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Indianapolis' Red Hat Tour
DAY 1
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Hunter’s Honey Farm ... Ninety-eight years of nature’s sweetness. Come see what all the buzz is about.
Cost: $2, varies by activity
Time: 1 ½ hours, varies by activity
Contact: Tracy Hunter at 765-537-9430 -
Homestead Primitives ... Be your own artist in this 1880s-circa studio and antique shop.
Cost: Free, $5/person to paint gourds
Time: 30-60 minutes, depending on activity
Contact: Ann Lankford at 765-342-8516 -
Lunch at L.S. Ayres Tea Room in the Indiana State Museum ... An Indiana culinary institution has been re-created … don’t miss the Chicken Velvet Soup. Yum!
Cost: $8-$10
Time: 1 ½ hours
Contact: 317-232-2637 -
Indiana State Museum tour ... The art, science and culture of the Indiana experience.
Cost: $5.50, adults; $3.50, youth 3-12, ; $5, seniors 60+
Time: 2 hours
Contact: Daniel Shockley at 317-234-1615 -
Eiteljorg Museum tour ... An amazing collection of American Indian and Western Art, one of only two east of the Mississippi.
Cost: $6, adults; $5, seniors 65+; $4, special friends (those who are mentally, physically and financially challenged; includes escorts); $2.50, students
Time: 1 ½ hours
Contact: Jan Eason or Eric Hinkle at 317-275-1359 -
Indianapolis Downtown Antique Mall … 40 individual shops on two floors featuring a variety of antiques and collectibles of glassware, furniture, American art pottery and country and primitive items.
Cost: Free
Time: 1 hour
Contact: 317-635-5336 -
Mass Avenue Galleries/LAMP Fine Arts Gallery ... Discover why "Mass Ave bills itself as "45 degrees from ordinary."
Cost: Free; $3 at openings
Time: ½ hour
Contact: 317-624-9803Dinner at one of the following fine restaurants: -
The Iron Skillet ... Old-fashioned, home-style cooking with delicious fried chicken as the specialty of the house.
Cost: $15-$18
Time: 1 ½ - 2 hours
Contact: Ronald Torr at 317-923-6353 -
Rick’s Café Boatyard ... Sunset and sailboats.DAY 2
Cost: $25-$35
Time: 1 ½ hours
Contact: 317-290-9300
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Tour Zionsville for shopping ... An enchanting Main Street paved with bricks, lined with shops, galleries and restaurants.
Cost: Free
Time: 2-3 hours
Contact: Debbie Cranfill at 317-873-3836 -
Carter Toy Museum tour and Ice Cream treat ... The Midwest’s largest collection classic toys.
Cost: $8,adults; $5, children; group rates available
Time: 1 – 1 ½ hours
Contact: 317-733-1650 -
The Sanctuary, The Art of N.A. Noel tour and lunch ... A restored church turned into a gallery of Noel’s "angels," the Sanctuary also includes a quaint café.
Cost: Free
Time: Tues. - Sat., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Curators Café open for lunch 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Contact: Jane Jimison at 800-444-6635
Dinner and entertainment at one of the following:
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Boggstown Cabaret ... Food and fun at their finest; life is a smalltown cabaret.
Cost: $32.95, lunch; $42.95, dinner (for groups of 20+, includes dinner, gourmet dessert, show, tax & gratuity)
Time: 3 ½ hours
Contact: Brad Zumwalt at 800-820-1313 -
Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre ... An Indianapolis institution serves up buffet and Broadway!
Cost: $26-$51
Time: 3 hours
Contact: Mayla Alexander at 317-876-0503 -
The Rathskeller/American Cabaret Theatre ... Genuine German cuisine and unique theatrical productions.
Cost: $12-$15
Time: 1 ½ - 2 hours
Contact: Mary Yoder at 317-636-0396






