Inside Peoria, This Stellar Illinois Museum Anchors a Massive Solar System Model and Welcomes Visitors Free on Sundays

A whole museum building stands in as the Sun for a scale model of the Solar System that stretches across town. That Sun measures 46 feet across, and the planets are scattered far beyond its walls. The same Illinois museum has hosted giant dinosaur shows built with the American Museum of Natural History. It also has a planetarium dome, a towering movie screen, and a sculpture garden outside facing the river. I like how many different kinds of wonder fit under one roof here. Art, science, history,