Downtown Travel Guide

Champaign

Champaign featuring street scenes as well as an individual female
Champaign
Champaign featuring a park as well as a small group of people
Champaign which includes signage
Champaign

Popular places to visit

Hessel Park featuring signage, a garden and wild flowers

Hessel Park

Choose the pattern of the fountain jet with the push of a button, get the grill going and see 50 different species along the tree walk.

Hessel Park
Krannert Art Museum showing art and interior views as well as a couple

Krannert Art Museum

Piece together the history of art around the world through the varied galleries of this large museum with a focus on pre-Columbian and Asian art.

Krannert Art Museum
Champaign which includes outdoor eating as well as a small group of people

Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery

Enjoy a stop at Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery, an entertaining place to visit in Champaign. Attend a sporting event or simply enjoy the top-notch restaurants while you're in the area.

Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery
Champaign showing a monument and modern architecture

Tribute to Olympic and Paralympic Athletes

Find out about the history of Champaign when you spend time at Tribute to Olympic and Paralympic Athletes. You can attend a sporting event while in the area.

Tribute to Olympic and Paralympic Athletes

The Virginia Theatre

You can get tickets for a performance at The Virginia Theatre during your stay in Champaign. Attend a sporting event while in this family-friendly area or simply enjoy the top-notch restaurants.

The Virginia Theatre

Orpheum Children's Science Museum

You can take time to visit Orpheum Children's Science Museum during your travels to Champaign. Attend a sporting event while in this family-friendly area or simply enjoy the top-notch restaurants.

Orpheum Children's Science Museum

Things to do

Urbana–Champaign Scavenger Hunt: Hunting Illini

Self-Guided Illinois Scavenger Hunt: The Great Quest in Illinois

Rp200.222
per adult
Self-Guided Illinois Scavenger Hunt: The Great Quest in Illinois
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Top hotels in Downtown

Hyatt Place Champaign-Urbana
Hyatt Place Champaign-Urbana
3.5 out of 5
217 N Neil St, Champaign, IL
The price is Rp1.962.548 per night from 1 Jul to 2 Jul
Rp1.962.548
Rp2.217.286 total
1 Jul - 2 Jul
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 3.5-star business-friendly hotel in Champaign. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, breakfast (surcharge) and a free local area shuttle. Our guests praise the breakfast ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (1,001 reviews)
"Amazing accommodations! Great breakfast buffet. Will be coming back!"

Reviewed on 14 Jun 2025

Hyatt Place Champaign-Urbana
I Hotel And Illinois Conference Center
I Hotel And Illinois Conference Center
4 out of 5
1900 South First Street, Champaign, IL
Stay at this 4-star family-friendly hotel in Champaign. Enjoy free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and free parking. Our guests praise the breakfast and the restaurant ...
9.6/10 Exceptional! (1,587 reviews)
Excellent stay
"We were in town for Fall course registration at UIUC and thoroughly enjoyed the convenience and amenities at the I Hotel. From the pleasant and efficient check-in to the room features including easy access to streaming and phone outlets that actually weren’t broken and worked well, we had an exceptional ..."

Reviewed on 23 Jun 2025

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Drury Inn & Suites Champaign
Drury Inn & Suites Champaign
3 out of 5
905 W Anthony Dr, Champaign, IL
The price is Rp1.682.019 per night from 29 Jun to 30 Jun
Rp1.682.019
Rp1.900.373 total
29 Jun - 30 Jun
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 3-star business-friendly hotel in Champaign. Enjoy free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and free parking. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful ...
9.2/10 Wonderful! (1,002 reviews)
"Clean, organized, great service. Just overall nice place to stay with a lot of different options."

Reviewed on 22 Jun 2025

Drury Inn & Suites Champaign
Eastlake Suites Hotel & Conference Center By OYO Urbana
Eastlake Suites Hotel & Conference Center By OYO Urbana
2.5 out of 5
1907 N Cunningham Avenue, Urbana, IL
The price is Rp1.154.440 per night from 25 Jun to 26 Jun
Rp1.154.440
Rp1.444.467 total
25 Jun - 26 Jun
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this family-friendly hotel in Urbana. Enjoy free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and free parking. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff in their ...
7.8/10 Good! (1,001 reviews)
"This hotel was ok. It was perfectly average. The breakfast left a lot to be desired. It was quiet and comfortable enough."

Reviewed on 18 Jun 2025

Eastlake Suites Hotel & Conference Center By OYO Urbana
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Champaign North, IL
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Champaign North, IL
2.5 out of 5
602 West Marketview Drive, Champaign, IL
The price is Rp1.551.073 per night from 3 Jul to 4 Jul
Rp1.551.073
Rp1.752.275 total
3 Jul - 4 Jul
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this business-friendly hotel in Champaign. Enjoy free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and free parking. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff in ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (1,005 reviews)
"The room was clean and comfortable. The hotel looks like it needs some maintenance. The door to our bathroom stuck in the doorframe. The sink faucet was the loudest I've ever heard (I nicknamed it Niagara Falls). There is only one hook to hang anything, no towel racks. The toilet paper holder is ..."

Reviewed on 22 Jun 2025

Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Champaign North, IL
Best Western Plus Champaign/Urbana Inn
Best Western Plus Champaign/Urbana Inn
2.5 out of 5
516 W Marketview Dr, Champaign, IL
The price is Rp1.727.042 per night from 1 Jul to 2 Jul
Rp1.727.042
Rp1.984.197 total
1 Jul - 2 Jul
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this business-friendly hotel in Champaign. Enjoy free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and free parking. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff in ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (1,004 reviews)
"We had a nice and quiet room. The property was clean, and the staff was friendly. I used the fitness room — it’s small but had everything I needed. I didn’t have breakfast, but it seemed to be the usual selection that hotels offer these days. I would definitely come back."

Reviewed on 20 Jun 2025

Best Western Plus Champaign/Urbana Inn
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Other neighbourhoods around Downtown

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Midtown

While Midtown isn't home to many top sights, The Virginia Theatre and Alma Mater are some notable places to visit nearby.

Midtown
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Hill Street East

While Hill Street East may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like Alma Mater and Illini Union Rec Room.

Hill Street East
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Campustown

When in Campustown, you can plan a visit to Alma Mater and Illini Union Rec Room, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.

Campustown
Hessel Park showing a garden

Clark

While visiting Clark, you might make a stop by sights like Hessel Park and Champaign Public Library.

Clark
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Champaign Northwest

Champaign Northwest might not have many top sights, but Kaufman Lake and The Virginia Theatre are two attractions nearby that you can check out.

Champaign Northwest
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Bolten Field

While Bolten Field isn't home to many top sights, Hessel Park and University of Illinois Assembly Hall are some notable places to visit nearby.

Bolten Field

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