INDIANAPOLIS WEEKEND – Day 2 – The Children’s Museum

The outside of Indy’s Children Museum

Our 2^nd day was spent at the Children’s Museum, even though we didn’t have any children with us. What a SUPER place for kids of any age! Our major reason for going was because the Museum has 8 of China’s Terra Cotta Warriors on display. But we also enjoyed the rest of the Museum as well. There was a train, doll house, vintage toy and ship wreck display plus a large display on what’s it’s like to live in China. There was even a glass tower and ceiling by Chihuly and lots, lots more to see !

Two great places to eat in Indy that we discovered was the Mellow Mushroom, a casual pizza place, and Divvy’s, a tad fancier but not stuffy, with great food served in tapas style.

Indy was a fun mini vacation spot!

This is the inside of the museum where the dinosaur is looking in – very clever!

One of China’s Terra Cotta Warriors and his horse. ( There were 8 on display ). Experts believe there are 8000 soldiers, 130 chariots and 670 horses ( plus many more smaller artifacts) in the 5 acre tomb of China’s 1st emperor. They believe it took 700,000 laborers 40 years to create this tomb that would protect the emperor in his after life.

Originally it is thought that the Warriors were all painted bright colors like this example.

The warriors are life size and restored wonderfully.

This is Reuben Well, the 35 foot, 55 ton steam engine that conquered the railroad’s steepest grade in the US in the 1890’s.

Vintage toy exhibit

Chihuly glass tower is made from 3200 pieces of blown glass , is 43 feet tall and weighs 8000 pounds and is beautiful !.

Chihuly glass ceiling is also beautiful and you can sit below it on a revolving circular bench to comfortably lean back and gaze above you to enjoy and study all of the shapes and colors .

Thanks for traveling with me!

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