Hotels in Kokomo, Indiana

A little about Kokomo...

Kokomo is the county seat of Howard County, Indiana, United States, Indiana's 13th largest city. Kokomo's population was 46,113 at the 2000 census.

Attractions:
Old Ben, a stuffed Hereford steer (At Highland Park)
The Sycamore Stump, a large stump located at Highland Park
Kokomo Beach
Kokomo Pipeline Skate Park, located at Jackson Morrow Park
Kirkendall Interpretive Center, nature center located at Jackson Morrow Park
Elwood Haynes Museum, located next to Highland Park
City of Firsts Automotive Heritage Museum
Vermont Covered Bridge, located in Highland Park
Seiberling Mansion, Howard County Museum
Kokomo Visitors Center(located on US 31 North)
Johanning Civic Center
Chief Ma-Ko-Ko-Mo Burial and Monument, east of downtown Kokomo
Kokomo Country Club a well known golf club.

Festivals:
Kokomo Rib Fest, mid-June, downtown
City of Firsts Soapbox Derby, Last Saturday in June
Festival, Independence Day weekend
Howard County 4-H Fair, mid-July , in Greentown, Indiana
Taste of Kokomo Festival, mid-August, downtown
Koh-Koh-Mah & Foster Living History Encampment, mid-September
Oktober Fest, 1st Saturday in October, downtown
New Years Ball Drop, December 31 at Downtown Square

Colleges and Universities:
Indiana University Kokomo (IUK)
Indiana Wesleyan University - Kokomo Campus
Ivy Tech State College
Purdue College of Technology

Kokomo opened the first McDonald's With A Diner Inside, locally called "McDiner." This McDonald's theme failed nationally, but did well in Kokomo. The store is now an ordinary McDonald's. Kokomo also opened the first Cracker Barrel not built near an interstate highway as well as the first Starbucks Coffee not built in a metropolitan area.

Kokomo Nicknames: "City of Firsts", "Stop Light City" (given by truckers driving through Kokomo on US Highway 31, infamous for its many traffic stops).