Grand View Drive, Illinois, United States

5.0 (291 reviews) Spent < 1 hour Ranking #1 in Peoria Scenic Drives • Scenic Walking Areas

Most Beautiful!

Grand View Drive is undoubtedly a very beautiful site to visit and to enjoy -- it's 2,5 miles of smooth driving on a waving road, flanked by a lavish residential area in the west and fantastic panoramic views of the Illinois River in the east. Pedestrian walk runs parallel to the road, the top of the steep bank is very well maintained and nicely landscaped, and picnic areas with benches and tables add more comfort to the scenery of sheer beauty. The place is popular with walkers (including the pets), runners, bikers, people of all ages, really. Tourists usually visit Grand View Drive too, and take tons of photos! Grand View Drive was constructed between 1910 ~ 1925, it is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places (1996), and the US President Theodore Roosevelt called it "the world's most beautiful drive". It most certainly is. Love Grand View Drive!
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Address

3210 Grand View Drive Accessible from Prospect Road in Peoria Heights, near Tower Park or from Route 29, near the Route 150 Interchange, Peoria, Illinois, United States.

Mobile

686-3375

Website

http://www.peoriaparks.org/grand-view-drive/

Current local date and time now

Friday, May 10, 2024, 7:10

User Ratings

5.0 based on (291 reviews)

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Reviews

  • 5Shawn 5:00 PM Feb 13, 2021
    Great place to get engaged
    I took my wife now of 30 years in a borrowed Cadillac Allante from Gary Uftring. After dinner in the cattlemen’s car at the river station restaurant in Peoria, I got down on one knee and asked her to ignore her father and marry me. Gary Uftring‘s dealerships are now far and wide because of the kindness he shows people, The River station restaurant is long gone, the Cadillac Allante turned out to be an electronic nightmare, but my wife gets sweeter with time. As Teddy Roosevelt named it “the worlds most beautiful drive”. WMBD
  • 4Indy-ND 5:00 PM Sep 22, 2020
    Good drive in my little sports car.
    Starting on the south end of the road, there are some 180 degree corners as you climb the hill. It was a cool little drive and you didn't need to speed to get a good sensation from your car. Once I was at the top, I pulled off at one of the parks and walked around. Being summer, the weeds and trees were blocking some of the views, which was a bummer. There were 2-3 other pull of areas that I went to and had the same issue. It is pretty and you can see the river, but it would be better in the fall or spring.

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