What a beautiful place this is. Friends and I came here for a self organized retreat. We booked…read morerooms, same as you would at a hotel. We checked in and they let us reserve a conference room for our meetings. The reservations include breakfast, lunch, and dinner. There are some continental food items always available. The rooms we were in each had two twin beds, a bathroom, tv, desk and a chair. There is a community area where we all could meet as well. It is such a peaceful place. St. Meinrad is a Catholic based school. But, we have met other groups who were not Catholic but are using the facility the same as we were - to have a retreat. We went on a tour of the place which was worth it in itself. The place is beautiful, and peaceful. Even if you are not staying the night, stop in and check this place out!

St. Meinrad is a beautiful, small campus near Santa Claus, Indiana. You can walk into most of the…read morebuildings, including the Abbey. The gift shop has a lot of interesting religious gifts if you are looking for birthday or Christmas ideas. The caskets on display were beautiful examples of craftsman woodwork, even though they are a little morbid! Worth a quick stop in if you love architecture, stained glass, feel inspired by religious spaces, or appreciate peaceful environments. We didn't take the tour, but I imagine it has some interesting history. Very hilly to walk around, but the ability to drive and park at nearly all buildings. After your visit, I recommend a quick drive to The Chateau family restaurant.

Lots of good things, but you cannot rely on open times on yelp. Listed as open monday....no they…read moreare not open on Monday. The phone number listed is not answered. So it's a guess if they are going to be open....I have found them open on some weekday afternoons.

ECLECTIC HAVEN! I could seriously spend a few hours here looking at every nook and cranny of what…read moreis seemingly a block full of furniture, knick-knacks, art, rugs, antiques, clothing, jewelry and WAY more. One of the many things I adore about this place is that they host local artists from all around the area which is a lovely way to support local business! The owner of the shop also travels overseas to 3rd world countries like Tanzania, bringing back some of their beautiful works to display and sell and then makes sure that all proceeds go back to them. For those 2 facts alone, I will continue to shop here and support Greentree. What comes around goes around!! I thoroughly enjoy my browsing and shopping here because the staff is so lovely to chat with and incredibly helpful, not to mention the tea or cider they provide you while your twisting in and out of their many corners. There is nothing about this place I don't like. When in Huntingburg on 4th I would say this should be stop #1 on your day tour. SUPPORT LOCAL!!

It's the Santa Claus Indiana museum, not necessarily the Santa Claus of Christmas morning! The…read moremuseum is lovely and shares the history of Santa Claus Indiana, how it got it's name, the trials and tribulations of being a town called Santa Claus and the people of Santa Claus that made it what it is today! It's a small town with just the one museum and a huge theme park! We had no interest in the park so the museum was exactly what we needed! The gals at the desk were everything you'd expect when working with Santa Claus history all day, happy and full of joy! We started with the history, went into the toy room that actually has toys and things for kiddos to do, then into the model train room with several vintage trains and villages to admire. There's even Santa's office where he answers all the letters the children write! After thoroughly going through the museum, we headed out to Santa Claus Village, wrote letters in the post office, said prayers in the church and climbed the hill to greet the giant Santa! It's a wonderful stop and a must see in Santa Claus Indiana!

This was another stop on our quick trip to Santa Claus, IN. We started in the museum with the…read morehistory. There's a train and then a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus. She was just adorable. The setup is cute and it's FREE (ditch those boring mall visits). Here you pick up a letter to write to Santa. Depending on when you are there, you'll get a letter back from him. We then stopped at the post office where it's seated with school like chairs. The kids drop off the letters and we ventured to the church. It's very quaint but decorated very nice. Last stop was the statue. It's full of quotes and really pretty cool. Did I mention this was FREE? It's a must visit.

Historical operational mill in downtown Jasper. Met the friendly millmaster. There are jellies…read moreand fresh sourdough bread for sale, some fresh local ground coffee too. If ya need a bid bird feeder to hand that is the shape of a bird, this where you find those too.

The Chinese restaurant there is awesome here... the food is aways hot and they've got the best…read moreprices in town

Clean well laid out shop, with lots to see and deals to be found. Staff is friendly and staff…read moreknows where to direct you as you hunt for that much needed or much wanted item. Good place to shop and look at all the things in the store, can waste an hour easily. SHOP LOCAL.

Nice little shop. It is set up as a mini mall with several different vendors. There is something…read morefor everyone. Lots of smalls and furniture. The prices are reasonable and if you're lucky you might get to meet Doc. the owner, he and his staff are always friendly and helpful. I've been there many times and always seem to fine something to take home with me.

The wacky work shop of wonders is an excellent addition to holiday world's Halloween adventure…read moreweekend. My family and I enjoyed the show especially my youngest she really had a good time with the wacky show that was presented

What is a street festival? It's a lot of things but the primary thing is another excuse to give…read moreyour kids something to do so that the adults can drink out in the streets with friends. That's fine as long as they're enjoying themselves. It might not be so bad if this wasn't in the middle of summer with little to no shade. Attend this festival if you live close so that you can eat unhealthy food. If you live an hour or more away, it might be best to pass. My friends wanted to go here after having it suggested by someone they work with. So off we went. We were bored after 30 minutes of walking around and went home. I'm sure some of the music and dancing entertainment is okay but what I heard while we were there wasn't appealing. There are also a fair amount of local churches with booths. There are carnival rides for the children but that's going to cost you... $20 for a wristband to ride an unlimited amount of times. You can buy tickets too but I'm not sure of the price. Who wants individual tickets though? Just spend the $20 and ride the rides until that brat and pretzel comes back up. The only thing we tried while there were the krautballs. They were good but four or five bucks for four balls? They are big balls so you big ball lovers will love them but for that price, you should at least get 6 balls. The other thing we tried was the ice cream shop(Olaf). It's not exactly part of the festival but it's right in the middle of downtown where the festival is. It didn't seem that busy even though it is in the thick of everything. The ice cream we had was good(not great) and the place was a nice retreat from the instant sweat we encountered because of the direct sunlight. I can't believe this festival lasts for a weekend! It would likely be better if it wasn't in the dead of summer. If you've ever wanted to go to Strassenfest, don't break your back to get there.

Jasper has rolled out the red black and yellow carpet to host Stassenfest. German music, food,…read moredancing and beer are part of the fun in downtown Jasper. Plenty of seating on day 1 of the event. Carnival games and rides later in the evening. People very friendly and inviting. No admission fee. Food prices reasonable. Brat on a pretzel roll was $5. Cold water only a buck. Pretzel roll was fabulous fresh and homemade. Best I ever had. Deserts are to die for. Try the apple strudel. Filled with hand cut apples for only $4. $20 wristbands for unlimited carnival rides. Or tickets $1.50 each and rides require 2-4 tickets. The rides have seen better days. Event goes through Sunday.