Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. It is Indiana’s largest city and, presently, the 12th largest city in the U.S., the second largest city in the Midwest (behind Chicago), the second most populous state capital (after Phoenix, Arizona), and the most populous state capital east of the Mississippi River. Indianapolis is also one of the fastest growing regions in the United States. For much of its history, Indianapolis has oriented itself around government and industry, particularly manufacturing. Today, Indianapolis has a much more diversified economy, contributing to the fields of education, health care, and finance. Tourism is also a vital part of the economy of Indianapolis, and the city plays host to numerous conventions and sporting events, including the annual Indianapolis 500, the Brickyard 400 and the Men’s and Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournaments. Greater Indianapolis has seen moderate growth among U.S. cities, especially in nearby Hamilton, Hendricks, and Johnson counties.
Home to the world’s fastest car races, Indianapolis is called the “Crossroads of America†and has landmarks like Monument Circle, with the 284-foot Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument. Broad Ripple Village is Indianapolis’ version of Greenwich Village and has art galleries, restaurants and boutiques, great nightlife along the riverfront. The Indianapolis Art Center has eight exhibition spaces for cultural events, and jewelry at Artifacts Gallery. The Vogue is a dance club and live performance venue. Children’s Museum of Indianapolis on Meridian Street has a life-sized model of a Tyrannosaurus Rex at the entrance, and more than 110,000 artifacts in three areas: the Natural World Domain with animal fossils and precious gems; the Cultural World Domain for folk toys, and the American Experience Domain, artifacts spanning 150 years of American History. The “Dinosphere†has skeletons and artifacts, with sounds and surroundings of the Cretaceous Period. The “All Aboard†exhibit has a 19th-Century steam engine and toy train sets, and the “Story Avenue†exhibit is about African American songs and music.
Drive your cheap Indianapolis rental car to the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art’s collection has the art and craft of Native peoples, and works by artists of the American West, with textiles, jewelry, and relics of tribes of the Plains and Southwest. It also has works of the Taos Society of Artists, a New Mexican artist collective. Fountain Square Theatre Building at Virginia Avenue at Shelby and Prospect Streets is a converted theater with independently owned shops, Action Duckpin Bowl and Atomic Bowl Duckpin bowling lanes, and breathtaking views of the city’s skyline from the Rooftop Garden. The Garfield Park Conservatory and Sunken Gardens is a 10,000 square foot conservatory with lush tropical plants, themed foliage, decorative exhibits and magnificent fountains with a formal landscape modeled in the European tradition.
Indiana State Museum, alongside the White River, houses the story of the Hoosier State, the past and present of all things Indiana, from architecture to legacy, wild creatures and skeletal, decorative arts and Americana exhibits of the culture of Indiana residents and a fine arts collection by native artists. Drive your Indiaapolis discount rental car to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Hall of Fame Museum for its prize-winning Indy 500 race cars, trophies, equipment and racing memorabilia and a Grounds Tour around the Bombardier Pagoda, Gasoline Alley garage and the victory platform of the racing facility.
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Indianapolis International Airport (IND)Â is a public airport located seven miles southwest of the central business district of Indianapolis, a city in Marion County, Indiana. It is owned and operated by the Indianapolis Airport Authority. The airport is the largest in Indiana, occupying approximately 7,700 acres of land in Wayne and Decatur Townships of Marion County, all within the city of Indianapolis. It is located near interstate highways I-65, I-69, I-70, and I-74, all of which connect to the city’s I-465 beltway. The airport’s passenger terminal was the first designed and built in the United States since the terror attacks on September 11, 2001.
FedEx Express opened their Indianapolis hub in 1988. Three expansions since opening have made IND home to the second largest hub in the world for FedEx behind only the world hub at Memphis International Airport. IND is the eighth largest cargo center in the U.S., the 22nd busiest airport in the world by cargo traffic.
Indianapolis International Airport is located off I-70 via Exit 68 just five minutes west of I-465.
Indianapolis discount car rental is just a short walk from the terminal, eight rental car counters are located in the Ground Transportation Center (first floor of the Parking Garage).
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