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Bucket Listers

THINGS TO CHECK OFF YOUR BUCKET LIST IN INDY

You know life is short and you want to experience everything it has to offer. You’re a planner, a doer. Your goals mirror your passions and travel is your ticket to achieving them.

You seek to live in the moment, but you know the most important question when it comes to travel is “What’s next?” Follow along as we share only-in-Indy thrills for your next ultimate bucket list getaway.

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102nd Running of the Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Man versus machine, see drivers turn laps at 230 mph
Concerts, parades, and the famous snake pit - join the party all month long
The world’s largest single-day sporting event: May 27, 2018

Dolphin Adventure

Indianapolis Zoo

Only place in the Midwest where you can get in-water with dolphins
Help feed the dolphins and interact using hand signals
Other animal encounters include artwork made by elepants, rhinos, and penquins

Experience the International Space Station

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis

Only place on Earth you can go to get a real feel for what life on the ISS is really like
NASA space capsule Liberty Bell 7 on display

World's Spiciest Dish

St. Elmo Steak House's Shrimp Cocktail

It is the world’s spiciest dish as proclaimed by the Travel Channel, and is known to make grown men cry
Take home a bottle or two of the famous sauce

Feel the Need – the Need for Speed

Go Karting in Indy

Experience the thrill of high-speed indoor karting in the Racing Capital of the World
Indy is home to three major karting venues: Fastimes Indoor Karting, K1 Speed, and Speedway Indoor Karting

Play the entire Pete Dye Golf Trail

Birdies are your passion

Famed course designer and Hoosier native Pete Dye chose his home state to design extraordinary public golf courses
With four holes inside the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Brickyard Crossing Golf Course is a must-play

Go 180 mph in an IndyCar

Indy Racing Experience

Get into a two-seat IndyCar and take a spin around the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2.5-mile oval
Professional drivers will take the turns, all you need to do is hang on and enjoy the g-force

Go Ape! Treetop Adventure

Practice Your Tarzan Yell

Swing through the treetops at Eagle Creek Park, one of the largest municipal parks in the country
This course isn’t just zip lines - also enjoy rope ladders, 39 crossings, and two Tarzan swings

Climb Monument Circle

A Bird's Eye View of the City

Experience Indy’s most iconic monument at the physical and spiritial heart of Indianapolis
Climb 330 steps (or take the elevator for $1) to top of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument observation deck

See the world's largest Chihuly

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis

Be awestruck by the scale of the world’s largest permanent Dale Chihuly installation, Fireworks of Glass
Follow the ramp around this five-story-high installation

Relive Hoosiers at Plump's Last Shot

Dine with a Legend

Bobby Plump’s famous shot in 1954 won the game for Milan and inspired the movie Hoosiers
His bar and grill is famous for making the ultimate breaded tenderloin

Stay in a Train Car

The Crowne Plaza Hotel at Union Station

You can stay in real Pullman train cars resting on original tracks
Tour attached Union Station, built in 1888 and the nation’s first consolidation of tracks and railroads into one centralized station

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