Garfield Park, Indianapolis

Name: Garfield Park
Address: 2505 Conservatory Dr, Indianapolis, United States

#69 among attractions in Indianapolis

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Garfield Park is a 128-acre regional city park in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Established in the late 19th century, it is the oldest city park in Indianapolis and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The park is located at the confluence of Pleasant Run and Bean Creeks on the near Southside of Indianapolis. The 10,000-square-foot Conservatory and Sunken Gardens are located in the eastern portion of the park. The noted landscape architect George Edward Kessler designed the Sunken Gardens along with many of the other features of the park as part of his Park and Boulevard Plan for the city. ()

Created: 1881Elevation: 705 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 39°43'60"N, 86°8'44"W

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2505 Conservatory DrSouth Side (Garfield Park)Indianapolis United States

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Garfield Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lucas Oil Stadium, Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Slippery Noodle Inn, The Idle.

2.1 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
54 min walk • Lucas Oil Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It replaced the RCA Dome as the home field of the National Football League's Indianapolis Colts and opened on August 16, 2008.
2.2 miN
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
56 min walk • Gainbridge Fieldhouse is an indoor arena located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It opened in November 1999 to replace Market Square Arena.
2.1 miN
Nightlife, Restaurant
Slippery Noodle Inn, Indianapolis
54 min walk • The Slippery Noodle Inn is a large blues bar and restaurant with two performance stages in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. It also has the distinction of being the oldest continuously operating bar in the state of Indiana, having opened in 1850 as the Tremont House.
1.6 miN
Park
The Idle, Indianapolis
40 min walk • The Idle is a public park overlooking the I-65 and I-70 interstate interchanges in Indianapolis, Indiana. The park is located right off the Indianapolis Cultural Trail on Virginia Avenue, directly in-between the city's Fletcher Place and Fountain Square neighborhoods, which themselves are geographically separated by I-65.
1.4 miN
Museum, Shop, Event space
G. C. Murphy Building, Indianapolis
36 min walk • The G.C. Murphy Building, better known as "The Murphy" or "The Murphy Building" was built in 1884 and is located at 1043 Virginia Avenue in the historic Fountain Square District of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The G.C.
1.7 miS
Universities and schools
University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis
45 min walk • The University of Indianapolis is a private United Methodist Church-affiliated university in Indianapolis, Indiana. It offers Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees.
~1020 ftSE
Monuments and statues
Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Indianapolis
5 min walk • The Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument was a large granite monument that sat at the south entrance of Garfield Park in Indianapolis for nearly a century, before being removed in 2020.
1.5 miN
39°45'14"N • 86°8'21"W
Arthur's Music Store, Indianapolis
38 min walk • Universities and schools
1.4 miN
Museum, Art museum, Modern art museum
Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis
36 min walk • Indianapolis Contemporary, formerly known as the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art or iMOCA, features exhibitions of contemporary art. Currently, the organization has a new show every season. In 2020, the gallery's board voted to begin closing down operations, a result of financial strains caused by COVID-19.
1.9 miSE
Church
First Church of Cannabis, Indianapolis
50 min walk • The First Church of Cannabis is a cannabis-based registered church in the U.S. state of Indiana founded in March 2015 by Bill Levin.
1.7 miN
Neighbourhood, Italianate architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Fletcher Place, Indianapolis
45 min walk • Fletcher Place is a historic district and neighborhood in the city of Indianapolis, Indiana named after Calvin Fletcher, a prominent local banker, farmer and state senator.