IPFW INTERNATIONAL ORIENTATION 2010 VISITORS GUIDE
WELCOME TO FORT WAYNE
Page 2 AIRPORTS Fort Wayne International Airport 3801 W. Ferguson Rd. Fort Wayne, IN 46809 (260) 747-4146 www.flyfwa.com 12.4 miles from IPFW Indianapolis International Airport 7800 Col. H. Weir Cook Memorial Dr. Indianapolis, IN 46241 (317) 487-7243 www.indianapolisairport.com 141 miles from IPFW TRANSPORTATION Excursion Trailways 4405 W. Washington Center Road-Suite A (866) 485-6167 Deluxe Taxi Service 1520 E. Berry Street (260) 426-8555 Yellow Taxi Service 1108 E. Pontiac Street (260) 456-3333 A-1 Limo Service 3801 W. Ferguson Road (260) 478-9910 Hoosier Shuttle 418 W. Coliseum Boulevard (260) 469-8747 HOTELS AND ACCOMMODATIONS Holiday Inn 0.62 miles away 4111 Paul Shaffer Dr. (877) 410-6681 Marriott - Fort Wayne 1.8 miles away 305 E. Washington Center Rd. (260) 484-0411 Motel 6 4.2 miles away 3003 W Coliseum Blvd. (260) 482-3972 Hyatt Place Fort Wayne 1.89 miles away 111 W. Washington Center Rd. (260) 471-8522 Don Hall s Guesthouse 2.62 miles away 1313 W. Washington Center Rd. (260) 489-2524 Super 8 Motel 3.9 miles away 5710 Challenger Parkway (260) 489-0050
Page 3 AREA DINING (NON-FAST FOOD) Classic American Bourbon Street Hideaway 135 W. Columbia St. (260) 422-7500 St. James Restaurant 204 E. Albion St. Avilla (260) 897-2114 Eclectic, Upscale Baker Street 4820 N. Clinton St. North East (260) 484-3300 Henry s 536 W. Main St (260) 426-0531 Seafood Paula s on Main 1732 W. Main St. (260) 424-2300 Steakhouses Club Soda 235 E. Superior St. (260) 426-3442 Chinese Great Wall Buffett 3824 W. Jefferson Blvd. (260) 432-8258 Granite City 3809 Coldwater Rd. North West (260) 471-3030 Ziffle s Rib Bar 6430 E. State Blvd. North East (260) 493-1222 Catablu 2441 Broadway South West (260) 456-6563 Trolley Steaks and Seafood 2898 Dupont Rd. North West (260) 490-4322 Shopoff s Steakhouse 12012 W. U.S. 24 (260) 672-3952 New Hong Kong Restaurant 3245 St. Joe Center Road Northeast (260) 485-8803
Page 4 AREA DINING (continued) Greek Athenian Family Restaurant 1020 W Coliseum Blvd. (260) 484-3700 Indian Taj Mahal 6410 W. Jefferson Blvd. (260) 432-8993 Italian Casa Grille East 6410 W. Jefferson Blvd. (260) 432-8993 Japanese Asakusa Restaurant and Sushi Bar 6410 W. Jefferson Blvd. (260) 432-8993 Takaoka of Japan 6410 W. Jefferson Blvd. (260) 432-8993 Mexican Agaves Mexican Grill 212 E Washington Center Road (260) 482-4282 - Cebollas Mexican Grill 236 Fernhill Ave. (260) 484-8423 - Friends 1824 Dupont Road (260) 490-8083 Irish J.K. O Donnell s Irish Ale House 121 W. Wayne St. (260) 420-5563 Casa Mare 121 W. Wayne St. (260) 420-5563 Sakura Restaurant and Sushi Bar 121 W. Wayne St. (260) 420-5563 Bandido s Mexican Restaurant 8230 Glencairn Blvd. (260) 969-2763 -
Page 5 Multinational Kaysan s Restaurant 7102 S. Anthony Blvd. Southeast (260) 447-5197 Philippine Manila Grill 9169 Lima Road (260) 497-9737 Thai Baan Thai 4634 Coldwater Road (260) 471-2929 Tokyo Buffet International 4230 N. Clinton (260) 484-3366 Vietnamese Saigon Restaurant 2006 S. Calhoun St. (260) 456-8550 Switta Thai Cuisine 5820 Challenger Parkway (260) 497-9429 For more restaurant listings visit: http://www.urbanspoon.com FOOD MARKETS Locations Meijer 2.82 miles away 6309 Lima Rd. Wal-Mart 5.06 miles away 10105 Lima Rd. Northeast Locations Scott s 0.68 miles away 3109 N. Anthony Blvd. Meijer 5.48 miles away 10301 Maysville Rd. Locations Kroger 9.4 miles away 8801 U.S. Highway 24 W. Fresh Market 6.86 miles away 6306 W. Jefferson Blvd. Wal-Mart 1.62 miles away 5311 Coldwater Rd. Kroger 4.56 miles away 601 E. Dupont Rd. Wal-Mart 5.71 miles away 10420 Maysville Rd. Kroger 2.19 miles away 4522 Maplecrest Rd. Wal-Mart 5.62 miles away 1710 Apple Glen Blvd.
Page 6 FORT WAYNE AREA ATTRACTIONS Glenbrook Square Mall 0.09 miles away 4201 Coldwater Rd. #102 Komets IHL Hockey 0.6 miles away 4000 Parnell Ave. (260) 483-0011 www.komets.com Tin Caps Single-A Baseball 3.13 miles away 1301 Ewing St. (260) 482-6400 www.tincaps.com Science Central 2.16 miles away 1950 N. Clinton St. (260) 424-2400 www.sciencecentral.org Botanical Conservatory 4.1 miles away 1100 S. Calhoun St. (260) 427-6440 www.fwmoa.org Fort Wayne Philharmonic 5.5 miles away 2340 Fairfield Ave. (260) 744-2224 The History Center 3.9 miles away 303 E. Berry St. (260) 426-2882 Jefferson Pointe Shopping Plaza 5.14 miles away 4110 W. Jefferson Blvd. #D5 Mad Ants NBA D-League 0.6 miles away 4000 Parnell Ave. (260) 469-HOOP www.nba.com/dleague/fortwayne Fort Wayne Freedom-Pro Indoor Football 9.93 miles away 6331 Constitution Dr. (260) 969-7520 www.fwfreedom.com Fort Wayne Children s Zoo 2.11 miles away 3411 Sherman Blvd. (260) 427-6800 www.kidszoo.com Fort Wayne Museum of Art 2.58 miles away 311 E. Main St. (260) 422-6467 www.fwmoa.org Embassy Theatre 4.3 miles away 127 W. Jefferson Blvd. (260) 424-5665 Civic Theatre 3.2 miles away 303 E. Main St. (260) 424-5220 FORT WAYNE PARKS Headwaters Park 3.6 miles away 333 S. Calhoun St. Franke Park 3.8 miles away 3411 Sherman Blvd. Memorial Park 3.2 miles away 2301 Maumee Ave. Lakeside Park 2.3 miles away 1401 Lake Ave. McMillen Park 5.6 miles away 3900 Hessen Cassel & Oxford Lawton Park 3.1 miles away 1900 N. Clinton St.
Page 7 FORT WAYNE PARKS Shoaff Park 2.5 miles away 6401 St. Joe Road Lindenwood Nature Preserve 5.6 miles away 600 Lindenwood Ave. Johnny Appleseed Park 0.18 miles away E. Coliseum Blvd. & Harry Baals Dr. FUN THINGS Movie Theaters Coldwater Crossing 1.96 miles away 211 W. Washington Center Rd. (260) 483-0017 Rave Motion Pictures 5.25 miles away 4250 E. Jefferson Blvd. (260) 432-1732 Recreational Crazy Pinz Bowling 5.5 miles away 1414 Northland Blvd. (260) 490-2695 Putt Putt Fun Center 2.3 miles away 4530 Speedway Dr. (260) 483-7618 Nightlife (for students over 21) Piere s 1 mile away 5629 St. Joe Road (260) 486-1979 Early Birds 3.2 miles away 4201 N. Wells St. (260) 483-1979 Flashback 4.5 miles away 118 W. Columbia St. (260) 422-5292 Carmike 20 Cinemas 4.61 miles away 3930 E. Dupont Rd. (260) 373-0868 Lazer Tag Ultra Zone 2.4 miles away 1104 W. Coliseum Blvd. (260) 471-6719 Club Soda 4.3 miles away 235 E. Superior St. (260) 426-3442 Columbia Street West 4.5 miles away 135 W. Columbia St. (260) 422-5055 Neon Armadillo 4.3 miles away 6040 Lima Rd. (260) 490-5060
Page 8 DIRECTIONS TO IPFW AND MAPS From the South I-69 1: Take the US-27 S exit - 111B - towards Fort Wayne. 2: Merge onto US-27 S. 3: Turn LEFT onto US-30/US-33/US-24. 4: US-30/US-33/US-24 becomes US-30/US-24 (Coliseum Blvd). 5: IPFW Campus will be on your left hand side after you pass the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum and go over the bridge. 6: Go to the second light past the bridge and turn left onto Crescent Ave. 7: Take Crescent Ave. North to the next light and turn left onto the IPFW Campus. (Follow the signs on campus to the Hilliard Gates Sports Center). From West US-30 1: Turn RIGHT onto US-30 E. 2: Take the IN-69 N ramp. 3: Merge onto I-69 N. 4: Take the US-27 S exit- exit number 111A - towards Fort Wayne. 5: Merge onto US-27 S. 6: Turn LEFT onto US-30/US-33/US-24. 7: US-30/US-33/US-24 becomes US-30/US-24 (Coliseum Blvd.). 8: IPFW Campus will be on your left hand side after you pass the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum and go over the bridge. 9: Go to the second light past the bridge and turn left onto Crescent Ave. 10: Take Crescent Ave. North to the next light and turn left onto the IPFW Campus. (Follow the signs on campus to the Hilliard Gates Sports Center). From East I-469 1: I-469 N. 2: Take the IN-37 exit - exit number 25 - towards Fort Wayne 3: Keep LEFT at the fork in the ramp. 4: Turn LEFT onto IN-37 going South. 5: Turn RIGHT onto Stellhorn Rd. 5: Follow Stellhorn Rd. until you see the IPFW Campus on your right hand side. Turn right on to the campus. (Follow the signs on campus to the Hilliard Gates Sports Center). From North I-69 1: I-69 S 2: Take the Coldwater Rd. South/Coldwater Rd. North exit - 112B-A. 3: Keep LEFT and follow Coldwater Rd. South 4: Keep LEFT at the fork in the ramp. 5: Merge onto IN-327 S. 6: IN-327 S becomes IN-327/Coldwater Rd. 7: Turn LEFT onto US-30/US-24 (East Coliseum Blvd.). 8: IPFW Campus will be on your left hand side after you pass the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum and go over the bridge. 9: Go to the second light past the bridge and turn left onto Crescent Ave. 10: Take Crescent Ave. North to the next light and turn left onto the IPFW Campus. (Follow the signs on campus to the Hilliard Gates Sports Center).
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Prepared by The IPFW Office of International Education 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd. Kettler Hall Room 104 Phone: (260) 481-6034 Fax: (260) 481-6674 Email: iss@ipfw.edu Web: ipfw.edu/iss Photo credit - cover/inside cover: Ray Steup