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.

Parkland College Theatre 2400 West Bradley Avenue, Champaign, IL 61821, 217-351-2528, Watch many performances by Parklands theatrical, choral, and instrumental groups. 

Prairie 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.

Station 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. 

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... 

Early 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...

John 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. 

Krannert 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. 

Monticello 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...

Museum of Natural History 1301 West Green Street, Champaign, IL 61801, 217-333-1361, Explore exhibits on anthropology, biology, and geology. 

Octave 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 

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. 

William M. Staerkel Planetarium 2400 West Bradley Avenue, Champaign, IL 61821, 217-351-2446, Enjoy the stars and planets at Illinois second largest planetarium.