Recreation opportunities include public parks, public and private golf courses.
Parks range from small neighborhood settings to large parks with swimming pools and nature trails.
Elementary and secondary education is provided by 20 elementary, six middle, and four high schools as well as a number of private and parochial schools. Entertainment in the form of broadway plays, concerts, and nationally known performers can be seen throughout the year at Hulman Center which also serves as the venue for ISU athletic events. Other opportunities include Community Theatre of Terre Haute, Children's Theatre of Terre Haute, Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, as well as the arts and entertainment programs offered through ISU, Rose-Hulman, and St. Mary's. The community is also served by a daily newspaper, three television stations, and more than a dozen radio stations. Shopping opportunities include Honey Creek Mall with about 90 stores and which serves a 50-mile radius and a number of other smaller shopping centers and neighborhood shopping locations.