Evansville Area Museums & Historic Sites

Evansville Indiana has several museums that depict various elements of the history of this area, including Angel Mounds State Historic Site, a native-American site which dates back to the year 1100 A.D.

Two of the newer museums are the Evansville African American Museum and the Koch Family Children's Museum of Evansville. The African American Museum illustrates the history of the African American culture in this area for the past 70 years, and the Children's Museum features several interactive ixhibits which are educational and fun for children while exposing them to important life skills.

Browse our list for more information about these and other museums in the Evansville Indiana area, and enjoy your stay in Evansville at the Plaza Hotel & Suites, located by the airport.

Evansville museums and historic sites listed by distance from the hotel:

Evansville African American Museum   •   5.4 mi

579 S Garvin St, Evansville, IN     (812) 423-5188
The Evansville African American Museum is located in one of the nation's first housing projects - Lincoln Gardens - built in 1938 under President Roosevelt's New Deal Program. The community then was known as Baptisttown and was an independent, thriving community with black doctors, lawyers and educators. The EAAM celebrates the struggles, successes and experiences of the African American culture in Evansville throughout the last 70 years.

Koch Family Children's Museum of Evansville   •  6.0 mi

22 SE 5th Street, Evansville, IN     (812) 464-2663
The Koch Family Children's Museum is located in a former library that has been renovated and includes 18,000 square feet of educational and interactive exhibits. The museum has four main galleries named Work Smart, Live Big, Speak Loud, and Quack Factory, which focus on such things as engineering and building skills, our bodies and making choices, the arts and freedom of self-expression, and exploring activities. Also included is a multimedia theater where kids can write, direct, edit, and tape their own play & then see the video replay. The Art Deco building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Website: http://www.cmoekids.org/index.tpl

Reitz Home Museum  •  6.5 mi

224 Se 1st St, Evansville, IN     (812) 426-1871
The historic Reitz Home Museum has been described as one of the country's finest examples of French Second Empire architecture, and features period furniture, silk damask-covered walls, hand-painted ceilings, delicately molded plaster friezes, French gilt chandeliers and intricately patterned wood parquet floors. The museum was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Website: http://reitzhome.evansville.net/

Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science  •   7.1 mi

411 S.E. Riverside Drive, Evansville, IN     (812) 425-4206
The Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science houses a permanent collection of art ranging from 16th century paintings to modern sculptures by world-renowned artists. National and local traveling exhibits are available year-round. The Children's Learning and Exploration Center offers educational fun for all ages, and the Museum is also home to an important and well-established cultural center. It holds the Koch Planetarium and the Evansville Museum Transportation Center, which features the history of transportation in southern Indiana.
Website: http://www.emuseum.org/

USS LST 325   •   7.4 mi

840 LST Drive, Evansville, IN     812-435-8678
In October 2005 the USS LST 325 was docked in Evansville and turned into a museum (USS LST Ship Memorial) in recognition of the city's war effort. During World War II Evansville produced 167 LSTs (and 35 other craft), making it the largest inland producer of LSTs in the nation. The USS LST 325 is the last navigable tank landing ship in operation today. This authentic WWII warship opens for tours Tuesdays-Sundays.
Website: http://www.lstmemorial.org/default.htm

Angel Mounds State Historic Site   •  11.3 mi

8215 Pollack Ave, Evansville, IN     (812) 853-3956
Angel Mounds State Historic Site is one of the best preserved prehistoric Native American sites in the United States. From 1100 to 1450 A. D. several thousand people of the Middle Mississippian culture lived in this town, protected by a stockade. Angel Mounds was the home of the chief of these people and the regional center of a large community that extended for many miles.
Website: http://www.angelmounds.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1