Logansport, Indiana is home to a refurbished Dentzel Carousel. This carousel is the most complete Dentzel carousel in the United States.[citation needed] The carousel resides in Riverside Park, which is located in the central part of the town on the banks of the Eel River. While on the carousel you can still try to grab the brass ring, which today serves as the basis of the local economic-development slogan “Logansport – Cass County: Grab the brass ring”. The Carousel is on the National Register of historic places and is a national landmark.

Logansport High School is the home of the first school mascot in Indiana. A stuffed Felix the Cat doll was brought to a basketball game in 1926. Ever since Felix has served as the official mascot for all LHS sports teams..

Logansport also has a diverse transportation history. The Wabash and Erie Canal reached Logansport in 1837, contributing the “port” to Logansport's name, as in “Logan's port”. The Historic Michigan Road runs through Logansport. Several different passenger and freight train routes also served Logansport. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and Ladies Auxiliary held its 1935 convention here. Logansport still has two active railroads and a switch yard, as well as a small refurbished depot downtown, although the much larger Pan Handle Depot was demolished in 1962.

Early in the 20th century, Logansport was home to the pioneering brass era automobile company Rutenber that had been based previously in Chicago and that renamed itself the Western Motor Company when it moved to Logansport. Edwin Rutenber started the Western Motor Company after inventing the first four-cylinder automobile engine. Rutenber was a prolific inventor who held dozens of patents ranging from the first automobile four-cylinder engine and distributor cap system to many electric home appliances, whose modern versions are still in use today.

Mount Hope Cemetery is located north of the city, with the main entrance on Pleasant Hill. It encompasses over 225 acres of area. It's the third largest in the state of Indiana, with a list of over 82,000, an average of 200 interments per year. This cemetery is very beautiful with its rolling hills and dotted with numerous trees. It was established in 1857 with Mr. Benjamin Peters as its first interment. You can still read the inscription on Mr. Peters monument as it reads “The first monument erected in Mount Hope”. There are sections dedicated to veterans, including Grand Army of the Republic, Union veterans of the American Civil War. A free grave is donated to any veteran to be buried in Veteran's Circle. Two large mausoleums were built in 1912, another in 1913, with space still available. A chapel seating for 70 people is available upon request for a nominal fee, winter or summer.

Ninth Street Cemetery is located east of the city nestled between 9th & 10th streets. It was established in 1828 with a small child interred, no name given. It is less an acre. There are several pioneers buried in this cemetery. There are 80 veterans interred here from each of the following wars: The Spanish American War, American Revolutionary War, American Civil War, Blackhawk War, Mexican American War, World War I, World War II, and Korean War. An extensive repair program to the stones is underway.

In 2009, Logansport was designated a Preserve America Community. This designation was bestowed upon Logansport by former First Lady Laura Bush, as one of her last official duties before leaving the White House. Preserve America Executive Order Signed by President George W. Bush on March 3, 2003, Executive Order 13287, "Preserve America," complements the Preserve America initiative.

Preserve America Community designations are awarded to communities that:

Logan's Landing is a nonprofit economic development organization that focuses on the downtown of Logansport between the junction of the southmost terminus of the Eel River as it joins the Wabash River. The Logansport – Cass County Economic Development Foundation is another nonprofit economic development organization that focuses on development outside of the downtown area, such as industrial parks, available commercial buildings other than downtown buildings, and other available undeveloped land. The Logansport – Cass County Chamber of Commerce is a forum for local business leadership, as an interface between businesses and the local community.

Logansport is home to the McHale Performing Arts Center, adjacent to Logansport High School. As a fine facility and technically one of the best equipped auditoriums in the state, McHale PAC plays host to the annual Winter Fantasy Production, as sponsored by a union of the organizations in the Logansport High School Performing Arts Department. These musicals are held every year during the last weekend piror to the Thanksgiving holiday. The facility also holds the rest of the department's annual events, including the LHS Tony Awards, SNL, the All School Production and various music department concerts. Out-of-town live soloists and troupes also put on several live-performance shows per year at McHale. As a modern facility for the performing arts, Loganport's McHale is comparable to similar-sized venues in similar-sized towns and cities throughout the Great Lakes region, such as the Honeywell Center in Wabash, Indiana, The Tibbets Opera House in Coldwater, Michigan, The Croswell Opera House in Adrian, Michigan, The Opera House of Sandwich in Sandwich, Illinois, the Round Barn Theatre in Nappanee, Indiana, and the Williams Theatre on the campus of IPFW in Fort Wayne. The loaning of the facility's equipment is in high demand by many amateur as well as professional venues throughout the state.