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The Apollo Nameplate: From Buried to Revived

May 25, 2022

Apollo — er, well, “Apoll”, still minus the O — is back home once again.

Mystery Items from West Baden: Can You Help Us Solve the Puzzle?

May 19, 2022

Maybe you hold the key to some of the pieces of our past.

Take a Look at the New West Baden Springs Hotel Museum

May 11, 2022

To think how much history is contained here at West Baden Springs Hotel, it’s tough to wrap your arms around it.

Cheers to Our Movie-Inspired Absinthe Cocktails

April 22, 2022

If you’re in the mood to sip on something different, shake it up with a couple movie-inspired cocktails during your next visit.

Peter the Great: a Legendary Horse With a Legacy at French Lick

April 14, 2022

Our history with horses runs deep here at the resort, from the famous double decker horse and bicycle track popular in the 1800s, to the Kentucky Derby theme that greets you today when you step inside 1875: The Steakhouse.

Notes From the Past, Hiding in West Baden Springs Hotel Library

April 07, 2022

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We get it — you won’t have time to read “Moby Dick” cover to cover or get through all of “The Sound and the Fury” during your stay here. Even so, you’ll want to make a point to stop inside the library at West Baden Springs Hotel for a peek at what’s hiding within these shelves.

Hoosier Pride Has a Starring Role in "So Cold the River"

March 23, 2022

Just two days away from the March 25 debut of So Cold the River! Our final blog of behind-the-scenes content covers the Hoosier hospitality that impressed the cast and crew during the shooting of the movie at West Baden Springs Hotel in January and February of 2020. As you'd expect, a lot of small-town pride went into the making of this movie.