Indianais aU.S. statelocated in themidwesternandGreat Lakesregions of North America. Indiana is the38th largest by areaand the16th most populousof the50 United States. Its capital and largest city isIndianapolis.Before becoming a territory, varying cultures ofindigenous peoplesand historicNative Americansinhabited Indiana for thousands of years.
The city’s Downtown is home to the iconic Soldiers and Sailors Monument, the Canal Walk promenade and the Indianapolis Museum of Art and its wide-ranging collections.Adjoining Lake Michigan to the north, Indiana features deep valleys, cornfields that extend from horizon to horizon, foothills and vast farmlands. The state is also home to peaceful Amish communities, covered bridges, Indian mounds and the famous Indy 500 motor-racing legend.