I started out the summer with a roadtrip to Toronto and Niagara Falls over Memorial Day, so it was only fitting that I closed out the season with another roadtrip. Ten hours (and some change) behind us and four of my good friends and I ended up in Muncie, Indiana. Why Muncie, you ask? Well, another friend of mine just started grad school at Ball State University, and this was the perfect opportunity to make a visit.
In the week leading up to the trip, we all started wondering what we were going to do in Muncie. I mean it’s not exactly a tourist destination. But when you have the power of Google on your side, you can find almost anything to keep you entertained anywhere you end up.
This past weekend we tasted the amazing culinary delights of Concannon’s Pastry Shop (amazing!!), strolled the gardens of Minnetrista, explored the mysteries behind the earthen mounds at Mounds State Park, toured Ball State University, and took in a pint at The Rathskeller in Indianapolis. All fun and games, yet I think each of us is most proud to say that we contributed to the World’s Largest Ball of Paint.
Our finished masterpiece. We took this baby from yellow to blue in under 30 minutes!
Located in Alexandria, Indiana, the ball of paint started out as a baseball. Fresh with 22,881 coats of paint, this ball is the record holder for the most layers of paint. You can see from the photo above what that amount of paint can do. It was incredible to believe that paint can build up that much!
Below are some pictures from some of the more legitimate touristy things we did in and around Muncie.
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