General Lew Wallace Study & Museum

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200 Wallace Ave
Crawfordsville, IN 47933
+1 (765) 362-5769
http://www.ben-hur.com
Please book tours ahead of time here: https://v2.waitwhile.com/welcome/wallacestudy Admission will not be charged until you arrive. The General Lew Wallace Study and Museum, a National Historic Landmark and 2008 winner of the National Medal for Museum Service, features General Wallace’s personal Study, a unique building situated on over 3.5 acres of park-like land; his 1870 Carriage House, now an interpretive center and exhibit hall; and original memorabilia from throughout his life and career as a soldier, statesman, and the celebrated author of Ben-Hur, the best selling novel of the 19th century. This museum is not ideal for children under the age of 8. Please allow at least 1 hour for a visit. No tours will be started after 4:15 Eastern.

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4.55 reviews
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Eric D.
10/21/2025

Such a great experience! Extremely informative! The museum has many cool artifacts from Lew Wallace's life as well as props from Ben-Hur film adaptations. The study itself is stunning. Our tour...

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Ken N.
9/28/2018

If you watch the 1959 movie "Ben-Hur", you will see a story about a man who lived a life that was fitting to be on the big screen of Hollywood. However, if Hollywood wanted to make a movie about...

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Kathy H.
10/13/2020

Not a big museum but it was so interesting! Our docent was extremely knowledgeable about Lew Wallace. He did so many different things in life - hard to imagine fitting such a wide variety of...

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Joshua H.
5/25/2011

The General Lew Wallace Study & Museum is an interesting historical site in Crawfordsville for history buffs. Famous for writing Ben Hur, this is where Lew Wallace resided. These are the only...

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Liz C.
7/20/2014

I went to the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum when I visited my mom in Indiana. It's a simple pretty much one room museum that you can run through pretty quick, but it is really fascinating to...

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