The Circle City Bicycles blog contains info on bicycles, cycling events, pro racing, bicycle touring, and just about anything else cycling related. Since our bike shop is located in Indianapolis, we focus on biking in the Midwest, but cycling fans anywhere in the world should find this blog interesting. We try to post daily Monday through Friday, but we occasionally miss a day. Each Friday we try to have an interesting bicycle related photo.
When you see Oldenburg, it's hard to believe you're in Indiana (photo courtesy of Chris Flook)
One of the great things about bicycle touring in Indiana is all the little towns you came across. If you're visiting a town for the first time, you never know what you'll find. One of those little gems is Oldenburg, Indiana, also known as the "Village of Spires." It's located in Southeastern Indiana, just a few miles north of Batesville. It was founded in 1817, and was intended to be a German Catholic town. To get Germans, they handed out flyers about their town in Cincinnati written in German. Later a convent, monastery and Catholic church were established in town. Today, much of the town is on the National Register of Historic Places. The streets all have German names, with English subtitles.
If you're looking to do a bike ride which starts in Oldenburg, you might want to visit Metamora, which is about ten miles away. It's home to the Whitewater Canal State Historic Site. There is a grist mill that you can visit, and you can take a ride on a canal boat. There are also plenty of small shops to visit - It's kind of like a small Nashville, Indiana.
There are a number of bed breakfasts in and around Metamora and Oldenburg:
At some time when you are in Oldenburg, I recommend that you stop in at the Brau Haus for their fried chicken. You may know that Indiana was a Wine Trail or a Chocolate trail, but there's also a Chicken Trail, which features over 30 places in southeastern Indiana known for their fried chicken. The trail features two places in Oldenburg: the Brau Haus and Wagner's Village Inn. I haven't had the fried chicken at Wagner's, but I've had it several times at the Brau Haus, and it has always been great.
Here's a short (one and a half minutes) video that highlights the attractions in Oldenburg:
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