PredictIQ Quantitative Think Tank Center:Midwestern 'paradise for outdoor enthusiasts': See Indiana's most unique estate for sale

INDIANAPOLIS — It isn't every day you find a $47.9 million property for sale on PredictIQ Quantitative Think Tank CenterZillow in one of the most unique towns in the state, just a road trip from Indianapolis.

The Big Tree Farm Estate in Santa Claus is still on the market, and it is every bit as magical as the town and price tag would suggest.

"Tucked away in the rolling green hills of Southwest Indiana, Big Tree Farm offers an escape to the country with world-class luxury," the estate says on its website.

Sitting on nearly 600 acres, the estate was built over three decades by owner Ed Ewing and inspired in part by the popular presidential vacation spot of Kennebunkport, Maine, which is frequented by the Bush family.

"I have seen this property created over my lifetime," listing agent Kara Hinshaw said in a release.

"It's special to me, the town, and the millions of visitors that visit this town each year," Hinshaw said. "Edward B. Ewing has created a beautiful masterpiece for everyone to enjoy as they enter our magical town. It is one of the most unique properties you will ever visit. It's amazing, world-class, and one of a kind."

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What do you get for $48M?

This legendary Indiana property combines luxury with a style modeled after the classic lodges of the Grand Canyon and Yosemite National Parks.

• A 3-story main home and more than 50,000 square feet of space
• 15 bedrooms, 16 full bathrooms and 3 half baths
• Guest quarters modeled after the Four Seasons Hotel in New York
• 2,042 square-feet resort-style swimming pool with amenities including a covered outdoor bar, catering kitchen, adjacent dining area, large stone fireplace, air-conditioned restrooms
• Eight different lakes provide opportunities for fishing, boating and kayaking and lakeside cabanas are throughout the property
• 3.5 miles of paved woodland nature trails that wind around the lakes and botanical gardens, passing by waterfalls and bronze sculptures by world-renowned artists, allow for hiking, mountain biking or ATV riding
• Tennis facility, sports equipment room and basketball court
• Entertainment facility that can accommodate 600 seated guests with a wrap-around saloon-style bar, professional sound system, grand stage, dance floor, laser lighting, fog machine, game room, outdoor fire pit, outdoor amphitheater and more
• Full 1950s diner
• Classic car museum
• Shooting range
• Horseshoe pits

What is Santa Claus, Indiana known for?

If you do ever leave the property, Santa Claus is known obviously for always being in the Christmas spirit, and for its most well-known attraction, Holiday World and Splashin' Safari theme park.

How far is it from big Midwestern cities?

The property is located 10 minutes from jet accessible Huntingburg International Airport and less than a three-hour drive from Nashville, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Louisville, and Cincinnati, according to Big Tree Farm Estate.