Anita Purves Nature Center, Urbana

Name: Anita Purves Nature Center
Address: 1505 N Broadway Ave, Urbana, 61801-1825, United States
Telephone: +1 217-384-4062

#20 among attractions in Urbana

Relax in park, Specialty museum, Park, Museum

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Anita Purves Nature Center (address: 1505 N Broadway Ave) is a place located in Urbana (Illinois state) and belongs to the category of relax in park, specialty museum, park.

It is situated at an altitude of 722 feet, and its geographical coordinates are 40°7'36"N latitude and 88°12'32"W longitude.

Planning a visit to this place, one can easily and conveniently get there by public transportation. Anita Purves Nature Center is a short distance from the following public transport stations: Broadway & Thompson (bus, 3 min walk).

Among other places and attractions worth visiting in the area are: Crystal Lake Park Family Aquatic Center (watersports, 3 min walk), Greek Revival Cottage (greek revival architecture, 19 min walk), Station Theatre (concerts and shows, 21 min walk).

Elevation: 722 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 40°7'36"N, 88°12'32"W

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1505 N Broadway AveUrbana 61801-1825 United States

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+1 217-384-4062

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Anita Purves Nature Center – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Urbana-Lincoln Hotel-Lincoln Square Mall, Alma Mater, Station Theatre, Altgeld Hall.

1.1 miS
Shopping, Night club, Shopping centre
Urbana-Lincoln Hotel-Lincoln Square Mall, Urbana
29 min walk • The Urbana-Lincoln Hotel – Lincoln Square Mall is a historic building complex located at 300 South Broadway Avenue in Urbana, Illinois. The Tudor Revival style hotel was built in 1923. In 1964, the mall was built as an extension of the hotel; it was one of the first fully enclosed shopping malls in Illinois.
1.6 miSW
Monuments and statues
Alma Mater, Champaign-Urbana
40 min walk • The Alma Mater, a bronze statue by sculptor Lorado Taft, is a beloved symbol of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
0.8 miS
Concerts and shows, Theater
Station Theatre, Urbana
21 min walk • The Station Theatre is a small independent dramatics theatre located in downtown Urbana, Illinois. It was converted into a theatre from a Big Four Railway passenger station in 1967. At that time, it was called The Depot. The building was last used as a passenger station in 1956.
1.6 miSW
Architecture, Tower
Altgeld Hall, Champaign-Urbana
41 min walk • Altgeld Hall, located at 1409 West Green Street in Urbana, Illinois on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus, was built in 1896–97 and was designed by Nathan Ricker and James M.
~520 ftS
40°7'31"N • 88°12'33"W
Crystal Lake Park Family Aquatic Center, Urbana
3 min walk • Watersports, Water park, Swimming
1.4 miSW
Library
Grainger Engineering Library, Champaign-Urbana
36 min walk • The Grainger Engineering Library is a library at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign College of Engineering for all disciplines of engineering at the University.
1.5 miSW
Gothic Revival architecture
Natural History Building, Champaign-Urbana
39 min walk • The Natural History Building is a historic building on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in Urbana, Illinois. Built in 1892, the building originally housed the university's departments of botany, zoology, and geology. In addition to classroom space, the building also included a natural history museum.
0.7 miS
Greek Revival architecture
Greek Revival Cottage, Urbana
19 min walk • The Greek Revival Cottage is a historic house located in Leal Park in Urbana, Illinois. Built circa 1860, the house is the last remaining Greek Revival home in Champaign-Urbana.
1.1 miS
Interesting neighbourhood, Spanish colonial revival architecture
Elm Street Court, Urbana
28 min walk • Elm Street Court is a bungalow court located on Elm Street in Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois. The court, built in 1926, consists of eight Spanish Colonial Revival style bungalows arranged around a central courtyard.
1.4 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Neo-renaissance architecture
Kenney Gym and Kenney Gym Annex, Champaign-Urbana
36 min walk • The Kenney Gym and the Kenney Gym Annex are two buildings located at 1402-06 Springfield Avenue in Urbana, Illinois, on the campus on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Although the two buildings have been physically connected since 1914, they were built separately.