{"id":970,"date":"2021-06-28T04:33:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T04:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=970"},"modified":"2021-07-01T16:39:09","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T16:39:09","slug":"indiana-wants-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=970","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Wants Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;Indiana Wants Me&#8221; is a 1970 song written by Canadian singer R Dean Taylor.  It is reputed that he wrote the song after seeing the film &#8220;Bonnie and Clyde&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/J1-S4QNsaFE\n<\/div><figcaption>Indiana Wants Me &#8211; R Dean Tayor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Whilst Indiana might have wanted R Dean Tayor, we want to visit Indiana and in particular the state capital of Indianapolis. The most famous event in the Indianapolis year, is the Indianapolis 500 motor race, which including practice and qualifying takes up most of the month of May. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2021 Race Highlights \/\/ Indianapolis 500\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hya-L3-5sck?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>The Greatest Spectacle in Motorsport.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are contemplating attending next year&#8217;s race, it might be wise to start making plans now, and book your flights, hotel and race tickets. Compared to the price of tickets for say, the British Formula One Grand Prix, tickets for the Indy 500 are very reasonable.  Tickets for a practice day start at $10, whilst general admission on race day starts from $35 and reserved seats from $50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/indianapolis-motor-speedway-1848561_1920-1024x535.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/indianapolis-motor-speedway-1848561_1920-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/indianapolis-motor-speedway-1848561_1920-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/indianapolis-motor-speedway-1848561_1920-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/indianapolis-motor-speedway-1848561_1920-1536x802.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/indianapolis-motor-speedway-1848561_1920-1568x819.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/indianapolis-motor-speedway-1848561_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Indianapolis Motor Speedway &#8211; Indiana &#8211; USA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don&#8217;t manage to get to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for race day then a visit to the track museum is still a must for any motorsport fan.  The museum has one of the largest collections of racing, antique and classic cars in the world including 30 that have one of the Indy 500.  Treat yourself to the 2 hour private golf cart tour for just $20. <sup><sub> (All prices are correct at the time of writing July 2021).<\/sub><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/central-2550725_1920-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/central-2550725_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/central-2550725_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/central-2550725_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/central-2550725_1920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/central-2550725_1920-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/central-2550725_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Central Canal &#8211; Indianapolis &#8211; Indiana &#8211; USA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After you have been to the track you may well be asking what else is there to see and do in Indianapolis.  The answer is that there is plenty.  Check out the White River State Park.  Here you will find 250 acres which contains the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians, the Indiana State Museum, a zoo, a canal with gondolas, Indianapolis Indians baseball, an IMAX cinema, an amphitheatre, the NCAA Hall of Champions and the Indiana Cultural Trail,  plus many cycling and walking trails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"White River State Park\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6Q8ZDAF4l5c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>White River State Park &#8211; Indianapolis &#8211; Indiana &#8211; USA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are taking children, then do not miss out on a visit to the Children&#8217;s Museum of Indianapolis.  It is reputedly the largest museum in the world devoted to children.  It us rated as one of the best museums in the USA.  Founded in 1925, it has almost half a million square feet of exhibition space and includes an outdoor sports area, where children can try out amongst other things, basketball, golf and pedal race cars.  The museum is designed to be as hands-on and inactive as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For history lovers, there are museums and several memorials in the city commemorate armed forces or conflict, including the Colonel Eli Lilly Civil War Museum at the Soldiers&#8217; and Sailors&#8217; Monument and the Indiana World War Memorial Plaza. Indianapolis is the home to the largest collection outside Washington DC of monuments dedicated to veterans and war casualties in the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/world-war-i-memorial-4091043_1920-1024x589.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/world-war-i-memorial-4091043_1920-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/world-war-i-memorial-4091043_1920-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/world-war-i-memorial-4091043_1920-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/world-war-i-memorial-4091043_1920-1536x884.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/world-war-i-memorial-4091043_1920-1568x902.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/travellogs.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/world-war-i-memorial-4091043_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Indiana World War Memorial Plaza &#8211; Indianapolis &#8211; Indiana &#8211; USA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Well we haven&#8217;t got out of Indianapolis.  Indiana still wants us and unlike R Dean Tayor, Travellogs can go back there another day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To book your flights, hotel and tickets for the Indy 500 contact <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelcounsellors.co.uk\/maggie.bush\" target=\"_blank\">Maggie<\/a> today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pay with the card that gives you complimentary access to over 1,200 airport lounges across more than 130 countries worldwide as standard plus reward points \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/amex.co.uk\/refer\/mALCOJphOv?XLINK=MYCP\">The American Express Platinum Card<\/a>*.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>Any links with an * by them are affiliated, which means get a product via this link and a contribution may be made to us.<\/sup><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Indiana Wants Me&#8221; is a 1970 song written by Canadian singer R Dean Taylor. It is reputed that he wrote the song after seeing the film &#8220;Bonnie and Clyde&#8221;. Whilst Indiana might have wanted R Dean Tayor, we want to visit Indiana and in particular the state capital of Indianapolis. 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