With some awesome road trip options available in the surrounding area, renting a car makes good sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to enjoy everything that Effingham, 18 miles away, has to offer. Explore the area starting with Effingham Performance Center, Cross at the Crossroads and Lake Sara. Locals are also likely to point you toward Terre Haute, 50 miles away. If you can only find time for one thing here, let it be Haute City Center. (But we’d also recommend Community Theatre of Terre Haute and Clabber Girl Museum.)