Enjoy our Hotel's Elkhart Location near Notre Dame University
This Elkhart hotel is in a convenient location near many northern Indiana attractions. Situated right in front of the Visitors Center, our accommodations are minutes from the ELCO Performing Arts Center and the Midwest Museum of American Art. While lodging in our Elkhart hotel near Notre Dame and Shipshewana, guests can also enjoy proximity to the College Football Hall of Fame, Amish Acres Historic Farm and exceptional artisan shops in the Old Bag Factory. We welcome you to come and enjoy the vibrant business, retail and entertainment centers near our Country Inn & Suites.
Our hotel's Elkhart, IN location is near these exciting local attractions:
Encore Cinemas (1 mile) Enjoy a movie within walking distance of our Elkhart, IN hotel. Phone: (574) 266-5864
John Mishler Kenetic Sculpture (1.2 miles) Visit John Mishler's 14-foot tall kinetic sculpture, called "River Passage." He also has a studio in the Old Bag Factory.
Elkhart County Historical Museum (3.9 miles) With over 20,000 artifacts that include a one-room school and a Victorian row house, this museum gives visitors a window into the lives of Elkhart's first settlers. Phone: (574) 848-4322
ELCO Performing Arts Center (3.9 miles) This historic landmark still stages musicals, productions and symphonies. Phone: (574) 293-4469
Midwest Museum of American Art (3.9 miles) This intriguing art museum has over 2,500 works in its main collection. Phone: (574) 293-6660
McNaughton Spray Park (5 miles) Kids and families will love this park with water activities including water cannons, power volcanoes, dumping buckets, water slides and more. Phone: (574) 522-9039
The Old Bag Factory (12.9 miles) The historic Bag Factory has become a charming group of artisans, antique and specialty shops, including Dick Lehman Pottery, Quilt Designs and Swartzendruber Hardwood Creations. Phone: (574) 534-2502
Potawatomi Zoo (16.9 miles) Home to over 400 species of animals, this is the oldest zoo in Indiana. Families love visiting this unique animal park. Phone: (574) 288-4639
University of Notre Dame (18 miles) This famous and historic university is just a short drive from our hotel Phone: (574) 631-5000
Northern Indiana Center for History (20 miles) This elegant, 38-room Victorian home allows visitors to explore 1930's history. There is also a gallery of Notre Dame history, a children's museum and a gallery of local history. Phone: (574) 235-9664
College Football Hall of Fame (20 miles) The National Football Foundation uses the Football Hall of Fame to preserve the game of football and honor athletes who demonstrate athletic ability, citizenship and have excelled on and off the field. Phone: (574) 235-9999
Amish Acres Historic Farm (22 miles) This fascinating Amish homestead and farm offers a look into old Amish lifestyle. Tour the original house, cider mill, old barn, ice house and even the one-room schoolhouse. Phone: (574) 773-4188
Shipshewana Flea Market (26 miles) Shipshewana hosts one of the nation's largest outdoor flea markets with over 1000 vendors and a dozen auctioneers. Phone: (260) 768-4120
About Shipshewana
Visiting Shipshewana is like taking a step back in time to a quieter, simpler way of life. This small town has a population of just over 500 people and is at the very center of Northern Indiana's Amish and Mennonite communities. Quaint and picturesque, this rural community has much to offer in the way of shopping and local heritage. One of Shipshewana's claims to fame is the Shipshewana Flea Market. It's reported to be the largest outdoor flea market in all the Midwest and features 900 plus vendors hawking their wares. The flea market opens May-October on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, but livestock and horse auctions are held year round! This village offers plenty of small town charm with its appealing downtown area and winding backcountry roads dotted with cultivated fields and charming Amish homesteads. Buggy and trolley tours abound and whisk visitors away to a time and place where livestock care, home cooking and quilt making keep neighbors busy all day long. Over 50 stores line the streets of downtown Shipshewana and offer shoppers a wide array of goods, including handmade linens, homemade peanut butter and pies, handcrafted furniture, and antiques. Family style meals are served at the Blue Gate Restaurant, where families enjoy feasting on tables laden with Amish specialties, and the Menno-Hof Museum helps visitors to understand the histories of the Amish and Mennonite people.
Did you know?
Shipshewana is a member of The International Association of Character Cities, formed in 1998 to help communities reinforce the character of their citizenry. The organization provides resources and training to city leaders committed to developing character in their families and their communities.