Over 300 specialty
shops, art and craft studios and galleries brimming with unique wares.
Throughout town, you'll find shops
that feature homemade fudge and old-fashioned ice cream and all types of smooth and crunchy, sweet and salty, chewy and melty
delights.
The local theaters give young talent a
place to grow and be discovered; seasoned veterans a place to enjoy and pass their craft on.
Live music venues
feature nationally renowned performers and local folks alike.
A puppet theater builds a world of make-believe
for all ages.
Edinburgh, Exit 76
12 miles
Blues Canoe Rental
Raft
and Canoe Rental with 6/8 mile trips
Exit 76 Anitque Mall
Features:
72,000
Square foot all on one level
600 booths and lighted cases with over 350 merchants
Unique Gifts Here
Subway
Restaurant
Customer Lounge with Large Screen TV
812-526-7676
Edinburgh Premium Outlets
Features:
Over 85 Outlet stores from the
world's leading designers and brand names, all offering savings of 25% to 65% everyday.
Outlet Restaurants
Max and Erma's
Montana Mike's
Ruby
Tuesday's
Cracker Barrel
McDonalds
Arby's
Hardee's
Subway
Snappy
Tomato Pizza
Taco Bell
.
Columbus
Located 20 miles south of Franklin, Columbus, is a surprising community that is known around
the world for its collection of work by renowned architects and landscape architects. Columbus
is ranked sixth in the U.S. for architectural innovation and design by the American Institute of Architects. Come enjoy the
architecture, public art, gardens and landscaping, and a first-rate park system.
See 5 National
Historic Landmarks.
*Take a tour of more than 60 modern marvels via a guided tour, or on your
own, with your cell phone.
*See two original works by Dale Chihuly - a dazzling, 900-piece
yellow neon chandelier and a colorful quilt of plexiglas.
*Check out the bridges of Bartholomew
County – two sleek modern bridges, a covered bridge, and a trestle bridge.
*Try a progressive
dinner, in downtown Columbus. Enjoy three different locally-owned eateries for one price.
*Walk
the People Trails. With the leaves off the trees, it’s easier to spot the blue herons on the Flatrock River.
*Drink a Green River at Zaharakos, hear the Orchestrion, and, for a limited time, indulge in some
homemade cherry ice cream, www.Zaharakos.com! Zaharakos ice cream parlor, what a delight for your senses has a spectacular
double backbar, Tiffany-style lamp and other elegant icons of the soda fountain era. Listen as the beautiful, bold sound
of the Welte orchestrion plays a tune.
*Explore the city to find dozens of pieces of large-scale,
public art.
*Discover little surprises around every corner. One alleyway is filled with colorful
neon sculptures.
