Overview
Kokomo is in Indiana, in the United States of America. Kokomo, named after a Miami chief, is known as "The City Of Firsts" due to innovations that occurred in tandem with the birth of the natural gas extraction industry there, especially as it pertained to automobile manufacturing. On a less dignified note, it also holds notoriety of hosting the largest Ku Klux Klan gathering in history which took place in 1923, and of early stigmatization surrounding HIV and AIDS with the emergence of Ryan White, an adolescent who was shunned from school after acquiring the virus through a hemophilia related-transfusion.
2 sights · 3 things to do · 3 places to eat · 2 bars & cafés · 7 places to stay
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Best things about Kokomo
Seiberling Mansion
Built in October 1889 the mansion is built in a mixture of Neo-Jacobean (Queen Anne) and Romanesque Revival styles. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Elwood Haynes Museum
Kokomo Beach Water Park
AMC Theaters
Kokomo Arts Pavilion Stage
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Apr–Oct. Summer highs reach about 85°F; winter lows dip to about 20°F. Cold months (Jan, Feb, Dec) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: May and Jul. (climate data from nearby Cumberland)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- LAF Purdue University Airport, West Lafayette — 43 mi away. Directions
- IND Indianapolis International Airport, Indianapolis — 54 mi away (major hub). Directions
US-31, US-35, SR-22, SR-26, SR-931 pass by Kokomo
Full “Get in” guide ↓Budget & where to stay
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Sample 1-day itinerary
Day 1
- Morning Seiberling Mansion, Kokomo Beach Water Park, Elwood Haynes Museum
- Lunch Country Squire
- Afternoon AMC Theaters, Kokomo Arts Pavilion Stage
- Dinner Hog Heaven
- Evening Half Moon Brewery
Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.
Food for you
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Get in
By car
US-31, US-35, SR-22, SR-26, SR-931 pass by Kokomo
By bike
The Indiana Heritage Trail passes through.
The Nickle Plate Trail goes north to the town of Peru.
By plane
Get around
See
- Old Ben, in Highland Park. Old Ben is the world's largest preserved steer. Ben weighs 2.5 tons. At one time Old Ben was the world's largest living Steer before being injured falling on the ice.
See Seiberling Mansion
Built in October 1889 the mansion is built in a mixture of Neo-Jacobean (Queen Anne) and Romanesque Revival styles. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Sycamore Stump, in Highland Park.
- Vermont Covered Bridge, in Highland Park.
See Elwood Haynes Museum
Do
Do AMC Theaters
Do Kokomo Arts Pavilion Stage
Buy
Shop Markland Mall
Shop Kokomo Town Center
Eat
Eat Great Wall Buffet
Chinese buffet, next to K-Mart, and Krogers.
Drink
Sleep
Stay Comfort Inn Kokomo
Minutes from Delphi and Chrysler plants. An easy drive to Downtown Indianapolis and the Indy 500, Brickyard 400 and Formula One.
Go next
- Mississinewa Lake, north of Kokomo
- Kokomo Reservoir, east of Kokomo, near Greentown
- Grissom Air Reserve Base and Museum, north of Kokomo
- James Dean Museum and James Dean Festival, east of Kokomo in Fairmount. Festival is the last weekend in September.
- Glass museum in Greentown east on SR-22/US 35
Nearby
Greentown
City / town · 3 listings · 9 mi away
Peru
City / town · 8 listings · 19 mi away
Logansport
City / town · 7 listings · 22 mi away
Marion
City / town · 11 listings · 25 mi away
Cicero
City / town · 18 listings · 25 mi away
Noblesville
City / town · 44 listings · 30 mi away
Westfield
City / town · 15 listings · 31 mi away
Lebanon
City / town · 4 listings · 35 mi away
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