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Indiana Dunes & Northwest
Lake Michigan shores, Valparaiso culture and Chesterton’s trails bring a change of pace to northwest Indiana.
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Indiana Dunes & Northwest, a little closer.
Lake Michigan shores, Valparaiso culture and Chesterton’s trails bring a change of pace to northwest Indiana. The lakeshore and towns are separate stops; give beaches, museum visits and drives room of their own.
Highlighted counties locate these featured towns. These six WTDO discovery areas are editorial groupings. Markers indicate approximate town centers, not entrances or driving routes. Select a town to open its guide. County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau.
Three places to begin.
Choose a local stop, then find food and a place to stay.
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Your next good stop.
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Browse published places around Indiana Dunes & Northwest. Business details are supplied by their owners.
Photo credits & visitor sources
Real Indiana photographs. Photo dates vary; images illustrate places, not current weather or operating conditions.
- Michigan City East Lighthouse aerial 2021 - Michigan City, Indiana.jpg — Dan Previte. Washington Park Beach CC BY 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
- Lincolnway in downtown Valparaiso.jpg — Dennisyerger84. Own work CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
- Downtown Chesterton, Indiana.JPG — Publichall. Own work CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
Independent visitor sources; inclusion is not a paid placement or an endorsement by the source.
County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, Indiana FIPS18. Six WTDO areas are editorial discovery groupings.