Champaign/Urbana
Champaign County Convention Bureau, 1817 South
Neil Street, Suite 201 Champaign, IL 61820 (217)
351-4133 or (800)369-6151
Anita
Purves Nature Center, 1505 N. Broadway, Urbana, IL.
Premier environmenal education resource featuring
an Exhibit Hall, Observation Room, Gift Shop &
Educator Resource Room.
(217) 384-4062.
www.urbanaparks.org
Assembly
Hall, 1800 South First Street, (217) 333-2923 or (217)
333-5000 (tickets)
Champaign
County Historical Museum, 102 E. University, (at the
Cattle Bank). The
museum has over 10,000 artifacts associated with people,
businesses and organizations important in Champaign
County history and will have both permanent &
rotating exhibits.
Free admission.
Wed-Sat. 10-5, Sun. 1-4, Closed Mon. & Tues.
(217) 356-1010
www.champaignmuseum.org
email:director@champaignmuseum.org
Museum
of Natural History, 1301 West Green, exhibits covering
the fields of botany, geology, and zoology. (217) 244-3355.
Spurlock
Museum, a museum of world cultures, 600 S. Gregory,
Opening in September, 2002.
(217) 244-3355.
Krannert
Art Museum, 500 East Peabody Drive, is the second
largest fine arts museum in Illinois and serves a
significant role as a visual arts resource that is free
and accessible to the entire community.
Located on the campus of the U of I, Krannert Art
Museum houses a permanent collection of over 8,000 works
of art ranging from the 4th millennium BCE to
the present. (217)
333-1861
Krannert
Center for the Performing Arts, 500 South Goodwin
Avenue, within this landmark structure is a vast complex
of theaters and concert halls, featuring performances by
renowned artists. (800)KCPATIX. www.krannertcenter.com
The
Olympic Tribute, Dodds Park, North Mattis Avenue, a
tribute honoring residents of Champaign County who have
participated in the Olympic Games.
(217) 398-2550.
Orpheum
Children’s Science Museum, 346 North Neil Street,
hands-on science museum for children located in the 1914
Orpheum Theatre. (217)
352-5895. www.m-crossroads.org/orpheum
Prairie
Farm, Centennial Park, West Kirby Avenue, enjoy a picnic
in the park and feed and pet farm animals.
Memorial Day through Labor Day.
(217) 398-2583
Starlight
Dinner Theatre, 1501 S. Neil St. located in the
Chancellor Hotel (800/257-6667).
Presenting Las Vegas Style reviews, Broadway
Style musicals and fine dining.
(217) 359-4053
The
Station Theatre, 223 North Broadway, A small, locally
run, alternative theatre.
(217) 384-4000
University
of Illinois, the largest university in the state, its
departments of physics, engineering, computer science
and agriculture are internationally famous.
(217) 333-0920
Virginia
Theater, 203 West Park Avenue, Originally built in 1921
as a Vaudeville theatre and film house, now open for
live theatre, music, and film performances.
(217) 356-9053
William
M. Staerked Planetarium, 2400 West Bradley Avenue, see
the stars, the planets, and the larger universe, in the
second largest planetarium in Illinois.
(217) 351-2446
Gifford
Gordyville
USA, for horse lovers, bargain hunters, and rodeo fans.
Gordyville offers an array of events, shows and
sales throughout the year. (217) 568-717
Mahomet
Mahomet
Chamber of Commerse, P.O. Box 1031, Mahomet, IL 61853
(217) 586-3165
www.mahometchamberofcommerse.com
Early
American Museum, Route 47, a look back at 19th
century life in the Grand Prairie region of east Central
Illinois. Free
admission. Weekends 10-5 April-Dec; Daily 10-5 June-Aug.
(217) 586-2612
Lake
of the Woods – Mabery Gelvin Botanical Gardens, Route
47, behind the grounds of the Early American Museum,
this garden contains peonies, irises, various
perennials, an herb garden, prairie plot, green houses,
horticultural programs, enabling garden and a waterfall.
(217) 546-4630
Rantoul
Rantoul
Area Chamber of Commerse, 100 West Sangamon, Rantoul, IL
61866 (217)
893-3323
Octave
Chanute Aerospace Museum 1011 Pacesetter Drive, an
aerospace museum displaying aircraft, ICBM Minuteman
Missile Silos, Chanute and Illinois aviation
memorabilia. Adults
$5; Seniors & military $4; Students (k-12) $3
(217) 893-1613 or (877)-RANTOUL
www.aeromuseum.org
