Needmore, Indiana: Cursed Pyramid Ruins
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- Address:
- Old Hwy 37, Needmore, IN
- Directions:
- Nine miles north of Bedford -- or about 14-15 miles south of Bloomington -- on Hwy 37. At a very lonely stoplight, far from any others, turn southeast onto "Old Highway 37." The street sign is very tiny; look instead for the Crest Motel, Citgo station, Evans Grocery. Old Hwy 37 dead-ends four miles later at the abandoned park. Walk a quarter-mile to the pyramid ruins on the right. Private property - obey posted signs.
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Scattered, overgrown limestone blocks are all that remain of giant pyramid that was never completed. It was meant to be a tourist attraction honoring the town of Bedford, "Limestone Capital of the World."
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There was a cable across the road to the pyramid. Didn't look like the land owners want you to go there.
[Mark Trail, 06/20/2025]
Be sure to continue down the road about 1/4 mile, very visible on the righthand side.
[Heather, 05/23/2015]
Pyramid Park was an Indiana civic effort to boost the image of limestone, a local resource, by building an actual pyramid. It was mockingly given a "Golden Fleece" award by then-Senator William Proxmire as an example of wasteful government spending. That was in 1981. The project failed; all that remains now are ruins. Proxmire died in 2005.
We walked around the Cursed Pyramid Ruins site and saw plenty of limestone rocks, but nothing that looked much like a pyramid, except this replica near the entrance.
[Freyja, Rick, and John, 09/12/2010]Page of 2 [Next 1 items]
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That cable is not new. No vehicles are allowed, but pedestrians have walked the quarter-mile to the pyramid ruins for many years. Take only photos, leave only footprints -- or suffer a pyramid curse.