“If you like photographing architecture, Columbus is a small town in southern Indiana you might want to explore. Located just one hour south of Indianapolis, is the town of Columbus. A word it uses to describe itself, says it best. It’s “unexpected”.
The American Institute of Architects ranked his own 6h in architectural innovation and design in the entire U.S. Starting in 1942 and continuing today, his own of just 40,000 people (with the help of the Cummins Engine Foundation, part of a Fortune 500 company headquartered) commissioned he design and development some of the most unique buildings in the U.S. Archiecs including Eero Saarinen, his father Eliel, I.M. Pei, and others, designed many of the buildings and churches. Six buildings are National Historic Landmarks. Taking one of the daily architectural tours (March-November) will give you the lay of the land and a brief history of the town and buildings. If you stay overnight and downtown, you’re within easy walking distance to many of the sites.
Suggested hotel: Hotel Indigo (note: this is a pet-friendly hotel, and their mascot, Miles, will likely be ‘on duty’ each day to greet you as you come and go)
Suggested itinerary:
Day 1:
- 10 am – take 2 hours architecture tour
- Rest of afternoon–walk downtown and take pictures of the local buildings, bridges, Mill Race Park
- Night–Evening shots of buildings
- Overnight a Hotel Indigo
Day 2:
- Drive to other buildings outside of the ‘downtown’ area, including many churches and the Ivy Tech campus
Website: www.columbus.in.us