Historic National Road - Indiana
Historic National Road - Indiana is an All-American Road in Indiana. Within Indiana it covers roughly 150 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Historic National Road - Indiana with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
US-40 crosses central Indiana along the route of the National Road, the early-1800s federal highway that opened the country westward. It runs straight through Indianapolis and a string of county-seat towns, past old roadhouses, brick alignments, and roadside relics from the highway's heyday. Interpretive markers trace two centuries of westward travel.
- National Road heritage
- US-40
- Indianapolis
- historic roadhouses
- westward-travel history
Designated for its historic and cultural qualities
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Places to stop along Historic National Road - Indiana
Guyer Opera House
A 1902 small-town opera house in Lewisville with a theater upstairs and storefronts below, still used for community shows.
WebsiteIndianapolis Artsgarden
A glass-domed arts space suspended seven stories above the National Road's crossing of downtown Indianapolis, with free performances and exhibits.
WebsiteClabber Girl Museum
A Terre Haute bake shop and museum on the baking powder maker and the Hulman family, who also bought the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Where to Stay along Historic National Road - Indiana
2 campgrounds and RV parks sit within about 5 miles of Historic National Road - Indiana.
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What is an All-American Road?
All-American Roads are the top tier of America's National Scenic Byways. To earn the title a road has to be a destination in its own right — offering features so exceptional, across several intrinsic qualities (scenic, natural, historic, cultural, archaeological or recreational), that they can't be found anywhere else.