Advantages: More than meets the eye Disadvantages: Often overlooked
...people tend to think of Indianapolis in relation to the sporting events that take place here (the Indianapolis 500, Pacers, Colts, an increasing number of others), and tend to overlook some very interesting and historical parts of the city right in the centre. Here are a few of the more interesting spots in Indianapolis that tend to be neglected.
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One such overlooked place is Christ Church Cathedral, on the Circle (which is dominated by ... ...very American architectural style.
Indianapolis itself was first settled as a town in 1821; shortly thereafter churches began to be built. The first Christ Church Episcopal building was erected as a small wooden church in 1838; this was demolished and the present building begun in 1857. It was designated Cathedral for the diocese in 1954, and in 1973 was added to the National Register of Historic Sites. There is a corner tower with spire which is ...
frkurt 08.08.2003
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Advantages: We had an unexpected and fun day Disadvantages: Took us even longer to get to Nashville
...supposed to be only passing Indianapolis on our travels between Chicago and Nashville, but due to traffic jams and the need for sleep and a beer or two we decided to stop just outside Indianapolis in one of the many a road side Motels. Now none of us were really great motor racing fans but the gentleman told us you can not visit Indianapolis without going to the circuit. At the time we were not too sure but after a few beers decided we would pop ... ...we did. When we actually found the way into the circuit (it felt like we did a couple of laps looking for the entrance) we paid our three dollar's museum entry and the extra three dollars for a trip round the circuit.
After I look round the museum so we could learn a little about the sport, we went on the trip round the track. It was basically a slow drive round the track with a taped commentary about the history of the track, some of which we had ...
JamesMoore 12.03.2001 (31.08.2001)
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