ATTRACTIONS
Amusements
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
500 South Goodwin Avenue • Champaign, IL 61801
217-333-6700
Showcases internationally renowned performers in its vast complex of theaters and concert halls.Olympic Tribute, The
Dodds Park, N. Mattis Avenue
217-398-2550
Dedicated July 4, 1991, this Tribute to Olympic Athletes honors the extraordinary achievements of Champaign County residents who have participated in the Olympic Games. Its granite platform is inscribed with their names, the inspiring words of James Russel Lowell, and the Olympic Symbol of linked rings. mapParkland College Theatre
2400 West Bradley Avenue • Champaign, IL 61821
217-351-2528
Watch many performances by Parklands theatrical, choral, and instrumental groups. mapPrairie Farm
Centennial Park, West Kirby Avenue • Champaign, IL 61820
1900 W. Sangamon
217-398-2550
Have a picnic and pet and feed the farm animals. Memorial Day through Labor Day. mapStation Theatre
223 North Broadway • Champaign, IL 61801
217-384-4000
Four major productions per year offer a wide variety of live theater from musicals and classical pieces to experimental works, In this 1899 Penn Central Train Station.Virginia Theater
203 West Park Avenue • Champaign, IL 61820
217-356-9053
Enjoy Gospel musical performances and off Broadway productions at this 1921 Renaissance palace. map
Museums & Galleries
Champaign County Historical Museum
102 East University Avenue • Champaign, IL 61820
217-356-1010
The museum is located in the oldest commercial building in Champaign County and offers exhibits which showcase more than 100 years of Champaign County's people, events, architecture, and lifestyles. Lectures, oral history, hands on learning events, and a strong educational program for school children are offered. The museum also has a gift shop. more... mapEarly American Museum
North Route 47 (1 mile north of I-74) Mahomet
217-586-2612
The Early American Museum has an extensive collection interpreting 19th and early 20th century life in east-central Illinois. Two floors of exhibits present architecture, trades and occupations, decorative arts, and childhood and domestic life of the time. more... mapJohn Philip Sousa Library and Museum
1103 South Sixth Street • Champaign, IL 61820
217-244-9309
See Sousa's Personal music library, period band uniforms, musical instruments and more. mapKrannert Art Museum/ Kinkead Pavilion
500 East Peabody Drive • Champaign, IL 61820
217-333-1860
This art museum offers sculpture, African art, and the 20th century. mapMonticello Railway Museum Depot
Located at I-72, Exit 166
217-762-9011, 877-762-9011
Featuring a historic passenger coach and caboose rides from the restored Illinois Central Depot at the main museum site or from the restored 1899 Wabash Depot in downtown Monticello. View railroad history inside several passenger cars on display, enjoy a picnic lunch, and shop for train novelties in the Railroad Gift Shop. more... mapMuseum of Natural History
1301 West Green Street • Champaign, IL 61801
217-333-1361
Explore exhibits on anthropology, biology, and geology. mapOctave Chanute Aerospace Museum
1011 Pacesetter Drive • Champaign, IL 61820
Rantoul
217-893-1613
A premiere showcase of Illinois Aviation and the 76 year history of Chanute Air Force Base. The museum encompasses over 126,000 square feet of display space, boasting the largest aerospace museum in Illinois. Featuring special memorial items, a gift shop, visitors reception suite, library, Children's Discovery Room, and snack bar.Orpheum Children's Science Museum (circa 1914)
346 North Neil Street • Champaign, IL 61820
217-352-5895
Childrens science museum map
Parks, Gardens & Zoos
Curtis Orchard
3902 South Duncan Road • Champaign, IL 61822
217-359-5565
Take a trip to the petting zoo, pick some apples, and shop at the market store for fresh produce. mapWilliam M. Staerkel Planetarium
2400 West Bradley Avenue • Champaign, IL 61821
217-351-2446
Enjoy the stars and planets at Illinois second largest planetarium. map
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