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Local Things To Do

Parks — Lafayette

  • Clegg Botanical Gardens — various locations throughout the city
  • Columbian Park & Zoo — between South and Main streets
  • Digby Park — Canal Rd., north of Harrison Bridge
  • McAllister Park — N. 9th St., along Wabash River
  • Munger Park — Greenbush St., north of U.S. 52
  • Murdock Park — 18th and Ferry streets
  • Neil Armstrong Park — S. 9th St. and Beck Ln.
  • Riehle Plaza — N. 2nd St.

Parks — West Lafayette

  • Celery Bog Park — entry road off Lindberg Rd.
  • Cumberland Park — Kalberer Rd. and Salisbury St.
  • Happy Hollow Park — Happy Hollow Rd.
  • Lommel Park — Wilshire Ave. and Essex St.
  • Tapawingo Park — along Wabash River by Tapawingo Dr.
  • Tommy Johnston Neighborhood Park — Wood and Chauncey streets
  • University Farm Park — LaGrange and Hamilton streets

Tippecanoe County Parks

  • Davis Ferry Park — N. 9th St., 3 miles north of Lafayette
  • Fort Ouiatenon Park — South River Rd.
  • Mar Len Park — S. 18th St.
  • Ross Camp — South River Rd.
  • Ross Hills Park — South River Rd. to County Road 875 W.
  • Tippecanoe Battlefield Park — Battle Ground, IN
  • Wabash River Parkway — banks of Burnett's Creek and Wabash River
  • Wildcat Park — Eisenhower Rd.
  • Wolf Park — R.R. 1, Battle Ground, IN

Recreation

  • Great Skates Fun Center — 135 S. Earl Ave, Lafayette — 447-8758
  • Imagination Station — 600 N. 4th St. — 420-7780
  • International Sports Clubs — 3861 State Road 26 — 447-8866
  • Lafayette Sports Centers — 3832 Fortune Dr. — 448-6444
  • McAllister Recreation Center — 2351 N. 20th St. — 447-9354
  • Morton Community Center — 222 N. Chauncey Ave. — 775-5120
  • YMCA — 1950 S. 18th St. — 474-3448
  • YWCA — 605 N. 6th St. — 742-0075

Golf

  • Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex — 1202 Cherry Ln. — 494-3139
  • Coyote Crossing — 28 E. 500 N., West Lafayette — 497-1061
  • Edwood Glen Country Club — St. Rd. 43 N., West Lafayette — 463-1100
  • Par View — 3121 State Road 26 W., West Lafayette — 743-9912
  • Precision Putt — 311 Meijer Dr., Lafayette — 446-2250
  • Putt-Putt Golf & Games- 2131 S. Sagamore Pkwy., Lafayette — 447-5759
  • The Ravines — 8525 Division Rd., West Lafayette — 497-7888

Arts & Entertainment

  • Lafayette Civic Theatre — 313 N. 5th St. — 423-7529
  • Indiana Fiddlers' Gathering — 638 North St. — 742-1419
  • Lafayette Ballet Company — 226 N. 6th St. — 742-4136
  • Lafayette Symphony Orchestra — 111 N. 6th St. — 742-4951
  • Long Center for the Performing Arts — 111 N. 6th St. — 742-5664
  • Tippecanoe County Amphitheater — 4449 State Road 43 N. — 463-2211

Visual Arts

  • Greater Lafayette Museum of Art — 101 S. 9th St. — 742-1128
  • Tippecanoe County Historical Museum — Fowler House, 909 South St. — 476-8411
  • Tippecanoe Arts Federation — 638 North St. — 423-2787

Bowling

  • Arrowhead Bowl — 2331 Brothers Dr. — 477-6500
  • Market Square Lanes — 2100 Elmwood Ave. — 447-4106
  • Purdue Memorial Union — 494-8990
  • Star Lanes — 1701 Schuyler Ave. — 742-0443

Billiards

  • Arrowhead Bowl — 2331 Brothers Dr. — 477-6500
  • Nick's Billiards Café — 402 Brown St. — 743-1128
  • Purdue Memorial Union — 494-8990


 
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