Bloomington Travel Guide

Welcome to Bloomington, IL, Illinois

This WorldWeb.com travel and tourism guide for Bloomington, featuring hotels and other accommodations, tours, attractions, events, shopping and more, will help you plan a successful visit to Bloomington, Illinois, U.S.A.

Separated only by one road, fittingly named Division Street, Bloomington shares many of its attractions, cultural performances and traditions with its twin city, Normal. Some of the educational attractions within Bloomington include: simulated space experiences and experiments at the Challenger Learning Center; the only facility in Illinois designed for housing Sumatran tigers at the Miller Park Zoo; and the 79-acre Illinois Wesleyan University campus. A strong theatrical community resides within Bloomington, fostering such events as the Illinois Shakespeare Festival and performances at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, the Community Players Theatre and the Miller Park Outdoor Summer Theater. Presidential and war historians, in particular, frequent Bloomington for the Miller Park Pavilion and War Memorial, The David Davis Mansion State Historic Site and the site of Major’s Hall. Since 1937, Bloomington has been identifiable as the exclusive manufacturer of Beer Nuts.