Evansville Travel Information
Evansville, population 121,582,is the third largest city in Indiana
and an entertainment, culture and recreation hub for southwestern
parts of the state. This Ohio River town is home to the University of
Southern Indiana and the University of Evansville. In downtown
Evansville visitors can find a riverboat casino complete with
restaurants, shops and a hotel. Strolls downtown provide views of the
river and architecturally significant buildings: Reitz Home Museum,
Willard Library, the Pagoda and Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Coliseum. There are more than 30 shops and restaurants
downtown. The Hands On Discover Children’s Museum is also
downtown. Other museums in town include the Evansville Museum of Arts,
History and Science and the Evansville African American Museum, which
is housed in an early public housing project. Evansville’s World War
II history can be explored onboard the LST 325 warship. Mesker Park
Zoo and Botanical Garden features 500 animals on 70 acres. Each
October a large street festival, the West Side Nut Club’s Fall
Festival, fills the streets near downtown. In July, fireworks and an
air show downtown and hydroplane races on the Ohio River highlight the
Evansville Freedom Festival. Just south of the city, Angel
Mounds State Historic Site preserves more than 600 acres of Native
American mounds. Archaeological digs onsite are uncovering the history
of this 1100 A.D. settlement. There are 15 golf courses in the area.
Trails along the Ohio River and Pigeon Creek and at Howell Wetlands
and the Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve and Wesselman Park allow
exploration of the area’s wetlands and forests. Boat launch ramps
provide access to the Ohio River for boating, waterskiing and
fishing. Evansville is located 110 miles south of Terra Haute
and 120 miles west of Louisville, Kentucky. It is accessible via
Interstate Highway 164, U.S. Highway 41 and State Highways 62 and 66.
There are many national chain hotels and motels in the city.
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