Visiting central Illinois? Or maybe visiting Illinois State University or Illinois Weslyan? Make sure you stop and visit Downtown Normal. We love the downtown area because of all the shops, restaurants, and artwork. We have created a day-long itinerary for you that inlcudes lots of shopping, dinning, and drinking at small businesses. The Bloomington-Normal area has the best local businesses and we hope you are able to visit them all! Here is our list of 11 must-visit spots.
1. Breakfast at the Coffeehouse
Address:
114 E Beaufort St, Normal, IL 61761
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2. Coffee at the Coffee Hound
Address:
205 W. North Street, Normal, IL 61761
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3. Vintage Shopping at Butter Twice & Again
Address:
120 E Beaufort St, Normal, IL 61761
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4. Shopping at The Garlic Press
Address:
108 W North St, Normal, IL 61761
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5. Lunch at Windy City Wieners
Address:
106 E Beaufort St, Normal, IL 61761
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6. Happy Hour at Maggie Miley’s
Address:
126 E Beaufort St, Normal, IL 61761
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7. Snack at The Garlic Press Popcorn & Sweet Shop
Address:
108 North Street Normal, IL 61761
8. Dinner at The Rock Restaurant
Address:
203 W North St, Normal, IL 61761
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9. Ice Cream at Theo’s
Address:
107 E Beaufort St b, Normal, IL 61761
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10. Movie at Normal’s Vintage Theatre
Address:
209 N Street, Normal, IL 61761
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11. Evening Drinks at Medici
Address:
120 W North St, Normal, IL 61761
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It’s been years that I’ve been up in the Bloomington-Normal area. I had dropped off a friend in college that was from there, before returning back to Blackburn College, in Carlinville, IL. Thanks for sharing this list of places.
Such cute places!!
This looks like a lot of fun – so many different types of places! What fun!
I love how cosy some of these places look! And hey, I never knew there’s a place called Normal in Illinois! (I am from UK)
Wow, what a fun and delicious day you have described! You included all the best stops on the list! Thank you for sharing!
I love how you organized this blog post; it’s so easy to read and see the places to visit in an east to follow list!
So many cute places to visit! I love small town America!
So charming to stroll around, have a coffee and explore the shops..
These look like some great gems to visit! Thank you for sharing 😊
These look like fun places. Thank you for sharing