Things to Do in Evansville, IN

Evansville Casino Evansville Museums Sporting Events in Henderson

Discover all the fun and exciting things to do in Evansville, IN. Packed with museums, shopping, sporting venues and professional sports teams, you’ll find plenty of fun Evansville attractions for you and your entire family. Stop by one of the many local museums including the newly built Children’s Museum of Evansville and the Angel Mounds State Historic Site. Or get in on all the local sporting action at an Evansville Otters baseball game. The Super 8 Henderson, Kentucky gives you the ideal spot to enjoy all the fun attractions Evansville offers.

Evansville Casino. Evansville’s Casino Aztar is a riverboat casino complex on the Ohio River that offers hotels, dining, shopping and more. Choose from two elegant hotels located at this Evansville, Indiana attraction, including The Casino Aztar Hotel and Le Marigot. Le Marigot is the newer of the two hotels, dating from 2006. The Casino is bordered by the Waterfront Entertainment District that offers a wide range of restaurants include a Tapas Bar and Irish Pub, plus lounge and billiards club.  [Top]

Evansville Museums. Evansville attractions include many fine area museums. The Angel Mounds State Historic Site is recognized a top prehistoric Native American site and home to thousands in the Middle Mississippian culture. The Reitz Home Museum offers an authentic Victorian experience in Evansville and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science is home to Koch Planetarium, and the Evansville Museum Transportation Center documents the history of transportation in southern Indiana beginning in the late part of 19th-century until the mid-20th century. One of Evansville’s newest museums is the USS LST Ship Memorial to commemorate Evansville’s wartime building contribution. Another new museum is the Children's Museum of Evansville, which opened in September of 2006. The museum offers a fun range of interactive exhibits and is always a top thing to do in Evansville with kids.  [Top]

Sporting Events in Henderson, Kentucky and Evansville, Indiana. The Evansville, Indiana area nearby Henderson, Kentucky offers non-stop sporting excitement with baseball, horse racing and more. Spend a day at the ballpark enjoying an Evansville Otters minor league baseball game. The Otters are part of the Frontier League, and captured the league’s championship title in 2006. The Evansville Otters play at Bosse Field. Modeled after the famed Saratoga, Kentucky track, Ellis Park in Henderson, Kentucky offers live thoroughbred horse racing action every summer through Labor Day. Also nearby, Roberts Municipal Stadium is a top sporting and entertainment venue. Roberts Municipal Stadium is located in Evansville, Indiana and seats more than 13,000 people. The stadium is also home to the University of Evansville's Purple Aces.  [Top]