INDIANAPOLIS — Visitors to White River State Park attractions will receive free admission and free parking on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 18, with a canned good donation (one can per person, per attraction).
In addition to enjoying the attractions themselves, MLK Jr. Day visitors to the Park can:
• Experience the IMAX film “Hubble” for free.
• Watch films with Dr. King’s speeches at the Indiana State Museum.
• Catch Jingle Rails at the Eiteljorg Museum the day before it chugs out of town.
• Get a free ticket to the Indianapolis Indians’ season opener if they complete a health screening at the State Museum.
• See animals that love the cooler temperatures and plenty of indoor exhibits at the Zoo.
• View “Game of Change,” a film featuring a historic basketball game in 1963 where Mississippi State disregarded an unwritten Mississippi rule against playing integrated teams, at the NCAA Hall of Champions.
Special activities will take place throughout the day at most of the major attractions that make up White River State Park: Eiteljorg Museum, IMAX Theater, Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis Zoo and the NCAA Hall of Champions. The Indianapolis Indians will have activities at the State Museum.
“Every year, our visitors rise to the occasion by filling the donation bins to benefit those less fortunate while enjoying plenty of entertainment and healthy activities throughout the day,” said Bob Whitt, executive director of White River State Park.
The Park is also offering complimentary parking on MLK, Jr. Day. Visitors may park in the underground garage located off Washington Street in front of the Indiana State Museum, in the surface parking lots at the Indianapolis Zoo and Victory Field, and in the surface parking lot across from Victory Field next to the Park’s Visitor’s Center. Parking is not guaranteed and is on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information about White River State Park, visit www.whiteriverstatepark.org.