Best places: History museums in Johnson County, United States

Stately home to exhibits & archives covering Indiana history, plus concerts & lectures.

Museum with a broad array of exhibits, ranging from fossils to pop culture, plus an IMAX theater.

Museum exploring the art & culture of the American West, plus cafe, workshops & kids' activities.

Guided tours & artifacts recount 19th-century medical history inside an 1890s pathology facility.

Exhibits & tours on the grounds of the 23rd U.S. president's home, plus lectures, theater & more.

👍👍 What a gem! Watch the documentary before arriving and be sure to take the guided tour. This place connects art, history, beauty, nature and deep personal affection altogether. Take your time while visiting. Each season offers something unique. There is an “art out” here each year and you can buy ori...

Interactive exhibits explore the history & culture of 23 NCAA sports, complete with old-school gym.

👍👍 Small little museum on how a working mill operates. Just a 5$ admission fee.

Late-19th-century buildings of General Lew Wallace, known for his classic novel, Ben-Hur.

👍👍 I have never been to this place until Saturday. Honestly we only reason we finally went was to take our kids to see Santa for free. I'm glad we went tho because after getting there we walked around and looked at some really cool things. I would recommend visiting here. Even my kids liked it

👍👍 Incredible museum. Amazing items. Great staff. Visit if you’re in the area.

Permanent & temporary exhibits tracing local & international history, plus a research library.

👍👍 We stumbled across this unique museum by accident, but it was definitely meant to happen! My future engineer was in heaven! Mr. Kim was a wonderful tour guide, he was very knowledgeable, helpful and patient with us. I see many visits in our future!

Museum inside a high school documenting 2 centuries of the African-American experience in Indiana.

👍👍 Nice collection, very knowledgeable volunteers. Cool gift shop.

👍👍 Great place to go. There's fishing. You can play in the river. Go for a hike. Enjoy nature. Take picnic. Feed the ducks. Feed the fish. fi crawdads. Take your lady friend out on a cheap day. Lol But it's overall a great place. Relaxing river. Waterfall is pretty nice to watch and listen to too. If y...