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Evansville, IN
Population: 121,582

  
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Amusements

AdventureLand Golf 4650 Morgan Center Drive, Evansville, IN 47715, 812-477-0500, Open May through December, AdventureLand has two miniature 18-hole golf courses where you can test your skills with caves, waterfalls, and streams. more...

Burdette Park Aquatic Center 5301 Nurrenbern Road, Evansville, IN 47712, 812-435-5603, Part of the 140 acre Burdette Park, the Aquatic Center features a large Olympic pool with two diving boards, a family pool with two slides, a children's pool with mushrooms, frogs, and snakes, a lazy river raft ride, and a speed slide. more...

Hands on Discovery Children's Museum 123 Northwest 4th Street, Evansville, IN 47708, Located in Downtown Evansville, 812-477-4929, Hands on Discovery Children's Museum is a 20,000 square foot children's learning center featuring interactive exhibits for the whole family.  more... map

Howell Park Par 3 1101 South Barker Avenue, Evansville, IN 47712, 812-422-8495, A nine-hole miniature golf course, Howell Park Par 3 Miniature Golf is fun for the whole family.


Casinos

Casino Aztar 41 Northwest Riverside Drive, Evansville, IN 47708, 812-433-4000, 800-342-5386, Gaming, live entertainment, shopping, a hotel, and on-site restaurants are waiting for you at Casino Aztar. more... map


Historic Homes & Buildings

Old Post Office and Customs House (circa 1869) Located at the corner of Second & Sycamore Streets, The Old Post Office and Customs House is a classic example of the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It features round arches, stone masonry, and towers.

Old Vanderburgh County Courthouse (circa 1890) 201 Northwest Fourth Street, Evansville, IN 47708, 812-423-3361, Designed by architect Henry W. Wolters, the Old Vanderburgh County Courthouse is a fine example of Neo-Baroque architecture.

Willard Carpenter House (circa 1849) 405 Carpenter Street, Evansville, IN 47708, A restored Georgian style home built of brick and stone, the Willard Carpenter House features a balanced facade and a classic facade.


Historic Sites & Monuments

Angel Mounds State Historic Site 8215 Pollack Avenue, Evansville, IN 47715, 812-853-3956, A well-preserved prehistoric Native American site which was inhabited by Middle Mississippian Indians from 1100-1450. more... map


Libraries & Research Centers

Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library 200 Southeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Evansville, IN 47713, 812-428-8200, Known as "The New Central Library," it features collection rooms, a computer lab, two floors of public service space, meeting rooms, a children's area, cafe, and a courtyard. more...

Willard Library 21 First Avenue, Evansville, IN 47710, 812-425-4309, The oldest public library building in the state, Willard Library was started as "a public library for the use of the people of all classes, races, and sexes, free of charge forever." Located in a Victorian Gothic building listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Willard Library houses an extensive collection for genealogy.  more... map


Museums & Galleries

Evansville African-American Museum 534 South Garvin Street, Evansville, IN 47713, 812-423-5188, Located at one of the original housing projects in the city, this museum provides information on the culture and history of African Americans locally and nationally.

Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science 411 Southeast Riverside Drive, Evansville, IN 47713, 812-425-2406, The Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science houses a $10 million permanent art collection ranging from 16th century paintings to modern sculptures by world-renowned artists, yearly national and local traveling exhibits, a children's learning and exploration center, the Koch Planetarium, the Evansville Museum Transportation Center, and much more. more...

Evansville Museum Transportation Center 411 Southeast Riverside Drive, Evansville, IN 47713, 812-425-2406, The Evansville Museum Transportation Center (EMTRAC) details the history of early Evansville river, rail, aviation and street transportation. Artifacts include a steam engine, club car, and a caboose from the early 1900s. more...

James Bethel Gresham Memorial Home 2 Wedeking Avenue, Evansville, IN 47711, This home was built in honor of the Evansville native who was the first casualty of World War I.

Reitz Home Museum (circa 1871) 224 Southeast First Sreet., Evansville, IN 47713, Located in Historic Preservation District, 812-426-1871, One of the country's finest examples of French Second Empire architecture, the Reitz Home Museum is filled with authentic period furniture, silk damask-covered walls, hand painted ceilings, molded plaster friezes, French gilt chandeliers, intricately patterned hand-laid wood parquet floors, tiled and marbled fireplaces, walnut wainscoting in Moorish design, and stained glass windows. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. more... map

Synchronicity Gallery 56 and 58 Adams Avenue, Evansville, IN 47713, Located next to Alhambra Theatre, 812-422-SYNC, Synchronicity Gallery is a 4,000-square foot arts venue which displays, sells, and leases visual art from local, regional, national, and international artists with exhibits rotating every three weeks.

USS LST 325 Ship Memorial 840 LST Drive, Evansville, IN 47713, 812-435-8678, Located along the riverfront at Marina Point, this authentic Landing Ship, Tank has served in the Artic, the Greek Navy, and during WWII. One of only two World War II LST's to be preserved in the United States; the veteran crew brought it on a 6,500-mile journey from the Greek island of Crete to Mobile, Alabama in 2000. more...


Parks, Gardens & Zoos

Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden 2421 Bement Avenue, Evansville, IN 47720, 812-435-6143, Indiana's oldest zoo, Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden extends over 70 acres and has more than 625 animals from 200 species living in natural habitats surrounded by exotic plants, wildflowers, and trees. Children will love the Enchanted Forest, bumper boats, tram, and the Discovery Center. more... map

Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve 551 North Boeke Road, Evansville, IN 47711, 812-479-0771, Take a walk, have a picnic, play on the playground, and enjoy nature at Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve, a National Natural Landmark and a State Nature Preserve with over 190 acres of virgin bottomland hardwood forest.  more... map


Science & Technology

Koch Planetarium 411 Southeast Riverside Drive, Evansville, IN 47713, 812-425-2406, The oldest planetarium in Indiana, Koch Planetarium creates "a realistic and scientifically-accurate simulation of the night sky, using a highly-specialized "star projector." Here you can see the movement and relative positions of the Sun, the Moon, and the five naked-eye planets. more...


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