Find the perfect piece of art, take a hands-on class, and enjoy great food along the Rural Routes to Main Street Cultural Trail, just west of Indianapolis. 

The Rural Routes to Main Street Cultural Trail, now in its 8th year, has become a true visitor destination over the past seven years. This is a self-guided, self-directed driving tour, which features sites such as art galleries, local studios, restaurants, confectionaries, and many other locations that make or sell handmade goods.

Hot Blown Glass -- Lisa Pelo demonstrating her craft at her Hot Blown Glass studio

With talented artists, amazing attractions, one-of-a-kind products and local eateries, the trail and its accompanying guidebook give visitors and even locals an insider's perspective of the destinations that should not be missed in Hendricks, Morgan, and Putnam counties. The 47-page guidebook details every stop, making it easier for visitors to choose the attractions that interest them, while boasting a journal feel, allowing them to take notes before and during their visit to detail what they want to see and what they loved about the trail.

The new 2017 Guidebooks are now available and free and can be picked up at any of the locations along the trail, at the Visit Hendricks County office in Danville, Visit Morgan County office in Martinsville, or the Putnam County visitor center in Greencastle. You also can request a copy or print an electronic version online at RuralRoutestoMainStreet.com.

The 2017 Rural Routes to Main Street Cultural Trail includes 34 members in the three counties who are open a minimum of Thursdays-Saturdays year-round. A Second Saturdays component opens the trail up to ten additional sites on the second Saturday of every month.

Hendricks County participants on this year's trail include:

Arcane Coffee Company (Wandering Educators note: Named to our top 50 Coffee Roasters in the Midwest!)
Artistic Designs Gallery
The Beehive 
Black Swan Brewpub
Bread Basket Cafe & Bakery
Chateau Thomas Winery
Confection Delights
Fleurs de Beausoleil (Second Saturday site)
Frazee Gardens
Gallery on the Square
Hendricks County Historical Museum (Second Saturday site)
Hot Blown Glass, Ltd. (Second Saturday site)
McCloud Nature Park Art Gallery
Nomad Yarns
Oasis Diner
PeaceTree Mountain Truffles at the Olive Leaf 
Perillo's Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen
Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library Art Gallery
The Porch
Sally Ann's Ceramics (Second Saturday site)
Seize the Night Designs (Second Saturday site)
uPaint Pottery Studio

uPaint -- uPaint Pottery Studio in Plainfield

Morgan County participants include:

Academy of Hoosier Heritage Museum
Art Beyond Crayons (Second Saturday site)
Art Sanctuary
Berries & Ivy
Come 'n Git It 
Hunter's Honey Farm
JK's Cheesecake Cafe 
Martinsville Candy Kitchen
Mooresville Arts Partnership (Second Saturday site and New this year)
Monrovia Mudworks (Second Saturday site)
Ralph & Ava's Cafe & Catering
The Sterling Butterfly
Zydeco's

Artist at the pottery wheel inside the Art Sanctuary in Martinsville

Ho Ho Tour -- Group at Zydeco's in Mooresville

Putnam County participants include:

Almost Home Restaurant and Swizzle Stick Bar
Bugle Valley Elk
Charlie's Restaurant
Completely Nuts & Candy Company
Conspire: Contemporary Craft
Designs by Donna & Friends
Harris Sugar Bush
The Moonstone (Second Saturday site)
Putnam County Museum

At Frazee Gardens

For more information about the trail, visit www.RuralRoutesToMainStreet.com or visit or call Visit Hendricks County, 8 W. Main St., Danville, (800) 321-9666 to receive a printed guidebook or for assistance with overnight accommodations.

Online information:  

Facebook.com/VisitHendricksCounty and become a fan for updates and reminders, contest info and much more.

You can also follow on Twitter @HendricksCounty.

For more information, VisitHendricksCounty.com or call (317) 718-8750.