Indiana Historical Society

This was a wonderful place to visit, especially during the festival of trees! Every year they put out Christmas trees on display. Every company or organization decorate a tree with a theme of their choosing. This was a great, relaxing date night! I would highly recommend going as a date. We plan to go back each year.

Beautiful halls and welcoming staff! We came here for the Festival of Trees and were amazed by the beauty and effort put into this display. We had a lot of fun! We also love the woodpecker ornament.

Festival of Trees was amazing! Highly recommend, beautiful and exciting way to support your community and see some beautiful holiday decor.

We come every year to The Festival of Trees! Over 80 Trees decorated for the Holidays. We truly enjoyed the trees this year! One of the best years!

Our family visits every year for the festival of trees. Beautiful facility, easy parking.

We always love to visit here. The staff is extremely knowledgeable and friendly. We especially appreciate the validation of our parking so it is free. We enjoyed this visit during the Festival of the Trees.

I don't go to Indianapolis often. The Indiana Historical Society is in an interesting location. It's close to Indiana Avenue, and it's right next to the canal. There is a free parking lot. During the winter season, they have an awesome Christmas tree selection and you can vote for your favorite tree. Personally, my favorite one is the Pacers themed tree. They have a bookstore about the history of Indiana, and with scheduled appointments they have an impressive amount of archives regarding the local history of the state. My favorite part about visiting this place (I've been here twice now) is the exhibits taking place. There is a show about Interurban Indiana and its history of local transport. Next is Resist! I was really moved by the brave people and college students of Notre dame that stood up against the KKK. I didn't see this last exhibit, but I think the topic is about Vietnam. The ambience of the place (from my experience) is... warm. When I walk through the main lobby, I feel like I'm stepping back into history isolated in this white space. The people that work here are nice and accommodating- like, really accommodating. Regardless of whether you are new to Indianapolis or you come by here occasionally, this is a good spot to learn about Indiana history. There's not only the historical society but you are close to a historical landmark, Indiana avenue. If you walk a bit from the museum, you will get a good view of CJ Walker Theatre, the Lucas Oil Stadium, and the Indiana Avenue jazz musician mural.