The Ultimate IU Bucket List

As an incoming freshman at Indiana University, you learn about the many must-do activities that truly make you a Hoosier. Between New Student Orientation and upperclassmen friends, you're likely to learn about the things you just have to experience during your time at IU and in B-Town. Whether you're a underclassman looking to get the total Cream & Crimson experience, a senior Hoosier soon bidding Bloomington a bittersweet farewell, or a nostalgic alumni revisiting the glory days, use this bucket list to help determine what you've yet to experience, what you've already done, and what you'd like to do once more.

Looking for a B-Town bucket list? Check out The Ultimate Bloomington Bucket List.

• Sing Sweet Caroline as the Big Red Pep Band play the tune during a basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
   
• Grab a slice of award-winning 'za from Mother Bear's Pizza — don't forget to sign your name on the wall before you leave
   
• Relax in the Cox Arboretum between classes
   
• Play a game of Sink the Biz at Nick's English Hut

• Kiss your significant other under the Rose Well House at midnight for good luck
   
• Watch a free movie at the Indiana Memorial Union 
   
• Dine at a 4^th Street restaurant
   
• At night, lie on your back with your legs propped against the side of the Eskenazi Museum of Art and watch the light totem change colors

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• Grab a coffee from Soma Coffeehouse & Juice Bar
   
• Order breadsticks with cheese sauce from Pizza X at 1:00 am
   
• Go to a wine tasting and sit by the pond at Oliver Winery
   
• Take on plate-sized pancakes from The Village Deli

• Snap a photo of you shaking Herman B Wells hand
   
• Snag an oversized leather chair at the IMU's South Lounge and spend the afternoon studying
   
• Indulge in scoops of Grasshopper ice cream from The Chocolate Moose and Cookie Monster ice cream from Jiffy Treet
   
• Attend the Little 500 men's and women's races

• Eat Sunday brunch at The Tudor Room 
   
• Experience Kilroy's Breakfast Club during Homecoming Weekend
   
• Attend a concert at The Bluebird
   
• Go on a hike at Griffy Lake Nature Preserve

• Treat yourself to an upscale dinner at Janko's Little Zagreb
   
• Dip your feet in Showalter Fountain
   
• Go to the Lilly Library to see an original Gutenberg Bible and other rare books
   
• Take a photo of a beloved IU squirrel in Dunn Meadow

• Munch on freshly baked goods from a local farmers' market
   
• Rent a pontoon at Monroe Lake with your friends
   
• Climb the Hickory Ridge Fire Tower to watch the sun rise over the Hoosier National Forest
   
• Watch a performance at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, then go to BLU Boy Chocolate Café & Cakery to buy macarons

• Go to a one of the concerts for the Music Bloomington Concert Series
   
• Order the Hotbox Special from Baked! in the middle of the night
   
• Stroll the grounds of the Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center
   
• Tailgate before an IU Football game, then cheer on the Hoosiers from inside Memorial Stadium

• Enjoy an off-Broadway production, nationally-touring concert, or evening with a prominent figure at the IU Auditorium
   
• Order wings and watch a game at BuffaLouie's
   
• Grab a drink from The Upstairs Pub and hang out with friends on their elevated patio
   
• Buy center stage tickets to The Nutcracker at the Musical Arts Center

• Look at the stars from the Kirkwood Observatory
   
• Walk around downtown during the Canopy of Lights and shop for gifts at your favorite locally-owned stores
   
• Go to Flat Rocks at Monroe Lake to skip rocks
   
• Gaze down Kirkwood Avenue from the Sample Gates and enjoy the moment