More Indy Fun

 We ate some fantastic food in Indianapolis!
The breakfast at our hotel was a perfect way to start our days

and we chose breakfast for lunch at Lincoln Square Pancake House.

When I suggested The Old Spaghetti Factory for dinner, Harper asked

"Well how old is is???"

She ended up loving the pasta and the spumoni ice cream too!

Punch Bowl Social was a fun place near our hotel.

We bowled

and played cornhole

and shot some baskets too!

They had my favorite game - skeeball

and Harper's favorite -- air hockey!

We had so much fun in Indiana!

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis

 The Children's Museum in Indianapolis is the largest one in the world!

Harper got to touch a dinosaur bone that was over 60 million years old.

The space exhibit was pretty cool

and we learned about exercising with no gravity.

The exhibits were very hands on

and there was so much to do!

Our favorite exhibit was the Sports Legends Experience.

Harper found out how hockey players balance

and shot some baskets.

There was a huge track and Harper took off running.

It was HOT outside, and I saw a sign saying the track was 1/2 mile long. 
So I waited for her at the Finish Line and she made it around pretty quickly!

The Indiana Fever weren't playing while we were in town, but we got to pretend that we saw them!

Harper played hockey

and I tried kicking a field goal!

There was so much to see and do at the Children's Museum!

Indianapolis Zoo

One of our favorite places was the Indianapolis Zoo.

We were surprised by how close we could get to the animals.
We walked on a path right through the kangaroo habitat.

This meerkat seemed interested in Harper

and the walrus was too!

Harper made a pressed penny souvenir.

We saw bears

and elephants

and rhinos

and emus too! 

We saw a really cool dolphin show

but our overall favorite was the Flamingo mingle!

We sat on the ground while the zookeepers released about a dozen
flamingoes from their enclosure to mingle with us!

We loved getting such a close look at these unique birds.

It was a perfect day at the Indianapolis Zoo!

 

Indiana Day 1

 Harper and I checked Indiana (state #45) off her list over Labor Day weekend.
We relaxed in the lounge at KCI before our flight.

Then we hopped on a direct flight to Indianapolis.

We checked into the Intercontinental Indianapolis

then headed over to the Canal Walk. We rented a kayak

and floated through Indianapolis.

It was a fun way to start our trip!

Next, we checked out the Bottleworks District. We were ready for a snack and a bit of air conditioning, and we found exactly what we needed at Gordon's Milkshake Bar.

After that, we moved on to Pins Mechanical.
They had lots of arcade games

and a giant Connect 4 game!

We played a huge Jenga game too!

Harper was much better at giant Jenga than I was!

Duckpin bowling was our favorite part of visiting Pins Mechanical! It’s just like regular bowling, but with mini balls, smaller pins, and three shots per frame to knock them down.

Harper was thrilled when she knocked down all the pins!

We walked next door for dinner at the Garage Food Hall.

Before we went back to the hotel for the night, we stopped to see
the Soldiers and Sailors Monument.

We had a great first day in Indianapolis!