Additional memorials honoring veterans are the World War II, Korean and Vietnam War Memorials.
Canal walk is a three mile loop in the downtown area. You can take a gondola ride, paddle your kayak or rent a paddle boat and take your honey on a relaxing ride. When the ride is finished you can walk the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, an eight mile trail that encircles the city.
White River State Park is another destination within walking, running or biking distance. The park is also home to the Indianapolis Zoo.
The World War II Memorial is much larger than both the Korean and Vietnam War memorials. The size of the memorials was dependant on the size and length of the war.
Names of soldiers killed in action are inscribed on each memorial.
The Arts Garden gives the visitor a bird's eye view of much of Indianapolis. The Art's Garden is linked to hotels on three corners and Circle City Mall on the southeast quadrant.
This Union Station building was built in 1888. In the Romanesque Revival style of architecture. It was one of the busiest train stations in its heyday touting around two hundred stops a day.
The Indiana State Museum is located on the Canal Walk. The museum is a great place to learn the history of Indiana.
Canal walk is a three mile loop in the downtown area. You can take a gondola ride, paddle your kayak or rent a paddle boat and take your honey on a relaxing ride. When the ride is finished you can walk the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, an eight mile trail that encircles the city.
You will be able to experience large scale art valued at a total over two million dollars.
Here you have trails, green space, trees and waterways as all of Indiana's state parks, but it is set right in the middle of Indianapolis.
The next time your itinerary takes you past Indianapolis, consider staying a while and visiting our old home town that used to be called Nap Town.
Indianapolis is no longer a Nap Town!
The tourist bureau should hire you. I had no idea there were so many things to do. Nap town?? Now there must be a story behind that.
ReplyDeleteSherry, there is even more. All I have blogged about thus far is within about a square mile!
DeleteYep there is a story behind Indy being called Nap Town. Before the Indianapolis revitalization projects, there was not much to do other than attend movies, and the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race the end of May and attend the Indianapolis Indians baseball games in the summer.
The city was becoming a ghost town with the urban crawl spreading miles from the city. Now, Indianapolis is hosts to very large conventions at the Convention Center that was enlarged when the Hoosier Dome / RCA Dome was torn down after the building of the Lucas Oil Stadium. (Thanks to the success of the Indianapolis Colts led by Peyton Manning.
Indianapolis is much a forward thinking city. People are restoring the older sections of the city and moving back. Old buildings have been transformed to luxury lofts etc. Our youngest daughter bought a 125 year old home in the Heron Morton Area of Indianapolis, just 20 blocks from the center of the city.
Thanks...I had no idea there was so much to do there! I want to go to the Nascar race at Indy one day so now I am thrilled we could park and stay awhile!
ReplyDeleteThe Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where the Brickyard 400 is run has a lot just for campers. There are no hook-ups though and people can stay only around race time.
DeleteNow that Canal Walk does looks interesting.
ReplyDeleteMaybe have to make a point of stopping in the area, next time we head that way.
You would not be bored.
DeleteThe canal and walking trails look similar to San Antonio's Riverwalk.
ReplyDeleteWe have yet to go to San Antonio, but I imagine their Riverwalk is much larger.
DeleteAmazing photos of Indianapolis. Who knew?
ReplyDeleteNan, I'm finding the text (black background and grey fonts) a little hard to read. Is this something new on your blog?
Indianapolis is an amazing city.
DeleteThe text and black background will not be kept. It was blogger's idea a driving me whacky. If you notice, the text of the blog could not go to the margins either. I tried to change the font color and the right margin...no luck. Thanks for the comment, Rick.
Loved the tour. Definitely a place to spend some time exploring. As long as the weather is good and there is NO snow.
ReplyDeleteThis is not a good place to visit in the winter. When we had the Super Bowl here, we were blessed with spring-like temps. But that was very unusual.
DeleteLove this post!! I'm looking forward to returning to Indianapolis to see all these sights and maybe kayak in the canal!! Thanks for more great touring!
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