What We Love About Indianapolis
Indianapolis is a thriving city with vibrant neighborhoods. You’ll find easy access to parks and outdoor recreation with 66 miles of bike trails connecting the downtown to outlying areas. The culture and art scene includes everything from Shakespeare to street performances, graffiti to Van Gogh. And so much more.
OUR DOWNTOWN
Downtown Indianapolis is compact and easy to navigate and offers more than 200 restaurants and bars in the city’s center, along with an array of monuments and memorials that are second in number only to those in Washington, D.C. Cultural attractions include the Indianapolis Zoo, the Indiana State Museum and IMAX theater, and the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians, all of which are contained within the White River State Park, America’s only cultural urban state park. A central canal, featuring pedal boats, gondoliers, and walking paths, runs for half a mile through the downtown area.
THE ARTS
With a renewed vision for inclusivity and equity, Indianapolis is a city of museums, including our world-class Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, a mere two city blocks from Trinity Service Corps. The Indianapolis Museum of Art is one of the ten oldest and largest general art museums in the nation, and sits on a large campus of gardens, including the “100 Acres” art and nature park. A number of national music associations and concert venues share the spotlight with the acclaimed Indiana Repertory Theatre as well as the Indianapolis Symphony. The local art and music scene includes galleries, venues, and public art throughout the city and the surrounding region.
FOOD, FESTIVALS, AND FAIRS
A host of up-and-coming chefs, craft breweries, mead makers, farm-to-table restaurants, food trucks, independent bakeries, and farmers’ markets have brought Indy’s food scene to life over the past few years. An ethnic dining and international marketplace corridor have also gained national attention. Our city hosts the Indiana State Fair annually, a multitude of cultural festivals, a robust Indy Pride Festival and parade, the Heartland Film Festival, Gen Con gaming convention, Indy Black Expo, local art fairs, Indy Fringe Festival, and more. Weekends are festive and fun here!
CULTURAL DISTRICTS & HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS
In addition to downtown attractions, a number of historic neighborhoods add to the flavor and community feel of Indianapolis, including Historic Meridian Park, Meridian-Kessler, Butler-Tarkington, Irvington, and Woodruff Place. For a city of our size, we have an impressive number of trendy shopping and arts districts like Mass Ave and Fountain Square with their independent boutiques, shops, art galleries, and restaurants; as well as the college town feel of Broad Ripple with its bustling night life.
OUTDOOR RECREATION
Recreational opportunities abound in Indianapolis. In addition to downtown’s White River State Park, we have outdoor treasures like Eagle Creek Park, one of the largest municipal parks in the U.S., which has 3900 acres of dry land, 1400 acres of water, a rowing center, a zip line course, and many hiking trails. There are over 66 miles of biking/hiking trails within the city including the Monon Trail and the central canal trail. Other hiking and camping venues and a variety of state parks are within an easy drive of downtown.
COLLEGES & CORPORATIONS
Indianapolis benefits from an academic and global feel, thanks to its many corporate headquarters and institutions of higher education. Included among these are Butler University, the combined campus of Indiana University and Purdue University - Indianapolis (IUPUI), Marian University, Christian Theological Seminary, University of Indianapolis, Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals, Roche Diagnostics, Angie’s List, Simon Property Group, Anthem, Finish Line, Dow AgroSciences, Cummins, Steak ‘n Shake, Rolls Royce, Klipsch, and more.
GETTING HERE / GETTING AROUND
The Indianapolis International Airport is celebrated as secure and user-friendly. In March 2022, it was named best airport in North America by the Airports Council International for the 10th consecutive year. Traffic in Indy is relatively light, and most destinations are within a 30-minute drive. Most recent initiatives include a bike share program, dedicated bike lanes, a brand new electric car share fleet, and a nationally renowned “Cultural Trail” connecting most of the city’s landmarks, arts, and tourist destinations for walkers and cyclists, and the implementation of a major rapid transit initiative, enhancing connectivity in our growing city.
INDY WELCOMES ALL
As state capital of Indiana and home to over two million people, our metropolitan area offers the excitement of a big city in the context of a welcoming, friendly, Midwestern town. We are nationally known as a desirable host city for conventions, concerts, and sporting events due to our central location, ease of access, and pleasant, walkable downtown. As a welcoming, affordable, and exciting place to live, Indianapolis offers more than meets the eye. We invite you to come explore our program and our city.