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Illinois State University - - What To Do And See

 

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Visit the Devil's Rope Museum, situated on Kingsley Street, where you can get interesting information regarding agriculture, science and nature.

 

Spend a fun day out with the family at Fairview Family Aquatic Center, which can be found on North Main Street.

 

Taste a bit of the local history by visiting the McLean County Museum of History, also located on North Main Street.

 

Explore the Illinois State University Planetarium, on College Avenue and School Street, where you will enter the intriguing and amazing celestial world of stars, through various educational activities and eye-catching showings.

 

Sports & outdoor events

The Town & Gown 5K Illinois State University, which will be celebrating its 10th edition on October 16, in 2010, is perhaps one of the most popular and favorite annual sporting events in Normal, IL.

 

This fun and entertaining event will be held in conjunction with ISU Homecoming, and, for the first 500 runners to register, a commemorative T-shirt will be waiting for them.

 

The registration fee is $20/person (before October 13, and $25 on the reminded date), and check-in will be made in the entrance of Schroeder Hall, at the corner of College Avenue and University Street.

 

Festivals

One of the most favorite annual festivals in Normal, IL, is the Sugar Creek Arts Festival, which will take place on July 10th and 11th, in 2010.

 

This fun and entertaining celebration attracts hundreds of enthusiasts from all over the region, featuring more than 150 arts and crafts vendors, from across the country.

 

The 27th edition of the Sugar Creek Arts Festival, presented by the McLean County Arts Center, expects an attendance of approximately 20 000 people, and as always, offers visitors a juried show of arts and fine crafts, good time and lots of fun.

 

Nightlife

Normal's nightlife scene can be described as a `young` and `energetic` one, due to the many party loving ISU students, who take full advantage of their weekend off, after a long week filled with hard work and demanding classes.

 

The city offers all the ingredients needed in order to put together a fun night out with friends, including everything from casual bars and pubs, to high-energy clubs and lounges.

 

Among the places that fit on the list of the most popular and favorite nightspots in Normal, IL, there are: Daddio's, located on N Main Street, in nearby Bloomington (9 minutes, by car), featuring live music on almost every given night of the week, Elroy's, situated on W Washington Street (Bloomington), great for having a drink or two and enjoying your favorite game, with friends, Fat Jack's, on N Main (Bloomington), a cozy pub which usually grabs a downtown business crowd, the Illinois Brewing Company, on N Center (Bloomington), and the Lunkers Bar & Grill, which can be found on S Linden, considered to be one of Normal's most popular and friendly nightspot, featuring a fishing theme, darts and a casual atmosphere.

 

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