Arts & culture
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Feel the scale of racing history.
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A WTDO FIELD GUIDE · INDIANA
Racing legends, lakeshore dunes, and a year-round Santa.
A speedway and a Christmas-named town might be the headline. Indiana’s national park and Lincoln history give the trip very different chapters.
Find your storyExplore the map ↓The Indy 500, Santa Claus, Lincoln’s Indiana and Lake Michigan.
A speedway and a Christmas-named town might be the headline. Indiana’s national park and Lincoln history give the trip very different chapters.
Find your reason to go
6 ways into Indiana.
Choose a scene. The map and guide follow your curiosity.
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Arts & culture
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Feel the scale of racing history.
Start at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum and check what grounds or track experiences are available.
Go deeper →Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗Photo credits for every scene
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway · Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
- Santa Claus & Holiday World · Photo: Jeremy Thompson · CC BY 2.0 ↗
- Lincoln Boyhood · Photo: Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0 ↗
- Indiana Dunes · Photo: Indianadunes · CC BY 4.0 ↗
- Indianapolis Children’s Museum · Photo: Josh Grenier · CC BY 2.0 ↗
- Brown County & Nashville · Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗
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Outline: U.S. Census Bureau. Optional shaded relief: USGS The National Map. Pins mark starting areas, not a driving route.
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Make space for the taste and the backstory.
Try a Hoosier tenderloin sandwich or a local bakery between stops; check operating days before making a special drive.
Explore local food ↗Abraham Lincoln lived in southern Indiana during his formative years; the memorial interprets his family’s time there.
Check this year’s official events ↗Your trip, your way
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