French lick springs resort indiana

French Lick Resort. French Lick Resort invites you to meet history and experience the luxury of two world-class historic hotels. The magnificent French Lick, Indiana resort offers a wide variety of activities for the kids, teens and adults that fulfills any type of vacation getaway dream. Relax with a fine book on the porches at the West Baden and French Lick Springs hotels or rejuvenate the soul and awaken the senses with recreational, fun things to do such as from biking, hiking trails, horseback riding, bowling and much more.

Jump to navigation. Important Update: Our hotels, dining venues and resort events with the exception of concerts are open to overnight guests only. French Lick Casino and the golf courses are open to the public. Fully vaccinated guests are now welcome to enjoy the resort without a mask.

Driving through the hills of southern Indiana, you might not expect to come upon the grandest of grand hotels. But you do. Two of them, in fact! And even though the elegance borders on jaw-dropping, you will feel welcome to come as you are to enjoy golf, entertainment, spa treatments, fine dining, casino fun, horseback riding and more.

The historic hotel in the national historic district at French Lick was initially known as a mineral spring health spa and for its trademarked Pluto Water. During the period to , when Thomas Taggart , a former mayor of Indianapolis , and his son, Thomas D. Taggart, were its owners and operators, the popular hotel attracted many fashionable, wealthy, and notable guests. The resort was a major employer of African-American labor, which mostly came from Kentucky. In the early s, the hotel had a Negro league baseball team, the French Lick Plutos , and until the s French Lick was a venue for spring training for professional baseball teams.