Peoria - Illinois - United States. Guide & Hotel Reservations from Cheap Hotels

Peoria, Illinois, has everything you need to have the perfect vacation. With hot spots for nightlife and dining to charming and gracious parks, you will have the time of your life when you make this city of just over 100,000 your next vacation destination. Stay at an elegant bed and breakfast or choose from one of the many hotels in town. If you want to extend your stay, then there are furnished apartments available for you to rent for a month or two.

Visit the oldest house in the city at the John C. Flanagan House and see the antique furnishings at the Pettengill-Morrin House. Explore the elaborate collection of displays detailing African-American life at the African American Museum Hall of Fame. The Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences is the largest of its kind in Western Illinois and features a planetarium with the world's largest model of the solar system. Take a trip back in time at the Wheels o'Time Museum with its fascinating collection of vintage automobiles, jukeboxes, spinning wheels, toys and more.

The Wildlife Prairie park has more than 2000 acres of native animals in their natural habitats, such as buffalo, cougars, and otters. At Tower Park, you can take a glass elevator to the top of the tower for a panoramic view of the Illinois River and the surrounding countryside. Glen Oak Zoo has an amazing hands-on feature that children will really love and at the Botanical Gardens, you can enjoy the peace and quiet whilst resting in the exquisite gardens. Take a trolley ride through Peoria's past to see a number of historic sites and fascinating locations within the city.

Golfers will like the challenges they find at Golf Peoria and the Weaverridge Golf Course, while the avid shopper will surely take time out to explore the antique and gift stores in the city. Peoria is an awesome choice for a vacation and a city that will draw you back again and again.