Monticello is the county seat of White County in Northern Indiana.
Get in
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Map of Monticello (Indiana)
- US 24 goes east-west through the city, connecting directly to Peoria, Illinois and Fort Wayne, Indiana
- US 421 comes up from the south and leaves on the west side of town, connecting Monticello to Indianapolis, Indiana to the southeast.
Get around
[edit]It's easy enough to get around downtown by walking, but having a car is a good idea.
See
[edit]- Twin Lakes. Two lakes on the Tippecanoe River formed by hydroelectric dams, Lakes Shafer and Freeman are great for boating and fishing.
Do
[edit]- Camp Buffalo, 9400 N. Boy Scout Rd., ☏ +1 574 278-7114. The local Boy Scout camp is open for use by Scout-unaffiliated groups as well, featuring over 300 acres of natural beauty.
- 1 Indiana Beach Boardwalk Resort, 5224 E. Indiana Beach Rd., ☏ +1 574 583-4141. The only major amusement park in northern Indiana, Indiana Beach has quite a few rides, including the Steel Hawg, which for a while held the world record for steepest drop in a roller coaster.
- Lake Shore Drive-In, 100 Rickey Road, ☏ +1 574 583-0311. There's not a lot of drive-in movie theaters anymore, but this one is so good, it makes you wonder why there's not more still around.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- Abe's Pizza, 207 N Main St, ☏ +1 574 583-9600. A pizza place serving a wide variety of pizzas, including specialties like the cheeseburger pizza and taco pizza.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- Best Western Plus Brandywine Inn & Suites, 304 S 6th St, ☏ +1 574 583-6333, toll-free: +1-866-638-9690.
Go next
[edit]- Burnettsville to the east
- Logansport further to the east
- Reynolds to the west
- Delphi to the southeast
| Routes through Monticello |
Peoria ← Kentland ← Jct N  S ←
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W  E
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→ Logansport → Fort Wayne |
Michigan City ← Jct W  E ←
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N  S
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→ Zionsville → Indianapolis |