Marengo Cave Park

Locating in southern Indiana, Marengo Cave has splendid stalactite formations underground. The temperature inside the cave is about 10-11 Celsius while it is about 28-29 Celsius outside!

I bought the ticket for two walking trails: Dripstone trail and Crystal Palace. The former one was about 70 minutes with lots of delicate soda straw formations and totem pole stalagmites. I barely felt the coolness since those beautiful stalagmites completely caught my attention. Listening to the guiding interpreter, I couldn’t believe that this cave was originally found by two little boys. While they found this cave, all they could use was just a piece of candle, exploring the "beauty" of this hidden underground paradise.

There were lots of coins (pennies and nickels) "in" the Penny Ceiling. I tried several times and tried to threw the coin, making it stay in the ceiling. It's like a wish pond on the ceiling. The little green or black rocks on the ceiling are magnetic. It's said we may have a good fortune of we can successfully throw a coin on the ceiling. Hahahahahaha…obviously, I got to tried more times before I left there!

These formations are beautiful. Let's hope they keep "growing" so that our generations can also enjoy the beauty of nature.

(Everyone in the walking tour was not allowed to touch anything in the cave. Human fingers have nature oil which will stop the growth of these formations. Think about it!!! Even a tiny stalagmites takes millions of years to grow as we can see there. Wow! Isn’t this amazing!?)

Best Tenderloin Sandwich in Indiana

When thinking about American foods, what do you have in mind? Pizza? Hot dogs? French fries and fried chicken? Steak and mashed potato? Yeah! They are all American foods. Oh! Don't forget …Sandwiches. Sandwiches were invented from a table of gambling, but become so pervasive and popular all over the world.

Since the United States is the homeland of sandwiches, I really want to taste every famous sandwich here. Definitely, those noted sandwiches are not just from fast-food restaurants like McDonald's, Wendy's, and Subway.

Well, according to my "research," one of the most famous sandwich places in Indiana is Mug n' Bun (near Indianapolis). The most popular sandwich is Tenderloin Sandwich, going well with a glass of "HOME-MADE" root beer. I ordered a grilled tenderloin sandwich there and a breaded one to go! In fact, these sandwiches are not really that awesome since I have a "Taiwanese stomach." Somehow, I still miss the chicken-leg sandwich of KFC in Taiwan which is not sold in the US. But compared with other fast-food restaurant, Mug n' Bun drive-in is a must-go when you come to Indiana.

I also ordered onion rings on that day. Oh, BOY!!! The onion ring there is the best one I have ever hand.

By the way, the service in Mug n' Bun is better than other restaurant. There are some service lots where you can park your car, have your order, and eat in the car. Waitresses will come to you and help you with a special designed rack, hanging over your car door. You will not mess your car interior with food because of the rack, which is a very considerate service. I guess this may be the precursor of drive-through in many fast-food restaurants today.