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Fell Arboretum

Nature & parks
In Normal, Illinois
0.1 mi from Route 66

Fell Arboretum is a botanical garden spread over the Illinois State University grounds in Normal, near Bloomington, IL. Its trees are not tucked into one corner but woven through campus, which makes it a pleasant place for a walk. It sits about 1 mile off the old road, a short detour for travelers breaking up a day on Route 66 in central Illinois.

What is Fell Arboretum?

An arboretum is a living collection of trees, and this one is woven into a working college campus rather than kept in a separate park. The university runs an official website for it, which is the best place to see what is planted where before you go.

Visiting Fell Arboretum: tips

Plan on a relaxed stroll. The listing for the old Illinois Museum of Natural History is about 0.1 mile away, the Normal Theater about 0.3 mile, and Sprague's Super Service about 0.8 mile, so the arboretum pairs well with a short loop through Normal.

Practical info

Website: arboretum.illinoisstate.edu
Hours: We have no opening hours for this stop yet — check the official site.
On site & nearby

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Illinois Museum of Natural History

Normal, Illinois · 0.2 mi from Route 66

A long-gone 1800s science museum that once filled a floor of the Illinois Normal School near Bloomington.

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0.1 mi from Fell Arboretum

Normal Theater

Normal, Illinois · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A restored Streamline Moderne movie house in downtown Normal, saved by the town in 1993.

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0.3 mi from Fell Arboretum

Sprague's Super Service

Normal, Illinois · on Route 66

A Tudor Revival Route 66 service station in Normal, honored in the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame.

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0.8 mi from Fell Arboretum

Camelback Bridge

Normal, Illinois · 0.6 mi from Route 66

A humpbacked old bridge on iron Phoenix columns, arching over a rail-trail in Normal.

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1.0 mi from Fell Arboretum

Cedar Crest Addition Historic District

Normal, Illinois · 0.5 mi from Route 66

Normal's first large planned neighborhood, with curving streets and Craftsman homes built 1914–1930.

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1.1 mi from Fell Arboretum

Franklin Square

Bloomington, Illinois · 0.2 mi from Route 66

A leafy Bloomington square framed by the homes of a vice president and a governor.

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1.7 mi from Fell Arboretum

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