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Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Mongolian yurt-style camping is oddly at home in southern Indiana

Categories: Media Coverage

Originally published by GrindTV

"Bloomington, Indiana, carries with it a mindset similar to that of Austin, Texas.

This open-minded, university-centric enclave, located in the rugged, rolling southern section of the state, recently captured a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index — for the second year in a row.

It’s no surprise, then, that no one bats an eye at the four rentable yurts tucked away in the peaceful, mostly wooded, 108-acre Tibet Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center (TMBCC) in this invitingly diverse community."