The Children's Museum of Indianapolis

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is the world's largest children's museum. Its collection of over 120,000 artifacts and exhibit items is divided into three domains: the American Collection, Cultural World Collection, and Natural World Collection.

It is 472,900 square feet (43,933.85 m2) with five floors of exhibit halls and receives more than one million visitors annually.

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis was founded in 1925 by Mary Stewart Carey, a wealthy civic patron who owned the Stewart-Carey Glass Company. She was inspired to create the museum after a 1924 visit to the Brooklyn Children's Museum.

A fund raising drive held in 1973 raised $8.7 million and allowed for the construction of the current museum building. The old museum was demolished and the new one built on its site.

Location

3000 N Meridian Street
Indianapolis, Indiana
USA

Getting There

It is situated in the northern part of Indianapolis, just off of North Meridian Street, and is easily accessible by car or public transportation.

If you're driving, you can take I-65 and exit onto West 30th Street, then turn right onto North Meridian Street. The museum is located about two blocks down on your right-hand side. There is a large parking lot adjacent to the museum that offers free parking.

If you're taking public transportation, you can take the IndyGo Red Line bus and get off at the 30th St. & Meridian St. stop. The museum is located just a short walk north of the stop.

Nearby Airports

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