9 Indy Facts--What to See and Do in Indy

 The 2010 site of the Final Four, Indianapolis will be an exciting place to be this weekend.  There will be lots of festivities including free outdoor concerts and open practices for the public to watch their favorite team.

But what about the rest of the year?  Here are some notable facts about the city:

*Indy has one of Trip Advisors To 10 Zoos--and it is minutes from Downtown  www.indyzoo.com

*Indy was the 3rd city in the world to host the new King Tut exhibit--thanks again to the Children's Museum for recognizing Indy bloggers on Bloggers Day with free admission www.childrensmuseum.org

*Wall Street Journal's Best Hotel Value--Come one, come all

*Frommer's Best Places to Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up--Conner Prairie, an Interactive History Park www.connerprairie.org

*Largest and 2nd Largest Single-Day Sporting Events--The Indy 500 and the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com

*USA Today's Top 10 Places to Propose--Indianapolis Museum of Art, after all the Famous LOVE sculpture was created by an Indiana native www.imamuseum.org

*1 of America's Top 3 Western Museums--Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art--plus it has a wonderful Gift Shop  www.eiteljorg.org

*Expedia's Best Hotel in America--Conrad Indianapolis  conradhotels1.hilton.com

*Child's Magazine's Best Children's Museum--It is enjoyable for all ages.  The dinosaurs are literally breaking through the roof! www.childrensmuseum.org

What draws you to Indy?  Feel free to share your own facts.  Thanks to www.visitIndy.com for sharing these facts.