Local Interest
There’s a lot to do here . . . if you know where to look!
We’ll help you find the good stuff with custom maps free for the asking. Click on the links below for ideas!
These sites are located within easy walking distance of our rehearsal space: 
These sites are within a mile of our rehearsal space:
These sites are within 15 minutes or less if you’re driving:
Road Trips! If you willing to go the extra mile(s) you can get to these sites by car in 40 minutes or less!
We may be stuck in a corn field. . . but we do have some amenities!
- Coffee houses: at least 2 within in easy walking distance from camp facilities, 3 or more in downtown Champaign (a hideous and nerve-wracking 10-minute drive through 3-car-long traffic jams during rush hour), and 3-4 on-campus, 1-2 miles away.
- Bookstores: 2 national chains complete with coffee bars and music departments.
- Rare and Used Bookstores: located in each downtown area. No coffee, but lots of cool stuff.
Shopping: A description of the main shopping zones in our area.
- “The Prospect Strip”: very mainstream with chain stores and the large Market Place Mall.
- Downtown Urbana: smaller shops including art galleries, non-chain eateries, curios, nifty clothes, vintage and antique shops, gift shops, used books, and the smallish artsy Lincoln Square Village.
- Downtown Champaign: smaller shops including all of the above in somewhat greater quantity (except the mall)
- Then there’s Campus Town, home of students and the place to stock up on Illini paraphernalia or browse international fast food emporia.
Recreation: We have active park districts, playgrounds, gyms of various descriptions, and other places to get moving.
