Goshen, Ind., is known as the Maple City because of its many maple trees. The city offers many diverse cultural, educational, employment and recreational opportunities. Most notably, we maintain our small town values and charm while offering a multitude of activities and experiences often found in nearby larger cities. The roots of Goshen are traced back to the Amish and Mennonite heritage that settled this area in 1831. While you can still see Amish with horses and buggies on our streets, Goshen is a dynamic and growing community.

• Travel instructions & local accommodations (.PDF)
• Campus map (.PDF)

A growing and ethnically diverse community

Today, Goshen is a city of over 29,000 residents nestled in the center of the northern Indiana county of Elkhart. The community is growing quickly, with the city gaining over 6,000 residents during the1990s. Through our growth over the past 25 years, we have become an ethnically diverse community providing residents an opportunity to interact with people from many different cultures.

• View photos of downtown Goshen
• Outdoor sports and leisure activities
• Dining and entertainment
• Tourism and visitor links

For more information about the Goshen area, stop by or call the Goshen College Welcome Center at (574) 535-7566 or e-mail: joannp@goshen.edu.

The text above was excerpted from the Goshen Chamber of Commerce Web site, Living & Working: Community Profile.

Outdoor sports and leisure activities

Dining and entertainment

What would a college town be without the local brewery... of coffee, that is. Goshen has its charming Electric Brew, which serves as a meeting-place, study area, hangout and weekend musical venue. 136 South Main Street, (574) 533-5990.

If you like to shop or enjoy artwork, the Old Bag Factory has 19 unique shops and cafe. This is a nice spot to look for gifts or just to hang out. One of the shops is Dick Lehman's gallery. You could see how he works. 1100 Chicago Avenue, (574) 534-2502. And of course, there is Goshen's home of cutting-edge theater and music, the Creative Enterprise Center. This versatile space is used as the home of the New World Players (the local alternative theater company), as well as hosting artwork, concerts, coffeehouses and Goshen's favorite ambient-funk-trance band, Lotus. 211 South Main Street, (574) 535-7777.

There is the nearby Linway Plaza Cinema that shows first-run releases on multiple screens. 514 West Lincoln Avenue, (574) 534-8728.

Many more dining options exist within a 20-40 minute drive from campus.

Tourism and visitor information