The Indiana State Museum features the history, biology, and future of Indiana in a convenient location to downtown. As part of the White River State Park, the State Museum is also located near the Eiteljorg Museum, the Indianapolis Zoo and Gardens, and Victory Field, home of the Indianapolis Indians Minor League (AAA) baseball team.

The museum features a wide array of rotating exhibits, as well as certain fixed exhibits. In addition, it also houses the state's only IMAX theater, featuring daily showings of popular movies and exciting documentaries.

Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art

The Eiteljorg Museum is the only museum of its kind in the Midwest, and one of only two museums east of the Mississippi which showcases both Native American as well as Western Art, culture, and history. The museum contains one of the best Native American and Western art collections in the world, including traditional and contemporary work by artists such as T.C. Cannon, N.C. Wyeth, Andy Warhol, Georgia O’Keeffe, Allan Houser, Frederic Remington, Charles Russell and Kay Walkingstick.

The museum's Mihtohseenionki (The People's Place) gallery explores Indiana's indigenous peoples, the Delaware, Miami and Potawatomi Indians, through preserved rare objects, historical photos, interactive displays and audiovisual technology. Other galleries feature Native American art and artifacts from coast to coast, including pottery, basketry, woodcarvings, beadwork and apparel. The museum’s alliance partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) gives it invaluable access to the NMAI's traveling exhibitions and collections.

The Nina Mason Pulliam Education Center offers guests of all ages the opportunity to explore Western and Native American culture through demonstrations, workshops and other hands-on activities. The Education Center houses two art studios, as well as the Stephen and Sharon Zimmerman Resource Center, where the museum’s 5,000-volume collection is made available to the public. The Center’s resources, including books, DVDs, videos and more, can be accessed through the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library's online database. Use of the museum's Resource Center is free of charge.

The museum's Sky City Cafe, a 90-seat casual dining restaurant, serves dishes inspired by Western and Native American culture. The museum also features the DeHaan Family Terrace, beautiful garden space along the downtown Indianapolis Central Canal.

Located in Indianapolis' White River State Park, the Eiteljorg Museum is within walking distance of Lucas Oil Stadium and Circle Centre Mall.

Indianapolis Zoo

The Indianapolis Zoo is located downtown in White River State Park. Since opening in 1964, the Indianapolis Zoo has grown into a world-class facility, hosting a million visitors each year and playing a major role in worldwide conservation and research. The Indianapolis Zoo is the only attraction accredited by both the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) and the American Association of Museums as not only a zoo, but also an aquarium and a botanic garden.

White River Gardens

White River Gardens continues the Indianapolis Zoo's mission of connecting animals, plants and people. This stunningly beautiful 3.3-acre Landmark Botanical Attraction combines the best of gardening ideas, plant information, and inspirational design to serve the needs of all visitors. With over 1,000 plant varieties on display and entertaining special exhibits throughout the year, White River Gardens is an international showplace for Indiana where visitors can enjoy and learn about the bounty of the natural world. Whether collecting plant information from the resource room, staging a wedding in the most attractive location in the city, or simply strolling through the 1½ miles of flowered pathways, visitors to the Gardens will be inspired, impressed, enlivened and entertained.

The Indianapolis Zoo and White River Gardens are closed on June 9, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Eve.

Come to Victory Field, part of White River State Park, to enjoy an exciting game of Indianapolis Indians baseball!

Since the Indiana Repertory Theatre was founded in 1972, it has grown into one of the leading regional theatres in the country, as well as one of the top-flight cultural institutions in the city and state. In 1991 Indiana's General Assembly designated the IRT as "Theatre Laureate" of the state of Indiana. The IRT’s national reputation has been confirmed by highly-competitive grants from prestigious funders including the National Endowment for the Arts, the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund, the Indiana Arts Commission, the Theatre Communications Group/Pew Charitable Trusts, the Shubert Foundation, Lilly Endowment, Inc., and the Kresge Foundation.

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis boasts a collection of more than 100,000 artifacts that is a storehouse of ideas and concepts. Not only are these artifacts pathways to the thinking that has shaped our collective past, but also to the new connections and discoveries yet unborn in the minds of young visitors. Since it was founded in 1926, the museum has nurtured the growth of its collection, which is divided into three domains:

The Natural World Domain consists of many real items—from dinosaur eggs and precious gems to sausage tree pods. Many interesting objects from the around the world illustrate natural and physical science concepts.

Cultural World Domain includes folk toys, special clothes, decorated everyday objects, art by children, and internationally known artists.

American Experience Domain is made up of over 39,500 American and African-American objects spanning almost 200 years. These are seen by grandparents, parents and children in gallery exhibits and educational activities.

The museum also features the Dakobi Quilt, a virtual exhibit. The quilt depicts the dreams of a sleeping girl come to life on top of her covers. Her secret dreamland reveals a village of Korean trolls, or Dakobi, acting out traditional Korean stories.

Note: The ICM is not within walking distance of the Hyatt, however several modes of transportation are available.

Come watch one of the most exciting and dynamic teams in professional football play! The Hyatt Regency Indianapolis is conveniently connected to Lucas Oil Stadium via climate-controlled Skywalk, located on the Second Floor of the Hotel. Go Colts!

Come to the Indianapolis Conseco Fieldhouse to watch the Pacers make a run for the playoffs!

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