What's New in Indy: This Year

Check out all of these new and entertaining events and attractions that recently arrived in the Circle City.

Eternal James Dean
November 23, 2012-June 2, 2013, at the Indiana State Museum

• Eternally young, sexy and intense
• Made just three films before his death in 1955 at age 24
• Take a look at his Indiana roots and his brief life as an actor in California and New York
• Learn about his passion for motorcycles and racing

Dallara IndyCar Factory

• Located just ½ mile from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
• Dallara is the international automobile company that also manufactures the ultra-fast Indy 500 cars. You’ll see their assembly taking place at the IndyCar Factory
• Tours include interactive experiences with race simulators, show cars, pit stop challenges and even designing your own IndyCar
• Round out the experience with a ride in a street-legal, two-seater IndyCar and go full throttle on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway track

Flights of Fancy: A Brilliance of Birds at the Indianapolis Zoo

• Brand new exhibits including three new aviaries filled with exotic birds (some you can feed)
• A new 4-D theater experience
• A live "flamingo walk" featuring these beautiful birds in a daily parade

1836 Prairietown: Revitalized at Conner Prairie Interactive History Park

• Updated structures, remodeled historic buildings all brought to life by the residents of Prairietown
• Try your hand at spinning pottery at the new Barker Bros. Pottery Shop or earn Prairietown "money" by doing odd jobs like feeding the animals
• Enjoy the only Smithsonian Institution Affiliate in Indiana

2013 Super Weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

• Indianapolis is the epicenter of American stock car racing the weekend of July 25-28
• For the first time ever, events on both the Speedway's famed oval and road courses will take place on the same weekend
• NASCAR Sprint Car Cup’s coveted Brickyard 400 (Sunday, July 28) is preceded by the new Grand Am Road Racing and Fan Fest (Friday, July 26) and new NASCAR Nationwide Series racing (Saturday, July 27)
• Hometown favorites Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon mix it up with all the other good ole boys

Indianapolis Cultural Trail

• The grand opening/dedication of the magnificent walking, jogging and biking trail through Downtown Indianapolis will be in May of 2013
• It's a 7.5-mile urban pathway linking five authentic cultural districts, all with unique offerings, dining and shops
• The journey also includes discovery of public art commissioned specifically for the trail