Hidden Gems Places To Visit in Peoria, Illinois, United States


  1. 4.5 Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum (84 reviews)
    - Amazing!!
    Sunday: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Speciality Museums
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    The Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum provides children with the tools and inspiration they need to be explorers and creators of the world. We do this in part through understanding, supporting, and promoting play in the fullest sense of the word, one that includes imagination and creativity. See more..
  2. 4.5 Forest Park Nature Center (78 reviews)
    - Nice hideaway
    Sunday: Spent 1-2 hours Parks • Forests
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    A Peoria Park District facility, Forest Park serves as the doorway to more than 500 acres designated as part of the Illinois State Nature Preserve. The center provides visitors with more than seven miles of trails that lead through dense forest, along trickling stream beds, and over dramatic hillsides. The A-frame trail head features a small natural history museum, nature store, and a room dedicated to bird-watching. Trails and museum are free and open to the public. NO PETS ALLOWED! See more..
  3. 4.5 Louisville Slugger Sports Complex (20 reviews)
    - “Super Great Sports Park”
    Sunday: Spent 1-2 hours Sports Complexes
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    The Louisville Slugger Sports Complex is the premiere sports facility in the Midwest, offering a modern and unique experience to all that pass through its gates. The LSSC is located a mile from five quality hotels, shopping mall, and movie multiplex with travel less than ten minutes from the Peoria International Airport. Boasting ten synthetic turf fields and a 125,000 square foot dome, the LSSC has enough space to cater multiple events. Wireless internet is available throughout the complex including the concessions, outdoor seating, and even our playground! The LSSC is a year-round event center that caters to a wide variety of sports. While our fields play host to baseball and fastpitch softball, our dome accommodates many more. See more..

What's a Hidden gem?

We call places hidden gems that are new, extremely good, but are not that popular yet - you should check them out. The criteria is to have a rating of 4.5 or more and more than 20 reviews and less than 100 reviews.