Indianapolis Walking Tours for Groups

Indiana Landmarks offers these walking tours to groups of eight or more on the day and at the time most convenient for the client. We request a reservation at least three weeks in advance. For large groups, we will assign several guides to ensure that everyone in the group enjoys the up close-and-personal experience of a place that only a walking tour can give.

The following walking tours are $5 per person. Most tours last 1 hour and 15 minutes, but can be altered to meet your group’s schedule. We can include admissions to museums and luncheons for an additional fee.

For more information, contact our tourism department at 800-450-4534, 317-639-4534 or tourism@indianalandmarks.org. (For information on tours for school groups, check our Field Trips & Tours page.)

Canal Walking Tour

The Central Canal, opened in 1839, was intended to provide water power to industries and move goods by linking Indianapolis with the Wabash and Erie Canal. It never happened and the state went bankrupt trying to construct the canal-system. Hear the canal story as you walk along the restored waterway, now part of the Indianapolis park system. We’ll stop at the U.S.S. Indianapolis Memorial, at the northern end of the canal, and the moving national memorial to U.S. Medal of Honor recipients accross from the Indiana State Museum.

Indiana War Memorials Walking Tour

Take this opportunity to discover the Soldiers and Sailors Monument and all seven blocks of the Indiana War Memorial Plaza Historic District, including the Indiana War Memorial, University Park, and much more. Learn what role Hoosiers have played in defending our freedom and how we choose to remember their sacrifices.

Historic Downtown Walking Tour

Discover the colorful heroes and heroines of Hoosier history as you walk along the streets of downtown Indianapolis. The walking tour takes you through our beautiful Capitol and gives you an up-close look at Monument Circle—the heart of the Circle City—and Circle Centre Mall. Discover the history of Indianapolis’s significant buildings and monuments as you familiarize yourself with the city skyline, and learn how the city became the new state capital.