{"id":38304,"date":"2013-09-04T16:00:41","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T20:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=38304"},"modified":"2020-12-26T17:54:07","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T22:54:07","slug":"be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown &#8211; 9\/8\/2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38092\" alt=\"2013 Be A Tourist in Your Hometown logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2013\/08\/2013BAT_logo.jpg\" width=\"258\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/2013BAT_logo.jpg 258w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/2013BAT_logo-221x300.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News release from Visit Fort Wayne:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown &#8211; 9\/8\/2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>What<\/strong>: Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown &#8211; 2013<\/p>\n<p><strong>When<\/strong>: Sunday, September 8th, from 12 noon &#8211; 5 pm<\/p>\n<p>Visit 12 of Fort Wayne&#8217;s museums and attractions for free! Simply pick up a FREE passport and Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown on Sunday, September 8th.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact Visit Fort Wayne at 424-3700 or at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitfortwayne.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.visitfortwayne.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how the program works:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Pick up a passport at any Fort Wayne Kroger or Tower Bank location after August 19th. Or, download a one-page passport online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitfortwayne.com\/events\/be-a-tourist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.visitfortwayne.com\/events\/be-a-tourist\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>On Sunday, September 8th, you will be able to visit 12 of Fort Wayne&#8217;s participating attractions and museums &#8211; FOR FREE! Just use your passport to gain free admission to all attractions listed within &#8211; one passport good for entire party.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong> Participating Attractions<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>African\/African-American History Museum<\/li>\n<li>Allen County Courthouse<\/li>\n<li>Artlink<\/li>\n<li>Embassy Theatre<\/li>\n<li>Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory<\/li>\n<li>History Center<\/li>\n<li>Fort Wayne Museum of Art<\/li>\n<li>Parkview Field<\/li>\n<li>Science Central<\/li>\n<li>The Lincoln Tower<\/li>\n<li>Historic Fort Wayne<\/li>\n<li>Visit Fort Wayne Visitors Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This event would not be possible if it weren&#8217;t for the sponsorship and support of our partners:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Barnes and Thornburg<\/li>\n<li>Vera Bradley<\/li>\n<li>NIPSCO<\/li>\n<li>Tower Bank<\/li>\n<li>Downtown Improvement District<\/li>\n<li>Parrot Press<\/li>\n<li>WANE<\/li>\n<li>Majic 95.1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information: 424-3700, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitfortwayne.com\/events\/be-a-tourist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.visitfortwayne.com\/events\/be-a-tourist\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/08887.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Belmont Beverage store at the corner of West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harrison Street which was demolished to make way for the Harrison Square project.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='60923d94ae768cb5798c93db5e669abe' data-image-id=\"1290\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/08887.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/thumbs\/thumbs_08887.jpg\" data-title=\"Belmont Beverage\" data-description=\"The Belmont Beverage store at the corner of West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harrison Street which was demolished to make way for the Harrison Square project.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Belmont Beverage\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Belmont Beverage\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1290\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/thumbs\/thumbs_08887.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/09400.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Belmont Beverage store at the corner of West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harrison Street shortly before demolition to make way for the Harrison Square project.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='60923d94ae768cb5798c93db5e669abe' data-image-id=\"1294\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/09400.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/thumbs\/thumbs_09400.jpg\" data-title=\"Belmont Beverage\" data-description=\"The Belmont Beverage store at the corner of West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harrison Street shortly before demolition to make way for the Harrison Square project.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Belmont Beverage\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Belmont Beverage\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1294\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/thumbs\/thumbs_09400.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/17725.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Belmont Beverage store at the corner of West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harrison Street shortly before demolition to make way for the Harrison Square project.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='60923d94ae768cb5798c93db5e669abe' data-image-id=\"1297\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/17725.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/thumbs\/thumbs_17725.jpg\" data-title=\"Belmont Beverage\" data-description=\"The Belmont Beverage store at the corner of West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harrison Street shortly before demolition to make way for the Harrison Square project.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Belmont Beverage\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Belmont Beverage\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1297\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/thumbs\/thumbs_17725.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/17732.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Belmont Beverage store at the corner of West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harrison Street shortly before demolition to make way for the Harrison Square project.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='60923d94ae768cb5798c93db5e669abe' data-image-id=\"1298\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/17732.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/thumbs\/thumbs_17732.jpg\" data-title=\"Belmont Beverage\" data-description=\"The Belmont Beverage store at the corner of West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harrison Street shortly before demolition to make way for the Harrison Square project.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Belmont Beverage\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Belmont Beverage\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1298\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/thumbs\/thumbs_17732.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/17992.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Belmont Beverage store at the corner of West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harrison Street shortly before demolition to make way for the Harrison Square project.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='60923d94ae768cb5798c93db5e669abe' data-image-id=\"1299\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/17992.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/thumbs\/thumbs_17992.jpg\" data-title=\"Belmont Beverage\" data-description=\"The Belmont Beverage store at the corner of West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harrison Street shortly before demolition to make way for the Harrison Square project.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Belmont Beverage\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Belmont Beverage\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1299\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/thumbs\/thumbs_17992.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/18912.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Belmont Beverage store at the corner of West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harrison Street shortly before demolition to make way for the Harrison Square project.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='60923d94ae768cb5798c93db5e669abe' data-image-id=\"1303\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/18912.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/thumbs\/thumbs_18912.jpg\" data-title=\"Belmont Beverage\" data-description=\"The Belmont Beverage store at the corner of West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harrison Street shortly before demolition to make way for the Harrison Square project.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Belmont Beverage\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Belmont Beverage\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1303\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/thumbs\/thumbs_18912.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/19176.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Belmont Beverage store at the corner of West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harrison Street shortly before demolition to make way for the Harrison Square project.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='60923d94ae768cb5798c93db5e669abe' data-image-id=\"1304\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/19176.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/thumbs\/thumbs_19176.jpg\" data-title=\"Belmont Beverage\" data-description=\"The Belmont Beverage store at the corner of West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harrison Street shortly before demolition to make way for the Harrison Square project.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Belmont Beverage\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Belmont Beverage\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1304\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/thumbs\/thumbs_19176.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/19178.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Belmont Beverage store at the corner of West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harrison Street shortly before demolition to make way for the Harrison Square project.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='60923d94ae768cb5798c93db5e669abe' data-image-id=\"1305\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/19178.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/thumbs\/thumbs_19178.jpg\" data-title=\"Belmont Beverage\" data-description=\"The Belmont Beverage store at the corner of West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harrison Street shortly before demolition to make way for the Harrison Square project.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Belmont Beverage\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Belmont Beverage\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1305\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/thumbs\/thumbs_19178.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/19192.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Belmont Beverage store at the corner of West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harrison Street shortly before demolition to make way for the Harrison Square project.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='60923d94ae768cb5798c93db5e669abe' data-image-id=\"1306\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/19192.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/thumbs\/thumbs_19192.jpg\" data-title=\"Belmont Beverage\" data-description=\"The Belmont Beverage store at the corner of West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harrison Street shortly before demolition to make way for the Harrison Square project.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Belmont Beverage\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Belmont Beverage\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1306\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/thumbs\/thumbs_19192.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/19349.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Belmont Beverage store at the corner of West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harrison Street shortly before demolition to make way for the Harrison Square project.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='60923d94ae768cb5798c93db5e669abe' data-image-id=\"1312\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/19349.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/thumbs\/thumbs_19349.jpg\" data-title=\"Belmont Beverage\" data-description=\"The Belmont Beverage store at the corner of West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harrison Street shortly before demolition to make way for the Harrison Square project.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Belmont Beverage\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Belmont Beverage\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1312\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/thumbs\/thumbs_19349.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/19350.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Belmont Beverage store at the corner of West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harrison Street shortly before demolition to make way for the Harrison Square project.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='60923d94ae768cb5798c93db5e669abe' data-image-id=\"1313\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/19350.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/thumbs\/thumbs_19350.jpg\" data-title=\"Belmont Beverage\" data-description=\"The Belmont Beverage store at the corner of West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harrison Street shortly before demolition to make way for the Harrison Square project.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Belmont Beverage\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Belmont Beverage\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1313\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/thumbs\/thumbs_19350.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/19360.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Belmont Beverage store at the corner of West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harrison Street shortly before demolition to make way for the Harrison Square project.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='60923d94ae768cb5798c93db5e669abe' data-image-id=\"1321\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/19360.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/thumbs\/thumbs_19360.jpg\" data-title=\"Belmont Beverage\" data-description=\"The Belmont Beverage store at the corner of West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harrison Street shortly before demolition to make way for the Harrison Square project.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Belmont Beverage\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Belmont Beverage\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1321\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/hs-belmont-beverage\/thumbs\/thumbs_19360.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/81643.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Judi Wire, WCBA President, displays one of the &quot;Tin Caps&quot;.  The displays are saluting the opening Parkview Field and the TinCaps.  Photo taken April 8, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='60923d94ae768cb5798c93db5e669abe' data-image-id=\"1375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/81643.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/thumbs\/thumbs_81643.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/04\/08: Judi Wire, displays one of the\" data-description=\"Judi Wire, WCBA President, displays one of the &quot;Tin Caps&quot;.  The displays are saluting the opening Parkview Field and the TinCaps.  Photo taken April 8, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/04\/08: Judi Wire, displays one of the\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/04\/08: Judi Wire, displays one of the\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1375\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/thumbs\/thumbs_81643.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/81663.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Judi Wire, WCBA President, hangs a ball and bat from a light pole along Wells Street.  The displays are saluting the opening Parkview Field and the TinCaps.  Photo taken April 8, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='60923d94ae768cb5798c93db5e669abe' data-image-id=\"1376\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/81663.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/thumbs\/thumbs_81663.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/04\/08: Judi Wire hanging a ball and bat\" data-description=\"Judi Wire, WCBA President, hangs a ball and bat from a light pole along Wells Street.  The displays are saluting the opening Parkview Field and the TinCaps.  Photo taken April 8, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/04\/08: Judi Wire hanging a ball and bat\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/04\/08: Judi Wire hanging a ball and bat\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1376\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/thumbs\/thumbs_81663.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/81666.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"One of the bat and ball displays by the Wells Corridor Business Association along Wells Street. The displays are saluting the opening Parkview Field and the TinCaps. Photo taken April 8, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='60923d94ae768cb5798c93db5e669abe' data-image-id=\"1377\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/81666.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/thumbs\/thumbs_81666.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/04\/08: Bat and Ball\" data-description=\"One of the bat and ball displays by the Wells Corridor Business Association along Wells Street. The displays are saluting the opening Parkview Field and the TinCaps. Photo taken April 8, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/04\/08: Bat and Ball\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/04\/08: Bat and Ball\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1377\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/thumbs\/thumbs_81666.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown &#8211; September 8, 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1170],"tags":[1678,163,382,1679,57,481,23,7,23465,935,152,436,1223,192,497],"class_list":["post-38304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-attractions-community-calendar","tag-africanafrican-american-history-museum","tag-allen-county-courthouse","tag-artlink-gallery","tag-be-a-tourist-in-your-hometown","tag-embassy-theatre","tag-foellinger-freimann-botanical-conservatory","tag-fort-wayne-indiana","tag-historic-fort-wayne-inc","tag-history-center","tag-kroger","tag-lincoln-tower","tag-parkview-field","tag-science-central","tag-tower-bank","tag-visit-fort-wayne"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown - 9\/8\/2013 - AroundFortWayne<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown - September 8, 2013.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown - 9\/8\/2013 - AroundFortWayne\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown - September 8, 2013.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"AroundFortWayne\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AroundFortWayne\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-09-04T20:00:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-12-26T22:54:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/2013BAT_logo.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"258\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"350\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"slparker67\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@TheAFWBlog\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@TheAFWBlog\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"slparker67\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"slparker67\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/88f01e415ca0f3bbfb098de86acaa381\"},\"headline\":\"Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown &#8211; 9\/8\/2013\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-09-04T20:00:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-12-26T22:54:07+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/\"},\"wordCount\":238,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/2013BAT_logo.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"African\/African-American History Museum\",\"Allen County Courthouse\",\"Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery\",\"Be A Tourist In Your Hometown\",\"Embassy Theatre\",\"Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory\",\"Fort Wayne Indiana\",\"Historic Fort Wayne Inc.\",\"History Center\",\"Kroger\",\"Lincoln Tower\",\"Parkview Field\",\"Science Central\",\"Tower Bank\",\"Visit Fort Wayne\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Attractions\/Community Calendar\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/\",\"name\":\"Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown - 9\/8\/2013 - AroundFortWayne\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/2013BAT_logo.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-09-04T20:00:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-12-26T22:54:07+00:00\",\"description\":\"Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown - September 8, 2013.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/2013BAT_logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/2013BAT_logo.jpg\",\"width\":258,\"height\":350,\"caption\":\"2013 Be A Tourist in Your Hometown logo\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown &#8211; 9\/8\/2013\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/\",\"name\":\"AroundFortWayne\",\"description\":\"News AroundFortWayne Indiana.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"AroundFortWayne\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AFW_logo_400.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AFW_logo_400.jpg\",\"width\":400,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"AroundFortWayne\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AroundFortWayne\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheAFWBlog\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aroundfortwayne\/\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aroundfortwayne\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCCL2Biqou6j8uZ-TSxPa6aQ\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/88f01e415ca0f3bbfb098de86acaa381\",\"name\":\"slparker67\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d9d29a87fa454c03cc43923f1901771cd387e27aaecde1a03e8625f61eb6b1b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d9d29a87fa454c03cc43923f1901771cd387e27aaecde1a03e8625f61eb6b1b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"slparker67\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/author\/slparker67\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown - 9\/8\/2013 - AroundFortWayne","description":"Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown - September 8, 2013.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown - 9\/8\/2013 - AroundFortWayne","og_description":"Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown - September 8, 2013.","og_url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/","og_site_name":"AroundFortWayne","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AroundFortWayne","article_published_time":"2013-09-04T20:00:41+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-12-26T22:54:07+00:00","og_image":[{"width":258,"height":350,"url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/2013BAT_logo.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"slparker67","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@TheAFWBlog","twitter_site":"@TheAFWBlog","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"slparker67","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/"},"author":{"name":"slparker67","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/88f01e415ca0f3bbfb098de86acaa381"},"headline":"Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown &#8211; 9\/8\/2013","datePublished":"2013-09-04T20:00:41+00:00","dateModified":"2020-12-26T22:54:07+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/"},"wordCount":238,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/2013BAT_logo.jpg","keywords":["African\/African-American History Museum","Allen County Courthouse","Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery","Be A Tourist In Your Hometown","Embassy Theatre","Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory","Fort Wayne Indiana","Historic Fort Wayne Inc.","History Center","Kroger","Lincoln Tower","Parkview Field","Science Central","Tower Bank","Visit Fort Wayne"],"articleSection":["Attractions\/Community Calendar"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/","url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/","name":"Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown - 9\/8\/2013 - AroundFortWayne","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/2013BAT_logo.jpg","datePublished":"2013-09-04T20:00:41+00:00","dateModified":"2020-12-26T22:54:07+00:00","description":"Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown - September 8, 2013.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/2013BAT_logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/2013BAT_logo.jpg","width":258,"height":350,"caption":"2013 Be A Tourist in Your Hometown logo"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/09\/04\/be-a-tourist-in-your-own-hometown-982013-2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown &#8211; 9\/8\/2013"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/","name":"AroundFortWayne","description":"News AroundFortWayne Indiana.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#organization","name":"AroundFortWayne","url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AFW_logo_400.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AFW_logo_400.jpg","width":400,"height":400,"caption":"AroundFortWayne"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AroundFortWayne","https:\/\/x.com\/TheAFWBlog","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aroundfortwayne\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aroundfortwayne\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCCL2Biqou6j8uZ-TSxPa6aQ"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/88f01e415ca0f3bbfb098de86acaa381","name":"slparker67","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d9d29a87fa454c03cc43923f1901771cd387e27aaecde1a03e8625f61eb6b1b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d9d29a87fa454c03cc43923f1901771cd387e27aaecde1a03e8625f61eb6b1b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"slparker67"},"url":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/author\/slparker67\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38304"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38304\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}