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National and international attractions, cultural gems.  This unique combination of museums embraces the community’s past and welcome’s the future with high-tech interactive exhibits that engage and challenge the visitor.

College Football Hall of Fame
111 South St. Joseph Street
South Bend, IN 46601
800.440.FAME (3263) or 574.235.9999
Website: www.collegefootball.org
Legends come to life in the nationally acclaimed College Football Hall of Fame.  Every day is Saturday with action-packed interactive displays and exhibits.  Get into the game and test your skills at the Practice Field or experience the cutting-edge 360-degree Stadium Theater and surround yourself with all the actions and sounds of a college football game.  Watch history come alive as you discover highlights from each decade with photographs, artifacts and video kiosks that give you a picture of how college football has changed through the years.
Hours:  Monday – Thursday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.;  Friday – Saturday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Sunday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.  Extended hours on Notre Dame home football weekends.
Admission:  Adults: $11.00; Seniors: $8.00; Students (ages 13 – college): $8.00; Children (ages 5 – 12): $5.00; Ages 4 and under are free.

Hannah Lindahl Children's Museum
1402 South Main Street
Mishawaka, IN 46544
574.254.4540
Website: www.hlcm.org
Please touch!  This hands-on museum is fun for children of all ages.  This is a place where many scientific and historical items are arranged with kids in mind at their eye-level and ready for young hands to examine them.  Children of all ages are invited to touch fossils, rocks, geodes, mastodon bones, Native American artifacts, tools and clothing from the mid-1800s, old musical instruments, period furniture, firefighting equipment and more!
Hours:  Tuesday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.  Closed Weekends, Mondays and during School City of Mishawaka school vacations. 
June Hours:  Tuesday – Thursday:  10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Admission:  Ages 5 and older: $2.00; Ages 2 – 4: $1.00; No charge for ages 1 and under.

Healthworks! Kids’ Museum
111 West Jefferson Boulevard, Suite 200
South Bend, IN 46601
574.287.5437
Website: www.qualityoflife.org/healthworks
Come explore the digestive system, the cigarette butt chair and the brain theatre.  HealthWorks! Is an interactive, hands-on health education center for children (K-6th grade) teaching them ways to stay healthy and unlock the mysteries of the human body.
Hours:  Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Saturday 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Admission:  Adults: $5.00; Children: $3.00

Northern Indiana Center for History
808 West Washington Street
South Bend, IN 46601
574.235.9664
Website: www.centerforhistory.org
If you’re looking for a magnificent site that showcases an elegant 38-room Victorian mansion, a charming cottage reflecting the 1930s, a gallery that chronicles local history, a gallery of Notre Dame history, a children’s museum plus compelling exhibitions – that’s the Center for History.
Hours: Monday – Saturday:  10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sunday: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Admission:  Adults: $8.00; Seniors: $6.50; Students: $5.00

South Bend Chocolate Company's Chocolate Museum
3300 West Sample Street
South Bend, IN 46619
800.301.4961
574.233.2577
Website: www.sbchocolate.com/
The South Bend Chocolate Company’s Chocolate Museum houses a collection that is among the worlds largest, specializing in North American chocolate companies.  The collection includes rare boxes, tins, pots and containers of every size, shape and color. There’s also posters, signs, books and other chocolate related memorabilia.  Visitors to the South Bend Chocolate Company can see the museum as part of the “Inside Scoop” tour.  The tour also includes an animated film and an interactive area.
Hours: Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Saturday: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Admission: Adults (ages 12 and older): $4.00; Children (ages 2 –11): $1.00

The Snite Museum of Art
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
574.631.5466
Website: www.nd.edu
The Snite Museum of Art features collections that place it among the finest university art museums in the nation.  Containing more than 21,000 works, The Snite’s collection represents many of the principal cultures and periods of world art history.
Hours: Tuesday – Wednesday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Thursday – Saturday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sunday: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Admission:  Free

South Bend Regional Museum of Art
120 South St. Joseph Street
South Bend, IN 46601
574.235.9102
Website: www.sbrma.org
Exhibitions at the South Bend Regional Museum of Art focus on contemporary and historical American art, especially from the Midwestern region.
Hours:  Tuesday – Friday: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Saturday – Sunday: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Admission: $5.00 per person

Studebaker National Museum
201 South Chapin Street
South Bend, IN 46601
574.235.9714
Web site:  www.studebakermuseum.org
Experience 114 years of transportation history at the Studebaker National Museum.  This state-of-the-art museum reflects the design traditions of Studebaker buildings from the 1920s and 1930s.  Exhibits include topics relating to the Studebaker family, great local industrial giants and Studebaker’s critical role in the country’s war efforts.  Visitors can follow the area’s industrial past from the early 1800s to the present.  Great Museum Store.
Hours:  Monday – Saturday:  10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sunday: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Admission:  Adults: $8.00; Seniors (ages 60 and older): $6.50; Students: (ages 7 and older): $5.00; Children (ages 6 and under): Free

 

 

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