Free things to do in Terre Haute

Downtown

Terre Haute Children's Museum

Longtime children's museum with a variety of interactive exhibits on science & technology.

Outdoors

Dobbs Park Nature Center

Park center offering educational programs teaching visitors about the flora & fauna of the area.

Outdoors

Hawthorn Park- Vigo County Parks and Recreation Department

Collett Park

Maple Avenue Nature Park

Neighborhood green space with a picnic shelter, playground & gazebo, plus trails & a fishing pond.

Outdoors

Deming Park

Sprawling, 177-acre park featuring a variety of recreational amenities, from swimming to disc golf.

Collett Park

Collett Park

Outdoors

Raccoon Lake State Recreation Area

An array of activities are possible at this park, including boating, hiking, archery & camping.

Outdoors

Turkey Run State Park

Park with pioneer-era sights offers canyon hiking & horse riding, creek boating, camping & more.

Arts & Culture

The Mill Terre Haute

East Bank

Fairbanks Park

Outdoors

Old Mill Dam Park

Farrington's Grove

Candles Holocaust Museum and Education Center

Small museum on the Holocaust, founded by a survivor who gives presentations about her experience.

Honey Creek

Bogey's Family Fun Center

Neighborhood indoor & outdoor amusement center offering games, mini-golf, go-karts, pizza & more.