We only saw the outside. Excited to go in next time. Loved the spot for dogs

Had a great time. Not to strenuous to walk around. Kids had fun with all the hands on things to do. Pendulum clock is awesome

A real fun a unique way to look into the past

Wasnt greeted by the lady at desk. When my husband went in before me, from a distance she ask my husband can she help him while he was headed to the movies. When he told her she told him where to go even tho it was right exactly where he was headed which is next to her desk. I and others who walked past her she did not say one word to us at all. I dont know maybe it was me. Other than that the movies was real clean. Was real quiet no noisy people which made the movie enjoyable. The guy at the movie desk was real helpful and kind very social which was a plus.

We have enjoyed each visit to the Indiana State Museum and the IMAX theater. There are many exhibits on science, art, and culture. I like the the history of Indiana as it is shown from prehistoric times up to the present. The museum is also the states largest IMAX screen.

Great experience could have used more exhibits.

This is a great and expensive museum centering around all things Indiana. From geology to recent celebrities hailing from the state, you get a great all around experience here. They also do a great job of setting up the exhibits so that both children and adults can appreciate the information. Plan for about two hours to go through everything. There is a relatively cheap underground parking garage right next door.

I had the pleasure of photographing a wedding at the Indiana State Museum on Leap Day 2020. I had been looking forward to photographing the wedding since my couple booked, with such a unique location choice for their reception.Indiana State Museum certainly did not disappoint. They did an incredible job with ensuring everything was well taken care of for my clients, including security to ensure nothing went awry during their reception. We were able to go behind the museum along the canal during sunset and capture some gorgeous portraits just the two of them. This was the perfect breather for my couple between traveling from the ceremony and starting their reception.The food was divine, and the night was magical. If you are a couple looking for a venue in Indianapolis for your wedding reception, I cant recommend Indiana State Museum highly enough!

Very happy visit. Very clean. Sanitation stations well placed. Staff was super friendly. Exhibits were well taken care of. Cant say one thing or the other was preferred because the family had an overall great experience. Even got a parking voucher. Look forward to returning again in the near future. Great experience for all ages alike. Was very peaceful and not rushed at all even on a weekend day. Keep up the great work and the support to local artists was awesome. Will be visiting again soon. Loved the addictions exhibit.

The outside area near the museum is beautiful!

We went to the Childrens program today and it was first class all the way. The stem style activities and story book were a perfect learning experience for my 4yo.There arent a lot of places that provide quality learning experiences since the pandemic, but this is one of them!Hand and Mask Hygiene observed which was very welcomed! Thanks for a great experience.

Wonderful museum. Love the exhibits.

Amazing as always. The state Museum has the best Santa even with covid 19 he was still great with the kids! The museum itself has done a great job with the pandemic.

Clean place. Nice to see different events that go on here. Best reason is to go to IMAX theater. Make sure you get ticket for underground parking when you buy your tickets . Getting parking validated a plus for sure.

Amazing museum. The staff was incredible helpfully. My child loved the little activities they had available as a part of the exhibit.

Didn’t think that my friends and I, would spend at amazing time at a museum. But we did.The museum had a lot of interactive games that you could play with friends, which made it very interesting. I’ll definitely start bringing my friends here .

Use to come here before covid for lunch since they had a good rotation of menu. But with covid, it looks like the kitchen its fully open back up to their full menu which is sad to see. Food is still good quality. Always nice to eat outside in good weather and view and the downtown skyline.

Fantastic museum! Parking was cheap, underground parking for $10, and they give you a $5 off coupon, so I only paid $5 for parking.3 floors of exploring, and they showcase the rich history of Indiana. From Agriculture, War, automobile, Animals, Dinosaur and many more. Took me a solid 2 hours to see everything. Definitely worth the $16 for adult admission. 👍

Beautiful museum easy access to the park, the Canal Walk and Eiteljorg Museum. It has so many activities for all ages including IMAX Theater. Im very impress of my state to have such a world class museum to offer.

Grand scale of exhibits for all ages is very impressive. I particularly liked the Hoosier Salon Art exhibit on the third floor. Indiana has a lot of talented artists.

What a place! I was here for a fundraising event in October 2022 and the space was fantastic. Im giving it 4 stars because I was limited to the event space and not the museum itself. Hopefully that will change soon.

The state museum is great. The staff are very friendly. Its a fun place to go with friends or family.

We’ve been to the museum many times. This time we were just roller blading outside. We love this clock. The museum really takes you back. We have many memories here over the years.

Wear your walking shoes to enjoy Indiana history from the Cretaceous period to modern culture. Museum is clean and well set up.We came during the Blue Star Family period (my daughter and her husband are Veterans), so got a huge discount on our tickets.They have events for children and an IMAX theater (which we did not enter).Downtown Indy is a little tricky just now because of road work, but I recommend this trip.

Was a lot of fun! Staff was nice and the exhibits were really fun and informative.

All the art exhibits were closed (for no apparent reason). Since that was the main reason I went, I feel like they should have warned me before charging my entire family full price. The rest of the museum was ok, pretty good, even.

Great museum for the whole family.

Lots of fun exhibits to visit about different time periods in Indiana. Good activity for during COVID as items are cleaned regularly with many sanitizing stations. A little pricier than I thought it was going to be to walk through but can provide entertainment for hours.

The Indiana State Museum is a family favorite. There is plenty to see for every age and interest.I feel like the staff is doing a phenomenal job of keeping the museum as safe and and as disinfected as possible during Covid (while also being very welcoming and helpful to visitors). We appreciate that.

The museum is full of hands-on and interactive exhibits, and the lady that we talked to in the microscopes lab on the first floor was very nice and willing to tell us all about the exhibits. We ate at the farmers market cafe, and it was great as well. The prices for the grilled cheese of the day included hand cut chips and a free cup of water. Overall had a good time and we would come visit again.

I love the Indiana State Museum and have come here since I was a little kid. I used to go to summer day camp and have so many wonderful memories of walking around the museum with my camp-mates. I appreciate the museums updates to try and include more indigenous perspectives and to talk about racial tension. As of 05/21 there was a great exhibit about opioids in Indiana as well. They do some great work telling and remembering history!

This place was brilliant! I loved all the exhibits regarding the ice age and local wildlife. The staff was friendly and answered all our questions. I highly recommend this place.

Excellent museum with some really neat pieces and exhibits. Affordable, and the $5 garage parking is a plus. Have been here several times and always see new things and updates to keep things fresh.

This place has something that every age group can see. I really liked the clock outside the museum.

Erica Montgomery was an outstanding coordinator. She made the Hill wedding outstanding!!! We appreciate you coordinating, and orchestrating the event.

Had a wonderful time. Much more interactive than I expected. My children were less than excited to go when we decided to visit but now they cant wait to go back. Our visit to the museum was wonderful. I cant wait for the IMAX to reopen, but even with it closed the trip was worth more pennies than I spent.

There are no crowds & all the staff are wearing masks. All of the displays are clean & neat. A great place to take kids.

Love seeing movies here. The theater is always nice and clean. The staff is professional and courteous. Parking is validated.

Easy access to the Canal Walk. We loved the L.S. Ayers Tea Room.

My husband and I attended a wedding here about two weeks ago and it was absolutely beautiful. It’s probably the 4th wedding we’ve been to in the last two months in Indianapolis. Great wedding venue and the food was outstanding!

Beautiful facility!

I love this place! from the FIX exabit about Opioids to the permeant exabit there is something for everyone! the staff are very nice and great at their jobs! the museum is always clean and is a fun place to go to for a fieldtrip or date.

Celebration Crossing offered a great opportunity for me and my toddler to explore this museum. The exhibits are interactive and appropriate for kids and adults of many ages. It is definitely worth the membership investment. This museum is also a partner with a local puppet show business.

Very clean, very educational. Also loved the IMAX theater.

Its a great museum with all kinds of displays from the beginning of time til now great info about indiana glad we went

Nice little museum. A little on the pricey side for the size and the food is expensive, like youd expect a state museum to be, but its is in support of the museum. Great for older children, with nature and historical exhibits.

Great inexpensive clean easy parking. Friendly peeps on staff

This is always a unique experience. We enjoy the different exhibits both permanent and traveling. Our kids enjoyed the Lego exhibit and the cardboard engineering exhibit. The museum is currently prepping for the arrival of Santa and Mrs Clause!

The Hoosier Salon art show was terrific...the art quality and the Board of both the Salon and the museum deserve applause.

Very clean and well kept museum, staff and many locations to provide interactive exhibitions. There was a rock show going on while I was there. The ticket price was a little steep to get in the museum. Though there are geology, local habitat, fossil, and a large history exhibit in the museum.

This is a great place to take the family to learn about the states history. There is always a new exhibit about every 3 months. There is three levels to the building and a nice cafe so you can stop and take a break. Overall, great place!

Went to IMAX theater and from what I saw it was very clean and would love to go there soon they were having a party of some sort after the movie so we got to see a few people dancing. Lots of stair would be nice to have an elevator to use for customers who bought tickets for top.

Interesting museum:- Covers a wide periode of time,- from the big bang until presence.- Indiana state centered/oriented- good-detailed information about the Indian natives and how they lived together before the French came and how their life changed to the worse due to the growing influence of the european settlers. and last but not least- dont forget to watch the the big pendulum in the Indiana State Museum until one Domino Stone falls 😉

I enjoyed the museum. Good price of admissions too.

Had a great time with the family here the other day. Fun and educational with a few hands on bits. I like that they included small patches of fur from the different animals and many of the fossils out where you were allowed to touch them. Helpful staff gave us plenty of information about the exhibits as we went and they gave us a little voucher so that parking was only $5. Bonus!

Good place to spend about 3 hours in downtown Indy. I think children can enjoy more than the adults and ticket feels but overpriced as a whole. Nature is well displayed and attractive.

First time being there. It was great,awesome experience. And admission was free with a canned food item on MLK DAY.

Our daughter has participated in several camps at the State Museum during summer and other breaks. The programming is spectacular and the staff work really well with the kids.

Super fun place for a date. Now my girlfriend wants this bird on a necklace.

Weve photographed countless events for and at the Indiana State Museum. We still find it amazing our state has a museum that is this SENSATIONAL. The architecture of this museum is amazing...modern yet intermixed with some historical facades that were lucky have been preserved. It is in the heart of the museum campus along the canal which make it a perfect location for images. And...who wouldnt want to dine around an original Robert Indiana Sculpture!? Wow.

Beautiful museum would definitely reccomend if your in the area. We spent hours there just walking through all the exhibits

Wonderful displays of Indiana history. Very clean and modern facility.

The cafe here at the Museum was a wonderful surprise. We had a delightful lunch. Definitely will plan to go hungry on my future visits here. We did soup and grilled cheese combos (This and That they called it). My tomato basil soup was awesome, but my daughter’s Chicken Velvet was the best chicken soup I’ve ever tasted. The grilled cheese had turkey and roasted red pepper on sourdough. Wonderful lunch.

Summer camp here is unbeatable! My child has the most fun here and walks away with the most knowledge.

Wonderful absolutely beautiful 😍 ❤ place

It was such a fun experience on fall break. The maze exhibit probably was the best part. My kiddos laughed and had a great time trying to figure everything out.

Wonderful museum, highlighted by unique architecture, beautifully situated along Canal Walk.

Imax experience was a blast!! I look forward to visiting the museum itself here soon.

Wide variety of exhibits of history and culture of Indiana.

Great collection in the museum. Fantastic artwork

It is bigger than we thought. Lots of information, and there was actually a lot that held the attention of our 4 year old grandson.

I found the 1st floor to be lame but the 2nd floor was full of Indianas culture and history, the people from here and things that happened. It was much more fascinating.

Went on a school field trip. Fun for a half day trip. Some neat exhibits. Not really a full day worth of things to do though.

Cool place - lots to see here! There didnt seem to be any free museum parking though - if there was, I didnt see it

A lot of things to look and even touch here. Great for all ages. I especially loved the moon/planet viewer.

I was a little worried about taking my kids here because they are use to going to the Children’s Museum which is very hands on. But this place was great and had a lot of interactive experience for the kids. My son’s are five and seven and they both loved it. Do remember to keep your tickets recipe for parking because the cost for parking is my only complaint.

We had a great trip with our school. Great for adults and children!

I loved it! Its the best museum to learn about Us history, and art, the structure is well designed, armonic, toilets clean, many parking spots, etc

Interesting museum. Well kept.

I wouldve given the Ayres Tea Room 5 stars, but the ISM needed to have a sign by the other cafe, and have it point to the Tea Room. Loved their famous Chicken Velvet Soup and the tea snacks!

Very good exhibition, easy to understanding and know about Indiana in history, geography and culture. A must-go place for visitors.

Wonderful place for ALL ages! Could have spent the entire day here, even with a 1 year old walker.

The exhibits for absolutely beautiful and the staff was courteous.

Great place for our 10 year old brother. We absolutely loved cardboard engineering. We scoped out the rest of the museum and didnt have time to stay, but ended up buying a membership since the 10 year old loved it so much. Lots to see and learn!

Great experience.. informative! Easy to navigate and lots of fun.. more fun for eager to learn teenagers and curious adults rather than youngsters

Didnt visit the museum, but went to a wedding. Beautiful venue that hosted the reception perfectly. Would absolutely recommend!

Great place

My daughter loves this museum! She was finally old enough to play in the exhibits. Im really impressed with all the activities for young children.

Great place for children and adults. We have been several times and it never disappoints. Always friendly and helpful staff, very clean and all the displays are in great shape and well kept. Not wore out like other museums. I highly recommend going and taking the kids. If you do the Imax movie, you get free parking in the garage! So totally worth it!

Compared with other state museums i rate this as fair. There is little info. about how and why Indiana became a state. It is the only one that charges admission!

A nice museum to show the history of Indiana. There are some cool exhibits on the prehistoric Era and the natives that settled here long ago.

Our visit was ok...we didnt feel like there was anything special about this museum. Our experience was quite underwhelming. Our favorite exhibit was the one about the history of poison...very informative and interesting. The museum was very clean and well organized so thats a plus.

So much to see! Great place to take your kids!!

Protective measures were placed in order to ensure everyone had distance between each other. I felt safe and the projection looked fantastic.

There is so much to learn about this state, and walking through this museum is like walking through a text book, both because of the depth of information it provides, and the amount of reading....Some of you may not like to read...I do, but there was not enough time for all. If you know nothing, little, or just want to know more, I totally recommend you go visit. There are so many showcases here ranging from Abraham Lincoln, to Janet Jackson, to stone quarries, to how canal levies work. There was also a poison exhibit when I went, which was super interesting as it had information on all sorts of poisons and how they affect different organisms.Recommend, but beware...you will be there for a while.

MY FAVORITE MUSEUM IN INDY! Multiple levels, interactive workshops, great cafeteria/restaurant for the public, range of prices at the gift store, affordable parking, connected to IMAX Theatre, off of the canal, easy walk to Eiteljorg Museum/NCAA Hall of Champions/White River Parkway!!!

This is a fantastic museum with lots of displays that appeal to kids and adults. Its amazing all the things Indiana has contributed to the world and history.

It was very interesting enjoyed seeing all the cultural

It was pretty cool. Lego sculptures were awesome.

Big A for the Indiana State Museum! Lots of interesting things to look at, a few to play with. Less interactive than the Childrens Museum but some very cool lego, artistic and historical stuff.