Action Duckpin Bowl

Indianapolis


Located in a revamped vaudeville theater building, which includes a theater, an inn and a rooftop garden and bar, this restored 1930s-era duckpin bowling alley offers eight lanes of this old-school sport, which has seen a resurgence in the USA alongside the craft cocktail and beer movements. Indy is the furthest west you’ll find it!


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