Wesselman Woods and Wesselman Park
Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve and Wesselman Park form one of Evansville, Indiana’s most distinctive natural and recreational areas. Located along Boeke Road on the city’s east side, the property combines a traditional city park with something far more unusual: an old-growth forest that survived while the city developed around it. Wesselman Woods is recognized as […]
The Monkey Ship at Mesker Park Zoo
For decades, one of Evansville’s strangest attractions looked like something out of a fever dream: A replica of Christopher Columbus’s Santa Maria. Filled with monkeys. Surrounded by a moat. With alligators in the water below. It sounds like an Evansville urban legend. It wasn’t. The Monkey Ship at Mesker Park Zoo was a one-third-scale concrete […]
Mesker Park
Mesker Park is one of Evansville, Indiana’s oldest and most historically significant public recreation areas. Located on the city’s West Side along Mesker Park Drive, the park developed around the turn of the 20th century and eventually became home to two of Evansville’s best-known attractions: Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden and Mesker Amphitheatre. The […]
Howell Wetlands
Howell Wetlands1400 South Tekoppel AvenueEvansville, Indiana 47712 Howell Wetlands is a 35-acre urban wetland and nature area located on the west side of Evansville, Indiana. Situated at 1400 South Tekoppel Avenue, the wetlands contain marshland, a bald cypress slough, an oxbow lake, lowland hardwood forest, and upland meadow. Considered one of the largest urban wetlands […]
University of Evansville
The University of Evansville (UE) is a private university in Evansville, Indiana, with a history dating to 1854. Located on a 75-acre campus on the east side of Evansville, the university is one of the city’s major educational institutions and is known for its Purple Aces athletic programs, small class sizes, international study opportunities, and […]
Funky’s
Funky’s was a legendary nightclub, restaurant, and discotheque in Downtown Evansville, Indiana, that operated from 1975 to 1980. Located at 18 S. Third Avenue near the Ohio River, Funky’s became one of the best-known entertainment destinations in Evansville during the disco era and has remained a favorite piece of local nostalgia decades after its closing. […]
Midget Links
Midget Links was a historic miniature golf course located at 1215 E. Morgan Avenue in Evansville, Indiana. Opened in 1947, the course entertained generations of Evansville families for more than 70 years and became one of the city’s most beloved roadside attractions. History Midget Links was established in 1947 by Roy and Mary Esther Brenton, […]
Harp’s Exotic Fish & Pets
Harp’s Exotic Fish & Pets, commonly known simply as Harp’s Pets, was a longtime locally owned pet store located at 1309 N. Green River Road in Evansville, Indiana, near the intersection of Green River Road and Vogel Road. Founded in the early 1970s, Harp’s became an Evansville institution and operated for nearly 44 years before […]
Paul’s Tavern
Paul’s Tavern was a longtime neighborhood bar and tavern in Evansville, Indiana, remembered particularly by residents who frequented the city’s neighborhood bars during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Located in the Covert Avenue and Boeke Road area, Paul’s developed a reputation as an old-fashioned neighborhood tavern — the type of local gathering place where regular […]
The Tennessean
The Tennessean was a longtime diner and restaurant in Downtown Evansville, Indiana. The original location opened in 1949 at 313 Locust Street and became one of Downtown Evansville’s most popular places to eat. The Tennessean was a classic diner, remembered for its long lunch counter, glazed tile walls, hamburgers and Polish sausage. Its customers included […]