Plan A fell through last night, so I had to come up with a quick idea to keep the K monster happy. In June, the Indianapolis Museum of Art opened a 100 acre outdoor art museum of sorts. The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park is one of the largest museum art parks in the country. I've been wanting to go for some time, so even with the heat, we decide to try it out. Right now there are 8 topical structures in the park to see. Hopefully with 100 acres, many more will come! Here's the rundown...
Park of Laments - The rock wall you see isn't a solid rock structure. It's actually a bunch of rocks inside metal basket weave boxes. The tunnel leads to a set of stairs that opens up into a huge landscaped area surrounded by 20 ft high walls of the same stone boxes.
Funky Bones - These are about thigh high structures that you can sit, stand, run, jump on in the shape of a skeleton.
Stratum Pier & Indianapolis Island - 2 people are living on this thing for the summer. From what I've read, they have to produce their own electricity. There is a row boat on the side that I think you are allowed to use to go visit them, but it was way too damn hot to work. I didn't get a good shot of the pier we were on, but it was crazy levels of large grated green sections.
Team Building - This looked like something out of sci-fi but it was connected by 3 telephone poles somewhat hidden in the trees. There are 3 stuffed spheres that you try to throw up and over the structures. I only got the bottom rung. Need to work on the guns.
Free Basket - The most colorful of the art work, was this one. It's truly a basketball court but only the ends are usable. There were kids playing on it as we walked up.
The last 2 pieces of art was a rusty old ship with a lifeguard tower playing a conversation like a real command area and about 15 yellow bench structures placed throughout the park.
Glad to see Indy getting something really cool like this going. You don't have to enter the museum to get to this, so it's a free adventure if you are looking for something to do!
