Indianapolis, Capital city in Marion County, United States.
Indianapolis occupies a strategic position along the White River, featuring a grid pattern layout centered around Monument Circle at 218 meters elevation.
Alexander Ralston and Elias Pym Fordham designed Indianapolis in 1821 as a planned settlement to serve as the new state capital of Indiana.
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis stands as the largest institution of its type worldwide, containing extensive collections across multiple scientific and cultural domains.
The Indianapolis International Airport connects with major destinations while interstate highways I-65, I-69, I-70, and I-465 form a transportation network through the city.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosts the Indianapolis 500 race, drawing more than 300,000 spectators to the single largest sporting competition globally.
Location: Marion County
Inception: 1821
Elevation above the sea: 218 m
Shares border with: Beech Grove, Lawrence, Southport, Speedway, Cumberland, Greenwood, Avon, Zionsville, Carmel, Fishers, McCordsville
GPS coordinates: 39.76861,-86.15806
Latest update: May 27, 2025 19:47
This list presents the 50 most populous cities in the United States according to the official estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau as of July 2024. These metropolitan areas showcase the country's diversity in economic, cultural, and geographic aspects. From New York with 8.48 million residents, a global hub of finance and media, to Los Angeles, the center of cinema, through Chicago with its notable architecture, Houston with its space industry, and Philadelphia, the city that founded American independence, each destination has its own identity. San Antonio preserves traces of the colonial era around the Alamo, while Phoenix is experiencing rapid growth in the Arizona desert. These large American cities, spread from Texas to California and from Florida to Illinois, offer a comprehensive view of the country's urban realities. Together, they host several tens of millions of inhabitants and are the main drivers of the national economy, each developing specialties from the energy sector to new technologies, maritime trade, and medical research.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
7.2 km
RCA Dome
712 m
Hinkle Fieldhouse
8.4 km
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
31 m
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
4.7 km
Indianapolis Museum of Art
6.8 km
AT&T Building
257 m
Fort Benjamin Harrison
16.5 km
First Church of Cannabis
6.7 km
Salesforce Tower
143 m
Indianapolis Zoo
1.6 km
Crispus Attucks High School
1.9 km
Central State Hospital
4.5 km
Bush Stadium
3.4 km
Arsenal Technical High School
2.3 km
Indiana World War Memorial Plaza
388 m
Eagle Creek Park
16.7 km
Madam Walker Legacy Center
1.1 km
Geist Reservoir
24.4 km
White River State Park
1 km
JW Marriott Indianapolis
894 m
Shortridge High School
5.6 km
Indiana Governor's Residence
7.9 km
Indiana Statehouse
380 m
Scottish Rite Cathedral
837 m
Broad Ripple Park Carousel
4.7 km
Indiana Central Canal
662 m
Fort Harrison State Park
15.2 kmReviews
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