While YOU determine the pace of your New Harmony experience, whether it’s leisurely or energetic, boredom will never be part of your adventure! You can’t run out of intriguing things to do here. New Harmony can be described as a vacationer’s paradise and a history-buff’s delight. For aficionados of vintage structures, make time to explore our impressive period architecture. New Harmony features 12 buildings from the early nineteenth century and 20 properties from the mid-nineteenth century era. Highlights include our museum, library, art gallery and Thralls Opera House.
Not sure where to begin? Stop by our New Harmony Visitor Center, also known as the Atheneum, for ideas, including an expertly-led tour of our historic sites. Guided tours begin at the Atheneum Visitors Center, which is conveniently located at the west end of North Street.
First of all, while a labyrinth will amaze, it is not a maze. It’s actually a path. And the winding, meandering nature of the path is designed to slow you down. The slower pace encourages meditation or reflective thinking. Any visit to New Harmony wouldn’t be complete without visiting both labyrinths in the community.
The Harmonist Labyrinth features lush, green shrubs arranged in a circular pattern. You’ll experience a thought-filled connection with nature as you make your way through it. Children and adults alike will benefit from the opportunity to metaphorically ease both your mind and body off the gas pedal. And at the center of maze, is a tranquil circular structure. You’ll find the easy-to-spot Harmonist Labyrinth at 1239 Main Street.
The New Harmony Cathedral Labyrinth is located at 309 North Street. This one is inspired by a labyrinth in Chartres, France. Its flat surface is made of gorgeous granite and features a center that’s shaped in the form of a flower. Your focus will be on your feet as you step plaintively around the intricate pattern within the circle. The labyrinth experiences alone make New Harmony, Indiana among the most unique and rewarding destinations ever.
Make time to visit New Harmony’s Working Men’s Institute at 407 Tavern Street. Founded in 1838 by William Maclure, it’s Indiana’s oldest continuously operating library. True to the utopian vision of Robert Owen and Maclure, its intention was to provide library services for the “average” and impoverished people of the area. Today, in addition to serving as a lending library, it also is home to an art gallery as well as the Harmonist History Museum. Admission is free.
Saloman Wolf was a shepherd, and his house was originally located next to the sheep barns. The Wolf house is not in its original state; an identical harmonist brick home, the Eiger house, once stood here. When the 60-ton Wolf House (c.1819-1822) … [Read more...] about Salomon Wolf House
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This brick Harmonist house was converted into a changing exhibition gallery in 1990. The house, built circa 1820, was the home of Harmonist shoemaker Mathias Scholle. He was born 1796 and probably emmigrated from Germany with his family in 1808. His … [Read more...] about Scholle House
Ph: 812-682-3702
Known primarily as an abstract expressionist painter, Tobi Kahn’s New Harmony piece is his first major commissioned sculpture in 1993. It is titled … [Read more...] about Shalev Statue by Tobi Kahn
Two outdoor tennis courts and equipment are available for guests of the Inn and other visitors for a fee. Non-guests may call the entry house for current pricing on day, week, and month court passes. … [Read more...] about Tennis Courts at the New Harmony Inn
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The Atheneum, designed by internationally acclaimed architect Richard Meier, serves as the visitor center for Historic New Harmony, housing exhibits on the communal history of New Harmony, a large theater where an orientation film on the town is … [Read more...] about The Atheneum
Ph: 812-682-4488
The Golden Rose and Events of Harmony are two facets of the same business, uniquely equipped to create memorable events and experiences in New Harmony. The Golden Rose is a floral and gift shop offering fresh and silk arrangements for any … [Read more...] about The Golden Rose/Events of Harmony
Ph: 812-682-5027
In April of 1986, a group of theatre, film, and television professionals gathered in Indianapolis to explore the trend in those arts toward exploitative and sensational material. They concluded there was a need to engage and support writers … [Read more...] about The New Harmony Project
The Posey County News is the definitive source for news in the New Harmony, Mount Vernon, Poseyville, Saint Philip, Saint Wendel and Wadesville areas. Founded in 1882 and now headquartered on Main Street in New Harmony, the company's newspaper is … [Read more...] about The Posey County News
Ph: (812) 459-4206
Tillich Park commemorates the renowned Paul Johannes Tillich, a German-American theologian and Christian existentialist philosopher. Tillich was one of the more influential Protestant theologians of the twentieth century. The park was dedicated on … [Read more...] about Tillich Park
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Between the Atheneum and the Double Log Cabin, there are two trees that are extraordinary living works of art by Sam Van Aken, a sculptor and art professor at Syracuse University. Installed in New Harmony in 2016, each is a "Tree of 40 Fruit." … [Read more...] about Tree of 40 Fruits
Tri Kappa is a philanthropic organization that exists only within the boundaries of the state of Indiana. The object of this organization shall be to bring women into close, unselfish relationship for the promotion of charity, culture and … [Read more...] about Tri Kappa Beta Chapter of New Harmony
This annual world music concert series running from January- April is not to be missed. See the website for information on this year’s lineup. … [Read more...] about Under the Beams
