{"id":1462,"date":"2017-05-03T20:11:15","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T01:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/?p=1462"},"modified":"2017-05-03T20:27:58","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T01:27:58","slug":"a-tourists-guide-to-peoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/2017\/05\/03\/a-tourists-guide-to-peoria\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tourist&#8217;s Guide to Peoria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"COM 360 Final Video Project Kevin and Chase\" width=\"352\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mAZ4obR2Lek?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s your first time bringing your family to Peoria. Only problem: You don\u2019t know where to go. Lucky for you, Peoria is home to a handful of exciting restaurants, venues, museums, etc. to keep you and your family happily entertained. Start off your day with a trip to downtown Peoria. The downtown scene overs numerous restaurants, museums, playgrounds, etc. for you and your family to enjoy. First stop, the museums. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>First Stop &#8211; Museums &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Peoria offers the Riverfront Museum in addition to the Caterpillar Visitor\u00a0Center. The Riverfront Museum is great for children and adults alike. The newest exhibits are the GENOME: Unlocking Life\u2019s Codes, Microsculpture: The Insect Portraits of Levon Bliss, and the George and Norma Kottemann Collection: A 40-Year Passion of Art. \u00a0They also have two exhibits that are permanent at the museum, The IHSA Peak Performance, where visitors can test their skills over 40 sports activities. The other exhibit is the Illinois River Encounter, where there is a fish tank with native species from the river, also have different sections set up for fishing, natives, ducks, hunting, boating, and much more. There is also a planetarium that the museum has to offer. The prices are reasonable too, as adults are $11, seniors 60+ are $10, and children between 3-17 are $9. The museum offers a theater experience as they carry one of the biggest screens in the Peoria area. Tickets to the movies range from $7.50 to $14.50 for adults, $6.50-$13.50 for seniors, and $5.50-$12.50 for kids. Lise Minzes, Visitor Services\u00a0<\/span>Associate, gave us some insights on how the museum is doing. \u00a0\u201cMore attendance in family than individual people,\u201d said Minzes.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peoriariverfrontmuseum.org\/\">https:\/\/www.peoriariverfrontmuseum.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1467\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Riverfront-Museum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1467\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1467\" src=\"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Riverfront-Museum-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Riverfront-Museum-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Riverfront-Museum-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Riverfront-Museum-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Riverfront-Museum.jpg 1334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Riverfront Museum<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Head ac<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ross the pavilion to the Caterpillar Visitor Center. They offer the history of CAT, as they show from their\u00a0very first tractor, to what they have made over the years till now. They\u00a0have a full scale dump truck, where the bed of the truck is a theater, where they show videos about the company. At the center, they have vehicles, where you can sit in the cab of the equipment. Also, the center has simulations of the equipment they build, as visitors can take a spin on the excavator, bulldozer, and crane. The prices are cheap for the visitor\u2019s center as general admission is $7, seniors are $6, military is $5, and children under 12 are free.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.caterpillar.com\/en\/company\/visitors-center.html\">http:\/\/www.caterpillar.com\/en\/company\/visitors-center.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1472\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/CAT-Pic.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1472\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1472\" src=\"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/CAT-Pic-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/CAT-Pic-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/CAT-Pic-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/CAT-Pic-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/CAT-Pic.png 1334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tractor from CAT Museum<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Second Stop &#8211; Park &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Peoria riverfront offers a bunch of activity for kids as well. Head on down to the Peoria Riverplex, where they have a free park for the area.You can either take the sidewalks from the museums as it\u2019s a straight walk there. Parents can also get a break from the kids and watch boats go up\u00a0and down the river and enjoy the nice breeze off the river. The playground is well built with swings, a wooden made jungle gym, and other fun activities. Free parking is included in front of the Peoria Riverplex, if you don\u2019t want to take the walk from the museums.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1476\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/PARK.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1476\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1476\" src=\"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/PARK-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/PARK-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/PARK-768x378.jpg 768w, https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/PARK-1024x504.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/PARK.jpg 1332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Riverplex Park<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Third Stop &#8211; Spirit of Peoria &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The last place to check out on the Peoria riverfront is the old fashioned steamboat, Spirit of Peoria. You can take the options of either picking a day cruise, overnight cruise, multiple day cruise, and many others. Take a trip up the river to the Peoria Dam, or up to Starved Rock, they offer many other destinations. Tickets range in various prices. For a single day ride adults are $18, Seniors 55+ are $16, Child 4-15 are $11, and infants are free. You might catch a entertainer or two on the boat telling stories or singing songs.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spiritofpeoria.com\/\">https:\/\/spiritofpeoria.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1477\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Spirit-Of-Peoria.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1477\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1477\" src=\"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Spirit-Of-Peoria-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Spirit-Of-Peoria-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Spirit-Of-Peoria-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Spirit-Of-Peoria-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Spirit-Of-Peoria.png 1334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spirit of Peoria<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Fourth Stop &#8211; Emo\u2019s &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Head on up to the Peoria Heights district. Stop on by Emo\u2019s before heading to the strip, as Emo\u2019s offers delicious food and ice cream. The prices are really cheap, and the food is fantastic. Local Peoria Heights native, Alex Wilts, is a huge fan of Emo\u2019s. \u201cEmo\u2019s is tradition, I\u2019ve been coming here for years,\u201d said Wilts. \u00a0Which many rant and rave in the area about Emo\u2019s ice cream. \u201c10\/10, best ice cream around,\u201d said Wilts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1466\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Emo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1466\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1466\" src=\"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Emo-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Emo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Emo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Emo-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Emo.jpg 1334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1466\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emo&#8217;s Ice Cream<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Fifth Stop &#8211; Peoria Heights &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After the quick stop at Emo\u2019s head up the road on Prospect St., where it will take\u00a0you to the Peoria Heights.\u00a0You\u2019ll know when you\u2019ve reached in when the stores are small and unique and the bigred water tower. Up in the\u00a0Heights the stores vary from what the typical shopper desires. There are several boutique stores to shop in, I Know You Like A Book, a local bookstore to stop in and check out the new and used books. There are several furnishing stores to shop through to find decor for your house or apartment. \u201cIt\u2019s different than Peoria\u2019s layout, which makes it unique and fun to visit,\u201d said local Peoria native, Austin Crawford.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.peoriaheights.org\/\">http:\/\/www.peoriaheights.org\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1465\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Peoria-Heights-Gazebo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1465\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1465\" src=\"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Peoria-Heights-Gazebo-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Peoria-Heights-Gazebo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Peoria-Heights-Gazebo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Peoria-Heights-Gazebo-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Peoria-Heights-Gazebo.jpg 1334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peoria Heights Tower<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Sixth Stop &#8211; Dinner &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Peoria Heights districts offers several dining locations for you and your family. If you\u2019re looking for some homemade pizza, look no further than Brienzo\u2019s Wood Fired Pizza. The restaurant offers personalized 10\u201d pizzas where customers can pick and choose from several meats, cheeses, and various toppings. \u00a0Prices are very reasonable from kids meals at $5.95 to pizzas starting at $10.95.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brienzospizza.com\/\">http:\/\/www.brienzospizza.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1469\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Brienzos-pizza.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1469\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1469\" src=\"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Brienzos-pizza-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Brienzos-pizza-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Brienzos-pizza.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brienzo&#8217;s Wood Fired Pizza &#8211; Retrieved from their website<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Seventh Stop &#8211; Peoria Chiefs Game &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0PLAY BALL! It\u2019s spring time in Peoria, so there\u2019s no better option for evening entertainment than the Peoria Chiefs. The Chiefs play at Dozer Park and are the Single A Affiliate of the Cardinals. Catching a game at a cheap rate as dugout tickets are $11 on non-firework days, $12 on firework days, and field box seats are $10 on non-firework days, and $11 on firework days.They do various promotions all season long to accommodate to new fans, lifelong fans, or people just wanting to watch baseball. You can visit the Peoria Chiefs website for their 2017 schedule.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.milb.com\/index.jsp?sid=t443\">http:\/\/www.milb.com\/index.jsp?sid=t443<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1463\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Peoria-Chiefs-Stadium.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1463\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1463\" src=\"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Peoria-Chiefs-Stadium-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Peoria-Chiefs-Stadium-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2017\/05\/Peoria-Chiefs-Stadium.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dozer Park &#8211; Retrieved from Peoria Chiefs Website<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By: Chase Kirlin and Kevin Lindgren<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s your first time bringing your family to Peoria. Only problem: You don\u2019t know where to go. Lucky for you, Peoria is home to a handful of exciting restaurants, venues, museums, etc. to keep you and your family happily entertained. Start off your day with a trip to downtown Peoria. The downtown scene overs numerous restaurants, museums, playgrounds, etc. for you and your family to enjoy. First stop, the museums. First Stop &#8211; Museums &#8211; Peoria offers the Riverfront Museum in addition to the Caterpillar Visitor\u00a0Center. The Riverfront Museum is great for children and adults alike. The newest exhibits are the GENOME: Unlocking Life\u2019s Codes, Microsculpture: The Insect Portraits of Levon Bliss, and the George and Norma Kottemann Collection: A 40-Year Passion of Art. \u00a0They also have two exhibits that are permanent at the museum, The IHSA Peak Performance, where visitors can test their skills over 40 sports activities. The other exhibit is the Illinois River Encounter, where there is a fish tank with native species from the river, also have different sections set up for fishing, natives, ducks, hunting, boating, and much more. There is also a planetarium that the museum has to offer. The prices are reasonable too, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1462"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1519,"href":"https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1462\/revisions\/1519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}