Muncie

Muncie, named after the "Munsee" clan of Lenape people and home to Ball State University, is a city in the east of Central Indiana. It was an industrial titan in its time but then felt the effects of deindustrialization.

Get in

Get around

  • Muncie Indiana Transit System (MITS), +1-765-289-MITS (6487).
    • Bus service: 14 fixed route bus transportation within the Muncie city limits provide service to most shopping, medical, employment, residential, recreational, and governmental locations. Buses operate Monday through Saturday on all but six holidays.
    • MITSPlus: for people with a disability, MITS provides door-to-door service. An advance reservation is required and customers must be certified as needing the service. MITSPlus provides service M-F 6AM-9PM, Sa 7:45AM-6:15PM

See

  • 🌍 Christy Woods (southwest corner of the Ball State University campus). Arboretum and botanical garden, including the Wheeler Orchid Collection and Species Bank, which hosts over 1,200 plants
  • 🌍 Downtown Muncie (Downtown Muncie), Walnut Street. Downtown Muncie is an arts and culture district in the heart of the city. The charm of Muncie's historic downtown is in our unique places to shop like The Caffeinery, locally favorite restaurants like Vera Mae's Bistro, six art galleries and four museums. From popular events like Rib Fest and Muncie Gras, to the Free Friday Night Movies for kids in the summer, there is something for everyone in Downtown Muncie, Indiana!

History

Public art

  • 🌍 Appeal to the Great Spirit statue, at the corner of Walnut Street and Granville Avenue (near Central High School).
  • Beneficence statue, just off University Avenue on the Ball State University campus.
  • 🌍 Shafer Tower.

Do

Arts

  • 🌍 Cornerstone Center for the Arts.
  • 🌍 Muncie Civic Theater.
  • 🌍 John R. Emens College-Community Auditorium. Hosts theatrical events.
  • Arts Place, 131 E. Walnut St, Portland (30 mi NE of Muncie), +1 260 726-4809. Community art center that features a theater, art galleries, classrooms, and studios in a beautiful park in downtown Portland. Music and dance performances are featured in the theater, past performers include new age artist George Winston. They showcase art from the Midwest.
  • The Bob Ross Experience, 620 W Minnetrista Blvd. In keeping with the spirit of the Bob Ross a la Joy Of Painting show that used to be recorded in this home, this venue that is part of the Minnetrista gives you a chance to learn more about the highly regarded artist or create a painting like Bob used to. +1 765-327-8793

Buy

  • Jack's Camera Shop, 300 E. Main St, +1 765-282-0204. M-Sa 9AM-5:30PM. Great camera shop specializing in new and used cameras. Full service photo lab on site.
  • 🌍 Muncie Mall.
  • 🌍 Muncie Music Center, 600 S Mulbery St. Sells and rents musical instruments
  • Ghyslain Chocolatier, 350 W. Deerfield Rd, Union City, toll-free: +1-866-449-7524. Internationally acclaimed chocolate chain. Enjoy tasty in-house made treats and chocolates, take a tour of the facilities and enjoy lunch there as well.

Eat

  • Yats, 1625 W University Ave. On a cold Muncie day you can come in here and get some gumbo or other spicy Cajun food to warm you up. +1 765-587-2930

Drink

  • 🌍 Heorot Pub and Draught House, 219 S Walnut St, +1 765 287-0173. 11AM-3AM.
  • 🌍 Vera Mae's Bistro, 209 South Walnut St, +1 765 747-4941. Very nice establishment downtown. Food and service is very good. Items on the menus are varied and in constant circulation. Ambience is superb, especially in the evenings and on holidays.

Sleep

Connect

Cope

Go next

Routes through Muncie
Fort Wayne Marion  N  S  Anderson Indianapolis
Kokomo Greentown  N  S  Richmond Dayton


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