Rhythm! Discovery Center Indianapolis
12 USD
Flyctory.com Pros
- Unique exhibition in a very central location
- Very interactive, many chances to try out
- Some great original drum sets
Flyctory.com Cons
- Just a fraction of the collection is displayed
A museum about drums and percussion? Sounds like a perfect visit for a travel(, sports) and music website! Before I saw Weird Al Yankovic on his Strings Attached tour stage in Indianapolis, I just could not stand to visit this place in the center of the city.

Rhythm! – Location and Admission
Rhythm! is located right in the heart of Indianapolis, at the crossing of West Washington Street and North Illinois Street. There are a lot of attractions in walking distance, like the Eiteljorg Museum and the Indiana State Museum. From the Fairfield Inn & Suites I stayed in, it was about a five to ten minutes walk. There are a bunch of parking opportunities around – they are, however, quite ridiculously priced in the center of the city. If you have a longer day in the capital of Indiana, it might be sensible to for example park near Lucas Oil Stadium.
The museum is located in the basement of the building, so it took me some time to find the entrance. Adults pay 12 USD. Rhythm! Discovery Center is closed on Tuesdays. On all other days, the museum opens from 10:00 to 17:00 hrs, on Sunday the doors open at noon. In summer, the Wednesday times shift to noon to 19:00 hrs.


Rhythm! – The Visit
The museum tries to be interactive from the very beginning of your visit. There are displays with historic percussion instruments from different cultures, but, for example, you are also able to explore how to play a Chinese gong and which different kinds of sounds are possible. Quite soon, you reach an area with quite classical percussion instruments as we know them now or at least as they were known in the European-American culture of the last couple of hundred years. You also pass by the archive of the museum, which is massive – such a shame that they cannot add more instruments on display.









If Rhythm! would just be a bunch of musical instruments and related exhibits, it would at most be average – but this place is very interactive and also educative. Quite a couple of video displays illustrate different drum and percussion playing techniques, for example – of course, you can try them out. There are even two soundproof rooms with drum kits available. Another area features percussion instruments of all kinds, which you may grab and try out. There are also workshops driven by the museum.



Finally, a very nice part of the collection are drum sets played by famous dummers. Even for a non-musician like me, it is very interesting to understand the different playing styles and setups.


Rhythm! – Shop
Before you leave the museum, there is – of course – a gift shop. Nothing special, just the stuff you would expect in a place like that.


Rhythm! – My View
Great idea, maybe a bit limited in space, but a lovely collection with very friendly, close to enthusiastic employees – visiting Rhythm! Discover Center should definitely be on your Indianapolis bucket list when you are into music. The displays are very nice, you can learn a lot there and the way it is set up, it is just a lot of fun. The only bad luck I felt is that the museum somehow told me that I should have worked more on my musical skills during childhood. Very good!
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Even though the Netherlands capitulated against Germany just after a few days under attack during World War II, they have ...
There are so many interesting places in Hamburg, which are still on my bucket list. Of course, the Northern German ...
While the Arabian word Etihad for many people first of all stands for a major airline based in the capital of ...
Giacomo Girolamo Casanova was born on 2nd April 1725 in Venice. The author and adventurer is definitely a legendary Italian ...
The Red Dot Design Award is one of the most well-known (and prestigious) design awards in the world. However, the ...
Most museums in Arnhem in the Netherlands I visited were somehow related to WWII and the famous story about the ...
Nuremberg (or Nürnberg, how it is named in German) has some sort of tough political-historic heritage. Several sites still remember ...
The German Movie Museum - or: Deutsches Filmmuseum is located in the heart of Frankfurt (Main). It gives you an overview about ...
In February 2020, I visited a lovely aviation museum in Santa Ana, Greater Los Angeles: the Lyon Air Museum is ...
The Cap San Diego is a general cargo vessel, which has been in duty between 1962 and 1986. Since then, it ...
In 1944, the 101st Airborne Division, called Screaming Eagles, landed North of Eindhoven in the Netherlands. As part of the Operation Market ...
When you visit Dubai or the United Arab Emirates in general, you likely think about the parks, skyscrapers, sun and ...
I am a huge fan of the works of the Dutch artist M.C. Escher, wo worked a lot with geometric ...
In 1891, Henry B. Plant founded the Tampa Bay Hotel. Nowadays, the National Historic Landmark in central Tampa is no ...
2.5 million visitors per day - Madame Tussauds is definitely one of the most popular touristic destinations of London. The ...
Schloss Burg is just about half an hour away by car from my home town Cologne. The castle on the ...
During a prolonged stop-over at Manchester Airport, I grabbed a rental car for a day and did some sightseeing in ...
Preservatives, artificial flavors, abherents and more - there are countless potential food additives in our everyday nutrition. You might feel ...
After my visit of the Panorama Mesdag in The Hague / Den Haag, Netherlands, I just had to visit the ...
The Burg Meersburg (Meersburg Castle) in the city of Meersburg is one of the iconic landmarks in the Lake Constance / ...
Zeppelinheim - the nominal reference in the name of the borough South of Frankfurt to the legendary German airships is ...
It is not even full sure whether Christopher Columbus in fact visited the Columbus House in 1492, before he left ...
Two Olympic Gold Medals and multiple other medals and World Cup victories (with a special focus on Super-G) - undoubtedly, ...
Even if you likely think of their home brand when you think about Heineken - but in fact their beer ...
Undoubtedly, Munich Olympic Tower is one of the iconic buildings of the Bavarian city. Even though the tower is located ...
Gronau in the Münsterland region in Western Germany calls itself the "Music City". The some 50,000 inhabitant town is definitely not the ...
Coffee and tea are key parts of the Arabic culture. Thus, I was curious about visiting the Dubai Coffee Museum ...
The blue and white porcelain from Delft is a globally well-known brand. While my wife and I spent time in ...
I am really fascinated by Leonardo da Vinci and his concepts / inventions. Thus, during my summer 2020 visit to ...
The Weiße Rose / "White Rose" was a resistance group during the German Nazi regime. Mainly consisting of university students, she ...
The Berchtesgadener Land is not only nowadays well-known as a popular tourist destination, there is also a dark part of ...
The historic Al Shindagha district in Dubai, located right South of the Dubai Creek, is currently undergoing quite some touristic ...
A museum with 90 vintage cars and so-called Yountimers might not feel to thrilling. If you add that about half of ...
If you are on a city trip, you likely fancy to buy a multi-attraction ticket. There are global companies like ...
Even though I could likely never have a maritime life (I would feel too locked away on a ship), I ...
The Aviodrome in Lelystad in the Netherlands calls itself a Luchtvaart Themapark - an "Aviation Theme Park". You can definitely spent as ...
What would a visit to the Silicon Valley be without at least visiting one computer museum? Duing my February 2020 ...
A place about and full of chocolate - I am quite sure that I am not the only one who ...
The marketing flyer of the Museum Prototyp in Hamburg is really self-confident. The name of the car history museum is not ...
I already presented you my review of Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh. As its key attraction is that special, I ...
Meeting Caesar about a kilometer away from the Colosseum? Having a picture with the pope? It is not too surprising ...
The Louwman collection, nowadays driven by the son of founder Pieter Louwman, Evert, is a private collection of oldtimer cars ...
The Meyer Werft in Papenburg is one of the most iconic plants of German engineering, indeed. The site is manufacturing ...
You might find this statement multiple times within my December 2020 postings - but A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is ...
Undoubtedly, Amsterdam is not just a beautiful city, but also a place of rich cultural history. One example for that ...
Even though architecture is a topic which so much influences our everyday life, the German Architecture Museum (Deutsches Architekturmuseum - ...
Some cities are economically dominated by one big company player (which can have good and bad effects). Eindhoven in the ...
The Carnegie Science Center is one of the best rated attractions in Pittsburgh. Of course, I have visited the nicely ...
The Munich Toy Museum is one of these typical hidden gems you find in many cities. Right in the city ...
The Deutsches Museum (German Museum for Science and Technology) in Munich is one of the most fascinating places in Germany ...
During a summer visit to Amsterdam, Covid-19 reduced the number of tourists that significantly that practically all attractions I visited ...
Fujairah is definitely quite underrated as a touristic destination in the United Arab Emirates so far. I have to give ...
Cologne Cathedral is the key attraction of my home town Cologne, of course (it is even one of Germany's very ...
There are not too many museums about African history and culture on the European continent. Thus, the Afrika Museum in ...
Venice is not only the city of vaporetto rides, Murano glass and the doges - it also has quite a ...
Though there is the amazing tiny Zeppelin Museum in Meersburg, not too far away, people tend to think about the ...
During an October 2020 trip to the East Frisia (Ostfriesland) region, I just could not prevent myself to have a ...
If you are tired of seeing all the stars at the Walk of Fame in Hollywood (which I do quite ...
Frankfurt is the banking capital in Germany and one of the key financial centers of all Europe.Thus, it may not ...
Nuremberg is deeply linked to the German Nazi regime between 1933 and 1945. The key reason for that are of ...
Especially in the recent past, I read a couple of ridiculous comparisons between certain people and political groups (which I ...
Right before I watched the match of my Pittsburgh Penguins at Staples Center vs. the Los Angeles Kings, I strolled ...
I am not really a person who is into paintings and other graphic arts, but without spoiling this review too ...
During my first visit in Singapore, I just wanted to have an overview about the history of the Asian city ...
One of the most classic attractions on the Hollywood Boulevard is the Hollywood Wax Museum, which has already opened its ...
Hangar 7 at Salzburg Airport, driven by (likely) the world leader of energy drinks, is a quite popular and well ...
When you think about Nazi Germany murders, you typically think of extermination camps like Auschwitz or the concentrations camps. A ...
What is Germany's most popular tourist attractions? According to many popular rankings including TripAdvisor, it is neither the Brandenburg Gate ...
The Mithraeum in London is maybe one of the hidden gems of the British capital. During exvacation works in London ...
Aviation fans likely first think about the zeppelins when it comes to Friedrichshafen, Germany. However, the city is also home ...
A museum for home computers feels like a technical reflection of my biography. I personally started with an Atari 800 ...
One for the most positive surprises of my early July 2020 trip to Amsterdam and Eindhoven was the Channel Museum ...
Las Vegas offers entertainment for everybody. One of the places which I love most in the city is definitely the Pinball ...
What are you doing if you are in Los Angeles and want to meet some stars? You could head to ...
The Imperial War Museum operates five sites throughout Britain. While I already visited the interesting Churchill War Rooms, I was ...
At least in the Cologne area where I live, Castle Arcen in the Netherlands, close to the German border, is ...
Out of my archived postings, it is sometimes very hard to find the right option to publish next on Flyctory.com ...
The Pfahlbauten (Lake Dwelling) at Unteruhldingen, prehistoric houses built on wooden piles, are one of the Top 5 attractions of the ...
Air ship and zeppelin flights / flight history is a quite popular part of a visit at Lake Constance. In ...
You are free to mention the Colts (see my review of the Lucas Oil Stadium Tour), but finally, if you ...
During my last business trip to Dublin, I took the time and visited the National Wax Museum Plus in the ...
In close proximity to Sharjah Airport, there is the Sharjah Classic Car Museum. On my November 2019 trip through the ...
Famous sons of Pittsburgh? I have to admit that my first thought is about Mario Lemieux - but that is ...
A museum about the history and importance of sea trade in Singapore and Southeast Asia? Sounds much more boring than ...
The De Havilland company is a huge name in the aviation history, especially regarding British aviation history. Close to the ...
A Calculation Museum? Sounds like a place for die-hard nerds - but the Arithmeum in Bonn is really a popular ...
The Historic Mustard Mill in Cologne ("Historische Senfmühle Köln") is quite a unique place in the million people city. It ...
If you look at the mega-airport of Dubai International nearby, it is hard to believe that Sharjah once was the ...
A place about city development and planning? Does not sound to be the most thrilling spot on Earth, but in ...
You may know Mönchengladbach (or: Moenchengladbach) for soccer, likely. However, the city hosts one of the most remarkable Star Wars ...
As the RMS Titanic and her sister vessel, the RMS Olympic, were too large to call directly at the harbor of Cherbourg, ...
It is very hard to avoid stereotypes when a German blogger is writing a posting about bananas. Preparing for our ...
There are quite many museums about civil emergency services. After I visited the amazing National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield ...
I am sure you know all the details (non-fictional and dramatic ones) about the tragic end of the RMS Titanic ...
The 2010 Youth Olympic Games boosted the focus on Singapore as a sports nation. The small nation is producing world ...
Halls of Fame are very popular in the United States. Finally, there are likely Halls of Fame for almost every ...
On the third day of my Weird Al Yankovic & Grass Court Tennis trip in July 2019, I had time ...
The city of Tarpon Springs on the Nothern edge of the Tampa Bay area is famous for sponge fishing. Gamers ...
One amazing feature of Washington D.C. is the massive number of museums driven by the Smithsonian Institution: they are typically ...
The Vulkaneifel region Southwest of Bonn, Germany, is still a quite active vulcanic region. Thus, all around there and in ...
The next cities around are Trier, Sankt Wendel or Idar-Oberstein - the small city of Hermeskeil could be seen as ...
Before I headed on my first ever First Class flight with Lufthansa to Singapore via Hong Kong, I had some ...
Video Gaming and arcade machines have been a significant part of my life. I grew up with an Atari 800XL, ...
Not just due to my favorite flight with LATAM from Frankfurt to the Spanish capital, I love being in Madrid ...
The Memphis Recording Service, Sun Studio or Sun Records (however you like to call it) is one of the most ...
During my March 2019 stay in Oxford, I also had the chance to explore at least some sights of the ...
On my very final stage on the road to the 2019 CMA Fest in Nashville, visiting the West Tennessee Heritage ...
Memphis and the surrounding area is so full of music history - it is not that surprising that there are ...
On the fourth day of my Weird Al & Grass Court Tennis trip in July 2019, I visited the Tennis ...
Right next to Petronas Towers and the lovely KLCC park, the Kuala Lumpur Convention City also hosts an aquarium in ...
When I select the places I want to visit in a city for flyctory.com, there are typically two kinds sights: ...
The historic Cental Fire Station is one of the most iconic landmarks in Singapore. While you likely pass by this ...
After I dealt with visiting the Graceland Mansion in a separate posting, the second part of my review of Graceland ...
Even if Elvis was born in Tupelo and there are so many other great musicians (which you can for example ...
The capital area of Washington D.C. is full of federal agencies and services. Thus, there are also some very specific ...
On the return trip from Singapore and Malaysia, I had more or less a whole day around Manchester before I ...
Beefeater Gin is one of the most well-known and popular gins of the world. Despite the destillation takes places in ...
Nashville is the dominating super-city of music in Tennessee, despite there is so much musical history in Memphis as well ...
Even more than 80 years after Elvis Presley's birth, Tupelo in Mississippi is still dominated by memories of its most ...
If you drive the US-61 between Tunica, Mississippi, and Memphis, you just cannot miss the iconic wooden building called Gateway To ...
Just around all the National Historic sites in Philadelphia, there is a load of additional museums, which are more or ...
As part of a company event in Paris, I was able to see the Tutankhamun exhibition. Until the completion of ...
Solingen, some 30 km Northeast of Cologne, is known as Germany's headquarter of the knife and scissor industry. Thus, it ...
If you use the Madrid Metro Line 1 between Bilbao and Iglesia, you will likely notice that you pass another ...
I already visited a couple of stadium tours with Flyctory.com in the past. My home and heart soccer club, 1 ...
Founding Father of the United States, printer, author, inventor, scientist, many more... It is likely much easier to list the ...
Wuppertal in the Bergisches Land region Northeast of Cologne hosts a very special attraction for train and rail enthusiasts: the ...
Bad times of terror, being pried and controlled in a country without the freedom to move - or good times ...
Oxford is full of amazing collections. Many of them are driven by University institutes. This leads to two key advantages: ...
Ever dreamed of becoming a fire fighter or a policeman? Maybe the National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield is the ...
Did you ever copy a CD from a friend? Plagiarism can be much worse than just bootlegging. The Museum Plagiarius ...
During a weekend stay in Sheffield, where I had an overnight due to a Mike & The Mechanics concert, the ...
Before I visited Danielle Hope's amazing show at the Zedel near Piccadilly Circus, I decided to go for another Stadium ...
Lindlar, a minor Eastern suburb of Cologne, hosts one of two open-air museums driven by the regional Rhineland authority LVR ...
A couple of music and theater events made me travel to Glasgow a couple of times in the recent past ...
When Germany intensified their offensive efforts during World War II, Winston Churchill decided to built a bunker in Central London ...
I have to admit, I am not the biggest fan of wax museums. I stick with Lonely Planet's comment on ...
Bergisch Gladbach, a 110,000 inhabitant city East of Cologne, is a traditional location for the production of paper. While nowadays, ...
I am a huge fan of the Granada Alhambra. I love to visit the wide grounds and dip into the ...
Spanish culture is so much about the Flamenco dance - and Seville is one of the Flamenco hotspots. Thus, it ...
Something we all have in common is that we went to school - at least for a certain time. The ...
After I visited the Sinsheim sister museum in February, I have been very curious about visiting the Speyer Technology Museum ...
The area feels like nomansland in the desert - but when you take a 30 minute Southbound drive from Abu ...
How would a visit of Thessaloniki be completed without looking at the ancient Macedonian Times? Visiting the Archaelogical Museum of ...
I have to give in: I am a Manchester United follower (fan would be too much) since the 1990s. In ...
One of the key attractions in Ratingen, Northeast of Dusseldorf, is the remarkable Cromford Textile Factory, which is driven by ...
The Swiss metropole Zurich is FIFA city. Even if you haven't ever seen them from inside, the headquarters of the ...
Despite the undeniable fact that their capital Athens hosted the Olympic Summer Games twice, the only Olympic Museum in Greece ...
Liverpool has been one of the most important European cities for slavery trade. Thus, I used my September visit at ...
When people think of real "Eau de Cologne", they typically think about the well-branded 4711 brand located in the city's ...
On 21st October 1941, the German Wehrmacht slaughtered thousands of civilians in Kragujevac, Serbia, to revenge dead and wounded soldiers ...
As an aviation nerd, I just had to visit the quite well-rated Finnish Aviation Museum (Suomen ilmailumuseo), which is located ...
What is more characteristic about Liverpool than John, Paul, George and Ringo? It is not too surprising that one of ...
While I have to admit that I did not like Davis Cup tie host city Kraljevo too much, there are ...
As I had just limited time in Antwerp after the enjoyable VLM flight, I chose to visit the Snijders&Rockoxhuis, which ...
If you are a puck-addict, Toronto is your Mecca - and the old-fashioned looking building at the crossing of First ...
Due to the limited exhibition space of the "Deutsches Museum" (German Museum of Technology), the famous Munich educative center had ...
Casa Loma in Toronto is North America's only full sized castle. Though it might not be that well-known here in ...
The Royal Ontario Museum just feels like an amazing wonderland of topics, a bit of "something for everyone". Did you ...
Just some sneakers and high heels? The Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto promises much more than that and wants to ...
The history of Curacao is closely linked to the history of slavery. Curacao was an outpost and trading station for ...
Being a UNESCO World Heritage for its famous colorful city center and harbor area, it is not that surprising that ...
As I for example stated in my review on Louvre Abu Dhabi, I am quite much interested in ancient cultures ...
The Cologne City Museum's recent history is not really what one would call "lucky". After a water damage in later ...
Maybe one of the most characteristic German products is bread. I even found "German bakeries" during my visit of Taipei ...
My honest first idea about "Louvre" is that it is a place in Paris where people queue and punch to ...
On my Weird Al Yankovic Tour trip, I also visited some of the major Atlanta sights. The "World of Coca ...
Located quite prominently right at the motorway A6 at Sinsheim (home of the TSG Hoffenheim soccer club), the Technik Museum ...