Indiana Historical Society Review

I learn alot of the history of the Hoosier state I was surprised Vincennes, Fort Wayne and Lafayette were the first three cities in Indiana

I have been a teacher of Indiana Studies for over 26 years. I hate to be "that guy" who gives a bad review; but in this case I must. We planned a whole afternoon of our vacation with intention of seeing what there is to offer from this museum. What we saw was a beautiful building with as many artifacts on display as I have in two boxes in my classroom. Pointers should be taken from the Chicago, Boston and Richmond historical museums. Cahokia Mounds exhibit (outside St. Louis) puts the Angel Mound to shame. Fellow Hoosiers beware.

We love the travel back in history exhibits & the Indianapolis Colts display was awesome!

It was very educational and interesting. Set up for social distance and mask were wored.
Really enjoyed my afternoon and I will go back soon.

I was here for a holiday party and didn't get to see the trees but this place is awesome. Lots of history and cool activities for the family throughout the year with some items being free.

Fantastic place to visit. Lots of very helpful workers are volunteers.

A nice informative place, an excellent cafe is on site.

Fun visit. Cafe in basrment could habe been more prepared for Christmas visitors.

Indiana has so much history. This is a great place to explore and bring the family

Great Indian history. Just as a native Texan it wasn't my thing.

It was an okay experience, but honestly, if you want to know more about Indiana just go to the internet

Stopped in to see the festival of trees and took the time to check out all of their other exhibits. Very cool live actor in the civil war letters exhibit. The Colts exhibit was very informative and interactive. Very helpful guides through out the place. Stopped in to check out their retail store. They had an impressive amount of Indiana items and a wide assortment of great history books.

Went on 8/1/18
Definitely want to visit without kids. Didnt really have much to do for little kids. The building was beautiful though. I dont know if we just went when not many people where there but felt like the employees are very passionate about what they do because almost everyone wants to interact and talk and keep an eye on you. So if you have a ton of questions they are definitely going to answer them or find someone to answer it for you. In the very beginning they have touch screens that give information about Indiana and breaks it down by counties....... would like to have time to read up on some things from there. Definitely a place to visit and go on the canal afterwards. Oh parking is free if you park in the lot off New York.

Excellent museum with lots to see and do. I especially love the you are there living history exhibits with actors. Also beautiful location on the canal.

Always something interesting to see and learn about our state when I visit here. We love the festival of the tree's especially.

Stardust Cafe lunch is amazing! Exhibits after lunch...magical!!!

this is a beautiful building inside and out. we visited several different types of exhibits when we were there. some had live actors and provided a great deal of additional interaction. a few were based on short films and interaction with electronic media. all were very well done.

The Indiana Arts Commission conference was very informative.

My first time going today and I had a blast! I loved the immersive time travel! Probably one of the coolest and innovative things I've ever seen at a museum. Such a cool way to learn about our history, with the most cutting-edge technology.

Great museum! Festival Of Trees is a must see every Christmas season. This museum is free for military, active duty and vets.

Really cool exhibits celebrating Indiana's history. Cool little store with unique Indiana finds.

Spent all day, everyone super nice, exhibits very professional.

Had fun. Would be cool and unexpected place for guy to take girl on a first date.

We were here for the Indiana Historical Festival of Trees and The Dance Refinery's performance of the Nutcracker. Beautiful facility, lovely trees and a wonderful performance.

Beautiful building with awesome, knowledgeable staff. There are so many things to see and it is definitely worth spending a day there! Stop by, you won't be disappointed!

Nice venue for staged events: concerts, panel talks, etc.

Good presentation of "you were there" events showing 1839 and 1939 historical times. Actors remained true to time period while responding to questions and provided interesting facts appropriate for our elementary aged granddaughter. The musical Cole Porter presentation was enjoyable. Lots to see.

Gift shops are nice and have a great selection of items sourced from and about Indiana. Seasonal decorations look great. Quiet atmosphere for a peaceful walk.

BEST. VENUE. EVER. As soon as we walked in we knew this was it. It is so beautiful and it was sooo perfect. Everything about the venue is great, right on the canal for beautiful pictures and beautiful inside. I would suggest a day of coordinator to help with the set up and decor.

An Awesome event location...Just off the Indianapolis cannel

Great info about our great state! Very interactive and great characters!

Pretty neat experience. Will definitely need to make a trip with family and spend more time there.

Wonderful collection of historical artifacts and memorabilia. Majestic building overlooking Canal Walk.

The Indiana historical society has a very beautiful building that seems like it has its own history! We were there for an even in the evening, so not much was open, but the staff we interacted with were all very helpful.

You are there exhibits are neat for older kids. It doesn't take long to see everything there.

Went for the festival of trees and had a fantastic time

Very cool place with high tech interactive exhibits along mixed with real people.

A great historic building right on the canal. We were there for a wedding and it served us very well; hors d'oeuvres upstairs followed by dinner and dancing on the ground floor. Acoustics were fine, ambience was good, and the friends it was spent with were great.

Excellent place to hold events. Current event is the Festival of Trees ! If you haven't been to check it out yet. You really should, very amazing. Over 80 trees to see & vote for your top 3 throughout the whole month of December! Excellent customer service and clean establishment! Definitely recommend this place for all of the family!

Interactive and unique. A must if you're visiting the city.

I always find bargains in the gift shop & enjoy sitting by the canal while eating lunch from the Cafe. These also cover parking validation.

Attended a Wedding there. It was GORGEOUS. What an interesting venue. Small, but fantastic. Interesting, great for pics. Room for kiddos to run. Great scenery outside. Loved it.

I love to learn new things and I really enjoyed going to this place with my parents. I had fun that day.

Love coming out here. Its fun, educational and inexpensive to spend a good few hours. The interactive experiences are always great. I really liked the one based off a letter from a solider from the battle of Gettysburg. It was riveting.

My lady and I were married here in 2014 because it is a beautiful building as well as a great price for the size of our wedding and reception! They offer an option for extra decor but it is not needed since the beauty of this building is able to stand alone without extra. The interactive exhibits are amazing! The design of each space, the reenactment performed by the actors as well as the knowledge they share is impressive.

A bit sparse but don't miss the request singer in the Cole Porter room!

This will be one of the most memorable museum I have visited.. This place is truly brings history back to life!

The festival of trees is spectacular every year. It seems the participants outdo themselves year after year.
I also love the displays of times past. Currently, the two are of a civil war mother, very moving & an itinerant preacher in Danville in the 1830's. The actors stay in character & make you feel as though you are in the past.
I highly recommend the experience.
The gift shop is very special with many unique gifts and very affordable.

Festival of trees was great! Family loved it and it will definitely be a new family tradition!

The exhibits are very well done. I didn't have as much time here as I would have liked - give yourself at least a couple of hours.

The exhibits are fun and interactive and the staff are well educated. We went on a guided field trip, but we will be going back for a family visit soon!

Lots of good information, staff very friendly and helpful, and a lovely location.

This is a very neat place to visit downtown. I went for the Festival of Trees and it was a really cool event and would highly recommend it during the Holiday Season. They had 80 uniquely different trees with each having there own them. They also have a Colts museum along with various other museums and things to do there. Again, I would highly recommend a visit if you are downtown.

Awesome music on the canal.
All workers were great and helpful.

We came here for the Christmas Tree Display. I don't know much about the place to be honest. But it was nice inside. The tree display was cool and represented several local Indiana businesses.

Very clean. Friendly staff very nice layout. Was there for company meeting and banquet. Food was excellent meeting area comfortable with easy access for both direction of hall and stage. Spacious dining area in large foyer with grand design. Bar was staffed clean and organized with knowledgeable helpful staff.

Beautiful music, great music, good food, pretty canal