Things To Do

The Waiting Room Bar

Aftermath Cidery & Winery

Tomato Bar Pizza Bakery

It's our favorite pizza spot. We recommend the Counselor Tripper, The Reef, or The Buff. Vegan and gluten-free options here as well!

Blockhead Beerworks

Beer and Asian-fusion cuisine - need we say more?

Velero's Restaurant Mexican cuisine

We highly recommend the Carne Asada Fries and any/all of the tacos!

Fluid Coffee Roasters

Blackbird Cafe

Great little coffee and sandwich shop in the heart of downtown! Vegan and gluten-free options available

Journeyman Distillery The American Factory

You'll see a lot of this place, but if you're looking for great brunch and drinks, Journeyman has it all.

Indiana Dunes National Park

The newest national park in Indiana! Be sure to check the website for parking information. On a clear day, you can see the Chicago skyline to the west!

Cowles Bog

For any hikers among our guests - Cowles Bog is an epic hiking trail not far from Valpo. The trail is a little over 4.5 miles, but winds through marshes, forest, somewhat steep dunes, but opens up to a completely private and pristine beach for hikers. It's one of our favorite spots from our home! We highly recommend this hike if you are interested. There are some steep sand dunes you will have to ascend and descend, and you will need a car to access. Please refer to the website for more info.

Chicago

We are about 45-60 minutes outside of Chicago. If you rented a car, you can drive, however, downtown Valparaiso is roughly a 15-20 minute drive from a South Shore Line (website linked) train station. Dune Park station has free parking, and is about a 60 minute train ride to Millennium Station in the city!

Downtown Valparaiso

Downtown Valpo has a lot of great lunch spots, plentiful parking, and is very walkable.