During the second full week in October, Parke County, Indiana, celebrates its annual fall festival. The 52nd annual Parke County Covered Bridge Festival has grown into one of the biggest and best. With 31 covered bridges, Parke County has a legitimate claim to the self-titled Covered Bridge Capitol of the World. Nine communities around Rockville chip in to put on a marvelous week-long event. With its wide array of historic bridges, autumn's colorful show, crafts and food concessions, visitors are drawn in from all over the country.
     Bus tours depart daily, taking in two routes, stopping at a half dozen bridges and some of the best food fairs around.