The Old McLean County Courthouse on North Main Street is home to this museum at a public square in the historic Bloomington Central Business District.Built between 1901 and 1903, the courthouse flaunts American Renaissance architectural style in its domed structure.
This Victorian-era mansion was the former residence of Abe Lincoln’s mentor David Davis who was also a Supreme Court Justice and an Illinois senator.Also called the Clover Lawn, this restored mansion is also a museum and listed on the National Register of Historic Places and also designated as National Historic Landmark.
This family-friendly event allows visitors of the museum to board the aircraft cockpits of the planes on its outdoor Airpark.The static aircraft display in the Prairie Aviation Museum, located on East Empire Street, includes nine military planes and two helicopters.
This trail helps explain why Bloomington and its neighboring town Normal are known as the Twin Cities.The Constitution Trail is a Bloomington-Normal joint project to commemorate the 200th promulgation anniversary of the US Constitution in 1987.
The city of Bloomington has several public park lakes where, with a license, you can fish for largemouth and smallmouth bass, trout, and channel catfish.One great choice for fishing is at the 11-acre Anglers Lake Nature Preserve on South Mercer Street.