Indianapolis, Indiana’s Conseco Fieldhouse is the home of the National Basketball Association’s Indiana Pacers and the National Basketball Association’s Indiana Fever. On Pennsylvania Street in bustling downtown Indianapolis, you can find the Conseco lighting up the Indianapolis skyline like a beacon of energy. The Conseco Fieldhouse is a venue of some of the many great things to do in Indianapolis, and its vintage architecture and storied past also make it one of the most interesting Indianapolis attractions.
Timelapse video depicting the busy life of the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana
This $183-million dollar structure, opened in 1997, is an ultra-modern sports arena constructed in a retro, old-school style. The seeming dichotomy makes for an interesting, vivid and practical concourse that attracts not only major Indianapolis sports events but major Indianapolis theatrical presentations and Indianapolis music concerts to the venue.
The folks at the Conseco take Indianapolis basketball very seriously; witness the motto: “Everywhere else, it’s just basketball… but this is Indiana!” Along with the regularly-scheduled basketball events and special performances, the Conseco is also a frequent locale for other unique happenings. For example, the Conseco Fieldhouse served as one of only two venues for the Men’s World Basketball Championships for the FIBA. And the arena was also the site of the post-season Big Ten Conference men’s basketball tournament.
Apart from basketball, the Indianapolis Ice Hockey League’s Indiana Ice team also plays home games in this sports arena. The World Wrestling Entertainment’s 21st annual SummerSlam event was held in the Conseco Fieldhouse in August of 2008.
The honors continue to pile up for this good-looking sports arena, which many place alongside some of the best facilities of its type in the world. Ranked as the top NBA venue for the years 2005, 2006 and 2007 by the Sports Business Journal, and the best sporting arena for all four of the major sports leagues in 2006 by The Ultimate Sports Road Trip, the Conseco Fieldhouse emerges as one of the finest of its kind, solidly among the best of the best.
Conseco Fieldhouse
125 S Pennsylvania St
Indianapolis, IN
317.917.2727
Fine Indianapolis downtown hotels abound close enough to the Conseco Fieldhouse for comfort. Other world-class hotels in Indianapolis are only a few minutes’ drive away.
