French Lick & West Baden Springs, Indiana: Exploring West Baden Springs Resort (Part 2)

The interior spaces of West Baden Springs Resort are stunning, but the property's outdoor spaces are beautiful as well.  If you visit, make sure you spend some time relaxing in a rocking chair on the veranda and taking a stroll through the gardens.

Entrance to West Baden Springs Resort

A beautiful veranda surrounds the hotel and overlooks the gardens and grounds.

Choose a rocker and relax.

While sitting on the veranda, you're sure to notice the swastika symbol in the railing.

You'll also notice the numerous signs explaining the swastika.

From the veranda you'll also enjoy the many different trees and flowers on the property.

You can also see and hear the fountains in the formal gardens just across the driveway.

Fountains in the formal gardens

Surrounding the gardens are other buildings original to resort.

Deer, rabbits, and other wildlife are abundant in this area.

This bridge crosses a small stream on the property and leads to the site of an old baseball field

The West Baden baseball field was the site of spring training for many professional teams in the early part of the 20th century.

The mineral springs are no longer operable, but a couple of the structures that housed them remain.

You can travel the resort by foot, car, horse, bike, trolley,
horse-drawn carriage, or these fun pedal cars.

French Lick & West Baden Springs, Indiana: Exploring West Baden Springs Resort (Part 1)

I highly recommend the tour of West Baden Springs Resort.  The hotel has such an interesting history, and it's great to know what you're seeing as you wander through the hotel and grounds.  Tours are offered a couple of times a day and last about an hour.  Here's some of what we saw on the tour and during our stay at West Baden.

West Baden Springs Resort

Rookwood Pottery tiles are used throughout the property, like in this crest at the entrance.

More Rookwood tiles on the floor in the atrium.  These ladies are enjoying afternoon tea.

One of the many seating areas in the atrium

Many statues and pieces of art are on the property. This lady was my favorite.

A focal point of the atrium is this fireplace surround created by Rookwood Pottery.

Detail of fireplace surround

One of many amazing light fixtures

Lobby by the check-in desk

One of several stained glass windows and doors

Hallway Lighting

At night, the massive light fixture in the atrium dome changes colors.

Loved the blues and purples here