Gary Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Lake County, Indiana, United States
About Gary
Gary is bothfamousandinfamous. It's the "just one place that can light my face" and "home sweet home" effusively described in the song of the same name from the 1957 musicalThe Music Man. It's the childhood home of Janet, Michael, Tito, Jermaine, and the rest of the Jackson family. It's also home to an unattractive and often industrial-smelling stretch of highway east ofChicago, and has repeatedly ranked first in the nation among large cities for homicides per capita. When designing the city, the U.S. Steel Corporation bragged that its engineers "took for their guidance the motto that hangs in the office of the big company's chief executive, "It can be done," and made Gary at least an attractive, if not a beautiful, residential town," and posited Gary as evidence that "management has alwa
Top Attractions in Gary
Explore the best things to see and do in Gary:
- ★City Methodist Church
- ★Gary/Chanute Aquatorium
- ★Gary Memorial Auditorium
- ★Gary Post Office
- ★Gary SouthShore RailCats
- ★Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana
- ★Ingwald Moe House
- ★Marquette Park Pavilion
Where to Eat in Gary
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Arman's Dog House
- 🍴Balkan Grill Company
- 🍴Food Express Cafe
- 🍴Great Lakes Cafe
- 🍴Vibrations Health, Wellness And Juice Bar
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