Points of Interest

Francois Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes, founded Vincennes in 1732. Read More

The Knox County Public Library has nearly 130,000 items from which to choose, a huge collection of books and magazines for you to read, sound recordings to which you may listen and movies for you… Read More

This beautiful structure marks the point where Abraham Lincoln crossed the Wabash River on his way to Illinois in 1830. Shawnee warriors, Tecumseh and his brother, The Prophet are set in relief approaching the bridge… Read More

Richard Bernard Skelton was born July 18, 1913 inside his Vincennes home which is located at 111 Lyndale Street, directly across from the Red Skelton Performing Arts Center & Museum of American Comedy. His birthplace… Read More

Sugarloaf Mound is a natural landform but was used by Woodland Era (c1100AD) Native Americans as a burial mound. Read More

Tecumseh a Native American warrior had a significant presence in Vincennes specifically during his confrontation of William Henry Harrison, Indiana Territorial Governor when he demand that Shawnee land purchases be rescinded. A hand-carved wooden sculpture… Read More

The Pantheon Business and Innovative Theatre opened its doors on December 1, 2020, giving new purpose to the original theatre that was built in 1920 sitting vacant and idle.  Painstaking work to transform the old… Read More

Located at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial Bridge on Vigo Street, commemorates the four naval ships named for our community. The first U.S.S. Vincennes launched in 1826, was the flagship of a U.S. South… Read More

The Vincennes Masonic Lodge is the oldest lodge in Indiana, chartered in 1809. The beautiful building was built in 1916 and designed by a Masonic architect. Read More