31. Holliday Park Nature Center
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 327-7180
Address: 6363 Spring Mill Rd.
Description: This 13,000-square-foot facility has a bird and wildlife observation area with feeding stations and a sound system to allow viewers to hear the birds. An extensive wildflower garden and a wildlife-friendly prairie are nearby. Visitors can also relax on the lawns, hike riverside trails, burn off some energy on the playground, with its big slides and a rock-climbing wall, and take in the Ruins, a sculpture park made from a salvaged New York City skyscraper.
32. Old World Gondoliers, Inc.
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 491-4835
Address: 337 W. 11th St.
Description: Experience the beauty, mystique, and charm of downtown Indianapolis from a Venetian-style gondola, complete with singing gondolier and spectacular canal views. Reservations begin Apr 15, with rides available from Mother’s Day through early Sept. Public rides board at the canal’s Ohio Street hub. Private rides board at Buggs Temple at the north end on 11th Street. On-board catered dinners are available.
33. Wheel Fun Rentals
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 767-5072
Address: 425 W. Ohio St.
Description: Enjoy Indy’s Central Canal on a pedal boat or kayak. The boat shop is located in the canal at the corner of West and Ohio Streets, beneath Fire Station 13. Rentals are available daily during summer from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on weekends during spring and fall.
34. Expo Bowl
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 787-3448
Address: 5261 Elmwood Dr.
Description: A modern smoke-free (nonsmoking except in the bar area) bowling center, Expo Bowl offer 80 lanes with Brunswick automatic scoring. Expo Bowl also features the Laser Storm game, Glow-in-the-Dark Cosmic Bowling, and the Royal Café with sandwiches and other snacks.
35. Southern Bowl
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 881-8686
Address: 1010 S. US 31
Description: Featuring 40 lanes with Brunswick automatic scoring, Southern Bowl is a nonsmoking center with Glow-in-the-Dark Cosmic Bowling and a snack bar with sandwiches and other goodies.
36. Western Bowl
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 247-4426
Address: 6441 W. Washington St.
Description: Featuring Brunswick automatic scoring on 80 lanes, this smoke-free lane offers karaoke nights on Fri and Sat, along with Glow-in-the-Dark Cosmic Bowling and a snack bar.
37. Woodland Bowl
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 844-4099
Address: 3421 E. 96th St.
Description: With 80 lanes and Brunswick automatic scoring, this smoke-free center is home to 23 professional bowling tournaments and has also conducted four world team challenges. Woodland Bowl features two lounges, including a theater-style sports bar and another with five pool tables. Woodland also offers Pirates Cove Miniature Golf, Glow-in-the-Dark Cosmic Bowling, a full-service pro shop, and the Royal Café for sandwiches and snacks.
38. Climb Time Indy
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 596-3330
Address: 8750 Corporation Dr.
Description: This facility offers indoor rock climbing for all ages and 10,000 square feet of climbing space for building strength and confidence.
39. Indy Lakes Campground
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 888-8006
Address: 4001 W. Southport Rd.
Description: Indy Lakes Campground features a full-time bait and tackle shop and Indy’s oldest pay lakes, including Lake Le-An-Wa, open since 1951. The lake specializes in big cats and carp contests and frequently stocks farm-raised channel catfish to take home. The holding tanks for the “big ones” are stocked every Sunday in season.
40. Arthur M. Glick JCC
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 251-9467
Address: 6701 Hoover Rd.
Description: The facility offers programs and services for all ages to become emotionally, intellectually, and physically healthy. Membership is open to all regardless of race, creed, or religious affiliation. Services include early childhood and school-age programs, sports, fitness, and aquatics programs, a fitness center, comprehensive cultural arts program, senior services, networking events, and educational programs.
41. The Monon Center—Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 848-7275
Address: 1235 Central Park Dr. East
Description: Located in a 161-acre park, this facility features natural wetlands, a lagoon, a boardwalk, and miles of trails. The Monon Center has 114,971 square feet of state-of-the-art amenities, including a fitness center, indoor aquatics center, gymnasium, walking and running track, and outdoor aqua park.
42. National Institute for Fitness and Sport
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 274-3432
Address: 250 University Blvd.
Description: The National Institute for Fitness and Sport is within convenient walking distance from downtown Indy and offers daily, weekly, and monthly passes. Features include a 65,000-square-foot fitness center, NBA-size basketball court, 200-meter rubberized running track, extensive equipment, and the latest group fitness classes, including Les Mills’s BodyPump and yoga.
43. SportZone
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 293-2255
Address: 6601 Coffman Rd.
Description: A premier, six-acre indoor facility and fitness center, SportZone offers excellent indoor arenas for baseball, softball, basketball, soccer, volleyball, and flag football. SportZone offers many leagues as well as informal games. State-of-the-art fitness equipment is also available.
44. Major Taylor Skate Park
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 327-8356
Address: 3649 Cold Spring Rd.
Description: The park at Major Taylor Velodrome, an elite bicycle arena, is available for skateboarders, in-line skaters and bikers, with staggered hours for each maintained for safety. Mounds for freestyle biking are adjacent to the skate park.
45. Pepsi Coliseum
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 927-7622
Address: 1202 E. 38th St.
Description: Public ice-skating takes place at the State Fairgrounds from mid-Oct through mid-Mar. Rental figure skates and hockey skates are available.