Peoria Heights, Peoria

Name: Peoria Heights
Address: Peoria, United States

#17 among attractions in Peoria

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Peoria Heights is a village lying almost entirely in Peoria County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 6,156 at the 2010 census, down from 6,635 in 2000. Peoria Heights is a suburb of Peoria and is surrounded by the city except for its eastern boundary on Peoria Lake, a relatively wider section of the Illinois River. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. ()

Alternative names: Area: 2.88 mi²Coordinates: 40°44'32"N, 89°34'24"W

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Nearby attractions include: Northwoods Mall, Luthy Botanical Garden, Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Congregation Anshai Emeth.

2.9 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Northwoods Mall, Peoria
75 min walk • Northwoods Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Peoria, Illinois. The mall opened in 1973. It is situated at the corner of Scenic Drive and U.S. Route 150. The anchor stores are JCPenney, Round 1 Entertainment, and The RoomPlace. There is 1 vacant anchor store that was once Sears.
1.7 miS
Park, Garden, Botanical garden
Luthy Botanical Garden, Peoria
44 min walk • George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden, usually just Luthy Botanical Garden, is a 4.5 acres botanical garden and conservatory located in Glen Oak Park, near the corner of Prospect Avenue and Gift Avenue in Peoria, Illinois, United States.
3.1 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Peoria
79 min walk • The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception is a cathedral of the Catholic Church located in Peoria, Illinois, United States.
2.2 miNW
Synagogue
Congregation Anshai Emeth, Peoria
57 min walk • Congregation Anshai Emeth is a reform synagogue located in Peoria, Illinois, established in 1859. The synagogue is the second oldest Jewish congregation in Illinois, and as of 2019 has the largest membership of any Jewish congregation in Peoria.
1.6 miSW
Church
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Peoria
41 min walk • St. Paul's Episcopal Church is an Episcopal parish church in Peoria, Illinois, United States. It is the former cathedral of the Diocese of Quincy.
2.1 miSE
Bridge
McClugage Bridge, Peoria
54 min walk • The McClugage Bridge carries U.S. Route 150 over Upper Peoria Lake & Peoria Lake in the Illinois River in the US state of Illinois. The bridge's official name honors David H. McClugage, mayor of Peoria from 1937 to 1941.
3.2 miS
Temple, Church
Scottish Rite Cathedral, Peoria
81 min walk • The Scottish Rite Cathedral in Peoria, Illinois is a church-style building that houses the Scottish Rite Bodies of the Valley of Peoria. The building is at 400 NE Perry Avenue, at the corner with Spalding Avenue. The cathedral is listed as a contributing property to Peoria's North Side Historic District.
1.4 miS
Cemetery
Springdale Cemetery, Peoria
36 min walk • Springdale Cemetery is a historic, non-sectarian, active cemetery in the United States city of Peoria, Illinois. It was chartered in 1855, received its first interment in 1857. Almost 78,000 individuals are buried at the cemetery. It contains a public mausoleum and 15 private mausoleums.
3.3 miS
Park
Taft Homes, Peoria
86 min walk • The Taft Homes are a public housing project located off the Illinois River in Peoria, Illinois. In total there are 200 apartments in Taft, housed in separate wood-framed buildings.
3.2 miS
40°41'48"N • 89°35'15"W
The Museums of the Diocese of Peoria, Peoria
83 min walk • Specialty museum, Church, Museum
1.9 miS
Historic park-district animal center
Peoria Zoo, Peoria
48 min walk • The Peoria Zoo is a zoo located in Peoria, Illinois, in the United States. The zoo is owned and operated by the Peoria Park District and is open daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Years Day.