Tourism in Indianapolis

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Tourism in Indianapolis is a vital sector of the local economy. According to Visit Indy, 28.6 million visitors generated $5.2 billion in 2016, the sixth straight year of record growth. In 2015, the hospitality and tourism industry employed 77,800 people in the region.

Indianapolis has long been a sports tourism destination, but has more recently relied on conventions. The Indiana Convention Center (ICC) and Lucas Oil Stadium are considered mega convention center facilities, with a combined 750,000 square feet (70,000 m²) of exhibition space. ICC is connected to 12 hotels and 4,700 hotel rooms, the most of any U.S. convention center. In 2008, the facility hosted 42 national conventions with an attendance of 317,815; in 2014, it hosted 106 for an attendance of 635,701. Since 2003, Indianapolis has hosted Gen Con, one of the largest gaming conventions in North America.

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Events

Athletic

• Big Ten Football Championship Game
• Circle City Classic
• Monumental Marathon
• NFL Scouting Combine
• OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon

Auto racing

• Freedom 100
• Grand Prix of Indianapolis (Indy Lights)
• Hoosier Hundred
• Indianapolis 500
• IndyCar Grand Prix
• Indy Legends Charity Pro-Am race
• NHRA U.S. Nationals
• Super Weekend at the Brickyard
  • Brickyard 400
  • Lilly Diabetes 250

Conventions

• Gen Con
• InConJunction
• Indy PopCon

Culture

• Indiana Black Expo
• Indiana State Fair
• Indy Irish Festival
• Indy Pride Festival
• Marion County Fair

Performing arts, music, and film

• Heartland Film Festival
• Indianapolis International Film Festival
• Indianapolis Jewish Film Festival
• Indianapolis Theatre Fringe Festival
• Indy Jazz Fest
• International Violin Competition of Indianapolis
• Midwest Music Summit

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Memorials

• Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
• Crown Hill National Cemetery
• Indiana World War Memorial Plaza
• Medal of Honor Memorial
• Project 9/11 Indianapolis
• Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
• USS Indianapolis National Memorial

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Museums

• Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site
• The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
• Colonel Eli Lilly Civil War Museum
• Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art
• Indiana Historical Society
• Indiana Medical History Museum
• Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau
• Indiana State Museum
• Indiana World War Memorial Military Museum
• Indianapolis Art Center
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum
• Indianapolis Museum of Art
  • 100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art and Nature Park
  • Oldfields, Lilly House and Gardens
• James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home
• Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library
• NCAA Hall of Champions

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Outdoor attractions

• Indiana Central Canal
• Indianapolis Zoo
• Monon Trail
• Pleasant Run Trail
• White River Gardens

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Parks

• Brookside Park
• Eagle Creek Park
• Fort Harrison State Park
• Garfield Park
• Indianapolis World Sports Park
• Military Park
• Skiles Test Nature Park
• University Park
• White River State Park

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Shopping and dining

• Castleton Square
• Circle Centre
• City Market
• The Fashion Mall at Keystone
• Glendale Town Center
• Lafayette Square
• St. Elmo Steak House
• Sun King Brewing Co.
• Washington Square

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Venues

Athletic

• Bankers Life Fieldhouse - home to the NBA Indiana Pacers and WNBA Indiana Fever; also hosts other athletic events and concerts
• Hinkle Fieldhouse
• Lucas Oil Stadium - home to the NFL Indianapolis Colts and USL Indy Eleven; also hosts other athletic events, concerts, and conventions
• Indiana Farmers Coliseum
• Indiana University Natatorium - home to IUPUI swimming; hosts national and international swimming competitions
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway
• Major Taylor Velodrome
• Michael A. Carroll Stadium - primary track and field facility for IUPUI athletics
• Victory Field - home to the International League (AAA) Indianapolis Indians

Performing arts

• Athenæum (Das Deutsche Haus) - houses the American Cabaret Theater and Young Actors Theater
• Clowes Memorial Hall
• The Emerson Theater
• Hilbert Circle Theatre - home to the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO)
• Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park - outdoor concert venue
• Indiana Theatre - home to the Indiana Repertory Theatre
• Indianapolis Artsgarden
• Madame Walker Theatre Center
• Old National Centre - oldest stage house in downtown Indianapolis and the largest Shrine temple in North America.
• Phoenix Theatre

Other

• Indiana Convention Center
• Indianapolis Public Library
• Melody Inn (nightclub)
• Scottish Rite Cathedral
• Slippery Noodle Inn
• Union Station

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References

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