THE HAUTE 100: 100 Things to Do in Terre Haute
The Terre Haute Community Band plays outdoor summer concerts in Fairbanks Park near the banks of the Wabash River.
Ride a miniature train, eat in a former horse stall or race your car at a quarter-mile dragstrip — what’s on your ultimate Terre Haute list? Here’s ours. In no particular order, The Haute 100: 100 Things to Do in Terre Haute.
THE HAUTE 100
1. Ride The Spirit of Terre Haute Train at Deming Park
2. Eat a Square Donut
3. Take a photo with the Larry Bird statue outside Hulman Center
4. Bike the National Road Heritage Trail
5. Experience the Blues at the Crossroads Festival
6. Ride in a boat on the Wabash River
7. Walk the Smith Memorial Labyrinth at Hawthorn Park
8. Attend a Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra concert
9. Take a picture with the Coke Bottle Sculptures
10. Visit the CANDLES Holocaust Museum
11. Go sledding at Deming Park
12. Eat in a former stall at Stables Steakhouse
13. Complete the high ropes course at the Terre Haute Children’s Museum
14. Visit the Saint Ann Shell Chapel at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
15. Eat sushi at Umi Grill
16. Experience a Terre Haute Community Band concert at Fairbanks Park
17. Watch a dirt-track race at the Terre Haute Action Track
18. Tour the Swope Art Museum
19. Attend an ISU basketball game
20. Eat a giant tenderloin at Park Avenue Diner
21. Attend an event at Rose-Hulman’s Hatfield Hall
22. Bike trails at Griffin Bike Park
23. Experience the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
24. Karaoke with your friends at Tolly's Bar and Grill
25. Visit the pinball arcade at Bank of Pinball
26. Bowl a game at Terre Haute Bowling Center, Vigo Bowl or Imperial Lanes
27. Attend the Banks of the Wabash Festival
29. Experience Pioneer Days at Fowler Park's Pioneer Village
30. Walk the Indiana Veterans Memorial Mile at Memorial Stadium
31. Visit the Eugene V. Debs Home
32. Attend a play at the Community Theatre of Terre Haute
33. Go inside the Vigo County Courthouse
34. Race your car in an Arrive-and-Drive event at Crossroads Dragway
35. Order prime rib at The Saratoga
36. Play a round of Disc Golf at Deming Park
37. Experience a movie at Moon Lite Drive-In
38. Watch quarter midget races at Hulman Mini Speedway
39. Visit the Native American Museum at Dobbs Park
40. Have a steak at J. Ford’s Black Angus
41. Watch a Terre Haute Rex baseball game
42. Attend an event in the Red Barn at Sycamore Farm
43. Play a round of miniature golf at Bogey’s
44. Visit the terminal at Terre Haute Regional Airport
45. Target shoot at the indoor range at Top Guns
46. Attend the ISU Homecoming Parade
47. Browse the Terre Haute Farmers Market at The Meadows
48. Go fishing at Dobbs Park Pond
49. Dance the polka at OktoberFest
50. Grab pizza & a beer at the Ballyhoo
51. Play a match at the Tennis Bubble
52. Watch Fourth-of-July fireworks at Fairbanks Park
53. Borrow a book (or an armful!) from the Vigo County Public Library
54. Have a picnic at Collett Park
55. Visit the Indiana Track & Field and Cross Country Hall of Fame
56. Eat an elephant ear at the Vigo County Fair
57. Walk around the pond at Maple Avenue Nature Park
58. Browse the Arts Illiana Gallery
59. Have a glass of wine at Sycamore Winery or WaterTower Estates
60. Attend a semi-pro wrestling match with New Wave Wrestling
61. Play a round of golf at Hulman Links or Rea Park
62. Attend the Wabash Valley Classic basketball tournament
63. Sunday Brunch at O’Shaughnessy Hall at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
64. Sit on the bench with the Max Ehrmann statue at 7th and Wabash
65. Visit Veterans Memorial Museum of Terre Haute
66. Listen to live music at The Verve
67. Watch a cross country meet at the Lavern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course
68. Eat strawberry shortcake at the downtown Strawberry Festival
69. Look through the viewing scopes at Dewey Point
70. Visit the Booker T Washington Community Center
71. Experience Harry & Bud’s
72. Attend Miracle on 7th Street Christmas Festival
73. Tour the Wabash Valley Railroad Museum
74. Grab a table in the balcony at Mogger’s
75. Browse vinyl records at The Local Vinyl
76. Have a beer at the Terre Haute Brewing Co., Sonka, Afterburner Brewing or Treehouse Bar and Grill
77. Celebrate the Birthplace of the Coca Cola Bottle Festival
78. Get coffee from Federal Coffee and Fine Foods, Little Bear Coffee Co. or Loose Goose Coffee Co.
79. View the JI Case Wetlands Wildlife Refuge from the Hawthorn Park overlook
80. Skate at the Wigwam Skate Rink
81. Visit the alpacas and chickens at the White Violet Center at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
82. Get a workout in at Climbing Café
83. Play Trivia Night at Charlie’s Pub & Grill
84. Tailgate at an ISU football game
85. Learn how to crochet, macrame or paint a canvas at Makers Studio at 12 Points
86. Visit Stiffy Green and see Terre Haute history at the Vigo County History Museum
87. Attend a Downtown First Friday event
88. Skateboard at the Voorhees Park Skate Park
89. Pick out a Christmas Tree at Holiday Hill Tree Farm
90. Relax by the fountain at Indiana State University
91. Tour the Christmas Lights Display at Deming Park
92. Attend a concert at the The Mill
93. Watch a demolition derby at the Vigo County Fair
94. Walk the Prairie Restoration path at Dobbs Park
95. Peer into space through the telescope at ISU’s Hook or Rose-Hulman’s Oakley observatories
96. Watch a stage play by Children’s Theatre of Terre Haute
97. Take the kids to The Bouncin Barn
98. Enjoy the barbecue at Rick’s Smokehouse
99. Play pickle ball at Brittlebank Park
100. Visit the White Chapel at Rose-Hulman