Marion (Indiana)

Marion is a small city in Central Indiana, the home of Indiana Wesleyan University, and birthplace of James Dean.

• 🌍 Marion Municipal Airport. (updated Nov 2018)

The Cardinal Greenway is a bike path that connects with nearby towns.

• 🌍 Matter Park, N River Rd &, N Quarry Rd, ☏ +1 765-662-9931. Daily 8AM-11PM. Picturesque garden. Garfield Statue since Marion was the home of Jim Davis. Christmas Light display during the Holiday season. 
• 🌍 Indiana Wesleyan University. (updated Nov 2018)
• 🌍 National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Marion Branch. (updated Nov 2018)
• 🌍 Quilters Hall of Fame (Webster House), 926 S Washington St, ☏ +1 765-664-9333. Tu-Sa 10AM-4PM. It may not be the most exciting thing to see, but there is this niche museum. 
• 🌍 Fairmount Historical Museum (J.W. Patterson House), 203 E Washington St, Fairmount, ☏ +1 765 948-4555. Th-M 11AM-5PM. Large repository of James Dean memorabilia, plus other items pertaining to the history of the larger Marion area. James Dean is a big deal in Fairmount because, though he was born in Marion and temporarily moved to California, it's where he grew up after moving back at age 9 to live on his aunt and uncle's farm and also where he is buried. And not just James Dean, but Garfield creator Jim Davis also hailed from a farm here. (updated Nov 2021)
• 🌍 James Dean Gallery, 425 N Main St, Fairmount, ☏ +1 765 948-3326. Daily 9AM-6PM. More James Dean stuff, e.g. his leather jacket and Indian motorcycle. (updated Nov 2021)
• 🌍 James Dean's Gravesite, 8106-8334 S 150 E, Fairmount (in Park Cemetery, some signs to guide you to grave). Where the Hollywood icon/idol was laid to rest, with dream rocks and things still left by his admirers. (updated Nov 2021)

James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause

James Dean Festival every summer. Every other year the YMCA puts on an Easter pageant!

• Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats. The athletic teams of Indiana Wesleyan University. (updated Nov 2018)

• Mississinewa 1812, 6000 County Rd 300 W, La Fontaine (10 or so miles northwest of Marion), ☏ +1 765-667-3987. Watch yearly reenactments of this War of 1812 battle, when President William Henry Harrison sent out the troops against Miami tribes as a reprisal for attacks on surrounding Indiana forts, e.g. Fort Wayne. Held in early October. 

• 🌍 Five Points Mall. A closed mall that still has an Applebee's, a couple of fitness locations, and a small outlet store. Nearby in the same lot is a Buffalo Wild Wing's. (updated Apr 2021)

Baldwin Cafeteria of Indiana Wesleyan University has a great Sunday breakfast after church time.

College Inn Bed and Breakfast. S. Washington St. Directly across from Indiana Wesleyan University. Quiet, quant place with friendly staff!