Here are a few of our favorite places in the downtown Indianapolis area!
Canal Walk
Canal Walk, Indianapolis, IN
We love walking along the canal and it was a regular part of our quarantine days. The canal passes museums, parks, murals, a playground, and a war memorial.
NCAA Hall of Champions
700 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204
The NCAA museum has historic exhibits and an old school basketball gym to try your luck at historic buzzer beating shots.
Indiana State Museum
650 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204, (317) 232-1637
Troy and I love visiting the state museum and letting our inner children out! The fossilized poop and wooly mammoths are some of our favorite parts.
The Garage Food Hall
906 Carrollton Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46202, (317) 556-1252
This food hall has ramen, pizza, burgers, oysters, brazilian street food, mexican, lobster, and more. Drinks are served in the middle of the hall by one of our favorite brewery / distilleries, Big Woods.
LouVino Indianapolis Mass Ave Restaurant & Wine Bar
530 Massachusetts Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204, (317) 744-9955
Perfect brunch spot. This is where we ate before Troy proposed!
The Eagle
310 Massachusetts Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204, (317) 929-1799
A favorite for comfort food. The hot honey and Fried chicken is a dream. The Eagle is on the south end of our favorite area for bars and food, Mass Ave.
The Rathskeller
401 Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204, (317) 636-0396
If you are around Friday night, the Rathskeller biergarten is our favorite place for live music, dancing, and outdoor brews!
16-Bit Bar+Arcade
110 East New York Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204, (317) 939-6916
We love coming here during the day for free arcade games, giant jenga, etc. Caroline is a big fan of the vodka slushies and the rocket popsicle cocktail! 16-Bit is located at the south end of our favorite area for bars and food, Mass Ave.
Burnside Inn
314 Massachusetts Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204
This is Troy's favorite bar! They are known for their cozy, apartment furnishings and moscow mules.
Nicky Blaine's Cocktail Lounge
20 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204, (317) 638-5588
This is a historic Indianapolis cocktail lounge right on monument circle. We have ended one or two dates with a drink here!