West Baden Springs National Historic Landmark

West Baden Springs National Historic Landmark
8538 West Baden Avenue
West Baden Springs, IN 47469
Phone: 812-936-4034
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Looking like a fairy-tale castle, the West Baden Springs Hotel has drawn nationwide interest. In the early 1990s, the interest was concern over the long-vacant and collapsing condition of the southern Indiana landmark. In 1996,  Bill and Gayle Cook, Indiana industrialists and preservationists, were recruited by the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana  to help rescue the property. They funded and managed a $34 million stabilization and partial renovation, returning the exteriors of all the buildings to pristine condition and restoring the vast domed atrium, lobby and dining room to gilded glory.

Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana conducts year-round guided tours of the breathtaking property. Tourists shop at the West Baden Springs Emporium for mementos of the visit and distinctive gifts that reflect the grand hotel era.  Tours begin at the main entrance gate on State Road 56 in West Baden Springs.   All tour proceeds benefit the project.   Open all holidays except Christmas day.

Directions
Cincinnati:
I-71 South to I-64 West ;
I-64 West to US 150 West;
Continue 35 miles on US 150 West to Paoli;
Circle half-way around Paoli Courthouse to continue on US 150 West/State Road 56 West;
Continue 10 miles until the split of US 150 West and State Road 56 West;
Turn left onto State Road 56 West and continue one mile to the front gate of West Baden Springs National Historic Landmark.

Evansville:
I-164 North to I-64 East;
I-64 East to US 231 North;
US 231 North through Huntingburg and Jasper;
North of Jasper turn right on State Road 56 East;
Continue 20 Miles on State Road 56 East through French Lick to the front gate of West Baden Springs National Historic Landmark.

Indianapolis:
State Road 37 South through Bloomington and Bedford to Paoli;
Enter Paoli Courthouse square and turn right onto US 150 West/State Road 56 West;
Continue 10 miles until the split of US 150 West and State Road 56 West;
Turn left onto State Road 56 West and continue one mile to the front gate of West Baden Springs National Historic Landmark.

Louisville:
I-64 West to US 150 West;
Continue 35 miles on US 150 West to Paoli;
Circle half-way around Paoli Courthouse to continue on US 150 West/State Road 56 West;
Continue 10 miles until the split of US 150 West and State Road 56 West;
Turn left onto State Road 56 West and continue one mile to the front gate of West Baden Springs National Historic Landmark.

St. Louis:
I-64 East to US 231 North;
US 231 North through Huntingburg and Jasper;
North of Jasper turn right on State Road 56 East;
Continue 20 Miles on State Road 56 East through French Lick to the front gate of West Baden Springs National Historic Landmark.

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