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Fort Wayne, Indiana

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Fort Wayne, Indiana

Welcome to Fort Wayne, Indiana!

We are so glad that you are interested in planning a

group tour in our city and we are eager to help make

your visit a memorable one.

What makes Fort Wayne a great tour destination?

As Indiana’s second largest city, Fort Wayne off ers

many unique and aff ordable one, two, or three day

experiences, with stops at museums, attractions and

outlet stores. Our community embraces tour groups

and greets them with Hoosier Hospitality!

So, what are you waiting for? Let Visit Fort Wayne help

you plan a trip to our city that you will never forget! Fort Wayne is a short bus ride from all major Midwest cities.

Downtown Tours

Historic Embassy Theatre

Tour this historic 1928 theater - home to Broadway shows, concerts and a Grande Page Pipe Organ!

Genealogy Center

Downtown Sculpture Walk

Botanical Conservatory

Museum of Art

Home to the nation’s largest public genealogical collection.

35 NEW downtown sculptures in 2014.

Surround yourself with nature and tropical gardens.

Diverse exhibits of contemporary & historical art.

Historic Tours

Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society Excursion

Ride an actual caboose and learn the history of the Nickle Plate Road Steam Locomotive No. 765!

Historic Old Fort

Grabill Amish Community

The History Center

Museum of Art

Watch re-enactments from the 1700’s to the Civil War.

Explore this living Amish community and its shops.

Tour six galleries with more than 26,000 artifacts.

Tour downtown’s must-see architectural gems.

Historical Downtown Tours

Student Tours

Fort Wayne’s Children’s Zoo

See amazing animals and rides throughout the zoo. Find out why they were voted Indiana’s #1 Summer Attraction!

Science Central

Fort Wayne Outfi tters

Sweetwater Sound

Black Pine Animal Sanctuary

Explore 120+ exhibits and NEW Science on a Sphere.

Hike, canoe or paddle downtown Fort Wayne.

Go behind the scenes of a national music retailer.

Meet over 90 rescued animals in an intimate setting.

Agriculture Tours

Tanglewood Berry Farm

Family-owned USDA organic farm and market that off ers picking tours from over 150 fresh vegetables and fruits!

Sechler’s Fine Pickles

Pasture’s Delights

Kuehnert Dairy Farm

Steele Farms

Behind the scenes adventure of a pickle fi eld and factory.

Dairy farm that produces organic milk from healthy cows.

See day-to-day operations of a working Hoosier dairy farm.

Family-operated farm with a market and world famous corn maze.

Girlfriend Getaway Tours

Debrand Fine Chocolates

Take DeBrand’s beautiful factory tour to see their chocolatiers in action!

cinda b purses and handbags

Shopping

The Olive Twist

Wineries

See high-quality, USA handbags made from start to fi nish.

Jeff erson Pointe and Glenbrook Square off er retail therapy.

Enjoy tastings at a olive oil and vinegar retail boutique.

Relax at Country Heritage Winery or Two EE’s.

Vera Bradley Outlet Sale

Th e Vera Bradley Outlet Sale is the perfect girlfriend getaway trip for your group!

Your group will save up to 40-60% off many great items.

60,000 people attend the outlet sale each year!

One of Fort Wayne’s most popular bus tour options is the annual Vera Bradley Outlet Sale each April!

Th e event welcomes shoppers from all across the world to the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum for fi ve days of shopping.

Plan a girlfriend getaway around this amazing sale, where your group will fi nd 40-60% off retail prices of handbags, luggage, stationary and accessories. Let Visit Fort Wayne help assist you in planning the perfect overnight getaway to the sale - with a stay in a group-friendly hotel and off ering suggestions to other fun things to do while in town.

To inquire about group tickets, contact Vera Bradley at VBOutletSale@verabradley.com by July of this year.

Don’t miss this annual event that you can only fi nd in Fort Wayne!

Hotels

Th e map below features a list of Fort Wayne hotels that cater to group tour business. Th ere are hotel options to suit everyone’s needs from spa bed and breakfasts, full-service, limited service and more!

Please call (800) 767-7752 or visit us online at www.visitfortwayne.com for additional information.

Dining

Mad Anthony’s2002 Broadway(260) 426-2537madbrew.comSeating up to 25 people

Main St. Bistro 200 E. Main St.(260) 420-8633mainstreetbistrolounge.comSeating up to 30 people

Shigs In Pit2008 Fairfi eld Ave(260) 387-5903shigsinpit.comSeating up to 30 people

O‘Reilly’s Irish Bar & Restaurant301 W. Jeff erson Blvd.(260) 267-9679oreillysirishbar.comSeating up to 50 people

Oyster Bar1830 S. Calhoun St.(260) 744-9490fortwayneoysterbar.comSeating up to 18 people

Red Rok BBQ & Bourbon Saloon 123 W. Columbia St.(260) 755-6745Seating up to 30-40 people

Tucanos Brazilian Grill4130 W. Jeff erson Blvd.(260) 436-4433www.tucanos.comSeating up to 50-60 people

BakerStreet4820 N. Clinton St. (260) 484-3300 bakerstreetfortwayne.comSeating up to 30 people

Biaggi’s Ristorante 4010 W. Jeff erson Blvd.(260) 459-6700biaggis.comSeating up to 50 people

Casa Ristorante7545 W. Jeff erson Blvd.(260) 399-2455asarestaurants.netSeating for up to 56 people*3 other locations

Chop’s6421 W. Jeff erson Blvd.(260) 436-9115chopsfortwayne.comSeating for up to 50 people

Club Soda235 E. Superior St.(260) 426-3442clubsodafortwayne.comSeating up to 50-60 people

Don Hall’s Guesthouse1313 W. Washington Ctr. Rd.(260) 489-2524donhalls.comSeating for up to 48 people

Don Hall’s Old Gas House305 E. Superior St.(260) 426-3411donhalls.comSeating up to 45 people

Eddie Merlot’s1502 Illinois Rd.(260) 459-2222ddiemerlots.comSeating up to 60 people

El Azteca 535 E. State Blvd. (260) 482-2172elaztecarestaurant.comSeating up to 50 people

Flat Top Grill 4140 W. Jeff erson Blvd.(260) 432-4100fl attopgrill.comSeating up to 50 people

JK O’Donnell’s121 W. Wayne St.(260) 420-5563jkodonnells.comSeating up to 40 people

Granite City Food and Brewery3809 Coldwater Rd.(260) 471-3030gcfb.netSeating up to 50 people

Joseph Decuis191 N. Main St. Roanoke, IN(260) 672-1715josephdecuis.comSeating up to 60 people

Food Trucks - Lunch on the Square 911 South Calhoun StreetSeating up to 20-100 people

Did you know Fort Wayne is nicknamed the “City of Restaurants”? Listed below are friendly dining choices for groups of all sizes! For a full list of options, please visit us online at www.visitfortwayne.com.

Calendar of Events

Home and Garden Show

cinda b Factory Outlet Sale

Vera Bradley Outlet Sale

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Fesitval

February 26-March 1, 2015

November 12-14, 2015

April 8-12, 2015

September 3-6, 2015

Johnny Appleseed Festival

HolidayFest

Listed below are popular group-friendly Fort Wayne events. For a full list of events and festivals, please visit us online at www.visitfortwayne.com and search under “Calendar of Events.”

September 19-20, 2015

November 25 - December 25, 2015

**Dates and times are subject to change.

Attractions

African / African-American Museum436 E. Douglas Ave. (260) 420-0765african-americanfw.com

Allen County Courthouse715 S. Calhoun St. (260) 449-4246allencountycourthouse.org

Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center900 Library Plaza (260) 421-1225acpl.lib.in.us

ARCH - Downtown Tours818 Lafayette St. (260) 426-5117archfw.org

Artlink Gallery300 E. Main St. (260) 427-7195artlinkfw.com

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum1600 S. Wayne St. Auburn, Indiana (260) 925-1444automobilemuseum.org

Baer Field Heritage Air Park3005 W. Ferguson Rd.baerfi eldheritagepark.com

Black Pine Animal Sanctuary1426 W 300 N. Albion, IN (260) 636-7383blackpine.org

Cali Spa1615 W. Dupont Rd. (260) 451-8888calispa.me

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and Museum915 S. Clinton St. (260) 424-1485diocesefwsb.org

Cedar Creek Produce11709 Clay Street, Leo-Cedarville, INfacebook.com/CedarCreekProduce

Chief Richardville House5705 Bluff ton Rd. (260) 426-2882fwhistorycenter.com

cinda b handbags & purses1530 Progress Rd. (260) 748-8234cindab.com

Cook’s Orchard8724 Huguenard Rd.cooksorchard.com

Country Heritage Winery185 County Road 68, Laotto, IN (260) 637-2980countryheritagewinery.com

DeBrand Fine Chocolates10105 Auburn Park Drive (260) 969-8333debrand.com

Eagle Marsh – Little River Wetlands2403 Fairoak Dr. (260) 478-2515www.lrwp.org

Embassy Th eatre125 W. Jeff erson Blvd. (260) 424-6287fwembassytheatre.org

First Presbyterian Church300 W. Wayne St. (260) 426-7421fi rstpres-fw.org

Foellinger Freimann Botanical Conservatory1100 S. Calhoun St. (260) 427-6440botanicalconservatory.org

Fort Wayne Aviation MuseumFort Wayne International Airport (260) 747-4146fwairport.com/air-museum.aspx

Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo3411 Sherman Blvd. (260) 427-6800kidszoo.org

Attractions

Fort Wayne Civic Th eater303 E. Main St. (260) 422-8641fwcivic.org

Fort Wayne Firefi ghters Museum226 W. Washington Blvd. (260) 426-0051fortwaynefi remuseum.com

Fort Wayne Museum of Art311 E. Main St. (260) 422-6467fwmoa.org

Fort Wayne Outfi tters 1004 Cass St. (260) 420-3962fwoutfi tters.com

Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society15808 Edgerton Rd. (260) 493-0765765.org

Fort Wayne Trails300 E Main St. (260) 969-0079fwtrails.org

Fox Island Country Park 7324 Yohne Rd. (260) 449-3180allencountyparks.org/parks/fox-island

Grabill Amish Community13717 First St, Grabill, IN grabill.net

History Center302 E. Berry St. (260) 426-2882fwhistorycenter.com

Kuehnert Dairy Farm6532 W. Cook Rd. (260) 417-1918facebook.com/kuehnertdairyfarm

Lazer X244 Fernhill Ave. (260) 484-1350lazerxfw.com

Karpeles Manuscript Library3039 Piqua Ave. (260) 456-6929rain.org/~Karpeles

Lunch on the Square/Farmer’s Market911 South Calhoun St.downtownfortwayne.com

Mad Anthony Brewing Company2002 Broadway (260) 426-2537madbrew.com

National Military History Center5634 County Road, Auburn, IN (260) 927-9144nationalmilitaryhistorycenter.org

Painting Fun Spot4150 W. Jeff erson Blvd (260) 616-0350paintingfunspot.com

Painting With a Twist6425 W Jeff erson Blvd. (260) 434-8642paintingwithatwist.com

Salomon Farm Park & Market817 W. Dupont Rd. (260) 427-6790fortwayneparks.org

Science Central1950 N. Clinton St. (260) 424-2400 ext. 451sciencecentral.org

Sechler’s Fine Pickles5686 State Road 1, St. Joe, INsechlerspickles.com

Seven Sons Farms15718 Aboite Rd. (877) 620-1977sevensons.net

SkyZone Indoor Trampoline Park401 Fernhill Avenue (260) 483-5867skyzone.com/FortWayne

Attractions

SportONE/Parkview Icehouse3869 Ice Way Drive (260) 387-6614icesports.com

Steele Farms5525 W. 300 N, Decatur, IN (260) 565-3355visitsteelefarms.com

Sweetwater Sound5501 U.S. 30 (260) 432-8176sweetwater.com

Swinney Homestead 1424 W. Jeff erson Blvd. (260) 424-7212settlersinc.org

Tanglewood Berry Farm2427 S. Hadley Rd. (260) 418-8386tanglewoodberryfarm.com

Th e Glass Park4037 S. Wayne Ave. (260) 579-3201eranparkglass.com

Th e Olive Twist 6410 W. Jeff erson Blvd. (260) 436-3866theolivetwist.com

Tour Fort Wayne Segways1104 W. Coliseum Blvd. (260) 433-6155tourfortwayne.com

Two EE’s Winery6808 U.S. 24, Huntington, IN (260) 672-2000twoees.com

Ultrazone Family Entertainment Center1104 West Coliseum Blvd. (260) 471-6719ultrazoneftw.com

University of Saint Francis-Schouweiler Planetarium2701 Spring St. (260) 399-7700 ext 8211sf.edu/planetarium

Wine & Canvas6410 W. Jeff erson Blvd. (260) 444-9441wineandcanvas.com

WPTA Television Station3401 Butler Rd. (260) 483-0584indiananewscenter.com

Zip Timber Lake1740 E. 675 N Huntington, IN (260) 672-3251ziptimberlake.com

Contact Us Today!

For more information on Fort Wayne tours, hotels, attractions, restaurants and group itineraries, please go to www.visitfortwayne.com or contact Emily Ecenbarger at emily@visitfortwayne.com.

Visit Fort Wayne 927 S. Harrison Street Fort Wayne, IN 46802 www.VisitFortWayne.com (800) 767-7752