How's your bucket list?

We learn about the IU Bucket List the moment we first step foot on campus. We are tasked to fulfill this list of activities essential to the IU experience before we leave for our next stage of life.

So, have you completed yours yet?

The longtime favorite Art Museum light totem is finally back, meaning you can now resume your quest to complete your list. We’ve added some of our own suggestions of things to do in Bloomington this summer.

Whether you’re here for a day, the summer or even orientation, why not knock a few items off the list?

Your IU Bucket List

At night, lie on the ground and watch the lights change on the side of the IU Art Museum.

Spend a summer in Bloomington.

Hike around Griffy Lake.

Experience the Bloomington Farmer’s Market.

Have lunch along the Jordan River.

Watch “Breaking Away” and look for places you recognize on campus.

Order freshly baked cookies during a late night conversation with friends.

Taste culture at many of the international restaurants on Fourth Street.

Relax near the fireplace in the Indiana Memorial Union.

Find your favorite brunch location in town.

Learn about controversial sex research at the Kinsey Institute.

Find your favorite local ice cream parlor.

Eat in the Tudor Room of the IMU.

Connect with a professor outside of the classroom.

Learn about culture at the Tibetan Buddhist Monastery.

Look at the stars from the Kirkwood Observatory.

Go bowling or see a free movie at the IMU.

Get a glimpse of life in Bloomington by volunteering in the community.

Score some free breadsticks.

Support the local arts at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

Paint a Jordan Avenue bridge for a special event.

Shake the hand of the Herman B Wells statue.

Request and read an old manuscript in the Lilly Library.

Kiss someone special in the Rose Well House at midnight.

Study in the Arboretum on a sunny day.

Play Frisbee in Dunn Meadow.

Snap a photo in front of the Sample Gates.

Take an interesting elective just for fun.

Dip your feet in the Showalter Fountain.

"Weekend" summer bucket list additions

Peruse the IU Art Museum’s incredible collection.
  The Matisse exhibit is here until June 29.

Attend a comedy show downtown.
  The Limestone Comedy Festival has already come and gone, but there are still shows at the Comedy Attic.

Find your favorite Kirkwood food truck.
  Regardless of sobriety, anyone can enjoy these meals on wheels.

Take a late night walk around campus.
  The firefly display will not disappoint.

Take advantage of the IU Cinema.
  Both the films and venue are beautiful.

Chow down at the Taste of Bloomington.
  It’s food and live music in our favorite town this Saturday June 21.

Create a new campus running route.
  Enjoy fitness and beauty at the same time.

Hunt for your new favorite study spot.
      It’s never too early and this campus is full of quiet nooks and crannies.