Bloomington, Indiana, famous for abundant, fine-grained limestone quarries and hard-nosed cutters, men who harvested that limestone, is a true granola oasis in the rural woodlands of southern Indiana. This village-city is flanked by Hoosier National ForesBloomington, Indiana, famous for abundant, fine-grained limestone quarries and hard-nosed cutters, men who harvested that limestone, is a true granola oasis in the rural woodlands of southern Indiana. This village-city is flanked by Hoosier National Forest and Lake Monroe to the south, state parks to both its east, notably Brown County, and west, and state forests to the north and east. This crown of greenery is distilled and alliterated through Indiana University's picturesque campus. Dunn Woods and the Jordan River weave a pastoral collage between gothic academic structures, public sculptures, and Indiana's largest student population of 39,000. Between the courthouse square and campus, is Kirkwood Avenue, or 5th street, the backbone of Bloomington's watering holes. Like any oasis unfortunately, the town can be small and bone-dry in the summer.