Mass Ave Cultural Arts District
Massachusetts Avenue
A district running northeast from downtown, lined with independent bookshops, theatres, craft breweries and restaurants, ideal for an evening stroll.
Massachusetts Avenue was one of the four diagonal avenues in Indianapolis's original plan and is now the city's most lively pedestrian district, about five blocks long. Late-19th-century brick commercial buildings house independent boutiques, galleries, theatres (such as the Old National Centre and the Phoenix Theatre), and numerous restaurants, craft breweries and dessert shops. Murals and public art line the streets. The Indianapolis Cultural Trail runs through it, and you can ride a shared bike along it to connect with downtown. It is free to visit and busiest from evening into night. It is about a 10-minute walk from Monument Circle.
Opening hours
Open all day (shops set their own hours)
Nearby sights
- Indianapolis City Market
- Indiana World War Memorial Plaza
- Scottish Rite Cathedral
- Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site
- Monument Circle & Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
- Indianapolis Cultural Trail
- Gainbridge Fieldhouse
- Indiana Statehouse