Richmond, IN
In a restored 1892 mansion in downtown Richmond's historic district. Steaks, seafood, the kind of white-tablecloth dinner that justifies the trip across the state line. Closed Sundays and Mondays. Richmond was a Quaker stronghold and major Underground Railroad waypoint — Earlham College on the west side is one of the oldest Quaker colleges in America, founded 1847. Worth a walk through the Starr Historic District after lunch.
Richmond was an airline town once: TWA and Delta DC-3s worked the field starting in late 1947, and Lake Central kept scheduled service alive until 1965. The bones of that era remain unusually good for a GA field; two intersecting runways over 4,900 feet, its own VORTAC on the airport, and an ILS to runway 24 make this one of eastern Indiana's most capable municipal fields, sitting on 702 acres five miles southeast of town.