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White River State Park

801 W Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46204
317 233 2434
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Ranked #16 of 70 attractions in Indianapolis
Type: Parks, Gardens, Zoos
Activities: Shopping
Traveller Description: As America’s only urban cultural state park, White River State Park (http://inwhiteri... serves as a diverse resource through the preservation of... more »
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Casper, Wyoming
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14 reviews 14 reviews
5 attraction reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013 NEW

I was happy to include this during my trip. Very clean, very relaxing atmosphere. Well lit area at night. Nice place for families.

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See 2 more reviews by Debra E for Indianapolis
Indiana
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9 attraction reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013 NEW

Nice place to unwind after a day at the zoo or catching an Indians game. Also a nice place to catch a concert in the summer time.

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See 4 more reviews by namron_1972 for Indianapolis
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States
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63 reviews 63 reviews
23 attraction reviews
Reviews in 29 cities Reviews in 29 cities
26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

A highlight of any trip to Indianapolis has to be the White River State Park. What a treasure for the city. Not only does it have the museums and the zoo, the wonderful walking/biking paths along the canal are marvelous exercise for all ages. We enjoyed a lovely walk on a spring day, and were joined by many others taking... More

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See 2 more reviews by Judy C for Indianapolis
Brunswick, ME
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2013

This is the second time that I've been to this park, and the second time that I've absolutely loved it. The weather is pretty lousy this time, so we couldn't spend a whole day out on the canal walk like last time (which was fantastic, incidentally), but there are so many other attractions to this park that we had more... More

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Randolph, Massachusetts
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2013

A wonderful park in downtown Indianapolis. A beautiful April afternoon and we had 5 hours before heading off to the airport. Walked around downtown for a while before heading over to the park. After a short walk around we decided to rent a bicycle, actually a deuce coupe. We headed off around the canal and shortly found out the pedal... More

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South Bend, Indiana, United States
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4 attraction reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 April 2013

This is a gem, located right next door to downtown (like three blocks west, entirely within walking distance). You can walk it, run it, bike it, rent bikes or surreys, go to the zoo, go to the museums, go to the gardens or just plain check out the green space and art work throughout. Plenty of people being active all... More

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See 5 more reviews by CrystalEats for Indianapolis
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 March 2013

If it were about 20 degrees warmer would have been a perfect visit! Still used our time well there. Plenty of parking and perfect to downtown areas!

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Columbus, Indiana, United States
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 March 2013

Their spring plantings were spectaculer- mass beds of tulips, daffodils, & others. This is comfortably small to see, especially for those who can't walk far (my wife). It also has a nice resturant & gift shop.

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See 2 more reviews by Ramon H for Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana
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21 reviews 21 reviews
14 attraction reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 February 2013

White River State Park has a great amount of things to do. Just walking between the different parks or museums along the nicely landscaped paths by the canal or river is enjoyable. Good views of downtown and good views of the river, especially while you walk across the pedestrian only bridge that extends towards the zoo.

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Hollywood, Florida
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Reviews in 106 cities Reviews in 106 cities
108 helpful votes 108 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2013

very clean, quiet park, great for walk and have a picnic with friend or family. The location is close is coveniently close to downtown.

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