Museums in Peoria & Central Illinois

Champaign County History Museum at the Historic Cattle Bank

Champaign

Wednesday 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Thursday 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Friday 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Saturday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Children's Museum of Illinois

Decatur

Tuesday–Saturday 10:00am–5:00pm, Sunday Noon–5:00pm

Discovery Depot Children's Museum

Galesburg

Tuesday-Saturday 9:30am-3pm, Wednesday 9:30am-4:30pm, Sunday 12pm-3pm

Galesburg Railroad Museum

Galesburg

Fridays and Saturdays 12:00 noon until 4:00 pm (April through September)

Hieronymus Mueller Museum

Decatur

Tuesday – Saturday, 1 – 4pm

James Millikin Homestead

Decatur

McLean County Museum of History

Bloomington

Monday–Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday Closed

Prairie Aviation Museum

Bloomington

Saturdays and Sundays 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Quarters One

Rock Island

Rock Island County Historical Society

Moline

Wednesday – Saturday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

The Staley Museum

Decatur

Tuesday–Saturday: 1:00–4:00 pm; Last Sunday of the month (March–November): 1:00–4:00 pm

Tremont History Museum

Tremont

2nd and 4th Sundays, 2-4:00 except for holidays

Vermilion County Museum

Danville

Tuesday – Saturday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Vermilion County War Museum

Danville

Noon to 4pm Tuesdays through Fridays; 10am to 4pm Saturdays

Archbishop Fulton Sheen Museum

Peoria

Monday-Friday: 9am - 4pm, Saturday: 9am - 12pm

Augustana's Fryxell Geology Museum

Rock Island

8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday when classes are in session

Cambridge Natural History Museum

Cambridge

Community Solar System

Peoria

Cruisin with Lincoln on 66 Visitors Center and Gift Shop

Bloomington

Monday–Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (Tuesday until 8 p.m.), Sunday Closed

David Davis Mansion

Bloomington

Wednesday - Saturday: 9am - 3:30pm

Geneseo Historical Museum

Geneseo

Tuesday–Friday 10:00 AM–12:00 PM, 1:00 PM–3:00 PM

Hauberg Museum

Rock Island

Wednesday-Sunday 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (Closed from 12:00 p.m-1:00 p.m.)

Macon County Historical Museum

Decatur

Mercer County Historical Society & Essley-Noble Museum

Aledo

Muse Morton

Morton

Wednesday-Friday 10am-4pm, Fourth Fridays April-November 5-8pm

Museum of the Grand Prairie

Mahomet

Open 1-5 PM daily (Summer Hours 10 AM-5 PM Mon-Sat, 1-5 PM Sun)

Princeville Heritage Museum

Princeville

Wednesdays & Fridays 11 am – 3 pm

Rock Island Railroad Museum

Chillicothe

Sunday 1pm – 4pm, March through November

Tarble Museum of Art

Charleston

Tuesday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday 1 - 5 p.m.

Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society

Pekin

Tue-Thu 10:00 am-2:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm-4:00 pm

Warren County History Museum

Monmouth

1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday

Washington Historical Society

Washington

Thursdays and Saturdays from 10am – 1pm

Western Illinois Museum

Macomb

Western Illinois University

Macomb