Aetna, Gary

Name: Aetna
Address: Gary, United States

#18 among attractions in Gary

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Facts and practical information

Aetna is a neighborhood in northeastern Gary, Indiana, south of Miller Beach and east of Interstate 65. As of 2000, the neighborhood had a population of 4,942, which was 83% black and 11% white. ()

Coordinates: 41°35'27"N, 87°17'21"W

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Northeast Gary (Aetna)Gary United States

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Aetna – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: City Methodist Church, Palace Theater, Cathedral of the Holy Angels, Marquette Park.

2.6 miW
Church
City Methodist Church, Gary
67 min walk • The City Methodist Church, latterly known as City United Methodist Church is a disused church in Gary, Indiana. Once the largest Methodist church in the Midwest, it ceased as a place of worship in 1975 after a relatively brief life of just over 50 years.
2.5 miW
Cinema, Palace
Palace Theater, Gary
64 min walk • The Palace Theater is a 1925 movie theater, now closed, located at 791 Broadway in Gary, Indiana, in the city's Emerson neighborhood. It was designed by the prominent movie palace architect John Eberson.
3.1 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Cathedral of the Holy Angels, Gary
80 min walk • The Cathedral of the Holy Angels is a Catholic cathedral located in Gary, Indiana, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Gary, and the home of Holy Angels Parish.
2.7 miNE
Park
Marquette Park, Gary
70 min walk • Marquette Park, originally called Lake Front Park, is a municipal park completely surrounded by Indiana Dunes National Park. Its primary elements include 1.4 miles of white sand Lake Michigan beaches, inland ponds, impressively high sand dunes, wetlands, a lagoon, and indigenous oak savanna.
3 miW
41°34'36"N • 87°20'38"W
Jackson family home, Gary
77 min walk • Historical place, Museum
1.5 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Sand dune
Miller Woods, Gary
39 min walk • Miller Woods is the far western unit of Indiana Dunes National Park in the lakefront community of Miller Beach, Indiana. Miller Woods is home to the federally endangered Karner Blue butterfly and the federally threatened Pitcher's thistle. Miller Woods is also the only part of the National Park that also adjoins the Grand Calumet River.
1.6 miNE
City hall
Miller Town Hall, Gary
41 min walk • The Miller Town Hall is a two-story brick building in the Miller Beach community in Gary, Indiana, in the United States. It was constructed to serve as the administrative building for the town of Miller, incorporated in 1907, and was used for that purpose until Miller's annexation into Gary in 1918.
2.6 miNE
Museum, History museum, Science museum
Gary Bathing Beach Aquatorium, Gary
67 min walk • Gary Bathing Beach Aquatorium, formerly known as Lakefront Park Bathhouse and also known as Chanute Aquatorium, is located at One Marquette Drive at Miller Beach in Marquette Park, Gary, Indiana. The aquatorium was designed by George Washington Maher and constructed in 1921.
2.5 miW
Museum, History museum
Gary Land Company Building, Gary
63 min walk • Gary Land Company Building, also known as Gary's First Town Hall, is a historic building located at Gary, Indiana.
2.5 miSE
Locality
Lake Station
65 min walk • For those interested in history and culture, Lake Station has several attractions to explore. The city is home to the Lake Station Historical Society Museum, which showcases the rich heritage of the region through exhibits and artifacts.
2.7 miW
Library
Louis J. Bailey Branch Library, Gary
69 min walk • The Louis J. Bailey Branch Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at Gary, Indiana. It was built in 1918, and is a one-story, Colonial Revival style brick building on a raised basement.

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How to get to Aetna by public transport?

The nearest stations to Aetna:

Train

Miller (31 min walk)

Bus

7th Avenue & Lake • Lines: L2 (33 min walk)