Hello!
I will be visiting Indianapolis for a work conference at the end of March. I am staying at the Westin. I hope to have a little fun while I am there too! ![]()
-Will I need a rental car?
-Are there certain things I must see before I leave?
-Can you recommend some nice restaurants?
Thanks in advance!
Re: Visiting Indianapolis
If your conference is downtown, then no. A cab from the airport to downtown would probably be about $20 or $25 each way.
There are some really fun things to see downtown, including the Zoo, Indiana State Museum and the White River Gardens. I wouldn't rent a car to do just this, but the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is pretty incredible to see. It is about a 15 min drive from downtown, and not a safe area to walk from downtown to there.
Some of my favorite downtown restaurants are:
Rock Bottom Brewery (not fancy, but good yummy pub food)
Bazbeaux Pizza on Mass Ave. Voted best pizza in Indy for several years! And the Mass Ave area is a fun place to walk around too.
Nicky Blanes is my favorite martini bar in the city. There is cigar smoking permitted in there--though it is decently ventilated.
St. Elmo's is one of the very nicest steak houses in the city, though worth every penny. The shrimp cocktail is legendary there too!
Have a very safe and fun trip to Indy, I hope this helps!
I agree that there is no need to rent a car.
http://www.scottysbrewhouse.com/ is one of my favorites downtown. I am in love with their loaded tater tots. Its not a fancy place but wonderful food that is always good. Its only a few blocks away.
If you go to Mass Ave then you need to try out Yogulatte. the yogart is one of my favorites.
Ditto! Scotty's is great!!