Indiana

There's no shortage of automotive museums around the country but I'm a total sucker for stuff that is unique and especially when it celebrates something masculine - like firefighters or military for instance. The Fort Wayne Firefighters Museum is celebrating 50 years in 2024 and it is one of the coolest places that I've had a chance to walk through in many years. From antique pumpers and steam powered firetrucks to learning about what life was like in the firestations that our fathers and grandfathers worked in... there's something for everyone here and it's right downtown in Fort Wayne, Indiana!

There are business hotels and then there are hotels with themed rooms designed for a romantic getaway. These are fun and exciting with a little bit of naughty thrown in for good measure. Especially in a time like this where you might desperately need an escape but aren't really wanting to go out and hang around with people, finding a themed hotel room near you might just be the perfect solution. The interesting thing is that while you might think this type of getaway would be only found in California, New York, or Las Vegas... the reality is that there are options all over the country, including states you might normally think of as being more conservative such as Illinois, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ohio, and even Utah!

If you’re even remotely into cars, performance or special events (and who isn’t) then winging your way on over to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to catch the final regular season Monster Energy NASCAR race is something you need to do. Mustangs, Camaros and Camry silhouette-bodied cars battled it out during the Big Machine Vodka 400 in a make or break event for drivers to win their way in, or earn enough points to make the 10-race playoffs that determine the 2019 Monster Energy NASACR Cup.