Indiana's Historic Pathways
Indiana's Historic Pathways is a National Scenic Byway in Indiana. Within Indiana it covers roughly 240 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Indiana's Historic Pathways with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
Indiana's Historic Pathways is a 250-mile National Scenic Byway combining US 150 and US 50 across southern Indiana. US 150 follows much of the ancient Buffalo Trace, while US 50 runs from Lawrenceburg on the Ohio River to Vincennes near Illinois. The Buffalo Trace began as a path worn by bison herds migrating to the salt licks at the Falls of the Ohio, used by Native Americans as early as 8000 BC and later known variously as the Vincennes Trace, Clarksville Trace, Harrison Road, and Kentucky Road, making US 150 one of the oldest roads in the Midwest. French fur traders followed the same route to found a trading post at Vincennes in the early 1700s. The byway, designated a National Scenic Byway in October 2009, mixes rolling farmland and river bluffs with small-town main streets and riverfront architecture, including the Howard Steamboat Museum, the Hillforest Victorian House Museum, and the Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site.
- Buffalo Trace
- US 150 and US 50
- 250 miles
- Vincennes
- 2009 National Scenic Byway
- Howard Steamboat Museum
- 8000 BC Native American path
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What is a National Scenic Byway?
National Scenic Byways are roads recognized at the federal level for at least one outstanding quality — scenic, natural, historic, cultural, archaeological or recreational — that gives travelers a reason to seek them out rather than just pass through.
Where to Stay along Indiana's Historic Pathways
2 campgrounds and RV parks sit within about 5 miles of Indiana's Historic Pathways.
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