Hobart (/ˈhoʊbɑːrt/ HOH-bart, locally /ˈhoʊbərt/) is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States.

It has been historically primarily residential, though recent annexation has added a notable retail corridor to the city.

Hobart is home to a number businesses in its downtown shopping district, including the historic Art Theatre.

This area was historically an unincorporated section of Ross Township prior to a 1993 annexation by the city of Hobart and is served by the Merrillville post office.

The Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (3HO) is located 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the city's downtown business district.

Hobart contains three major railroads: Norfolk Southern Railway, which runs through County Line Road to Liverpool Road; Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad, which runs through County Line Road to Wisconsin Street; and Canadian National Railway, which runs through Colorado Street and through a portion of Hobart in the southernmost part of the area known as Ainsworth.

Hobart is also home to the Indiana Botanic Gardens, which is the nation's largest and oldest retailer of herbs.

[13] Hobart is home to Lake George, a popular place for people to gather to walk along the city's waterfront.

Musical entertainment can be found near the clock tower in Lakefront Park and at the Revelli Bandshell during the warm months.

In October 2006, then-Mayor Linda Buzenic announced the "highest and best use" for Robinson Lake would be to put it up for sale, according to the Post-Tribune.

[15] The Oak Savannah rails-to-trails route cuts through the city and offers biking and hiking.

[16] The Oak Savannah trail passes by the 90-acre (36 ha) Hobart Prairie Grove Unit of Indiana Dunes National Park.

[17][18] The Shirley Heinze Land Trust, Inc. owns other nature preserves in the city of Hobart, including a tallgrass prairie.

The school mascot is named Yohan and bears a strong resemblance to "Boilermaker Pete" from Purdue University.