Peru (Indiana)

Peru is in Northern Indiana.

Get in

By car

• Business US 24 runs east-west through downtown, and US 24 goes near the north side of the city.
• Indiana 124 ends in Peru.
• US 31 goes north-south a bit outside of the western part of the city

By bike

The Nickle Plate trail connects to Kokomo in the south, and Rochester to the north.

Get around

Peru unfortunately does not have any public transportation options, however the grid style road layout makes driving quite easy, and almost all roads have a sidewalk making the town very pedestrian friendly, and many roads are bike friendly as well with a dedicated bike lane.

See

Historic burial site of Miami Indian Chief Francis Godfroy about 4 miles west of Peru

• 1 Circus Hall of Fame, 3076 E. Circus Ln, ☏ +1 765 472-7553, toll-free: +1-800-771-0241. Every year someone new is inducted, and Peru is the amateur circus city. Visit the museum - covering circus history from the start to present, and check out a performance of the Peru Circus - which features young people from all over the country, performing acts ranging from magic to trapeze to animal husbandry. Check out memorabilia and antiquities from the history of the circus.  
• 2 Circus City Festival Museum and Peru Amateur Circus, 154 N Broadway. See life and memorabilia under the big top. (updated Dec 2021)
• 3 Miami County Courthouse. (updated Nov 2018)
• 4 Miami County Museum, 51 N Broadway, ☏ +1 765 473-9183. Little buggies, two-headed rabbits, circus stuff, etc. (updated Dec 2021)
• 5 Cole Porter Grave. The music star was born in Peru and is buried here. (updated Dec 2021)

Do

• 1 Roxy 5 Theater. (updated Oct 2019)
• 2 Seven Pillars Nature Preserve, 3667 Mississinewa Rd, ☏ +1 260 637-2273. Daily 6AM-9PM. Explore a 1.8 mile long trail alongside limestone bluffs of the Mississinewa River in the ancient home of the Miamis. (updated Dec 2021)

Eat

Harveys Hinklemeyer's is a local diner that is a necessity to visit while in town.

Mr. Weenie's is a local hot dog drive in that locals and visitors alike love. They sell standard hotdog stand food like hotdogs, fries, root beer floats and more.

Sleep

Peru's most popular place for visitors to stay is the Cole Porter Inn, named after the town's most famous resident, Cole Porter.

Connect

• Peru Public Library, 102 E Main St, ☏ +1-765-473-3069. (updated Oct 2019)

Go next

Routes through Peru

Jct N S ← Logansport ←	W  E	→ Huntington → Fort Wayne
South Bend ← Rochester ←	N  S	→ Kokomo → Indianapolis