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120<br />
Indianapolis<br />
INDIANA<br />
— Susan Dawson<br />
GO SHOP<br />
THE MYSTERY COMPANY<br />
233 Second Ave SW, Carmel • 317- 705-9711<br />
www.themysterycompany.com<br />
Stop by this bookshop to catch the latest<br />
whodunits. The store even publishes its own<br />
mystery titles under the name The Crum<br />
Creek Press.<br />
SILVER IN THE CITY<br />
434 Massachusetts Ave • 317-955-9925<br />
www.silverinthecity.com<br />
This Massachusetts Avenue Arts District shop<br />
sells distinctive sterling silver jewelry, frames,<br />
clocks and even wine accessories. If you’re<br />
looking for other goods, stop by sister store<br />
Home in the City in the same space.<br />
STITCHES & SCONES, INC.<br />
120 N Union St, Westfi eld • 317-896-4411<br />
www.stitchesnscones.com<br />
Free coffee, tea and scones welcome shoppers<br />
to this crafts store, which stocks supplies for<br />
knitting, spinning, weaving and needlepoint.<br />
Groups for every skill level meet regularly.<br />
QUEEN BEE<br />
3821 N Illinois St • 317-923-1766<br />
www.dadshats.com<br />
Whatever you use to cover your head—a<br />
fedora, derby, porkpie, homburg or ivy—you’ll<br />
fi nd it at this unassuming shop that’s been in<br />
business for more than 30 years.<br />
GO SEE<br />
BOUCHERCON <strong>2009</strong><br />
At the Hyatt Regency Hotel<br />
1 S Capitol Ave • 317-705-9711<br />
www.bouchercon<strong>2009</strong>.com<br />
This month, local bookstore The Mystery<br />
Company co-chairs the largest annual meeting<br />
for mystery lovers. Whodunit buffs from all<br />
over the country will gather in Indianapolis to<br />
talk about murder most foul. Oct. 15-18.<br />
ENDANGERED SPECIES CHOCOLATE<br />
5846 W 73 St • 317-216-2107<br />
www.chocolatebar.com<br />
Call ahead to arrange a tour of the production<br />
facility at this organic chocolate company that<br />
donates 10% of its net profi ts to charity. You’ll<br />
even get to make your own chocolate square.<br />
FORT HARRISON STATE PARK<br />
5733 Glenn Rd • 317-591-0904<br />
www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2982.htm<br />
This former Civilian Conservation Corps camp,<br />
World War II POW camp and military center<br />
is now part of a 1700-acre state park where<br />
visitors can golf, bike, go horseback riding or<br />
just hike the trails.<br />
HEADLESS HORSEMAN<br />
At Conner Prairie • 13400 Allisonville Rd,<br />
Fishers • 317-776-6006<br />
www.connerprairie.org<br />
This month, Conner Prairie history park brings<br />
folklore to life with a special Halloween event.<br />
Keep your eyes peeled for skeletons, witches<br />
and ghosts on a haunted hayride, and fi ll up on<br />
caramel apples and kettle corn by the campfi re.<br />
NCAA HALL OF CHAMPIONS<br />
700 W Washington St • 317-916-4255<br />
www.ncaa.org/hall_of_champions<br />
Learn more about college sports during a visit<br />
to the NCAA national headquarters in White<br />
River State Park. Interactive displays include<br />
a downhill skiing simulator and a close-up of<br />
a 100 mph tennis serve (try not to blink as it<br />
fl ies at your face).<br />
GO EAT<br />
FRONT PAGE SPORTS BAR & GRILL<br />
310 Massachusetts Ave • 317-631-6682<br />
www.frontpagesportsbar.com<br />
Located across the street from the Indianapolis<br />
Star offi ce, the aptly named Front Page has<br />
been serving up beers and deep-fried Buffalo<br />
burgers for more than 30 years. An outside<br />
dining area was recently added. $<br />
PLUMP’S LAST SHOT<br />
6416 Cornell Ave • 317-257-5867<br />
Bobby Plump’s historic buzzer-beating basket<br />
inspired the movie Hoosiers. Stop by his family’s<br />
pub for a breaded pork tenderloin and gaze<br />
at the basketball memorabilia on display. $<br />
HOLLYHOCK HILL<br />
8110 N College Ave • 317-251-2294<br />
www.hollyhockhill.com<br />
For 70 years, this family-style restaurant<br />
surrounded by colorful hollyhocks has been<br />
catering to locals who know a good meal<br />
when they taste it. Try the country-style fried<br />
chicken dinner, served with whipped potatoes,<br />
house-pickled beets, a dinner roll and vanilla<br />
ice cream. $$<br />
MERIDIAN RESTAURANT & BAR<br />
5694 N Meridian St • 317-466-1111<br />
www.meridianonmeridian.com<br />
Meridian’s current owners took parts of a century-old<br />
farmhouse and transformed them into<br />
a modern, upscale eatery—and maintained<br />
much of the old charm. Have a bowl of smoked<br />
corn purée soup inside or al fresco: There are<br />
fi replaces in both sections. $$$<br />
I-74, EXIT 109. THE CLOSEST CASINO TO INDIANAPOLIS.<br />
4300 N. Michigan Road | Shelbyville, Indiana 46176 | 1-877-FUN-4-IND 1 87<br />
| INDIANALIVECASINO.COM<br />
Must be 21 or older. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-9-WITH-IT.<br />
GO MAGAZINE OCTOBER <strong>2009</strong><br />
THE RATHSKELLER<br />
401 E Michigan St • 317-636-0396<br />
www.rathskeller.com<br />
The historic Athenaeum Building, built in<br />
1894, is now home to an authentic German<br />
restaurant that serves up traditional Bavarian<br />
fare (bratwurst, bockwurst, kielbasse,<br />
Jaegerschnitzel). Look for the bust of one of<br />
Indy’s favorite sons, Kurt Vonnegut. $$$<br />
GO PARTY<br />
BUCKWILDZ<br />
6235 N Guilford Ave • 317-257-0707<br />
www.buckwildz.com<br />
Bar top dancing, mechanical bull riding and<br />
rock and country music are the trademarks<br />
of this Broad Ripple nightspot. Flat-screen<br />
televisions and dart boards will entertain<br />
those who prefer a slightly more mellow night.<br />
MCGINLEY’S GOLDEN ACE INN<br />
2533 E Washington St • 317-632-0696<br />
www.goldenaceinn.com<br />
Smarty pants from all over the city show up<br />
to compete in the monthly trivia contests at<br />
this family-owned, no-frills Irish tavern. Bring<br />
cash—credit cards are not accepted.<br />
HOWL AT THE MOON<br />
20 E Georgia St • 317-955-0300<br />
www.howlatthemoon.com<br />
Singing along is encouraged at this downtown<br />
nightspot. There’s live piano music to help you<br />
out, in case you can’t hit the high notes (or<br />
any notes).<br />
OLIVES<br />
At the Omni Severin Hotel<br />
40 W Jackson St • 317-634-6664<br />
www.omnihotels.com<br />
Sit in one of the big leather chairs at this hotel<br />
cigar and martini bar and pretend it’s your own<br />
private lounge. There are plenty of TVs so you<br />
won’t miss the game.<br />
GO DAY TRIPPING<br />
WINONA LAKE, IN<br />
160 miles north of Indianapolis<br />
www.villageatwinona.com<br />
While visiting Winona Lake’s restored historic<br />
village, stop by the Billy Sunday Home and<br />
Visitor’s Center to examine the life and death<br />
of the well-known evangelist who lived here<br />
from 1911 until his death in 1935.<br />
FUN FACT!<br />
Actress Carole Lombard was born Jane Alice<br />
Peters in Fort Wayne, IN, in 1908.
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