The State of Indiana, USA has many beautiful, historic small towns. The residents have a sense of pride in the places they live. Columbus, Indiana has employed world renown architects to design and build public, private, and industrial spaces. Madison, Indiana, an Ohio River town, has saved and protected 130 blocks of historic homes and buildings. It is truly a step back in time. Clifty Falls State Park near Madison features several waterfalls, trails, and park structures built by the Conservation Corps during the Depression of the 1930's, all honoring the natural environment.
Large Arch by Henry Moore at the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library in Columbus, Indiana.
The Inn at Irwin Gardens is behind this magnificent fence in Columbus, Indiana.
Irwin Gardens are open to the public a couple days a week in Columbus, Indiana.
Beautiful slate roof at Irwin Gardens, Columbus, Indiana.
An inviting sitting porch in Columbus, Indiana.
Juxtaposition of modern, industrial, and historic architecture in Columbus, Indiana.
Paper dress in a bookshop window in Columbus, Indiana.
Color is everywhere in Columbus, Indiana.
Luciana's Mexican Restaurant outside The Commons in Columbus, Ohio.
Kinetic sculpture, Chaos I, inside the Commons community center in Columbus, Indiana.
I love the rustic structures made of natural materials in Clifty State Park by the Conservation Corps during the Depression, Madison, Indiana.
A portion of Cliffty Falls in Madison, Indiana.
Clifty Falls, Madison, Indiana.
Beautiful stone walls to complement the natural cliffs at Clifty Falls, Madison, Indiana.
More stonework by the Conservation Corps during the Depression at Clifty Falls Sate Park.
Balancing rocks at Clifty State Park in Madison, Indiana.
We don't have flowering dogwood in Wisconsin, so I just adore them.
There are several waterfalls in Clifty Falls State Park, Madison, Indiana.
Wild Columbine growing in the rocks.
Madison, Indiana has 130 blocks of historic homes, and some have delightful gardens.
Front step topiary and urns in Madison, Indiana.
The bronze Broadway Fountain in Madison, Indiana.
The Broadway Fountain is a copy of the fountain that was part of the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876.
Madison, Indiana may be an Ohio River town but it has a New England feel with over 100 blocks of historic buildings.
So many unique, historic structures in Madison under various states of restoration.
The pink flowering dogwoods lend so much charm to Madison.
Lots to explore for antique lovers in Madison.
Restored home and garden in Madison.
Former stables abound in Madison.
Details of the "double barrel" shotgun duplex I stayed in. Madison, Indiana.
Idyllic night for a walk along the Ohio River in Madison, Indiana and enjoy the hills of Kentucky.
We all use power! The stacks dominate the river in Madison, Indiana.
Beautiful evening, Madison, Indiana.
The Lanier Mansion was built in 1844 in Madison, Indiana.
A lone reader under the rising moon and the bridge to Milton, Kentucky.
Historic homes lead down to the Ohio River in Madison, Indiana.
Madison, Indiana's big celebration is the air boat Regatta. The town has its own boat, Miss Madison.
