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Event Location & Area Attractions

You spoke and we listened!  The conference has been moved this year to give us more space and high-tech amenities to allow an even better conference experience for you! 

We are proud to offer downtown Peoria’s largest hotel and convention facility; everything a traveler needs in one great location!

Holiday Inn Peoria City Centre
500 Hamilton Blvd., Peoria, IL 61602

You can learn more about the hotel and book a room by going to their website.

Maps and Directions

Click here to get directions.


Make a Weekend of it -- Reserve Your Room Today!

Area Attractions

Central Illinois is surrounded by the unique shopping, family fun, dining and awesome nightlife.  You will find slews of things to do to make your extended weekend even more fun.

Dining & Nightlife

Apple Blossom Farm - www.appleblossomfarm.com/
Bishop Hill - www.bishophill.com/index.php
Beer Nuts Headquarters and Outlet
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts - www.cityblm.org/bcd/
Conklin's Barn II Dinner Theatre - www.mtco.com/~barn2
Corn Stock Theatre - http://cornstocktheatre.org/
David Davis Mansion State Historic Site - www.davismansion.org/
Dickson Mounds State Museum - www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/dickson/
Ewing Clutural Center - www.ewingmanor.ilstu.edu/
Glen Oak Zoo - www.peoriazoo.org/
Historic Normal Theater - www.normaltheater.com  
Illinois State University Center for the Performing Arts - www.cfa.ilstu.edu/cpa
Illinois Symphony Orchestra - www.ilsymphony.org/
Illinois Wine Country - www.illinoiswine.com 
John C. Flanagan House - www.peoriahistoricalsociety.org/flanagan.html 
Kickapoo Creek Winery - www.kickapoocreekwinery.com/
Lakeview Museum - www.lakeview-museum.org/
Lavender Creek Farm - www.lavendercreekfarm.com/
Mackinaw Valley Vineyards - www.mackinawvalleyvineyard.com 
McLean County Arts Center - www.mcac.org/
McLean County Museum of History - www.mchistory.org 
Merwin and Wakeley Galleries at Illinois Wesleyan University - www.iwu.edu/art/galleries/
Miller Park Zoo - www.cityblm.org/department.asp?dep_id=3038&menuid=2801
Miller Park Pavilion & War Memorial - www.discoverourtown.com/IL/local-140020.html
Par-A-Dice casino - www.paradicecasino.com/
Pettengill Morron House - www.peoriahistoricalsociety.org/pettengill-morron.html
Peoria Ballet - www.peoriaballet.com/
Peoria RiverFront - www.peoriariverfront.com/
Peoria Rivermen Hockey - www.rivermen.net/
Prairie Aviation Museum - www.prairieaviationmuseum.org  
O’Brien Field - www.ballparkreviews.com/peoria/obrien.htm
Splashdown Waterpark - www.fondulacpark.com/splashdown.html
Simpkins War Museum - vroomanmansion.com/attractions/museums.html
Stevenson Graves at Evergreen Cemetery - www.evergreen-cemetery.com 
Tanners Orchard - www.tannersorchard.com/
Telephone Museum of Gridley - www.telephonemuseumofgridley.org 
University Galleries at Illinois State University - www.cfa.ilstu.edu/galleries
USA Ballet - www.usaballet.org/
Vrooman Mansion - www.vroomanmansion.com 
Wheels O' Time Museum - http://wheelsotime.org/
Wildlife Prairie State Park - http://wildlifeprairiestatepark.org/

Central Illinois is also home to a number of influential businesses, including the headquarters of Caterpillar, Country Financial and State Farm. 

A number of quality eduation institutions are in our area too: Bradley University, Illinois State University, Illinois Wesleyan University, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Illinois Central Collegeand Heartland Community College.

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