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White River State Park and Canal Walk

A downtown park of lawns, museums and the zoo, linked by a three-mile canal walk lined with paddleboats.

Official Website
Photo: Geoff Livingston · CC BY-SA 2.0
Open
Always open
Price
Free; paid rentals
Time Needed
1.5 hours
Address
801 W Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46204Google MapsApple Maps
Getting There
At the west edge of downtown.

Why Go

The Central Canal, dug in the 1830s, is now a promenade. Rent a paddleboat or gondola, and see the USS Indianapolis memorial.

Nearby

Indiana State Museum4 min walkEiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art4 min walkIndianapolis Zoo10 min walkIndiana Statehouse10 min walk

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