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Indianapolis<br />
INDIANA<br />
— Susan J. Guyett<br />
GO SHOP<br />
THE WILD<br />
884 Logan St 317-773-0920<br />
gotothewild.com<br />
This Noblesville bookstore was named after<br />
Maurice Sendak’s classic Where the Wild<br />
Things Are. Adults and kids can have a ball<br />
rooting through the shelves crowded with<br />
books, games, puzzles and toys.<br />
DOC’S ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE &<br />
RECLAMATION SERVICES<br />
1325 W 30 St • 317-924-4000<br />
docsarchitecturalsalvage.com<br />
Get those DIY projects rolling by buying<br />
vintage architectural items that will lend your<br />
home character inside and outside. Doc’s has<br />
everything from vintage fl ooring material to<br />
stained glass, and even stuffed moose heads<br />
for the den.<br />
INDY SWANK<br />
1043 Virginia Ave • 317-632-6440<br />
indyswank.com<br />
Jennifer Rice Von Deylen’s Fountain Square<br />
shop features high-fashion vintage clothing by<br />
designers like Bernie Martin and Beth Bennett,<br />
jewelry and handbags alongside handmade<br />
items produced by local artists.<br />
GO SEE<br />
EITELJORG MUSEUM OF AMERICAN<br />
INDIANS AND WESTERN ART<br />
500 W Washington St • 317-636-9378<br />
eiteljorg.org<br />
The Midwest meets the Old West at this<br />
museum dedicated to traditional and<br />
contemporary works of Native American and<br />
Western art.<br />
COLONEL ELI LILLY CIVIL WAR MUSEUM<br />
At Soldiers and Sailors Monument<br />
1 Monument Cir • 317-232-7615<br />
in.gov/iwm<br />
The 284.5-foot-tall Soldiers and Sailors<br />
Monument not only serves as the city center,<br />
but also houses a Civil War museum and an<br />
elevator that whisks visitors up to a lofty<br />
observation deck that offers excellent views<br />
of downtown.<br />
IU NATATORIUM<br />
901 W New York St • 317-274-3518<br />
iunat.iupui.edu<br />
Dip your toes into the pool where Olympians<br />
Michael Phelps and Greg Louganis competed<br />
on their way to Olympic glory. The million-gallon<br />
competition pool, called the Nat by locals, is<br />
open for lap swimming and lessons.<br />
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MOVING PICTURES<br />
Hollywood’s cynicism<br />
starting to wear you down? Want to<br />
see movies capable of bringing more<br />
value to our lives than the latest bad<br />
cop fl ick or another blood-spattered<br />
horror fi lm? The antidote to this fi lm<br />
funk is in Indy. For 18 years running,<br />
the Heartland Film Festival has paid<br />
tribute to the movies and fi lmmakers<br />
whose work explores the human<br />
journey in a positive manner. One<br />
of this year’s Crystal Heart Award<br />
winners, The Yankles, tells the<br />
story of how recovering alcoholic<br />
and ex-Major Leaguer Charlie Jones<br />
gets a second lease on life when he<br />
agrees to coach an upstart Jewish<br />
orthodox yeshiva baseball team. You<br />
can see it, along with dozens more<br />
BODY UNBOUND<br />
At Indianapolis Museum of Art<br />
4000 Michigan Rd • 317-923-1331<br />
imamuseum.org<br />
Check out the contemporary couture designs<br />
featured in this exhibit, which strives to<br />
show how icons like Rudi Gernreich, Gianni<br />
Versace, Jean-Paul Gaultier and Issey Miyake<br />
transformed and liberated the female fi gure<br />
with their designs. Through Jan. 30.<br />
GO EAT<br />
SZECHWAN GARDEN<br />
3649 Lafayette Rd • 317-328-2888<br />
Authentic Szechwan recipe lovers will be in<br />
heaven at this no-frills eatery. There are no<br />
photos on the menu, so you need to know<br />
your stuff or ask for advice. Start out with<br />
the hot and sour tofu, then try the cheng du<br />
double-cooked pork. $<br />
JOCKAMO UPPER CRUST PIZZA<br />
5646 E Washington St • 317-356-6612<br />
jockamopizza.com<br />
This family-run pizza joint makes its own<br />
salad dressings and features inventive pizza.<br />
Slaughterhouse Five, an homage to Hoosier<br />
Kurt Vonnegut, includes pepperoni, bacon,<br />
ham, sausage and Italian beef. $$<br />
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MO’S A PLACE FOR STEAKS<br />
47 S Pennsylvania St • 317-624-0720<br />
mosaplaceforsteaks.com/indy<br />
This downtown shrine to beef is known for—<br />
you guessed it—steaks; try its signature, a<br />
massive, 20-ounce bone-in ribeye. $$$$<br />
GO PARTY<br />
MELODY INN<br />
3826 N Illinois St • 317-923-4707<br />
melodyindy.com<br />
This neighborhood bar has been around since<br />
1935, and hasn’t changed a whole lot since.<br />
Depending on the night, you can hear rock ‘n’<br />
roll or punk rock at this live music venue.<br />
BLUE CREW SPORTS GRILL<br />
7035 E 96 St • 317-841-3901<br />
bluecrewsportsgrill.com<br />
This is home away from home for Colts fans<br />
year-round. Stop by for pub food and televised<br />
sporting events. You’ll know you’re here when<br />
you see the blue and white fi re truck in the lot.<br />
FUN FACT!<br />
Indy’s Cole Motor Car Company provided<br />
the fi rst presidential auto to President<br />
William Taft.<br />
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screenings, receptions and a gala award<br />
dinner, all of which are open to the public.<br />
Don’t you already feel warm and fuzzy?<br />
Oct. 14-23.<br />
Heartland Film Festival<br />
200 S Meridian St • 317-464-9405<br />
trulymovingpictures.org<br />
OCTOBER <strong>2010</strong> GO MAGAZINE<br />
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