Moving from Salt Lake City to Indianapolis?
- 1,354 mi Distance
- 22 hr 34 min Drive time
- 2.1M Indianapolis metro
- 186 Sun days/year
Things you'll want to know about your new city.
Bookmark this page — these are the icons of Indianapolis, organized by what kind of day you're planning.
Outdoors & Recreation
- White River State Park — 250 acres downtown; trails, museums, canal walk
- Eagle Creek Park — 1,400 acres; among largest urban parks in US
Culture & Arts
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway — Indy 500 and Brickyard 400; museum and tours
- Indianapolis Museum of Art (Newfields) — 152-acre campus; Lilly House, sculpture park
- Monument Circle — Soldiers and Sailors Monument; downtown center
Family-Friendly
- Children's Museum of Indianapolis — Largest children's museum in world
- Indianapolis Zoo — Downtown zoo with botanical gardens
- Indiana State Museum — Indiana history and IMAX
- Conner Prairie (30 min N) — Living history museum
Nightlife & Entertainment
- Mass Ave Cultural District — Walkable arts and dining strip
Indianapolis's essential restaurants.
The dining list every Indianapolis resident knows by heart. Save the spots, work through them.
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Milktooth Brunch/American Fletcher Place
James Beard semifinalist; cult brunch
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St. Elmo Steak House Steakhouse Downtown
1902 institution; legendary shrimp cocktail
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Bluebeard American Fletcher Place
James Beard nominated; chef-driven
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Tinker Street American Herron-Morton
Seasonal new American
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Beholder Modern American Mass Ave
Chef-driven, intimate
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King Dough Pizza Fountain Square
Wood-fired Neapolitan
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Vida Modern American Mass Ave
Inventive, seasonal
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Long's Bakery Donuts Multiple
Indianapolis donut institution since 1955
What daily life feels like in Indianapolis.
Climate
Humid continental. Cold winters (20-40°F, 25 inches snow). Hot, humid summers (60-85°F). Beautiful spring/fall. Tornado risk March-June. 186 sun days/year.
- Summer60-85°F
- Winter20-37°F
- Sun days/yr186
- Rainfall42 inches
Walkability
- Walk Score32/100
- Transit Score25/100
- Bike Score41/100
Indianapolis is car-dependent — most errands require driving.
Outdoors & Recreation
- Eagle Creek Park — 1,400-acre urban wilderness
- Monon Trail — 27-mile rail-to-trail through Indy and northern suburbs
- White River State Park — downtown waterfront
- Brown County State Park (1 hr S) — fall foliage destination
- Lake Monroe (90 min S) — boating, fishing
- Indiana Dunes National Park (3 hrs N) — Lake Michigan beaches
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