Indulge your senses at this oasis in the city, with green spaces, museums, music and animal kingdoms.
The White River meanders by and life slows down, just a little. On the river’s banks, nature and the city seamlessly blend together at this favourite city escape. The beautiful green park has walks, museums, public art and sporting facilities as well as a world-class zoo, just minutes from downtown Indianapolis. Any time of year, a visit to the park is filled with beauty and interest. There’s no better place to experience Indianapolis’s natural world, history and culture than at White River State Park.Submerge yourself in one of the best collections of Native American art at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art. The exhibits range from traditional saddle blankets, clothing and weaponry to modern jewellery and carvings.The story expands at the Indiana State Museum. More than 500,000 artefacts take you on a journey from the very beginning of our world from petrified remains to Pop culture. Next door, the largest IMAX theatre in Indiana regularly shows the latest blockbusters and educational films.Continue exploring the natural world with a visit to the Indianapolis Zoo, where over a thousand animals, reptiles and birds live in distinct habitat zones, replicating natural environments from across the world. Songbirds sing in the canopy of the Forest Biome penguins potter and sharks swim through the ocean herds of elephants enjoy bathing in a pool on the plains and rare reptiles scuttle through the desert.Throughout the year, the White River State Park is packed with sights and activities. Roaring baseball fans fill the air with their cheering at Victory Field, a 14,500-seat stadium and home to the Indianapolis Indians baseball team. As one of the best minor league ballparks in America, it’s a must for sports fans. But where entertainment is concerned, White River State Park offers much more than baseball. There’s a concert series from May to September free Shakespeare plays by the canal in July and in September, the park resounds with the toe-tapping sound of the Celtic drum at the Indianapolis Irish Festival.
