Hendricks County Convention & Visitors Bureau Profile Sheet

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1900 1925 1950 1975 2000 2025 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 WHY HENDRICKS COUNTY? Located just 10 miles west of Indianapolis, with easy access to two major interstates and many unique attractions, Hendricks County has so much to offer! Challenger Learning Center. Launch your travelers to this interactive learning center. Tour an authentic Mission Control and spacecraft simulator, view artifacts and sample spacecraft ice cream. Pittsboro One-Room Schoolhouse. Miss Phoebe will take you back to a typical day in the life of a student in 1892. Book a tour in 2012 and each guest will receive a FREE Green Spree recyclable tote. Frazee Gardens. Enjoy a custom workshop by landscape and greenhouse experts, and browse a gift shop featuring local artisans’ works. Attend a special educational semi- nar on the importance of bees – presented by by a professional beekeeper and owner of My Honey’s Hunny – and take home a bottle of honey. Beasley’s Orchard. Take a guided tour of the orchard, peek behind the scenes and shop the farmer’s market in the Civil War- era barn. A cup of cider and a bag of apples per person are included. Hendricks County, Indiana HENDRICKS COUNTY CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU | 8 W. Main St., Danville, IN 46122 | (800) 321-9666 | (317) 718-9913 fax FOR PLANNING GROUP TOURS | Contact Becky Harris | [email protected] Web TourHendricksCounty.com blog TourHendricksCounty.com/ blog FaCebook Facebook.com/ FastTrackToFun TWiTTer @FastTrackToFun THEMED TOUR: TIME-TRAVELERS’ TRAVELS History buffs and those with a knack for nostalgia will enjoy the Time-Travelers’ Travels Tour. THEMED TOUR: THE GREEN SPREE This unique tour is designed for nature enthusiasts and those who enjoy the greener side of life. DANVILLE COURTHOUSE SQUARE HISTORIC DISTRICT Beyond the Family History. Built in 1902 as an Indiana Carnegie Library, the Danville Public Library teaches new ideas on how to preserve your family heritage. County Historical Museum. Take a tour of the former county jail and sheriff’s residence, built in 1886 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum also features a Civil War exhibit.’ Soy Creations Candle Workshop. Guests make their own natural soy candle and learn how clean, healthy and fragrant they are. Homestead Primitives. Artist Ann Lankford will turn ordinary gourds into extraordinary works of art. Each guest will receive a mini hand-painted gourd. FOLLOW US! It’s easy to stay informed about what’s happening in Hendricks County. Join us online at any of our social media locations for the most updated information about group tours, events and more!

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This single, double-sided sheet is designed to be three-hole-punched and slipped into a binder. It is primarily distributed at trade shows for group-tour planners and features highlights of the tours and services offered by the Hendricks County (Indiana) Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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Whyhendrickscounty?Located just 10 miles west of Indianapolis, with easy access to two major interstates and many unique attractions, Hendricks County has so much to offer!

challengerLearningcenter. Launch your travelers to this interactive learning center. Tour an authentic Mission Control and spacecraft simulator, view artifacts and sample spacecraft ice cream.

Pittsboroone-roomschoolhouse. Miss Phoebe will take you back to a

typical day in the life of a student in 1892.

Book a tour in 2012 and each guest will receive a FREE Green Spree recyclable tote.

FrazeeGardens.Enjoy a custom workshop by landscape and greenhouse experts, and browse a gift shop featuring local artisans’ works. Attend a special educational semi-nar on the importance of bees – presented

by by a professional beekeeper and owner of Myhoney’shunny – and take home a bottle of honey.

Beasley’sorchard. Take a guided tour of the orchard, peek behind the scenes and shop the farmer’s market in the Civil War-era barn. A cup of cider and a bag of apples per person are included.

Hendricks County, Indiana

HENDRICKS COUNTY CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU | 8 W. Main St., Danville, IN 46122 | (800) 321-9666 | (317) 718-9913 faxFOR PLANNING GROUP TOURS | Contact Becky Harris | [email protected]

WebTourHendricksCounty.com

blogTourHendricksCounty.com/blog

FaCebookFacebook.com/ FastTrackToFun

TWiTTer@FastTrackToFun

theMedtour:tiMe-traveLers’traveLsHistory buffs and those with a knack for nostalgia will enjoy the Time-Travelers’ Travels Tour.

theMedtour:theGreensPreeThis unique tour is designed for nature enthusiasts and those who enjoy the greener side of life.

danviLLecourthousesquarehistoricdistrict

BeyondtheFamilyhistory.Built in 1902 as an Indiana Carnegie Library, the Danville Public Library teaches new ideas

on how to preserve your family heritage.

countyhistoricalMuseum.Take a tour of the former county jail and sheriff’s residence, built in 1886 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum also features a Civil War exhibit.’

soycreationscandleWorkshop. Guests make their own natural soy candle and learn how clean, healthy and fragrant they are.

homesteadPrimitives.Artist Ann Lankford will turn ordinary gourds into extraordinary works of art. Each guest will receive a mini hand-painted gourd.

FoLLoWus!It’s easy to stay informed about what’s happening in Hendricks County. Join us online at any of our social media locations for the most updated information about group tours, events and more!

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INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY & HALL OF FAME

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HENDRICKS COUNTY, INDIANA

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Freegroupservicesavailablefrom the Hendricks County Convention & Visitors Bureau, including: custom itinerary planning • all-inclusive, per-person rates • individual and group FAM tours • tour gift bags

accommodations.Hendricks County is group-friendly! We have more than 1,600 hotel rooms with-in a few minutes’ drive from all Hendricks County attractions as well as downtown Indianapolis.

eat&enJoyBreadBasketcafeandBakery.This family-owned and operated cafe and bakery

is known for its decadent des-serts, but you’ll find a full menu of soups, salads, wraps, sandwiches, side items and more.

confectiondelights. Get your chocolate fix! These desserts are too pretty to eat, but too

good not to!

Mayberrycafe. Group tour favorite! Take a step back in time to the 1960s with Andy, Barney, Otis and Aunt Bea at the nostalgic Mayberry Cafe, complete with looping reruns of “The Andy Griffith Show.”

MotorsPortsMania

Chocolate shoes from Confection Delights

trikappaGingerbreadchristmasshow.Shop for unique gifts at “Indiana’s Juried Craft Show of the Year,” featuring hand-crafted, original works of art by master artisans.

GrandpaJones’Popcorn&candyshoppe.This old-fashioned gourmet popcorn and candy shop specializes

in flavored popcorns made daily. Enjoy a demonstration of how caramel corn is made, sample popcorn flavors and take home a bag of popcorn.

shoppingonthecourthousesquare. Shop, relax or grab a snack.• carla’screationsandGifts. Nostalgic

candy, gift baskets and gourmet items• Galleryonthesquare. Featuring works

from local artisans• confectiondelights. Where everything

is made to order, from gourmet chocolates to apple ornaments

tradersPointcreamery.Experi-ence a private tour and tasting at this family-owned artisan dairy farm. Sample

organic cheeses, yogurt and milk

before shop-ping

for fresh products.

Lucasoilraceway. Take a behind-the-scenes tour of this popular racing hot spot, home of the NHRA Mac Tools US Nationals. Tour includes step-on guide, track history and highlights, track driv-

ing tours and more!

indianapolisMotorspeedwayhallofFameMuseumandGroundstour. Tour includes the timing-and-scoring suite in the Pagoda Victory Podium, Gasoline Alley, a ride around the famed oval and more.

JohnForceracestation.Visit the Mid-west headquarters of John Force Racing, including the museum and gift shop.

theMedtour:hohohoLidaytourJust in time to shop for gifts, this tour of some of the county’s best holiday offerings – and exclusive discounts! – will put your guests in the holiday spirit!