Plan your trip to the Peoria Area today! We are the one-stop shop for things to do, eat and see!
Take a tour of the great attractions available to you in the Peoria Area.
With over 4,000 hotel rooms in the Peoria Area we have just what you are looking for!
Ride in the bed of the world’s largest mining truck and hop on a simulator at the Caterpillar Visitors Center!
From one-of-a-kind boutiques in our quaint shopping districts in Peoria Heights, Princeton or Washington, to more upscale malls like the Shoppes at Grand Prairie, we have something for everyone…. with hundreds of local authentic dining options to satisfy everyone’s taste buds.
The Peoria Area has a number of convenient transportation options available to you!
Experience Caterpillar’s “Earth Movers” in simulators and in the bed of a 797 mining truck or enjoy “Seat Shaker” movies in the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s Giant Digital Screen Theater!
Enjoy Peoria several times each year with one, or many, of our “Hometown Festivals” and make sure to mark the 4th of July on your calendar for the “Amazing Spectacle” that is the UnityPoint Methodist Red, White and BOOM! fireworks show on the Peoria Riverfront.
Numerous historic aspects have been preserved, while adding modern accommodations to the beautifully renovated Peoria Marriott Pere Marquette hotel in the heart of downtown.
The Spirit of Peoria “Paddle Wheeler” provides visitors with leisurely lunch, dinner, overnight and themed cruises along the Illinois River, or try your luck with the “Riverboat Dealers” on the Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino’s riverboat!
Watch bison and elk roam free on the prairie, as well as a wide variety of native Illinois species at Wildlife Prairie Park. Visit our award winning vineyards and treat yourself to a variety of exceptional, locally produced wines.
KACI'S PLACES: Join Kaci Osborne, Peoria Area CVB Tourism Manager, as she explores the many "Places to Play in Peoria"!
ILLINOIS RIVER ROAD: Uniting more than 100 nature-based destinations, the Illinois River Road is an excursion to be enjoyed at a pace set by you!
FLYING FISH: Enjoy this family friendly festival along the riverfront, highlighted by the first inaugural Bow Fishing Tournament! Saturday, July 12, 2014.