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Indianapolis Hotels and Visitor Information
Region: Southern Great Lakes
State: Indiana
Population: 791,926
Elevation: 717 ft
Area Code(s): 317
Information: Convention and Visitors Association, 1 RCA Dome, Suite 100, 46225; phone 317/639-4282 or toll-free 800/323-4639
Email: icva@indianapolis.org Web: www.indy.org
Area Description:
Think of Indianapolis, and you think of car racing. It's that simple. Since AAA established its national driving championship and sanctioned the first Indy 500 in 1911, millions of people around the world have watched the checkered flag come down at the Brickyard. But there's so much more to see--the stately homes of presidents and poets, stunning art collections, one of the largest children's museums in the world. Visitors to Indiana's capital are surprised to find a canal inspired by the waterways of Venice, a Grecian shrine modeled after the ancient mausoleum at Halicarnassus and a spacious urban park often compared to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. In fact, the city was laid out by Alexander Ralston--apprentice to Pierre L'Enfant in designing the federal capital--and his vision of broad avenues radiating out from a central hub gives Indianapolis an Old-World feel.
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