From rustic landmarks to Mid-Century Modern, experience a century of architecture at Indiana Dunes National Park (IDNP) on our May 3, 2025 Logs to Lustrons tour, including log structures of early settlement days, frame homes from the Victorian period, and mid-century homes of glass, stucco, and metal. Indiana Landmarks and IDNP partner to present the annual tour, which features an inside look at sites not normally open to the public.
On a 3.5-hour guided tour, participants will travel by shuttle while park rangers provide overviews of 11 historic sites, including four landmarks open for interior viewing and a stop at the Beverly Shores Depot Museum, where attendees can view a brick-making demonstration and test their building skills in our Lincoln Log contest (open to all ages).
Choose your timed entry ticket with tour departure times ranging from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Central Time. Tour groups will stay with the same shuttle and tour guide the entire length of the experience, departing promptly from the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center at your reserved ticket start time.
In addition to your ranger-led bus tour, stop by the parkโs Chellberg Farm (open to tour attendees 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. CDT) for a self-guided look at the 1885 farmhouse and outbuildings.
Children can earn a Junior Ranger badge by picking up a workbook, program, and a bag with a sketchbook and pencil at the Visitor Center before starting the tour, participating in hands-on activities offered at select tour sites, and showing the completed workbook to a park ranger by tourโs end.
TICKETS
Tickets cost $30/general public, $25/Indiana Landmarks member, and are free to children or youth under age 16 with RSVP.
Purchase at https://www.indianalandmarks.org/…/logs-to-lustrons…/ or by calling Indiana Landmarks at 317-639-4534 or 800-450-4534.
Tickets cost $30/general public, $25/Indiana Landmarks member, and are free to children or youth under age 16 with RSVP.
Purchase at https://www.indianalandmarks.org/…/logs-to-lustrons…/ or by calling Indiana Landmarks at 317-639-4534 or 800-450-4534.
ACCESSIBILITY
Not all tour sites and tour shuttles are accessible. Some sites require walking and navigating stairs. If you require accommodation, please let us know in advance by calling Indiana Landmarks, 574-232-4534.
Not all tour sites and tour shuttles are accessible. Some sites require walking and navigating stairs. If you require accommodation, please let us know in advance by calling Indiana Landmarks, 574-232-4534.
NOTE ON PARK FEES
Entrance fees to Indiana Dunes National Park are waived for ticketholders for the length of the tour. If you decide to recreate in the national park outside of your tour time, the entrance fee will be required.
Entrance fees to Indiana Dunes National Park are waived for ticketholders for the length of the tour. If you decide to recreate in the national park outside of your tour time, the entrance fee will be required.
LOGS TO LUSTRONS T-SHIRTS
Commemorative Logs to Lustrons t-shirts are available for pre-order as part of your ticket purchase through April 3. Tourgoers may pick up their orders when checking in for the tour at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center. Additional t-shirts will be available for purchase on-site, while supplies last.
Commemorative Logs to Lustrons t-shirts are available for pre-order as part of your ticket purchase through April 3. Tourgoers may pick up their orders when checking in for the tour at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center. Additional t-shirts will be available for purchase on-site, while supplies last.
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