 Discover Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis
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Introducing Indianapolis
Indianapolis Travel Guide is created to help people who are planning a trip to Indianapolis on a budget. All the tourist attractions of the city is described with information on how you can visit them using public transport.
About Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital as well as the largest city in the state of Indiana, USA. It is also the third largest city in the US Midwest behind Chicago and Detroit. The city has a population of around 800,000 and a metropolitan area with a population of 1.7 million.
Guide to Indianapolis Hotels
Here's a list of hotels in Indianapolis that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.
Scottish Rite Cathedral, Indianapolis
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More on Indianapolis
The area where Indianapolis is located was the traditional homeland of the Miami and Lenape Native American tribes. The tribes were relocated following the decision to make the location the site of the new capital of Indiana in 1820. The city was laid out by the banks of the White River. The name Indianapolis was coined by Judge Jeremiah Sullivan of the Indiana Supreme Court by combining Indiana to the Greek word for city, polis, to form Indianapolis.
For much of the 19th century, the city of Indianapolis is concerned with the affairs of governance. The arrival of railroad spurred growth in the city. By the turn of the 20th century Indianapolis had a budding automotive industry that rivalled that in Detroit. Its centralized location makes it an ideal transportation hub, and roads were built to connect it to Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, Detroit, Cleveland and St. Louis, turning Indianapolis into the "Crossroads of America".
At the turn of the new millennium, Indianapolis is poised for better things to come, with improved infrastructure, including the construction of a whole new international airport and the Lucas Oil Stadium, new home of the Indianapolis Colts.
St John's Church, Indianapolis
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Budget Travel to Indianapolis
By Road
Indianapolis is the meeting point of several major highways including the Interstate 65, 69, 70 and 74. The I-465 goes around the city.
By Plane
The Indianapolis International Airport is on the southwest of Indianapolis, and just 10 minutes from downtown. Budget travelers arriving at the airport have the option of taking the Shuttle Bus or the City Bus (called IndyGo). There is also of course rental car, taxi and limousine services at your disposal.
The IndyGo Green Line is the express city bus service connecting the airport to downtown Indianapolis. The fare is $7 per trip for the non-stop ride. There is also the non-express bus service, Route 8, that also goes to downtown from the airport, at a more economical $1.75 per ride.
Budget Travel within Indianapolis
It is more practical to drive if you intend to travel and explore outside of the downtown area. The public bus operator is Indy Go. Single-journey fares are set at $1.75 while day passes for unlimited rides are available for $4.
Business in Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital city of Indiana and enjoys a diverse economy, attracting companies from the manufacturing, finance, healthcare and tourism sectors who choose to open offices in Indianapolis.
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Accommodation in Indianapolis
- Look for Hotel Rooms in Indianapolis
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- Look for Youth Hostels
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Places of Interest in Indianapolis
- Monument Circle
Traffic circle at the very heart of Indianapolis, with a tall Beaux Arts obelisk.
- Christ Church Cathedral
Cathedral church of the Episcopal diocese of Indianapolis, and oldest religious building in continuous use in Indianapolis
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Racing track for the Indianapolis 500, the world's largest single-day sporting event.
- Children's Museum of Indianapolis
The largest children's museum in the world.
- Indiana State Museum
Museum that focuses on the natural and cultural history of Indiana.
- National Art Museum of Sports
One of the biggest museums devoted to sports-themed art.
- Museum of Miniature Houses
Unique museum specializing in miniature homes.
- Lockerbie Square District
The oldest surviving 19th century immigrant neighborhood.
- Indianapolis Museum of Art
Museum with a wide range art collection from American to European, Asian and African.
- Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art
Museum with one of the biggest collections of Native American and Western American art.
- Soldiers & Sailors' Monument
Famous statue at the heart of downtown.
- Scottish Rite Cathedral
The world's biggest Scottish Rite cathedrals and an architectural masterpiece.
- Indiana State Capitol
19th century state capitol with an amalgamation of Italian Renaissance, Greek and Corinthian designs.
- The Pyramids
Three office buildings in the shape of pyramids in College Park, Indianapolis.
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