Friday, April 5, 2019

An IU Senior's Mandatory Bloomington Adventure List

Categories: Indiana University, Arts & Culture, The IU Student Perspective

It's your senior year and you are about to leave Bloomington. You've said goodbye to friends who have turned into family and professors that have turned into mentors. But, have you said goodbye to Bloomington that has turned into "home"? Scroll through our list of mandatory "must-do's" and start planning out your calendar now.

Watch a free movie at the IMU
At night, lie on the ground and watch the light totem change in front of the Eskenazi Museum of Art at IU
Grab a coffee from Soma, then afterward get tacos, chips, and salsa from Laughing Planet
Buy breadsticks with cheese sauce from Pizza X
Go to a wine tasting at Oliver Winery and sit by the lake
Take on a short stack of chocolate chip pancakes from Village Deli
Snap a photo with the Herman B Wells statue, Hoagy Carmichael, and Ernie Pyle too
Indulge in scoops of grasshopper ice cream from Chocolate Moose and cookie monster ice cream from Jiffy Treet
Attend the Little 500 men's or women's race
Eat Sunday brunch in the Tudor Room at the Indiana Memorial Union
Experience Kilroy's Breakfast Club during Homecoming weekend
Treat yourself to a nice dinner at Malibu Grill
Gaze down Kirkwood Avenue from the Sample Gates at night and enjoy the moment
Munch on a bag of kettle corn popcorn from the Saturday Farmers' Market
Climb the Hickory Ridge Fire Tower and enjoy the sweeping views of the Hoosier National Forest
Watch a performance at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, then go to BLU Boy Chocolate Café and Cakery and buy macarons
Walk around downtown during Lotus Festival and see a concert
Stroll the grounds during a self-guided tour of the Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center
Tailgate before an IU Football game then cheer on the Hoosiers from inside Memorial Stadium
See a show at the IU Auditorium show and a movie at the IU Cinema
Buy center stage tickets to The Nutcracker
Look at stars at the Kirkwood Observatory
Walk around downtown during the Canopy of Lights and shop for gifts at your favorite locally owned store
Go to Flat Rocks at Monroe Lake, skip rocks, and enjoy watching the ripples in the water

What's on your senior year bucket list? Let us know in the comments.

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