Hook's Drug Store Museum

08/09/2025

Proud to share that Fox59 has named the Cookie Butter Coffee Float at our Hook’s Drugstore Museum their favorite “Taste of the Fair” food this year!!

https://fox59.com/news/fox59-cbs4s-best-eats-of-the-2025-indiana-state-fair/

It’s a runaway bestseller, we are making thousands of them!!

We know why Hoosiers can’t resist a trip to the fair. Sugary fried confections. Delectable ooey gooey goodness. Melty cheese poured over salty snacks. The Indiana State Fair is a tour de forc…

08/01/2025

Hook’s Drugstore Museum is open for the Fair!!!

9am to 9pm, every day the Fair is open.

Our special “Taste of the Fair” this year is Cookie Butter Iced Coffee Float. A 24 oz serving of iced coffee, topped with ice cream, whipped cream, cookie butter syrup, and crumbled biscotti, with a cherry on top!!

People are lining up!

01/22/2025

Today is National Pharmacist Day! To celebrate, here is a photo of Hook’s Drugstore, founded in Indianapolis in 1900 by pharmacist John A. Hook. Hook’s Drugstore chain flourished for much of the early 20th century, and by 1912 there were 12 Indianapolis locations. Many of the original Hook's Drugstores are now being operated under CVS as the company purchased the Hook's chain of stores. One of the stores was restored and moved to the Indiana State Fairgrounds. The image here is of the interior of the museum at the fairgrounds.

08/11/2024

Thank you to everyone who patiently waited a few minutes for their Soda Fountain treat at Hook’s this weekend! Such great weather, and BIG crowds! So many people tell us a stop at Hook’s for one of our classic ice cream sodas or other treats is is a “must-do” every year! So great to hear from so many of our incredibly loyal customers.

6 more days to go, it’s going to be a fantastic year!

08/09/2024

Free Blood Pressure check day at Hook’s!!

Welcome to Purdue School College of Pharmacy students and volunteers today, Friday August 9th. They will be here from 9-5pm today, practicing their blood pressure skills, it’s a great opportunity to have a free check!

And!!! They have special thank you fun gifts to share for participating visitors.

Let’s keep these guys busy!!

Hope to see you today at the Fair, at Hook’s Drugstore Museum.

08/07/2024

Scattered Bean Coffee Company is sponsoring our coffee ice cream float this year!!

They fresh roast only small batches, and sell everything conveniently online though their website.

As a special Fair promotion, receive 20% off a two pound bag, but only through August 31st! Use the promo code “ INFAIR24”

We appreciate our high quality local businesses that provide support , give them a try!

Scattered Bean Coffee

08/06/2024

Two of our biggest sellers this year, t-shirts and candy!!

08/05/2024

Hook’s Museum has a brand new website!!

Lots of great info and pictures!

Take it out for a drive, sign up to our mailing list if you like, lots of things to explore!

https://hooksmuseum.org/

08/04/2024

We are fortunate to have wonderful volunteers each year who give their time just greeting visitors and sharing interesting information about what drugstores were like in the 1890’s (the general time period we represent). Here, Buck and Olivia, both pharmacists, are showing one our younger guests how to roll pills, just like they did back in the day!

08/04/2024

Very happy to promote the sponsor of our Coffee ice cream float for 2024, Scattered Bean Coffee!! Fresh Roasted options in their online store, give them a try!!

08/03/2024

Great article in the Carmel Current News this week highlighting the Museum:

Check it out!!

https://youarecurrent.com/2024/08/01/good-medicine-carmel-pharmacists-help-guide-historical-drug-store-at-indiana-state-fair/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CBN-

When guests walk into the Hook’s Historical Drugstore Museum near the 38th Street entrance of the Indiana State Fairgrounds, they step back in time in more ways than one. The museum, designed to replicate a late 19th-century drugstore, opened in 1966 as part of an effort to celebrate Indiana's ses...

08/03/2024

Our Managers Ammar and Amanda rocked at State Fair Media day yesterday! Great chance show off our 2024 “Taste of the Fair” entry for 2024, Chocolate Caramel Coffee Float, “The Triple C”!! to members of the media.

We start with fresh brewed iced coffee, then mix in chocolate and caramel syrup, followed by a generous scoop of ice cream, add whipped cream, drizzle caramel on the whipped cream, and top with a cherry!

Lots of rave reviews from everyone who tried it!

It’s going to be a great State Fair!!