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Children's Discovery Museum, Normal, Illinois


$4.00 per person
ages 2 & over.

101 E. Beaufort
Normal, IL 61761
(309) 433-3444
Driving Directions


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Welcome 
      to Central Illinois Premier Children's Museum located in Normal, Illinois

Bus Driving and Parking Directions

From the North and South

  1. Exit Interstate 55 north at Exit 165A north Main St./ BUS US-51 S
  2. Travel south on Main Street/BUS US-51 S for approx. 1.7 miles
  3. Turn left (east) on College Avenue
  4. Turn right (south) onto Linden Street
  5. Continue on Linden Street until you have crossed the railroad tracks.
  6. Turn right (west) on Parkinson Street driving toward the Amtrak Station located on the right.
  7. Disembark bus near Amtrak building and access the Museum by following the sidewalk and crossing the railroad tracks near the Amtrak station. The Museum is the three story brick building on your right.

Bus drivers are encouraged to park at Anderson Park

  1. Once passengers have disembarked, return to Linden Street and proceed north over railroad tracks.
  2. Go through stoplight at Beaufort Street and turn right (east) onto College Avenue
  3. Travel down College Avenue a short distance to Anderson Park. Turn right into the first or second lot in Anderson Park.

To return to the Museum for pickup:

  1. Turn left out of parking lot onto College Avenue.
  2. As you travel on College Avenue, watch for Linden Street.
  3. Turn left (south) at the stoplight on Linden Street.
  4. Travel on Linden Street to Parkinson Street.
  5. Turn right (west) on Parkinson Street driving toward the Amtrak Station located on the right. Pick up passengers at the same spot that you dropped them off.

From the East and West:

  1. Take Interstate 74 to Interstate 55 North.
  2. Exit Interstate 55 at Exit 165A north Main Street/BUS US-51 S
  3. Follow the directions as written above, beginning with #2.
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The Children's Discovery Museum is a division of the Town of Normal Parks and Recreation Department.