City Market Catacombs Tours - May through October 2022

In partnership with Indianapolis City Market, Indiana Landmarks offers guided tours of the Catacombs, a Roman-looking expanse of brick arches beneath the outdoor Whistler Plaza of City Market. Along the way, guides share stories of two historic buildings, City Market and Tomlinson Hall. Tours last approximately 30 minutes and depart from the mezzanine level of Indianapolis City Market.

The Catacombs qualify as both a ruin and a redevelopment opportunity. They’re what remains of Tomlinson Hall, an imposing building whose main hall seated more than 3,500 people. Dietrich Bohlen designed the hall and City Market in 1886. He also designed Indiana Landmarks’ Morris-Butler House. Tomlinson Hall burned in January 1958, turning Market Street into an icy lake as firefighters battled the blaze. The city took down the remains later that year and today an arch from the hall is all that remains above ground. Our Catacombs don’t have bones or crypts — at least none that we know of — but rather scores of brick barrel-vaulted arches that remain from what was the basement of Tomlinson Hall.

TOUR SCHEDULE 2022
Tours are offered on select Saturdays from May through October. Tours will run every 15 minutes, beginning at 10am, on the following dates:

May 7 and 21
June 4 and 18
July 2, 16, and 30
August 20
September 3 and 17
October 1, 15, and 29

TICKETS
$12 per person (age 12 & up)
$10 per member of Indiana Landmarks
$6 per child (age 6-11)
Free for children age 5 & under (no strollers)

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