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Children's Museum of Indianapolis - the world's largest and was voted as the Number 1 museum in the Midwest, five stories of 100,000 artifacts that explore the physical and natural sciences, history, foreign cultures and the arts.

Conner Prairie - a large, open-air living history museum made up of five distinct historic areas; modern museum center; 45 minutes north

Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art - paintings, sculpture, pottery, basketry, and other art plus stunning architecture

Hall of Fame Museum - 75 cars early day sports cars, special interest vehicles, and more than one third of all the Indy 500 winners, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indiana Historical Society - in a new, neoclassical building on the canal

Indiana State Museum, includes IMAX theater, opens May 2002!

Indianapolis Museum of Art - permanent collections of paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, and photographs, decorative arts, textiles and costumes, also includes a working greenhouse and garden store, restaurants and shops.

NCAA Hall of Champions - two levels of exhibits feature interactive displays and multimedia presentations on student-athletes in 22 sports

War Memorial Plaza - includes limestone and marble Indiana War Memorial to Hoosiers killed during World Wars I and II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, military museum in the basement

Morris-Butler House - tours of an 1865 Victorian landmark

Pres. Benjamin Harrison Home - former residence of President Harrison that is now a museum

Restaurants

City Market, 222 E. Market St. - old-time indoor market for breakfast/lunch, prepared foods, ethnic groceries, specialty kitchen ware and shops

Tarkington's, corner of Georgia & Illinois - gourmet café and carryout

Convention & Visitors Association

Karl's Recommendations (downtown): Agio for Italian, Alcatraz or Rock Bottom for brew-pub, Bazbeaux for pizza, Claddagh for an Irish pub, Dunaway's for gourmet dining in a refurb, Kona Jack's for seafood, Malibu on Maryland for upscale/relaxed, Mikado for sushi, Palomino for an upscale Euro/Med chain
Want to try next: India Garden, Rathskeller, Thai Garden

Nuvo (alternative newspaper) cuisine guide

Convention Center list alphabetical list

Shopping

Circle Centre Mall, 49 W. Maryland St. - middle of downtown; includes Nordstrom, Parisian, Godiva, FAO Schwarz, and over 100 shopping, dining and entertainment options

Massachusetts Ave. - restaurants and art galleries

Tarkington's, corner of Georgia & Illinois - fine wine, crafted beers and gourmet foods

Zionsville - roadtrip north to the cobblestoned village, 4 blocks of knick-knacks, antiques, and restaurants

Out & About

Central Canal - a garden-like walkway with landscaping, fountains, street lamps, pedestrian bridges, jogging paths and murals depicting scenes of life in Indiana

Indianapolis Zoo - includes the world's second-largest, environmentally controlled dolphin pavilion and the state's largest aquarium

Madame Walker Theatre - a National Historic Landmark, stands as a memorial to Madame C. J. Walker, America's first female self-made millionaire, made her fortune by manufacturing hair care products for African-Americans

Medal of Honor Memorial - 27 curved walls of glass honor the 3,432 Medal of Honor recipients, on the Canal Walk

Slippery Noodle Inn, 372 S. Meridian - food and live blues seven nights a week

Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument - a 284-foot limestone tribute to Hoosiers who served in the Civil and Spanish American Wars, with Civil War Museum, on Monument Circle

White River Gardens - next to the zoo

White River State Park - canal, museums, zoo, gardens, sculptures, memorials - all within walkimng distance