Tailgating and Victory Party in Indy for Chief Fans

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by grandllama

Another thing to remember about downtown Indy is the farther away you are from the dome, the cheaper the parking. My regular garage is $3 for Colts games. It is located at Pennsylvania & Market.... About a 15 - 20 minute walk from the dome.

Closer than parking at the Adam's Mark in KC

Any tips/tricks we should know about downtown? The dome? Anything else?

[grandllama]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Any tips/tricks we should know about downtown? The dome? Anything else?

The big thing would be to get there early as anytime there is a home game, half the streets are clogged and the other half are closed. There is also a rodeo in town, so downtown will be a nightmare Saturday.

Everything you will want to do in Indy will be within walking distance so where you park isn't that important.

Take the first affordable parking spot you come across... Parking will range from $1 to $20. We used to park in the Indians parking lot off West street... people seem to forget about that lot.

The other tip is, even though you are deep within enemy territory, enjoy downtown. It is what KC hopes will happen with the Sprint Center and the P&L district. The warehouse district is full of unique bars and restaurants. Two places that are definitely worth the stop are St Elmo's steakhouse ($$$, but a very old - 100yrs + original steakhouse and better than Plaza 3 & Ruths Chris combined, try the Shrimp Cocktail!) and The Slippery Noodle. Circle Center mall is an upscale shopping center that has been built into old downtown buildings if anybody wants to do some shopping.

If you get lost walking around, find Monument Circle. It is dead center downtown, both Meridian Street (North / South) and Market Street (East / West) feed into the round about around the Monument. From the monument it is easy to find anything worth finding in downtown. (If you get lost around game time, just follow the mass of Manning jerseys walking like zombies to visit their false idol)

Across from the dome is a plaza where they hold their pregame festivities. (bands, sponsors, kinda like they do outside the gates at Arrowhead)