Things To Do in Downtown Bloomington
A short, honest list of what the Square and Kirkwood are actually good for.
Downtown Bloomington is the courthouse square and the few blocks of Kirkwood running east towards campus. Here’s what it’s actually good for.
Eating and drinking
The density is the point — you can decide where to eat while standing outside the place you decided against. Most of it is independent rather than chains.
The Square
The courthouse square anchors the whole downtown, with shops and restaurants around all four sides and events through the year.
An hour indoors
We’re inside Fountain Square Mall at 101 W Kirkwood Ave, with three escape rooms at sixty minutes each. It’s the reliable answer when it’s too cold, too hot or too wet for the walking version of downtown.
An hour outdoors
The B-Line Trail runs along the old railroad line through downtown. Our outdoor escape game follows it, which is a decent excuse to walk a trail most visitors never find.
Parking, honestly
The 4th Street Garage behind Fountain Square is $0.50 an hour and free on Sundays, with a pedestrian bridge on level two straight into the building. Metered street parking is $1.00 an hour, also free on Sundays. Two more city garages sit two to three blocks away.
Common questions
Where do you park in downtown Bloomington?
The 4th Street Parking Garage behind Fountain Square is $0.50 per hour and free on Sundays. Metered downtown parking is $1.00 per hour, also free on Sundays, and two more city garages are two to three blocks away.
What is there to do downtown when it rains?
Get Out: Bloomington has three indoor escape rooms inside Fountain Square Mall at 101 W Kirkwood Ave, each 60 minutes.
What is the B-Line Trail?
A trail following the old railroad line through downtown Bloomington. Get Out's outdoor escape game follows it.
Three rooms and an outdoor mystery.
Right inside Fountain Square on Kirkwood Avenue, a couple of minutes from campus.