Central Illinois Tourism

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Lake Shelbyville - Decatur, Illinois

The lake has great boating, a marina, some of the best hunting in the region and a great place to study nature. Check out this on 6000 acres of mixed habitat from forests to swamplands. All of it is located on the 34,000 acres of the Lake Shelbyville project area.

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University of Illinois - Urbana, Illinois

The college is one of the top ranked in the country. With over 150 undergraduate programs, 100 graduate and professional programs the college has turned out, and continues to turn out the best and brightest to impact the nation and the world.

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Lincoln College Museum - Lincoln, Illinois

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Being the only college to have the name of Lincoln from the time he was alive this college has worked to provide a quality display of Lincoln artifacts and other displays to showcases of the rich local and college history, to a significant Presidential display and tribute and the September 11th exhibit which includes a three foot beam from Tower One.

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MCLEAN COUNTY MUSEUM OF HISTORY - Bloomington, Illinois

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The museum opened to the public in 1904 with an array of presidential papers and other items from the time. Currently there are over 18,000 items on display showing the life of central Illinois from the beginning of the state history to today. There are 10,000 volumns of information along with 1,500 feet of archives to provide information to you.

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Raggedy Ann and Andy Museum - Arcola Illinois

Johnny Gruelle is best known for creating the world famous rag doll characters, Raggedy Ann and Andy. While the Raggedys were the indisputable centerpiece of Gruelle’s career, in his heart of hearts, Johnny was a dyed-in-the-wool freelance artist, who felt most at home at his drawing board, crafting illustrations and features for newspapers and magazines.