The Lilly House is beautiful, and if some new cabinets are installed I may move in. My budget is $150,000. Re-max, are you listening? It was a beautiful day to walk around the gardens. I feel like I only experienced a small fraction of the gardens so Ill go again another day!

Very peaceful. A lot of room to relax and find a quiet place.

Absolutely worth an afternoon of wandering. The Indianapolis Art Museum is wonderful and the Lily estate is included in that admission. The gardens and grounds are fabulous. The landscape designer was the same man who later designed and developed Central Park in NY. I happened to arrive on a Friday when the Lily house has free tours (2 pm). The house was the country house of the Lily family and it was marvelous to stroll through to see their furnished home with libraries, secret doors, game rooms, and even the garage with a vintage car inside. The gardens took hours for me to wander through. They were setting up on the lawn for a wedding as I left. Beautiful place.

Highly enjoyable and definitely worthwhile. Staff are very knowledgeable and the rooms are a neat glimpse into what families that lived here look like. Go if you get the chance!

This was a wonderful experience!!We literally spent 4 hours here and still didnt see everything.

What a beautiful place to visit! We really enjoyed this. How wonderful it must have been to live in such a beautiful home.

Beautiful place. Decorated so beautifully for Christmas. I cant wait to go back in the Spring.

Very beautiful gardens and grounds...wish we had seen the inside of the house. That will wait until we visit again. The brightly colored plastic Cracking Art was interesting...nice for a change but I wouldnt want it there all the time.

Our daughter had her wedding pictures taken at Newfields at the end of July. The cost is $50 for the group if they arent members. The grounds are lush and green. The paths and walls and rocks, along with the green house provide assorted backdrops the photographer took advantage of for pictures. He chose the Lilly House for the backdrop of the wedding party, which turn out beautiful. Having the downstairs restrooms available there was a plus. And, there was a wedding set up for that day and another bridal party getting pictures taken, which was also fun to be a part of.

One of the most beautiful place to be n the afternoon. Enjoying Nature and History

Part of the Winter Lights at Newfields, former Indianapolis Museum of Art. Simply beautiful!!!

The Lily House put The Garden in Beer Garden. What an awesome time. Decent beer selection and fantastic floral, plant, succulent etc

What a beautiful house, a window to the past! Very well taken care!!!

Simply amazing! Put on your walking shoes.

So peaceful. A great place to visit where two days are never the same.

Our family loves going to to Newfields/IMA. One of the centerpieces of the gardens is The Lilly House.Often you can tour around the house and take in the history. On occasions such as the Winter Lights the Lilly House was decorated for Christmas which was lovely to see.Usually you can go up to the upper floors where there have been rotating exhibits including photos around the grounds by IMA staff.I enjoy talking pictures myself and have captured many nice shots from the years we have lived around here and had a membership.

Absolutely stunning winter light display comprised of over 1.5 million bulbs and synchronized light display set to classic Christmas orchestral music on the front lawn on the Lily estate. Warm drinks such as cider and hot cocoa, smores, and souvenirs are also available for purchase.

Its a gorgeous area that is a piece of history as much as it is a potential venue. Weddings are popular to have here. The garden is very beautiful and its a wonderful way to spend the day with someone you care about.

Gorgeous house. Great place to visit.

I loved visiting this house, there was so much history. Hopefully you can visit sometime, you will love it. Visiting at Christmas was extra special.

This house is stunning and the Christmas decor is gorgeous. A must see!

This place sort of seemed like a waste of time. It was beautiful outside, but there was no reason to go inside. They just played a movie inside about the history of the place. If youre into that, you might like it.

I love Oldfields. The museum, Lilly House and gardens are outstanding. Spring time is a good time to visit the gardens.

Awesome. Just outstanding. Did so well. Lighting was really great. The Lilly House was also super.We appreciated our Friend inviting us.Thanks so much !!

Their Christmas lights display with coordinating music from The Nutcracker is da bomb. Actually a very romantic evening.. spectacular.

The walk around was amazing! Just being able to roam about the yard and around the fountain was fun for me. This is a great place to go to if you’re looking for a pleasant walk through a garden and by the fountain. The greenhouse was pretty cool. I didn’t think it was extraordinary but still fun!

We biked over to Newfields / Lilly House for the silver exhibit that is about to end.Outside you can see preparations for the famous Winterlights.

This light show was very beautiful. The music elegant and tasteful. I would have loved a view from the 2nd floor. Marshmallows smores, and spiced cider on point

Expansive grounds and trails

I usually dont like going on historical tours of any sort, but tour this home was interesting. Its a wonderful photo opportunity.

Fabulous! The house and gardens are wonderful and the Newfields exhibit is not to be missed -- it is the best Christmas lights display that Ive experienced, and Ive been to these across the country.

All part of the lights of Newfield. Very beautiful. Historic Indiana.

We visited for the Christmas lights and it was beautiful! Its a bit pricey but well worth it. There is a paved path you walk or a wheelchair etc. could be used.

Saw it at night when lights in back were cool but nothing special.

The place seems smaller than it should be. The other Lilly house on sunset is way more impressive.

Great place to visit if you enjoy local History.

This place is awesome! There are so many things exhibited in the house. Its beautiful and ancient. I love this place

Gorgeous grounds. I meandered around the gardens. Walked into the house and did a self guided tour. Everything was so pretty. Did not visit the museum of art.

The gardens are amazing. You can walk for hours & hours. There are so many twists & turns that keep going. Its a great place.

Beautiful old fashioned home! Very big & spacious

So so so great!! Very friendly and well educated staff. They constantly put work into the grounds. The greenhouse was my absolute favorite. It was extremely pleasant and a happy place to be in general. Guys!! Bring your lady here!! They will LOVE it. And you might too. Theres a great big lake to walk around and site see. Perfect for when the weather is right. Absolutely recommend!

Did the Christmas lights walk and toured the Lilly house as part of that. Whole experience was more fun than I expected. Really well done. Appreciated the hand warming stations and the hot chocolate. Wine and whiskey seemed over the top.

Unique holiday treat! Highly recommend!

I love this place. It is great place for a couple to stroll hand in hand. Must visit the Lilly House, The Gardens with a hilly terrain, The Green House and Restaurant and the newest outdoor 100-acre Virginia B. Fairbanks Art and Nature Park and Newfields.

So beautiful. Not to be missed

Awesome ! Loved the gardens. And happy to see that it is taken such good care by them.

Love this place! Very relaxing.

This was fun. Its hard to believe people used to live like this. Really highlights modern and historical social and racial inequality.

What a beautifully kept house. Loved the self tour.

Beautiful gardens and gorgeous house. The house from the inside is a museum with not very interesting stuff for a millennial, maybe for older generations.

Very beautiful home with its original charm and gorgeous landscapes!

The lights were beautiful.

Its beautiful but when i go through history i would like something more legit. To see how things really were back then.

Attended early afternoon. Traffic was light and parking was easy. Nice clean facility with a decent cafeteria and various flower gardens to stroll on the grounds. Eli Lilly house located there and open for viewing. Nice collection of art on 3 levels. Apparently one of the best in US for pointalism. Enjoyed a nice 1 hour tour by a local artist. Lovely afternoon.

The grounds are beautiful and well kept. They also do a great job at keeping up with the mansion. It is cool to experience the history of the building and the Lilly family. However on the tour they didnt let us see any of the upstairs which I didnt like. You want to see at least majority of the house, not just half of it

The lady sitting as you walk in the door was so helpful. She knew a lot of history about the house.

Amazing look at a beautiful old house. Complete with historically accurate decor and items throughout.

This wasnt as exciting for me as Newfields, but art so I cant complain. There are several rooms with photographs of the Newfields grounds. There are several photographs by the same photographers. There are drawings by different age groups. And there are always people watching you on staff. My son was using his camera outside and it used an automatic setting when we came inside, so it used its flash. Someone came rushing over to let everyone know he cant do that. Absolutely accidental, but we had him put it away for the remainder of our time in the house. Youll need to walk up and down stairs. There is elevator access. If your children are the type to walk through the museum without knocking into things and the type to appreciate walking and looking at art, this might work out for them. My kids are 9 and 10 and they did OK, but my 9 year old didnt last long and was happy to escape to the outdoors upon exiting. She does much better in the main building where there is more room and places for children where they are allowed to be children.

This is a solid example of 19th century country estate. We found the historical film clip, off the lobby, to be entertaining and educational. I think, at one time, the home had more furniture, though the wall exhibits are interesting. The gardens are well kept and the temporary recycled plastic animals are a fun-for-the-kids novelty. The gardens are well kept and then you have the park just across the river for those who like a good hike in the city..but thats for another review. The four stars is because you can no longer access the gardens without going through the freshly renamed Newfields Art Museum.

One of the unexpected high points to our visit! Great grounds and facilities! This is/was a personal green house, so it is not very big. Beautiful plants.

Pretty place to visit. Love the greenhouses.

Very interesting. I will return when I can spend more time to take it in.

This is the second year we have gone. More lights! It is beautiful. Love the ones synchronised to music.

Beautiful location for Penrod Art Fair!

A very beautiful place with a lot history

Highly recommend for history lovers

Gorgeous restored summer home from 1912 with a gallery on the upper floor. The lower floors are decorated with period furniture and artifacts. The library is magnificent.

An interesting place to explore!

Beautiful grounds. The Lilly House is a must see with new displays on the second floor.

Went to Winter Lights and it was nice. And just a tip for all you kids out there who want to partake in the spiked hot cocoa or cider, make sure you visit the tent near Lily House. If you are the right color you wont get carded! Enjoy

Beautiful... I love that there are umbrellas available!

It was a great experience!

Winterlight displays are awesome. The Lilly house is always beautiful, but even more so decorated for the holidays.

Amazing experience! Absolutely stunning though not much had bloomed yet! I cant wait to return

Beautiful home with informed staff. The tours are self guided with info on stanchions but the guards are more than happy to answer any questions.

Visit often great place

Nice place to walk around and see some history. It was an interesting place to go on a date as it provided some things to look at and discuss as well as plenty of quiet to walk around and have our own private conversations.

We paid $ 18 to visit this place. It is a nice place beautifully decorated and maintained. Upper floors arent open for public. Good for 1 time visit.

Included in the price of admission at Newfields (the new brand of the IMA) the Lilly house and gardens are a historical and botanical landmark. Tour the Lilly house ground floor full of amazing antique and collectable furnishings or stop by the historic green house to view well kept plants and flowers of all kinds. Dont forget the summer beer garden out front of the green house!

The gardens can be an excellent place to get away from the city. I love how you can feel secluded in the middle of the city.

Such a beautiful place

So beautiful! Our son loved the old car!

It is one of my familys favorite places to visit. The landscape is amazing and the grounds are clean and it feels as it it was created by nature and not made made. There are some Victorian accents scattered throughout the grounds.

Everywhere you look there is something wonderful to see

Great light show

Winter Lights is a must event for the Christmas season.

Great in the fall, beautiful colors !

Decorations made with papaya were fabulous and should be seen by all!

Gardeners and art lovers paradise.

Nice gardens. The house is interesting to tour, but the second floor is barren.

Way more beautiful and free then expected

Visited for Winterlights! The gardens and Lilly House are always beautiful!

Unforgettable, relaxing, an escape from the hustle!

The Lilly house was gorgeous and winter lights setup was pretty.

They have a great display of trees designed to match the rooms decorated throughout the home for holidays. I love hanging out on the veranda on the back of the home for overlooking ravine garden views. They have a huge dahlia garden with flower blooms as big as your face (dinnerplate dahlias and smaller).

Beautifully done.

Great place to at Christmas time to see the lights and museum

My favorite place to browse and buy new house plants. I also love to enjoy their collection of orchids and succulents. Many things you wont find elsewhere, and some unexpected gift options too!

Winter Lights was amazing! Great for families!

Great place no matter the season!!!! I will be back!!