Broad Ripple Park Located along the , Broad Ripple Park served as a popular swimming and boating resort as early as 1890. Local… Read More »Broad Ripple Park
Conner Prairie Founded in 1964, Conner Prairie’s mission was to study and interpret the world of the early 19th-century settler in the… Read More »Conner Prairie
Governor’s Island Governor’s Island was a small body of land in the middle of the , located south of Washington Street, just… Read More »Governor’s Island
Greenways and Trails The City of Indianapolis has developed a substantial greenways and trails system. It connects Indianapolis to the surrounding donut counties,… Read More »Greenways and Trails
Indianapolis Zoo Washington Park Children’s Zoo The concept for the Indianapolis Zoo first emerged in the 1940s when newspaper columnist began voicing… Read More »Indianapolis Zoo
Parks and Greenspaces Indianapolis residents are served by more than 200 parks and over 11,000 acres of greenspace, though original plan for the did… Read More »Parks and Greenspaces
Riverside Park Early History The area now occupied by Riverside Park was developed for agricultural use beginning in the 1820s. Although it… Read More »Riverside Park
Squirrel Migrations Beginning during the second half of September 1822, Indianapolis residents witnessed a massive westward migration of gray squirrels, crossing “the… Read More »Squirrel Migrations
