Museums in Peoria & Central Illinois

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

Center for Belgian Culture

Moline

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

Champaign Urbana Astronomical Society Observatory

Champaign

Chevrolet Hall of Fame Museum

Decatur

Children's Museum of Illinois

Decatur

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

Community Solar System

Peoria

Mon–Sun: Open 24 hours

Cruisin with Lincoln on 66 Visitors Center and Gift Shop

Bloomington

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

David Davis Mansion

Bloomington

Wednesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Oct 14 · Spooky Oobleck!

Discovery Depot Children's Museum

Galesburg

Amtrak Discount

Galesburg Railroad Museum

Galesburg

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

Geneseo Historical Museum

Geneseo

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

Hauberg Estate

Rock Island

Fridays at 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.)

Hieronymus Mueller Museum

Decatur

Mueller Company Employees, Retirees, and Guests Free Admission

James Millikin Homestead

Decatur

John Deere Planetarium

Rock Island

Lincoln Douglas Debate Museum

Charleston

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. every day of the year

Macon County Historical Museum

Decatur

Mon: Closed; Tue–Sat: 1:00 – 4:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Oct 31 · Día de Muertos Celebration

McLean County Museum of History

Bloomington

Monday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday: Closed

Mercer County Historical Society & Essley-Noble Museum

Aledo

Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 1 - 5 p.m. (Summer); Friday and Saturday: 12 - 4 p.m. (Winter)

Muse Morton

Morton

Wednesday-Friday 10am-4pm; Fourth Fridays 5-8pm (April-November)

Museum of the Grand Prairie

Mahomet

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

Peoria State Hospital Museum, Home of the Old State Mine Haunted Trail (formerly Haunted Infirmary)

Bartonville

7pm – Midnight

Prairie Aviation Museum

Bloomington

Princeville Heritage Museum

Princeville

Wednesdays & Fridays 11 am – 3 pm

Quarters One

Rock Island

Mon–Fri: 8:15 AM – 4:00 PM; Sat–Sun: Closed

Rock Island County Historical Society

Moline

Wednesday - Saturday, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Rock Island Railroad Museum

Chillicothe

1pm – 4pm every Sunday — March thru 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

Tuesday-Thursday 10:00 am-2:00 pm, Sunday 2:00 pm-4:00 pm

Sep 29 · Holiday Artisan Market announced

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 p.m.

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

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

Oct 17 · Celebrate the Harvest: Make a Corn Husk Doll

Western Illinois Museum

Macomb

Tuesday through Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Western Illinois University

Macomb

Monday-Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Saturday 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Oct 24 · Gems of the Prairie

Wheels O' Time Museum

Dunlap

WED – FRI, SUN: 12 PM – 5 PM; SATURDAY: 10 AM – 5 PM

William M. Staerkel Planetarium

Champaign

Second Show Half Price