The Spirit of Peoria in Peoria, Illinois, is a delightful paddleboat that was built in 1988, and offers memorable cruises up and down the Illinois River, with the enormous, apple red paddlewheel leisurely churning through the water, taking you to your destination while you enjoy on board live entertainment. There are many cruises available on board our cruise ship, ranging from regular sightseeing cruises, exciting themed cruises, moonlight cruises, murder mystery dinner cruises, we even have a zombie cruise with you dressed in a halloween or zombie character. The Spirit of Peoria is the perfect, unique venue for hosting private parties, and private charters of our cruise ship are ideal for weddings, corporate events and many other private events.READ MORE

At Buehler Home in Peoria, Illinois, we take retirement living to a new and better level by offering a gracious, comfortable and stress-free lifestyle where daily chores become a distant memory, and residents can look forward to each new day as a fun-filled adventure. When you invest in any of our retirement homes we undertake home and appliance maintenance, grounds maintenance, landscaping as well as attending to all relevant utilities. Our flexible dining options include three meals daily, housekeeping services and laundry services. Buehler Home offers great independent living and assisted living, many fun senior activities, and after full days residents can relax in our beautiful rock garden and watch the sun setting on another enjoyable day.READ MORE

The Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum in Peoria, Illinois, is a unique and interesting children's museum that opened its doors in 2015, and offers interactive, hand-on activities that promotes creativity and imagination in children and families from all backgrounds. Visiting the children's museum is a fun, all-day outing for families from all walks of life, and it is our mission to inspire and encourage children through a range of programs and events to suit all ages. The Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum is a great venue for hosting unique private parties, and we have three birthday party packages to choose from to make your party a special, memorable occasion. READ MORE

Kellehers Irish Pub and Eatery in Peoria, Illinois, is housed in a beautifully restored old warehouse with a delightful riverfront location, and in this attractive environment guests visiting our Irish pub can enjoy traditional Irish cuisine and American-style pub meals, either indoors on outside. To further enhance delicious meals served in our Irish pub, we offer a choice of 20 imported drafts, 90 varieties of bottled beers, a selection of liquors and wine. The appealing atmosphere and character of Kelleher's Irish Pub and Eatery makes our pub the perfect venue for hosting business meetings, private parties, bridal showers and many other special events for up to 75 guests.READ MORE

The Fox Pub and Cafe in Peoria, Illinois, is a delightful pub with a fun and interesting British theme, and since opening its doors in 2009 has become a popular meeting place known for serving super meals, refreshing beer and plenty of action and entertainment. The menu at our pub includes favorite English and American cuisine, the best fish and chips, and not forgetting the ever popular Beefeater brisket sandwich that has customers coming back for more. Put on your thinking caps and head off to The Fox Pub and Cafe on Thursday evenings, our quiz nights, and enjoy fun filled, brain racking trivia games. Our pub also offers live entertainment on selected Saturday events featuring great acoustic music. READ MORE

Cyd’s Gourmet Kitchen Cafe and Catering in Peoria, Illinois, was established in 1988 as a family owned catering company, and over the years has built up a stellar reputation as a cafe, takeout, event planning and catering company that is committed to providing excellent and service to its valued customers. With an on-site bakery, our cafe is able to offer freshly baked breads, pastries and many other baked goodies that will appease hungry palates. Customized gift baskets from Cyd’s Gourmet Kitchen Cafe and Catering make ideal gifts for any occasion, and our excellent catering services are perfect for corporate clients, weddings, business meetings, private parties and many other events.READ MORE

Alexander's Steakhouse in Peoria, Illinois, is a franchise of Mercedes Restaurants, and our steakhouse, which was established in 1983, and over the years has built up a stellar reputation for serving the best and tastiest steaks in town. Our steakhouse menu also includes favorites such as seafood, chicken, pork and deliciously fresh salads. Large indoor grills enable visitors to cook their own steaks, after selecting their choice of steak from our meat lockers. Alexander's Steakhouse has private and semi-private areas that serve as great venues for hosting group functions, private parties, birthday celebrations and many other private events. Gift cards available at our restaurant can be used at any of our other locations.READ MORE

Illini Golf Headquarters in Peoria, Illinois, is your one stop golf shop where novice and seasoned golfers will enjoy excellent customer service while browsing for the best and latest in golf equipment, a club fitting service, golf apparel as well as golf bags, golf push carts and many other golf related items. Once you've kitted yourself out at our golf shop with comfortable clothing items, shoes, gloves, hats visors, and selected tees, balls, golf GPS, and loaded your golf clubs on your cart, you are ready to enjoy challenging rounds of golf at your favorite golf club. Illini Golf Headquarters is a golfers paradise that attracts players far and wide wanting to purchase the best in golfing equipment.READ MORE

Five Senses Spa and Salon in Peoria, Illinois, welcomes visitors to their day spa and hair salon that exudes an atmosphere of tranquility and serenity that foretells of a pampering, relaxing and rejuvenating spa experience. Our day spa and hair salon provides an excellent and satisfying spa experience, and under the gentle hands of our skilled therapists treatments that include a massage, facials, manicures, hair services, including men's hair services, and more you will leave our spa feeling great and looking amazing. Five Senses Spa and Salon is a great venue for hosting unique private parties and functions for large groups, and includes spa services, a gratuity and a spread of delicious food.READ MORE

Forest Park Nature Center in Peoria, Illinois, is a 500 acre state nature preserve offering enjoyable hiking trails that will take you through spectacular forested woodlands and prairies, include some trails that are wheelchair accessible. Facilities at our nature center include a natural history museum, a bird observation room, The Trailhead Nature Store that is stocked with interesting, environmentally-friendly gifts and items. A stunning "A" frame building at Forest Park Nature Center is a charming, rustic venue for hosting weddings, business meetings, presentations and many other events, and unique birthday parties include a 45 minute hike accompanied by a naturalist and 45 minutes party time.READ MORE