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ABOUT INDIANAPOLIS

Indianapolis is the Racing Capital of the World, famous for hosting the world-famed Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR's Allstate 400. America’s 13th largest city, Indianapolis is also home to numerous amateur sporting events as well as the world champion Indianapolis Colts and NBA's Indiana Pacers.

But it's not just sporting events that make Indianapolis a world-class city. 

Indianapolis is home to nine institutions of higher education. That helps adds to the vibrant nightlife and sophisticated cultural offerings throughout the city. Add to that a wide array of attractions, dining options and festivals that make it a warm place to call home and a nice place to visit. Indianapolis offers big-city amenities in an easy-to-navigate package wrapped in a friendly atmosphere. Indy is the perfect balance of cosmopolitan style and small-town charm that makes it a successful destination for anyone, catering to nearly 22 million visitors a year.

• The Indiana Repertory Theatre, offering the best in contemporary and classic professional theatre, on two stages.
• The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra will move you with music at the Hilbert Circle Theatre.
• Monument Circle, home to the 284-foot Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument, dedicated in 1902.
• The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art is a showplace for the art, culture and history of the American West.
• The NCAA Hall of Champions.
• The Indianapolis Zoo and White River Gardens, the nation's only accredited combined zoo, aquarium and botanical garden, occupying 64 acres in White River State Park.
• The Indiana State Museum, where you can explore Indiana's past, present and future.
• The Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) is one of the largest general art museums in America.
• Conner Prairie, a 19th century living history museum and frontier village.
• The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is a five-story museum housing 100,000 artifacts in 11 galleries that explore the physical and natural sciences, history, foreign culture and the arts.
• The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, host of the two largest single-day sporting events in the world: the Indianapolis 500 and the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard.
• The Hall of Fame Museum on the grounds of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
• O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis (ORP), home to the richest drag racing event in the world, the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, the Kroger SpeedFest, NASCAR Nationwide and Craftsman Truck Series, and more.
• Enjoy America's favorite pastime with a view of downtown with the Indianapolis Indians at Victory Field.
• The NBA's Pacers and WNBA's Fever at Conseco Fieldhouse, a monument to Indiana's rich basketball tradition.
• The NFL's Indianapolis Colts, Super Bowl XLI Champions, in their brand new home, Lucas Oil Stadium.
• And look for Super Bowl VII coming to Lucas Oil Stadium in 2012!
• The 500 Festival - fun, family-friendly events culminating with the Indianapolis 500, with events like the Mini Marathon, Community Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the 500 Festival Parade.
• The Indy Jazz Fest in White River State Park.
• Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration, a weeklong event celebrating the city's African-American heritage and culture .
• The Indiana State Fair, the oldest state fair in the country, offering more than two weeks of fair fun each August.

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ABOUT INDIANAPOLIS

“Cosmopolitan with Midwestern appeal, Indianapolis is fast becoming one of America’s favorite cities.” -Northwest Airlines WorldTraveler, May 2008

“From the exciting world of sports to the detail and subtlety of the fine arts, Indianapolis has emerged as a cultural leader of the Midwest.” -Group Travel Leader, September 2008

“While the city lays claim to 10 world-class sports venues, that is just a fraction of its cultural institution tally: 14 museums, 21 galleries and 25 performing arts centers and theaters” -The Washington Post, May 28, 2008

In 1820, a site along central Indiana's White River was selected as the new location for the state's capital.  The name Indianapolis was created by joining Indiana with polis, the Greek word for city.  The new capital city was designed by Alexander Ralston who had helped plan the nation's capital in Washington, DC. His plan for called for a city of one square mile, at the center of which was a large circular commons, now known as Monument Circle.

By the turn of the century, Indianapolis rivalled Detroit as a major automobile manufacturer, rivaling the likes of Detroit. The city grew rapidly throughout the first half of the 20th century, followed by rapid suburbanization in the second half.

Today, the city invests heavily in projects such as an expansion to the Convention Center, a new terminal for the Indianapolis International Airport, Lucas Oil Stadium, the Indianapolis Colts' new home and downtown's Circle Centre Mall. The city's population is 795,458, making it the 13th largest city in the U.S. and the second largest state capital (after Phoenix, Arizona).