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Indianapolis Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion ...

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* Athenæum (Das Deutsche Haus)

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* Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre *

Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, previously known as the Benjamin Harrison Home, is the former home of the twenty-third president of the United States, Benjamin Harrison. It is in the Old Northside Historic District of Indianapolis, Indian ...

* Benton House * Big Ten Football Championship Game * Bona Thompson Memorial Center *

Broad Ripple Village Broad Ripple Village is one of seven areas designated as cultural districts in Indianapolis, Indiana. Located in Washington Township, Marion County, Indiana, about north of downtown Indianapolis, the title of a poem titled "Broad Ripple" b ...

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Broad Ripple Park Carousel Broad Ripple Park Carousel is an antique carousel in The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. It was installed in 1917 at an amusement park near the White River in Indianapolis, Indiana, where it remained until the building housing it collapse ...

* Brookside Park * Butler University

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The Cabaret The Cabaret, formerly the American Cabaret Theatre, is one of four professional theatres in Indianapolis, founded January 9, 1988 and located for many years in the Athenæum (Das Deutsche Haus), Athenæum. It is a cabaret theatre, typically doing o ...

Castleton Square Castleton Square is an enclosed shopping mall in the Castleton neighborhood on the northeastern side of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Built by Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation and Homart Development Company in 1972, it is owned and manage ...

* The Children's Museum of Indianapolis * Chris Gonzalez Collection * Circle Centre * Circle City Classic * City-County Building Observation Deck * City Market *

Clowes Memorial Hall Clowes Memorial Hall, officially known as Clowes Memorial Hall of Butler University, is a performance hall located on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Opened October 18, 1963, it hosts numerous significant ...

Colonel Eli Lilly Civil War Museum The Indiana World War Memorial Plaza is an urban feature and war memorial located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, originally built to honor the veterans of World War I. and (PDF) It was conceived in 1919 as a location for the ...

* Crispus Attucks High School and Museum * Crossroads Classic * Crown Hill Cemetery ** '' List of public art in Crown Hill Cemetery'' *

Crown Hill National Cemetery Crown Hill National Cemetery is a U.S. National Cemetery located in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. It was established in 1866 on Section 10 within Crown Hill Cemetery, a privately owned cemetery on the city's northwest side. Administered ...

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Depew Memorial Fountain ''Depew Memorial Fountain'' is a freestanding fountain completed in 1919 and located in University Park in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, within the Indiana World War Memorial Plaza. Description The fountain is composed of multiple bronze fi ...

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* Eagle Creek Park * Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art *

The Emerson Theater The Emerson Theater is an all age music venue located in the Little Flower neighborhood of Indianapolis, Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of ...

Epilogue Players Epilogue Players is a theater company based in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the first theater troupe for senior citizens founded in the United States and served as a model for the birth of the "senior theater" movement in the 1980s. In 1981, co ...

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Fall Creek Greenway Fall Creek Greenway, often referred to as Fall Creek Trail, is a shared-use path in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The greenway begins at the border of Fort Harrison State Park on Boy Scout Road in the northeast corner of the city, meande ...

FDIC International FDIC International (Fire Department Instructors Conference) is an annual firefighting conference and exhibition held at the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is one of Indianapolis's biggest conventi ...

* The Fashion Mall at Keystone * Fort Harrison State Park * Fountain Square (official cultural district)

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* G. C. Murphy Building * GMR Grand Prix * Gainbridge Fieldhouse * Garfield Park * Gen Con * Glendale Town Center * Grand Prix of Indianapolis (Indy Lights)

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* Harrison Center *

Heartland International Film Festival The Heartland International Film Festival is a film festival held each October in Indianapolis, Indiana. The festival was first held in 1992, its goal is to "inspire filmmaker Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion pict ...

* Hilbert Circle Theatre * Hinkle Fieldhouse *

Historic Irvington Halloween Festival The Historic Irvington Halloween Festival is a non-profit event founded in 1947 by the Historic Irvington Community Council in an effort to bring together residents, neighborhood organizations, and businesses in the Irvington Historic District o ...

* Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium

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The Idle The Idle is a public park overlooking the I-65 and I-70 interstate interchanges in Indianapolis, Indiana. The park is located right off the Indianapolis Cultural Trail on Virginia Avenue, directly in-between the city's Fletcher Place and Fount ...

InConJunction InConJunction is a fan-run, not-for-profit science fiction convention held during the first weekend in July in Indianapolis, Indiana. Past guests include Philip José Farmer, Frederik Pohl, Catherine Asaro, George R.R. Martin, Jerry Pournelle, Gl ...

* Indiana 9/11 Memorial * Indiana Avenue (official cultural district) *

Indiana Black Expo Indiana Black Expo is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. It is responsible for overseeing two of the state's largest cultural events: the Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration, and the Circle City Classic. Sinc ...

* Indiana Central Canal * Indiana Convention Center * Indiana Farmers Coliseum *

Indiana Historical Society The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is one of the United States' oldest and largest historical societies and describes itself as "Indiana's Storyteller". It is housed in the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center at 450 West Ohio Street ...

* Indiana Landmarks Center * Indiana Medical History Museum * Indiana Repertory Theatre * Indiana Statehouse ** Indiana Statehouse Public Art Collection ** ''

List of public art at the Indiana Statehouse This is a list of public art in and around the Indiana Statehouse, the Indiana Government Center North, and the Indiana Government Center South, which make up the Indiana Statehouse Public Art Collection. References

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'' * Indiana State Fair * Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau * Indiana State Museum * Indiana Theatre * Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) **

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis Public Art Collection The IUPUI Public Art Collection, located in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, consists of more than 30 works of sculpture located outdoors on the campus of Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. IUPUI is a public shared campu ...

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List of public art at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis This is a list of public art on the campus of Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis organized alphabetically. These artworks form the Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Public Art Collection. References ...

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Indiana University Natatorium Indiana University Natatorium is a swimming complex on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It also serves as the home of the IUPUI School of Health & Human Sciences (including phy ...

* Indiana World War Memorial Military Museum * Indiana World War Memorial Plaza * Indianapolis 500 * Indianapolis Art Center * Indianapolis Artsgarden *

Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra The Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra is a Baroque orchestra dedicated to performing music of the 17th and 18th centuries using period instruments and historically informed performance practices to enrich, educate, and inspire the Indiana community a ...

Indianapolis Catacombs The Indianapolis Catacombs are approximately of underground passageways on the northeast corner of Market and Delaware streets in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. The passages and walkways include brick archways and limestone columns that were pa ...

* Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra *

Indianapolis Cultural Districts Indianapolis has seven designated neighborhoods as Cultural Districts, first established in 1999: Broad Ripple Village; Mass Ave; Fountain Square; Wholesale District; Canal and White River State Park; Indiana Avenue; and Market East. The purpos ...

Indianapolis Cultural Trail The Indianapolis Cultural Trail, officially the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene & Marilyn Glick, is an urban shared-use path and linear park located in the vicinity of downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. The trail is often compared to ...

Indianapolis Early Music Indianapolis Early Music (IEM) is a non-profit organization established in Indianapolis in 1966 to organize concerts featuring music of the medieval, renaissance, baroque, and early classic eras. Since 1966, it has produced the annual Indianap ...

* Indianapolis International Airport *

Indianapolis International Film Festival Founded in 2004, the Indianapolis International Film Festival seeks to create a shared experience by championing films that entertain, challenge, and expand perspectives in Indianapolis and beyond. Indianapolis International Film Festival is als ...

Indianapolis Jewish Film Festival The Indianapolis Jewish Film Festival is a film festival founded by Robert Epstein. The inaugural festival was held from May 3 to May 10, 2014. The second festival was held from April 23 to May 3, 2015. See also *Indianapolis International F ...

Indianapolis Motor Speedway The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is an automobile racing circuit located in Speedway, Indiana, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis, Indiana. It is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Verizon 200, and and formerly the home of the United State ...

* Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum * Indianapolis Museum of Art ** '' List of artworks at the Indianapolis Museum of Art'' ** '' List of outdoor artworks at Newfields'' *

Indianapolis Opera Indianapolis Opera is an opera company based in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is the only professional opera company in Indiana and hosts a number of fully staged productions each season. It also supports a Young Artist Program. The company is led ...

Indianapolis Public Library The Indianapolis Public Library (IndyPL), formerly known as the Indianapolis–Marion County Public Library, is the public library system serving the citizens of Marion County, Indiana, United States and its largest city, Indianapolis. The li ...

* Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra * Indianapolis Theatre Fringe Festival * Indianapolis World Sports Park * Indianapolis Zoo * Indy Irish Festival *

Indy Jazz Fest The Indy Jazz Fest is an annual jazz festival in Indianapolis, Indiana. It first took place on June 17, 1999. It was created by a consortium of Downtown Indianapolis hospitality, civic and business interests as a way to spotlight Indianapolis' ri ...

Indy Legends Charity Pro–Am race The Indy Legends Charity Pro–Am race is a vintage sports car race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The race takes place on the combined road course at the Speedway as part of the SVRA Brickyard Vintage Racing Invit ...

* Indy PopCon *

Indy Pride Festival Indy Pride Festival, formerly Circle City IN Pride, is the annual week of LGBT pride events in Indianapolis. The week is organized by LGBT organization Indy Pride, Inc., and has been held under this name and organization for over a decade. In r ...

* International Violin Competition of Indianapolis * Italian Street Festival

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James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home The James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home, one of two homes known as the James Whitcomb Riley House on the National Register of Historic Places, is a historic building in the Lockerbie Square Historic District of Indianapolis, Indiana. It was named a ...

Jazz Kitchen The Jazz Kitchen is a prominent jazz club and restaurant in Indianapolis, Indiana. The club showcases local, regional and national jazz acts. The Jazz Kitchen opened in 1994 at the former location of The Place to Start at 54th Street and College ...

Julia M. Carson Transit Center The Julia M. Carson Transit Center is the hub for public transit in Indianapolis, Indiana. Opened in 2016, it is sited in downtown Indianapolis at 201 East Washington Street and is near the Cultural Trail and YMCA Bike Hub. The center received ...

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Kuntz Memorial Soccer Stadium Kuntz Memorial Soccer Stadium is an outdoor soccer facility located in Indianapolis. It is the location of the IHSAA State Soccer finals. It contains two FIFA-regulated game fields and seats 5,257 people. Various championship games have been ...

* Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library

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Landmark for Peace Memorial The ''Landmark for Peace'' is a memorial sculpture in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park on the northside of Indianapolis. It honors the contributions of the slain leaders Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. The memorial, which features Ke ...

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List of public art in Indianapolis This is a list of public art in Indianapolis organized by List of Indianapolis neighborhoods, neighborhoods in the city. This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artw ...

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List of parks in Indianapolis This list of parks in Indianapolis provides a general overview of parkland in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Parks in the city are managed primarily by the City of Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation, also known as Indy Parks ...

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Long's Bakery Long's Bakery is a bakery specializing in donuts in the Haughville neighborhood of Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States, with a second location in Southport, Indiana. History Long's was founded in 1951 in Haughville. A second location in ...

Lucas Oil Stadium Lucas Oil Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It replaced the RCA Dome as the home field of the National Football League (NFL)'s Indianapolis Colts and opened on August 16, 2008. The stadium was ...

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Madam Walker Legacy Center The Madam C. J. Walker Building, which houses the Madam Walker Legacy Center, was built in 1927 in the city of Indianapolis, in the U.S. state of Indiana, and as Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company, it was designated a National Historic La ...

* Major Taylor Velodrome * Marian University * Marion County Fair * Market East (official cultural district) * Martin University *

Mass Ave Cultural Arts District The Mass Ave Cultural Arts District, colloquially known as Mass Ave, is one of seven designated cultural districts in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The district centers on of its namesake Massachusetts Avenue, from its southern terminus ...

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Medal of Honor Memorial The Medal of Honor Memorial is a monument located in White River State Park in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It is dedicated in honor of all recipients of the Medal of Honor, the United States military's highest award for valor. The memo ...

Melody Inn (nightclub) The Melody Inn (also known as The Mel) is a bar and live music club in the Butler-Tarkington neighborhood of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It is estimated that over 7,000 bands and musical acts have played the Melody Inn since 2001. His ...

* Michael A. Carroll Stadium * Military Park * Monon Trail * Month of May *

Monumental Marathon The CNO Financial Group Indianapolis Monumental Marathon and Monumental Half Marathon are a pair of concurrent road races run annually in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The Monumental Marathon, first held in 2008, is a road race. ...

* Museum of 20th Century Warfare

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NCAA Hall of Champions The NCAA Hall of Champions is an interactive museum and part of a three-building complex that houses a conference center and the corporate headquarters of both the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and National Federation of State Hi ...

* NFL Scouting Combine *

NHRA U.S. Nationals The U.S. Nationals (commonly The Big Go) is an NHRA-sanctioned drag racing event, generally considered to be the most prestigious drag racing event in the world due to its history, size, and purse, held annually at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway ...

National Register of Historic Places listings in Marion County, Indiana __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Marion County, Indiana. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Marion County, India ...

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Nina Mason Pulliam Indianapolis Special Collections Room The Nina Mason Pulliam Indianapolis Special Collections Room is a special collection of the Indianapolis Public Library in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The collection contains a variety of adult and children's materials, fiction and nonf ...

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* Oldfields, Lilly House and Gardens * Old National Centre * OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon

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The Pavilion at Pan Am The Pavilion at Pan Am, originally Pan American Arena, was a twin rink ice hockey and skating arena located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. and part of the broader Pan American Plaza, which was built in commemoration of the 1987 Pan Amer ...

Pennzoil 150 The Pennzoil 150 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 2012. It takes place the Saturday of Kroger Super Weekend. This race replaced the Kroger 200, which had been held at the nearby Lucas Oil Rac ...

* Phoenix Theatre *

Pleasant Run Greenway The Pleasant Run Greenway, also known as the Pleasant Run Trail, is a shared-use path in Indianapolis, Indiana. It runs for from Ellenberger Park, through Christian Park, to Garfield Park. It follows the general course of Pleasant Run Creek as ...

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* Scottish Rite Cathedral * Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital **

Eskenazi Health Art Collection The Eskenazi Health Art Collection consists of a wide variety of artworks composed of fragments from the 1914 City Hospital mural and artwork project, artworks added over time, and newer pieces which include works created for the new Sidney & Lois ...

** '' List of artworks in the Eskenazi Health Art Collection'' *

Skiles Test Nature Park Skiles Test Nature Park, sometimes called Skiles Test Nature Area is a park on the east side of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It is in the northern trailhead of the Fall Creek Parkway and loved by hikers, bikers and nature enthusiasts. The ...

Slippery Noodle Inn The Slippery Noodle Inn is a large blues bar and restaurant with two performance stages in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. It also has the distinction of being the oldest continuously operating bar in the state of Indiana,Bird, pg. 320 having open ...

* Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument * Southeastway Park * Southwestway Park *

St. Elmo Steak House St. Elmo Steak House is a restaurant in the Wholesale District of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1902, it is the oldest steakhouse in Indianapolis. Its specialty shrimp cocktail has earned wide recognition in the American culina ...

Sun King Brewing Co. Sun King Brewing is a brewery in the Cole-Noble District of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It is the largest brewery in Indianapolis and the second largest brewery in the state. In 2011, Sun King won eight medals, including four gold medal ...

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Town Run Trail Park Town Run Trail Park is a natural resource park in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The facility is owned by Indy Parks and Recreation and was made possible through donations from Martin Marietta Aggregates, Mr. Oliver Dougherty, and R.N. ...

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* Union Station * University of Indianapolis * University Park * USS ''Indianapolis'' National Memorial

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* Verizon 200 at the Brickyard * Victory Field * Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres

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White River Gardens White River Gardens is a botanical garden located at White River State Park in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Established in 1999, the gardens are managed and operated by the Indianapolis Zoo. In 2021, White River Gardens' was home to ...

* White River State Park (official cultural district) * Wholesale District (official cultural district)