- The list below includes 116 free or cheap things to do in or near Indianapolis, Indiana, including 75 different types of inexpensive activities like Gardens, Movie Theaters, Art Museum and History Museums.
- From White River State Park to Eagle Creek Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Indianapolis and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Greenwood, Carmel, Noblesville and Zionsville.
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Indianapolis' jewel is its White River State Park. You'll find the crème of the crème, including the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Eiteljorg Museum, the Indianapolis Zoo, the Indianapolis Indians, and the NCAA Hall of Champions. The park is filled with permanent art sculptures that can be viewed as…
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Eagle Creek Park has over 400 acres of water and 3,900 acres of forest, making it one of the largest parks in the United States. Visitors to the park find a beach, marina, picnic shelters, dog park, nature center, Peace Learning Center, golf course, rowing center, and ziplines.
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Fort Harrison State Park features beautiful scenery year round with attractive colors in the fall and one of the biggest local sledding hills in the winter. It is also host to picnic sites, jogging trails and fishing access to the nearby creek.
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2505 Conservatory Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46203
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Visitors to Garfield Park Conservatory & Sunken Garden can enjoy workshops, gardening demonstrations and guest lecturers. The Conservatory houses 10,000 square feet of international plants while the Garden includes three acres of European classical formal gardens.
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501 West Maryland Street, Indianapolis, IN 46225
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Home to the Indianapolis Indians, the minor league Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team, Victory Field brings the best of a major league game to a minor league stadium. Consistently ranked one of the best minor league ballparks in the country, the park is located in Indianapolis' White River State Park. Tours of th…
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Paying homage to war veterans, the Indiana War Memorial consists of a variety of tributes. This includes historical museums and public parks housing various monuments, statues and sculptures in honor of fallen soldiers from the state.
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The Central Canal is a 1.5-mile waterway connecting many of the major attractions near downtown Indianapolis. Enjoy gondola rides, paddle boats, a Segway tour or bike along the scenic pathway.
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Performing arts and visual arts can be enjoyed for free all year round at the Indianapolis Artsgarden. It is host to nearly three hundred live performances per year, and monthly visual arts exhibits.
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3000 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46208
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Ranked one of the best museums in the country, let alone one of the best children's museums, the Children's Museum of Indianapolis was founded in 1925. The 29-acre facility features nearly 500,000 square feet of interactive space for families to explore science, hsitory, art and more, including NASA-designed sp…
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4000 Michigan Road, Indianapolis, IN 46208
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The Indianapolis Museum of Art is one of the many museums and attractions on the campus of Newfields. Home to masterpieces, the museum has one of the biggest collections of Neo-Impressional paintings in North America. Collections include Pop Art, Abstract Expressionism, and galleries of art from Asia, South Ame…