run with your dog
- Experience the six sacred spaces within the Roofless Church
- Get married in one of the unique New Harmony venues
- Draw with a group of fellow artists
- Become a coffee connoisseur and watch a coffee roasting demonstration
- Attend The Shindig at The Barn
- See an astonishing selection of works by fine craftsmen at the MerryMeeting Show
- Engage in astro photography
- Get inspired at Paul Tillich Park
- Rake the Zen rock garden in the Lowry Hollow courtyard
- Take music lessons
- Add to your antiques collection
- Find the five noteworthy fountains
- Have a retreat at the MacLeod Barn Abbey
- Visit New Harmony’s oldest work of art, Our Lady Queen of Peace Shrine
- Enjoy the quiet beauty of Carol’s Garden
- Admire the first white-walled museum, the Richard Meier-designed Atheneum
- View fascinating historic photos of New Harmony
- Sit in the Big Chair
- Take the kiddos to Storytime at the WMI
