Indianapolis
Although Indianapolis is the 12th largest city in the nation, the city offers a high quality of life and relatively low cost of living. Indianapolis is known as the “Crossroads of America,” with more interstate highways traversing it than any other city, making many other metropolitan areas conveniently located within a day’s drive or less from Indianapolis. Further, you can reach two thirds of America with a two hour flight or less.
As the capital of Indiana, it is the seat of state government as well as many of the state’s rich cultural offerings:
• The Indy Jazz Festival -- This annual festival is a three-day musical celebration spotlighting the best in jazz, funk, R&B, blues, zydeco, gospel and more. The festival has local, regional and national appeal and is a family-oriented music festival. The festival takes place in Military Park in downtown Indianapolis' beautiful White River State Park on Father's Day weekend every year. (http://www.indyjazzfest.net)
• The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis – the world’s largest children’s museum – contains five stories and thousands of hours of entertainment and wonder for children and their families, hosting one million visitors each year. The museum offers a one-of-a-kind “Dinosphere,” where families learn about the creatures “in their world,” a recreation of a prehistoric forest. It is also home to artist Dale Chihuly’s largest permanent sculpture of blown glass and his Fiori dei Bambini – a “Garden of Glass” for all ages to enjoy. (http://www.childrensmuseum.org)
• Conner Prairie, a 19th century “living history museum” just north of the city, is visited each year by more than 320,000 people. People can experience authentic frontier activities and learn about agricultural life in the Midwest almost two hundred years ago. (http://www.connerprairie.org)
• The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art – the only museum of its kind in the Midwest, which contains one of the best Native American and Western art collections in the world. (http://www.eiteljorg.org)
• The Hilbert Circle Theatre is home to the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, one of the nation’s few 52-week-per-year operating orchestras. Its most popular events include an annual “Yuletide Celebration” holiday performance and a summer series known as “Symphony on the Prairie” at Conner Prairie. (http://www.indyorch.org)
• Indiana State Museum – Located in the heart of White River State Park, the Indiana State Museum offers natural history, art, science and culture exhibits, as well as traveling national exhibits and IMAX theatre productions. (http://www.in.gov/ism)
• The Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) – home of the famous “LOVE” sculpture by nationally acclaimed artist Robert Indiana, the museum recently underwent a multi-million dollar expansion, tripling in size and adding an exquisite fine-dining restaurant created by world-famous chef Wolfgang Puck. Situated on 152 acres of magnificent gardens and grounds, the IMA has played host each year to the Penrod Art Fair, which attracts over 30,000 people to the grounds of the to listen to music, watch performing artists and purchase art. Taking place the first Saturday after Labor Day for the past 40 years, Penrod is known throughout the state as “Indiana’s Nicest Day.” (http://www.ima-art.org), (http://www.penrod.org)
• The Indianapolis Opera stages four world-class productions each season, and national touring companies of Broadway and other shows regularly stop at the Opera’s home, Clowes Hall and other venues in and near the city. (http://www.indyopera.org)
• Indianapolis Zoo and Whitewater Gardens – the Indianapolis Zoo is a world-class facility that hosts a million visitors each year. White River Gardens is an international showplace for Indiana offering one and a half miles of flowered pathways. It is a popular venue for beautiful weddings. Its regular attractions also include an annual butterfly exhibit for several months in the summer.
• Indianapolis has a growing theatre scene, including established actors’ equity houses such as the Indiana Repertory and Phoenix Theatres, but also up-and-coming companies such as Theatre-on-the-Square and IndySportz.
Of course, Indy is also known as the "Racing Capital of the World," each year hosting the legendary Indianapolis 500 and Allstate Brickyard 400, the largest single-day sporting events in the world. Other professional and collegiate sports figure prominently in the Indianapolis landscape. The Indianapolis Colts won the Super Bowl in 2006-2007 season and will be the host of the 2012 Super Bowl. The Indiana Pacers, WNBA's Fever and minor-league baseball team, Indianapolis Indians, are also excellent sporting choices the city offers. Indianapolis is home to the NCAA and its beautiful Hall of Champions, and is but a short drive from Big 10 basketball powerhouses IU and Purdue. And, don’t forget, Notre Dame is only a few hours away in South Bend, Indiana.
It is easy to travel to Chicago or other cities for shopping and cultural attractions – but you don’t need to! Indianapolis has several large malls, including the Circle Centre Mall, anchored by Nordstrom and Parisian and considered one of the most architecturally interesting malls in the country, with its glass-enclosed Arts Garden suspended over the heart of downtown. The Fashion Mall on the north side includes another Parisian, as well as Saks Fifth Avenue, Tiffany’s, Pottery Barn, Crate and Barrel, Restoration Hardware, and many more high-end shops.
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