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If you're a history buff, art aficionado, archaeology fiend, or dabbler in the sciences, our museum picks are perfect for a rainy day or afternoon excursion! Our selections center around notable collections of historical and cultural items. Many have excellent rotating displays in addition to exceptional permanent collections.
Category: Museums - Bloomington/Normal Attractions & Activities
Address: 101 E Beaufort St, Normal, IL 61761
Children will learn while having a blast with three floors of hands-on exhibits. Examples of activities include the museum's Grocery Store, Kid's Medical Center, Sugar Creek Water Table and Masterpiece Paint Wall.
Category: Museums - Bloomington/Normal Attractions & Activities
Address: 1000 E Monroe Dr, at the David Davis Mansion, Bloomington, IL 61701
Dotted with sugar maples and fruit trees, the Clover Lawn estate is a treat for the eyes. Four original buildings dating from the 1800s still stand on this once-working farm, including a carriage barn (1868), foaling shed (1872), stable (1856), and the woodhouse (1872), designed by Piquenard, which housed the privies used by farmhands. Colorful...
Category: Museums - Bloomington/Normal Attractions & Activities
Address: 202 W College Ave, Normal, IL 61761
As Normal's first environmental education resource, the center offers visitors a chance to learn and understand more about nature, recycling, composting and saving energy. Open only on weekday afternoons, the center also provides classes, workshops and nature walks to the local community.
Category: Museums - Bloomington/Normal Attractions & Activities
Address: 10875 Prairie Home Ln, Funk Prairie Home, Shirley, IL 61772
The Hall of Gems and Minerals is the highlight of this unique museum in Shirley, Illinois. Precious stones are on display as well as fossils and Native American artifacts. The Museum is located in the historic Funk Prairie Home.
Illinois State University Planetarium
Category: Museums - Bloomington/Normal Attractions & Activities
Address: College Ave and School St, Normal, IL 61790-4560
You will believe you are gazing at the sky filled with bright stars on a clear summer night in this round theater. Learn more about astronomy in a captivating scenario. Watch galaxies and see black holes produced by sophisticated special effects. Presentations last about 60 minutes. Show dates and times might vary depending on the timing of...
Category: Museums - Bloomington/Normal Attractions & Activities
Address: 405 E Center St, LeRoy, IL
Located in the Crumbaugh Library, this museum displays rooms as they were in 1895, including a child's room with bed and toys. Another exhibit displays an antique typewriter, radio and other communication tools used in the 1800s.
McLean County Museum of History
Category: Museums - Bloomington/Normal Attractions & Activities
Address: 200 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701
Located in an old courthouse which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the museum features various exhibits throughout the year, including a collection of pictures depicting farm life in Illinois. Tours offered by reservation. The courtroom is available by reservation for business meetings.
Category: Museums - Bloomington/Normal Attractions & Activities
Address: 2929 E Empire, Central Illinois Regional Airport, Bloomington, IL 61702
Feed your interest in aviation and space by visiting this informative museum, whose artifacts and memorabilia give folks an up-close glimpse at air travel and technology. In addition, a flight simulator takes visitors on a "fly over" tour of Bloomington and other destinations. The actual aircraft on display, restored and gleaming, include an F-4N...
Category: Museums - Bloomington/Normal Attractions & Activities
Address: 406 N Chestnut, Leroy, IL
Reservations are required when visiting this historic house, built in 1853 and once owned by blacksmith Robert Ingle. The restored structure features antiques, among them the original fireplace and Leroy's first piano.
Route 66 Association Hall of Fame & Museum
Category: Museums - Bloomington/Normal Attractions & Activities
Address: 110 W Howard St, Pontiac, IL 61764
The famous Route 66, which rambles through the heartland of Illinois, is celebrated here. Features include attractions along the route as well as plaques and other displays.
