We enjoyed the speedway as guests of the golf cart tour. Our guide was excellent. Ferrari was…read morerenting out the track so we weren't allowed on it. We did, however, get a great tour of the entire grounds. We also got the bonus of seeing some cars whiz by. Our tour was 1.5 hours. We went into the pagoda, saw luxury suites, media rooms, winners circle, garages, inside tracks, etc. It was very interesting, from someone who knows nothing about racing. We were the only people on the tour so we got to ask lots of questions. After the tour, we visited the museum. The cars and racing suits were my favorite. Oh and also the winning rings. The simulation was pretty cool too. Whether you are a racing fan or not, there are many things here to keep you interested. Great stop.

For one day a year, Indianapolis gets to be the coveted Fourth City, where we are one of the most…read moredensely populated cities with 1 in 1000 or so people in the country in attendance. The Indy 500, or any of the festivities, is a bucket list item if you ever live around the city. I got to attend this year and had a blast! There are a good amount of facilities infield and out, but race days allow in coolers with food and drink in non-glass containers. There are also a lot of entry points, so make sure to choose which one is closest to your seats and your parking for easiest ingress and egress. With all the people at the Speedway on race days, they do a great job with security, safety, and spacing of everything. Just make sure to wear your best walking shoes!

I highly recommend checking out the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum! And you don't have to be a…read moreracing or car enthusiast to enjoy it either! You know you've arrived when you spot the massive Indianapolis Motor Speedway track surrounding the museum. We got lucky and were able to watch some cars practicing on the track, which made the experience even more exciting! The museum itself is three floors filled with incredible history, cars, and memorabilia. Our favorite parts were seeing the evolution of the helmets and getting to look at all the different racing helmets and outfits up close! They also have an interactive area that makes the experience even more fun! Timed admission tickets were easy to purchase online through their website before our arrival, and we easily spent a good two hours here. Definitely a must see when visiting Indiana!

This was easily the most recommended thing to me from both robots and people's blogs…read more People assured me that yes you will like it even if you don't like racing. I am a car guy. I drive a corvette.... This was the lamest tour/museum I have ever done. It's just cars and helmets and trophies and a whole section on BA Jeff Gordon. I paid the extra $15 for the lamest bus tour ever to a Disneyland style take a pic and pay on the podium. The tour guide repeated himself 3-4 times including saying 2nd place is first loser twice which yikes 08 called and wants it phrase back. Save the time and money. This place sucks ass.

Everybody knows Speedway for it's races, most importantly the Indy 500 which is known…read moreinternationally. I recommend to every one visiting the town or surrounding city to visit the Motor Speedway Museum and also take a little tour around the track. A small town within a bustling city. Has it's own school and library system and so on. It's a little weird, but also precious. The most famous area is Main Street, which has seen a lot of remodeling in recent years, which brings new business and made the street wider and more accessible and arguably prettier, but also took away a lot of the ambiance and flair it used to offer. Speedway also has very nice trails, parks, loads of small restaurants and shops and of course lots of fast food and chains also.

This is a nice little town located right outside of Indianapolis and Plainfield. It was established…read morein 1926 and its main claim to fame is the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This place really booms on the day of the 500. This place also has some nice little shops, parks such as Meadowood Park and restaurants. A lot of it restaurants and shops are focused off of Main Street, which serves as the city's downtown area of sorts. There is a nice running trail that goes through the heart of the city. I ran a few 5Ks on it is how I know. This city is relatively clean and does not have as much crime as Indy. It is home to Daredevil Brewing Company, the Dallara IndyCar Factory, and an indoor go-cart track. The Motor Speedway has a museum and offers tours. I have went on it a couple of times and it is nice. You can actually ride a bus on the track and get out and kiss the bricks. Outside of that there is not much to the city. I try to avoid the the city during the big race at all costs, because it is way too packed for my comfort. This is a decent low key city to escape the hustle and bustle of Indy, but if it did not have the Speedway, it would only be a blip on the map.

Oldfields is one of my favorite spots to visit in Indianapolis. I visit a couple times each year,…read morebut my favorite time to visit is during the Christmas season when the mansion is decorated for the holidays. Oldfields was designed by noted architect, Lewis K. Davis, in 1910 for the family of Hugh Landon, an executive of Fletcher Trust. The Landon family lived in the house from 1913-1932, when the house was sold to J. Lilly, Jr. the Lillys donated the property to the Arts Association of Indianapolis in 1966, where it became part of the present day Newfields Art Museum. All this information is summarized in detail on placards in the basement of the home. The home is huge, of course, and has been restored and maintained to its 1913 glory. I like to imagine living in the home during the early days. There is a music room, library (built by Lilly), dining room, pantry, kitchen. The upstairs bedrooms are not opened to the public. Downstairs there is a billiards room and carriage house. Information about each room is described on small boards. Paintings of a young Ruth Lilly, adorn several walls. The back of the house overlooks the White River. Gardens surround the mansion and make a delightful springtime stroll. During Winterlights, the front grounds are filled with Christmas lights that dance to the music of the Indianapolis Symphony. In the basement, there is a small gift shop that sells the "shirt" and seasonal gifts. Admission to the museum (or Winterlights) includes a self guided walking tour of the mansion. The home is definitely worth a visit.

Oldfields - Lilly House & Gardens at Newfields. The gardens, 26-acre grounds, and the mansion are…read morebreathtaking! I recommend watching the history movie in the theater in the basement as it will take you through the history and then tour the house. Definitely a must see when in the area and at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. All the names are kind of confusing. Oldfields is the Lilly House and Gardens that is at Newfields which houses the estate, The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park, the Beer Garden, and the Indianapolis Museum of Art all worth checking out and make for such a wonderful experience.

We loved our day trip to the Indy Children's Museum. You could spend hours here. My kids absolutely…read moreloved the "dinosaurs who hit the building." We went on a Sunday so it was not super busy which was great. There are a ton of interactive exhibits. Our favorite part of the museum was the amazing sports complex. It offered every sport you could imagines so my kids got to play basketball, soccer, baseball, peddle cars. There was also a really neat treehouse there as well. It was a great outdoor experience. We did not get to see all the floors but were very impressed by what we did see. I do want to note that they do not offer reciprocity with other museum passes so we did have to pay full price.

This is easily the best children's museum in the country. We live in Georgia and have annual passes…read moreto the Indianapolis Children's Museum just because it is so incredible that it's worth the flight. Inside has intricate, rotating exhibits that are hands-on and informational at a level that all ages can appreciate. Outdoors is a huge sports complex featuring a track, a racecourse, realistic mini fields and courts as well as several putt putt courses for all skill levels. It's a little more weather dependent but truly amazing. The whole museum is so well maintained and staffed by thoughtful, caring people who really seem to enjoy their jobs and are always willing and able to help. Food is relatively affordable but the best food is bar far the tacos outside. My only complaint is that lately the bees (or wasps or whatever) have been really bad near the restaurant, and will literally try to eat anything, even cheese or chicken. They are ruthless. If they're bad when you come, grab food outside and take it indoors to the bee-free cafeteria.

I've wanted to visit the Eiteljorg for a while now so I'm glad I got to visit on MLK Free Day!…read more I won't give away too much of what's inside but there's a lot of artwork by artists who are Native to the North American landmass, inclusive of Inuit art. I liked the Jingle Rails special holiday exhibit which featured recreations of many landmarks across the United States with electric train sets moving throughout the exhibit. I shared a few of my favorite sights with this review. There is also a nice cafe that has a pretty full service menu. Since we already had lunch, we only stopped by for a soft drink. You can actually visit the cafe without visiting the full museum, and receipts to the cafe can actually validate the underground parking at the White River State Park!

You can still go to this season's Jingle Rails which ends on MLKJ Day. I borrowed a library pass…read moreand got my friend and me in as well as validated free parking. This is my 3rd visit ever, and this year was the funniest because of the seek and find game for a tattoo sticker or a piece of candy. It drew us to look at the details. This year the new exhibit is Route 66 and quite educational. It was my friend's first time to this exhibit.

An ok race track. We came from Wisconsin to see some friends of ours race. We planned on going into…read morethe pits to hang out with them and visit for the day. When we went to pay for the three of us (myself, wife, and 2yr old daughter) it was $90 to get into the pits. We've been to plenty of tracks before we had a little one and are totally used to how much it is to get into the pits- but didn't expect them to charge full adult price for a toddler who was going to be carried the whole time. Especially when general admission is free for kids under 14. When we asked why it was full price for her- and not maybe half price ($15) we were met with a rude attitude from the woman in the booth. We ended up paying to stay since we drove all that way but we won't be back and we will be sure to forward the info on to all our racer friends and fans.

A great race track that races every Saturday spring throughout the fall. The track is family…read morefriendly with nice new restrooms and admits Kids free. The racing is action packed with Modifieds and stock cars weekly along with a lot of special classes. Concessions are very good and fairly priced. The track has a lot of history and has been there since the early 1900's; however, the facilities are very modern and recently remodeled. Racing at the Montpelier track is a great experience for any family.

We had the most pleasant experience buying a car here! We worked with Pasqual and he was SO kind &…read morewent above and beyond. He listened to us and reasonably honored what we asked for. We were so grateful for him and the other staff members who stayed late so that we could leave the lot with our new-to-us car. I really can't say enough about Pasqual - he made sure the gas tank was full in the car before we left, made sure to show us all of the features in the car, and was just so friendly. Car shopping can easily be a stressful experience, but our experience here was not that way at all. Plus, it smells really good in the building! Who doesn't love that?

We bought our slightly-used Honda HRV from Indy Honda in 2020, and it's been a joy to drive ever…read moresince. The process of purchasing was painless and fast, and we got such a good deal we've paid it off too. We've had all of our service done here ever since, and we've always been treated well. Specifically: 1) very easy to book appointments, with lots of days/hours to choose from and pretty much no wait time; 2) the team communicates with us effectively and immediately through text; 3) they give us an estimate and stick to it, but discuss anything they find that we might want to know about; 4) free shuttle to and from home, while the car is being serviced; and 5) they did a diagnostic scan for us on the USB ports, which I was not having any luck with -- found that it worked perfectly, but *not* with Amazon Basics USB cords. (Oh, Honda, you're such a princess.) Didn't charge us a cent. They have a newly-refurbished, comfortable waiting area now, too.