- Our list of the best things to do in Merrillville, Indiana, features the top 109 nearby activities — including 38 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Merrillville, IN has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Entertainment & Shows, Amusement, and Museums & Galleries.
- The results below include the top 7 things to do within the city of Merrillville, IN , followed by 102 popular activities in nearby cities, including Valparaiso, Gary, Tinley Park, Hammond, Chesterton, Portage, Schererville, Munster, Chicago, Lansing, East Chicago, Oak Forest, Hobart and Orland Park
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700 W Porter Avenue, Chesterton, IN 46304
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Located on Lake Michigan, the Westchester Township Historical Museum lends charm to the town of Chesterton. The stately brick home collects and preserves the areas historical documents and artifacts and is available for touring.
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Open to individuals of all skill levels, Lakeshore Gymnastics is an organization dedicated to providing high quality dance, cheer, and gymnastics instruction to its students. All star cheerleading teams, dance classes, and gymnastics instruction are among the activities available.
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124 North 8th Street, Chesterton, IN 46304
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At Seven Peaks Fun Center- Chesterton, visitors can slide down water slides, go tubing down a half pipe, or brave a wave pool. The water park has a designated area for kids under a certain age with child-safe attractions.
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A nanobrewery specializing in a variety of traditional and more experimental beers, Hunter's Brewing welcomes visitors to its tasting room. They also host special events with food vendors and live entertainment.
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Butler Winery focuses on locally grown grapes and is the fourth oldest operating winery in Indiana. The winery offers a winery tour and tasting room featuring popular varietals such as their white and red select labels.
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Producing quality local theatre in Chesterton is the Fourth Street Theatre. Each season the theatre presents a selection of classic plays including titles such as Waiting For Godot, To Kill A Mockingbird and Sweeney Todd.
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Popular among hikers, the Coffee Creek Watershed Conservancy Preserve also has an amphitheatre which hosts public events, such as concerts. A pavilion, ponds, bridges, and a 4 mile-long trail system are also found in here.
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There are more than 700 slot machines at the Horseshoe Casino, as well as more than 100 table games, and a poker room. Live entertainment is also available.
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At Hammond Marina, visitors can go fishing at Lake Michigan or simply take a walk on one of the pedestrian trails on the grounds. At the marina, visitors can dock their boats at one of the 918 slips.
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Covering 15,000 acres, the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore also runs for approximately 25 miles along Lake Michigan. In here there can be found a campground, a visitor's center, fishing piers, riverwalks, and other amenities.