Start from 29 curated places around Fort Wayne, IN, then choose the recommendations that fit your guests.
Restaurants & cafés
Copper Spoon Fort Wayne
The definitive farm-to-table restaurant in Fort Wayne — a downtown anchor that sources from local farms and changes the menu with the seasons. The kitchen is serious, the cocktail program is nationally recognized, and the warm exposed-brick room makes every dinner feel like an occasion.
Tolon Restaurant Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne's original farm-to-table restaurant, a small chef-owned room at the head of The Landing that sources locally and changes with the seasons. The cooking is New American and playfully sophisticated — think duck frites, pork chop, and roasted bone marrow — with a full bar built on Midwest spirits.
Trails & outdoors
River Greenway Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne's signature multi-use trail network running along all three rivers through the city — over 20 miles of paved path connecting neighborhoods, parks, and the riverfront. The sections near Promenade Park and Johnny Appleseed Park are especially scenic.
Franke Park Trails Fort Wayne
A large wooded park on the north side with a network of natural-surface trails through mature forest. The combination of creek crossings, wildlife habitat, and genuine tree canopy makes it feel remote while sitting inside city limits.
Things to do
Parkview Field Fort Wayne TinCaps
One of the best minor league baseball experiences in the country — a beautiful downtown ballpark with sight lines from every seat, excellent local food inside, and a Johnny Appleseed theme the city fully leans into. Ticket prices are genuinely affordable, and parking is free.
Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne
A magnificently restored 1928 movie palace, now on the National Register, that hosts touring Broadway shows, concerts, and film events. The interior — all gilded plasterwork, chandeliers, and a 2,500-seat auditorium — is one of the most beautiful rooms in Indiana.
Landmarks & sights
Fort Wayne Zoo
Regularly ranked among the country's best zoos for kids, this 40-acre attraction — known as the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo until its 2025 rename to the Fort Wayne Zoo — wins locals over with its intimate scale as much as its animals. The African Journey savanna and the Australian Adventure section are the standouts, and free stingray petting is a warm-weather draw.
Promenade Park Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne's riverfront centerpiece — a beautifully designed park along the St. Marys River at the north edge of downtown. The elevated river walk, the 560-foot canopy trail through the treetops, and the play-in-the-river splash zone make this feel like a city that invested in itself.