The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, "The Brickyard", opened in 1909 as the original "Speedway". It was included on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and is also a National Historic Landmark. With almost 400,000 seats, it is the world's largest sporting facility. The speedway grounds encompass over 559 acres including a motorcycle course. The annual Memorial Day weekend Indy-500 mile race is "one of the three most significant motorsports events in the world".

While at the speedway, be sure to visit the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum. The museum showcases a selection of 75 Indy-500 winning cars, race cars and passenger cars in rotation throughout the year, due to the museum's space limitations. Travelers to Indianapolis have a wonderful selection of lodging service and amenities with five Indianapolis area Best Western hotels.