Your Guide to the Indianapolis Area
Glendale Town Center
A very busy shopping area, awesome products for a fair price, can get a little busy, but not so bad most of the time.
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Circle Centre Mall
Big mall. Make sure to plan out some of your shopping money for those parking garages. Is there one connected directly to it? I don’t know, because I had to walk through a bank one time, then cross…
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Brookside Park
The old beautiful building is in center of large park along Pogues Creek. The building is a great local children’s activity, sports and community center. I saw kids playing basketball indoors.
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Crown Hill Funeral Home and Cemetery
Simply beautiful!
I was absolutely amazed at the magnitude, design and location of James Whitcomb Riley’s memorial. This adoration of this man went far by so many. Not only did we all love his wor…
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Indiana War Memorial & Museum
The building is huge and beautiful from outside. It was closed when we visited here, so we didn’t have a chance to go inside. I think this is a great place to learn history. It’s a good photo takin…
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Chispas Discotheque
Having a awesome time with my love with our sister birthday party blast!! You guys are great and you rock!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
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Ritz Nightclub
This is an inner-city neighborhood Night Lounge it’s open during the day sometimes. The service is good to say the least this is an inner city neighborhood night lounge it’s open during the day som…
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Regal UA Circle Centre
We were in town for my stepdaughter’s marching band competition back in November. While we had a free day of exploring the city. We decided to head to the movies. This was during the middle of the…
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Landmark’s Glendale 12 Theatre
Always nice and clean. I went to see Garfield. It was okay. I wouldn’t suggest paying to see it. Only 6 people total in the theater. I would wait for it to come out on cable.
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Happy Garden
Meal takeaway in Indianapolis
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Toppers Pizza
During a study session with my friend, we decided to get some lunch from toppers. All I can say was it was not disappointing. The pizza was tasteful and delicious. It was well baked and cooked perf…
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Giorgio’s Pizza
Excellent pizza with fast friendly service. Had the stuffed meat pizza, pepperoni slice and some of the pepperoni bread sticks. The flavor of the pizzas were very good and I enjoyed the stuffed one…
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Target
Department store in Indianapolis
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T.J. Maxx
It has an overall good collection. Clothes are basic with a good deal in prices, sometimes very cheap. Has home decor, accessories, clothing, bath and beauty, makeup etc all in one place.
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Freestyle
Great urban type store with a great selection of designer clothes.
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Lady Joy
I found my birthday outfit here! Mainly club attire they have casual clothes and ratchet clothes too. Their heels are the bomb I just can’t walk in them. They WILL NOT LET YOU TRY ON WHITE!!! Just …
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Be the Boutique
Be is one of my favorite spots in Indy! It’s the perfect for finding a unique gift for someone or just splurge on yourself. They have the cutest stuff and the whole shop just makes you happy from t…
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Pitaya
Great place to find trendy and inexpensive clothing, however, I would not consider it to be high quality, but the price point is nice. Employees are always helpful and quick to offer to start you a…
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The Secret Ingredient
The staff is excellent at helping you find your next showstopper outfit. They have their new fall lines in and it’s really tough to keep control of my spending!
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Horseshoe Indianapolis, Shelbyville
Derby day at the horseshoe if you like gambling on the ponies come on out! Good times excellent atmosphere and great Hoosier hospitality
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Beech Grove Bowl
I enjoyed my time here especially visiting for the first time. You had availability when most alleys did not on a Saturday. I have yet to try the pizza but I’m thinking it’ll be good when I do.
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St Seraphim of Sarov Bookstore
The best Orthodox Christian bookstore in the Midwest, if not the country. Highly recommend. Very extensive selection of books, icons, akathists, crosses, and anything else an Orthodox may be lookin…
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Weber Grill Restaurant
My coworkers and I are at a convention this week in Indy. We have eaten at Weber’s 3 times now. Tonight was the best! Our service was outstanding! Anna S. was such an wonderful server. She was so f…
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Mesh – Indianapolis
It was the last day of Devour & the Mrs. & I decided we wanted to try something a little different.. we ended up at Mesh. Funny thing though.. Devour brought us there, but we didn’t end up …
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The Rathskeller
Just excellent. The food was delicious and everything I wanted it to be after being without German food for so long! I especially loved the red cabbage, weird choice I know. Our waitress has worke…
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Leviathan Bakehouse
Legendary bakery!
My wife and I decided to try Leviathan, looking for a delicious breakfast on the way to the homeshow. We were very satisfied after devouring the scrumptious bits of ambrosia.
We t…
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1000 Words Gallery
1000 Words Gallery has consistently put on wonderful and insightful events for the community. Every event I’ve been able to make a meaningful connection. Chris the owner is also a very genuine and …
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Gallery 924
Great exhibit for children, it could have been a little more interactive. The kids just wanted to touch a thousand dollar art piece.
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Indianapolis Zoo
We went on a cooler day and the crowd was minimal, the facilities were clean and the exhibits were wonderful. I really liked being able to take pictures without a fence between me and the animals …
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NCAA Hall of Champions
This place was super cool and had many interactive games, basketball court, etc! If you have free time and enjoy college sports definitely give this place a go! Give yourself about a hour of fun!
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Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art
Had a really good time in the museum. Very insightful with many wonderful exhibits. Very friendly and courteous staff. Also very interactive with not only the exhibits upstairs but also in the lowe…
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Indiana Historical Society
We love the Festival of Trees! We went on a Tuesday evening when you can view the trees in the low lights. It was just gorgeous. Our favorite was the LS Ayres tree. I also loved the DAR tree. Every…
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The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
We traveled from metro Detroit to Indy to spend one day at the Children’s Museum. It was definitely worth the drive! We ended up spending almost 6 hours here exploring all the exhibits. We were abl…
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St. Vincent Dolphin Pavilion
It was my first time watching a dolphins show and was awesome. The main purpose of this is to being conscious about them. It’s our duty to take care of them and going to the Indianapolis zoo defini…
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Indiana State Fair Midway
Had a great time at the Indiana State Fair, but am too old for the Midway😂😂. The LEGO displays were phenominal in the Harvest Pavilion, I learned that Butterflies like oranges ( Butterfly display …
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Whole Foods Market
Big market. DIY lunch box is amazing. Entree with 2 sides lunch box is also amazing. The staffs are helpful and kind. Would love to revisit.
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LA CEIBA FOOD MARKET
So much variety and options! Me and my fiancé usually go all the way to the west side to get all our needs but can now go here. Everyone is super nice and helpful. Prices are fair and not overprice…
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Chilly Water Tap Room
I enjoyed Chilly Water. The Sticky Fingers Breakfast stout was delicious, they have a real winner there.
But I just gotta shout out to Hoagies And Hops. My sandwich was phenomenal, my fries were…
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Brew Link Brewing Downtown
First time trying this spot for lunch, and will definitely be back! Staff was very friendly, lots of food choices, and it’s super cute inside! Loaded fries came out hot and fresh (and as ordered). …
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The Brass Ring Lounge
Went here on a Sunday night. It wasn’t crowded (just like I like).
Tried a couple of cocktails & even got some foods.
I like the ambiance and the vibes. The bartenders were great: they helped m…
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Wiseguy Lounge – Mass Ave
Amazing experience! Awesome presentation! Richard is great! Loved this hidden bar in the pizza shop! No password necessary. Very reasonably priced drinks that are superb high quality! Will totally …
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Taste This Fish
I walked in last week and ordered for the first time, and the fish was PERFECT. Everything was fresh and the amount of food compared to what you are paying is 100% on the dime. I had the catfish nu…
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Pier 48 Fish House and Oyster Bar
Good location across from the field house, this place is nice and quiet during the week for lunch. Their Thursday special is a ridiculous deal – 2 sliders of your choice and fries for about $13, an…
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Caplinger’s Fresh Catch Seafood Kitchen at The AMP
The food here is SOO GOOD!!
One of the few places in the state where you can find quality frog legs and alligator bites. They taste like chicken. The fries, cornbread, and hush puppies are their be…
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Lincoln Square Pancake House
The service here was so good. They sat us down super fast we didn’t have to wait. Our waitress was super friendly. We got our drinks fast and our food.
Our food was so delicious no complaints here….
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Beholder
By far the best restaurant in Indianapolis. Privately owned restaurant with amazing creative kitchen with changing menu all the time.
Sitting at the chefs counter is my favorite. The kitchen crew a…
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The Capital Grille
Capital Grille is one of my fav restaurants across the country. This location is no exception. The crab cakes are always excellent. And my go to cocktail stoli doli is always amazing. Most of my fa…
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OP Italian
A hidden gem nestled in the Marriott hotel, and we are definitely happy we found this restaurant ! The filet mignon was decadent , melt in your mouth with so much flavor and the Chilean sea bass wi…
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ClusterTruck
Got the tenderloin sandwich and it was tasty. Ended up breaking the tenderloin in half and making it a double stack. Quick delivery fresh ingredients, cool containers ( gonna make em my new leftove…
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Gather 22
Fantastic pizza on the thinnest crust I’ve ever had. They have gluten free crust options. The drinks are great! Get the pear and brie toast for dessert instead of an app and you will not be disappo…
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Lincoln Square Pancake House
Went for Sunday breakfast, place was packed but the staff here were on their A game. Got us seated so fast, everything was so smooth, always checking on us , very friendly.
The food was terrific, w…
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Command Coffee
Command coffee was great! We went for a meeting and there were lots of seats for groups to chat. The staff was nice and I got their nice mocha! My friends liked the pastries they got. The staff was…
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