Hartke Pool
Hartke Pool opened in 1959 and became one of Evansville’s best-known summertime gathering places. After serving generations of local families, the historic city pool closed in 2024 because of structural and mechanical problems
Enlow Field
Enlow Field is a historic high school football and athletic stadium located at Benjamin Bosse High School on Washington Avenue in Evansville, Indiana. Opened in the 1920s and dedicated in 1926, Enlow Field has been home to generations of Evansville high school athletes and remains one of the city’s oldest active high school athletic venues. […]
Old Vanderburgh County Jail
The Old Vanderburgh County Jail, commonly known as the Old Jail, is one of Downtown Evansville’s most distinctive historic buildings. Located at 208 NW Fourth Street, directly across from the Old Vanderburgh County Courthouse, the castle-like jail and sheriff’s residence has stood in the heart of the city since 1890–91. With its stone walls, towers, […]
Sir Beef
Sir Beef was an Evansville-founded roast beef restaurant that expanded into a regional franchise and became a local favorite remembered for its sandwiches, baked potatoes, condiment bar, and giant knight sign.
St. Benedict Cathedral
St. Benedict Cathedral, known locally as St. Ben’s, is a historic Evansville Catholic parish founded in 1912 and the cathedral of the Diocese of Evansville since 1999.
Hilltop Inn
Hilltop Inn is a historic West Side Evansville restaurant with roots in the nineteenth century, known for its fried brain sandwiches, traditional comfort food, and generations of local history.
Burdette Park
Burdette Park is a historic 180-acre recreational park on Evansville’s west side, originally developed by the Everett Burdette American Legion Post in the 1920s. Known for its aquatic center, trails, camping, and unusual history as the site of a saltwater swimming area, the park has been an Evansville destination for generations.
Grey Lady Ghost
The Grey Lady Ghost is the legendary spirit said to haunt Willard Library in Evansville, Indiana. Explore sightings dating to 1937, the Louise Carpenter theory, paranormal investigations, strange encounters and Willard Library’s famous live ghost cams.
F.J. Reitz High School
Francis Joseph Reitz High School, commonly known as F.J. Reitz High School or simply Reitz, is a public high school located at 350 Dreier Boulevard on Evansville’s West Side. Opened in 1918, Reitz is one of Evansville’s oldest and most recognizable schools and has developed an especially strong identity within the city’s West Side community. […]
Evansville State Hospital
Evansville State Hospital is a state-operated psychiatric hospital located at 3400 Lincoln Avenue on the East Side of Evansville, Indiana. Established in 1890 as the Southern Indiana Hospital for the Insane, the institution has operated for more than 135 years and is one of the oldest continuously operating psychiatric facilities in Indiana. For generations of […]