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Elkhart, Indiana
The root: The RV Capital of the World — where most of America's motorhomes are built, and where band-instrument factories made it the Band Instrument Capital too.
Eat: Lucchese's Italian Restaurant — old-school Italian, a local favorite; Iechyd Da Brewing — Welsh-named brewpub on Main Street, pizza and rotating taps (21+).
Skip — don't: The highway-exit chains off the Toll Road — downtown Elkhart eats and drinks better.
Specialty: RVs — most American motorhomes roll out of here — and band instruments, from school trumpets to concert tubas.
Shops & crafts: RV surplus and factory-outlet deals; downtown Main Street boutiques; Amish-made goods from nearby Shipshewana.
See: RV/MH Hall of Fame — the history of the American road trip; Wellfield Botanic Gardens — gardens on the river; The Lerner Theatre — restored 1924 vaudeville house.
Main Street: Main Street — brick storefronts, the Lerner's glowing marquee, and the river a block away.
After dark: A pint at Iechyd Da; a show at the Lerner Theatre.
When — events
Elkhart Jazz Festival — June, since 1988
Elkhart County 4-H Fair — third full week of July.
Event dates are the typical annual timing; confirm with the town before traveling.