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Experience Champaign-Urbana would like to thank
our Destination Partners. Through their generous
contributions, we promote our community
as a BRILLIANT destination for all to enjoy.
Photography Credits
Our Partners
DESTINATION FOUNDER
Illinois Office of Tourism
City of Champaign
Champaign Rotary Club
Champaign County
University of Illinois
DESTINATION LEADER
Busey :: Carle :: City of Urbana
DESTINATION BUILDER
Village of Savoy :: OSF Healthcare :: Hyatt Place
Village of Rantoul :: Community Foundation of East Central
Illinois :: Spherion :: Ameren :: University of Illinois
Community Credit Union :: City of Tuscola :: Jane Hays &
Dave Downey :: John & Bonnie Dauer
DESTINATION BACKER
Illinois American Water :: John Blackburn :: D&V Farms
First State Bank :: Gies College of Business
Roberta Gorden :: I Hotel & Illinois Conference Center
Parkland College :: Habeeb Habeeb :: William Shiner
Homer Historical Society :: Urbana Park District
Champaign-Urbana Public Health District :: The Family of
Eugene and Hester Suggs :: Champaign County Forest
Preserve District :: Copper Creek Church :: Champaign
Asphalt :: Village of Mahomet :: City of Tuscola
Hilton Garden Inn :: Bethel AME Church :: Fairfield Suites
Courtyard by Marriott :: Village of St. Joseph
Janet & Doug Nelson :: Del Elaine Owens :: Annie Easterday
Chambana Moms :: Lynne & Dick Barnes :: Robeson Family
Benefit Fund :: Home2 Suites :: Homewood Suites
Curt & Jo Anderson :: Max & Betsy Mitchell
Barbara Suggs Mason :: Steve Horve
REGIONAL PARTNERS
Amish Country of Illinois :: Make It Monticello :: City of Paxton
About The Guide
Experience Champaign-Urbana produces the ChampaignUrbana
Area Experience Guide, covering all of Champaign
County, as well as Monticello, Tuscola, Paxton, Arthur, Arcola,
and Sullivan. The information in this guide is current as of June
1, 2024 and all attempts have been made to verify the accuracy
of the content. Experience Champaign-Urbana assumes no
liability for incorrect or outdated information.
For more information or questions/comments, please contact
our office at 217-351-4133 or marketing@experiencecu.org.
This guide was written and designed by Terri Reifsteck,
Vice President of Marketing & Community Engagement,
Experience Champaign-Urbana.
ON THE COVER:
Friday Night Live, New Souls
Marcus Flinn, Visit Champaign County
ON THE COVER
Dining in downtown Champaign
Featuring The Space, Friday Night
Live, and The Beat
Photo Credit: Holly Birch Photography
40 North ..................................................................................................................................8, 20, 26, 29
Boneyard Arts Festival, Gallery Art Bar, Friday Night Live
Holly Birch Photography .......................Cover, 1, 4, 8, 14, 15, 19, 21, 52, Back Cover
Downtown Champaign, Champaign City Building, Roger Ebert Statue, Champaign
Farmers Market, Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery, Martinelli's Market, Hamilton
Walker's, Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery
Jeremy Bobbit ........................................................................................................................................34
Homer Lake
Gabe DiFanis ...........................................................................................................................................40
Middle Fork River Forest Preserve
Eddie Scott Photo .............................................................................. 6, 8, 14, 22, 30, 35, 38, 42
Monticello, Mahomet Music Festival, Urbana's Market at the Square, Jarling's
Custard Cup, William M. Staerkel Planetarium, River Bend, Friendship Grove,
Sholem Aquatic Center
Marcus Flinn...............................................6, 8, 9, 16, 18, 19, 20, 25, 28, 29, 32, 33, 42, 44,
........................................................................................................................................46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51
Paxton Mural, Juneteenth, CU Pride Festival, Curtis Orchard, Hardy's Reindeer
Ranch, Flying Machine Avionics, Mom & Pop's Kettle Korn, Triptych Brewing,
Cinema Gallery, The Space, Pygmalion, Amish Country, Skelton Park, Heritage
Trail, Urbana Boulders, Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon, Furniture Lounge, Circles,
Skeuwep, Dr. G's Brainworks, Paxton Mercantile, Delight Flower Farm, Fire Doll
Studio, Walnut Street Tee Company, Chambana Proud
Jesse Folks/CUTC ...............................................................................................................................30
Champaign-Urbana Theatre Company
Michelle Hassel / University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ...... 11, 12, 24, 36
Green St., Main Quad, Grange Grove, Mananaan Sculpture, University of Illinois
Biking
Sam Logan Photography ................................................................................................................37
West Side Park
Anna Longworth-Singer Photography ............................................................................... 25
Prairie Fire Glass
Caleb Lyons ...............................................................................................................................................43
Salt ork Paintball
Veronica Mullen of V. Mullen Media .....................................................................................24
Krannert Art Museum
Fred Zwicky / University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign .............8, 9, 10, 12, 13,
..............................................................................................................................................................32, 38, 52
Fighting Illini Football, Allerton Glow, Alma Mater Mural, Alma Mater, State Farm
Center, Engineering Open House, Morrow Plots, Diwali on the Quad, Arboretum &
Japan House Gardens, Allerton Park & Retreat Center
University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics ............................ 11, 13
Fighting Illini Gymnastics, Women's Basketball
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