Trinity Church is located historic downtown area of Anderson. The area features:
- The Paramount Theatre and Ballroom, a beautifully restored Eberson atmospheric theater that opened in 1929
- Independent wineries/microbreweries/distilleries that join several niche restaurants and coffee houses
- Dickmann City Center, part of the city's park system, that hosts summer concerts and holiday events
- The Anderson Symphony
- Two amateur theater groups
- The Anderson Museum of Art housed in a restored and repurposed former Carnegie library building
- Young Ballet Theatre Group, which uses a restored railroad station as its instruction space
Anderson is also home to:
- Anderson University
- Hoosier Park Racing and Casino
- Anderson Speedway
- Mounds State Park
Anderson’s economy once was heavily tied to the automotive industry. Over the past 40 years, Anderson has worked to attract diversified manufacturing of all sizes. With $1.2 billion in new business investment, 1,900 new jobs have been created in the past decade. The city has renovated 28 city parks and 9.5 miles of trails, invested in utility infrastructure and worked to demolish blighted properties.