McLean County Museum of History and Cruisin' with Lincoln on 66 Visitors Center and Gift Shop

            The McLean County Museum of History is an American Alliance of Museums accredited local history museum dedicated to sharing the diverse stories of the people of Illinois' largest county. Enter the Museum through the ground floor entrance on Washington Street, snap a photo with our Route 66 mural, and browse local products featured in our Cruisin’ with Lincoln on 66 Visitors Center and Gift Shop. Our knowledgeable staff and volunteers are happy to answer any questions!

Admission to the Museum is paid at the reception desk. The price is worth going upstairs for the building architecture alone, but the Museum also features many professional exhibits, including a hallway display about Route 66 (during 2026).

If the Museum is not open, walk around the Museum Square to observe the local architecture and see our Sculpture on the Square. During 2026, it features an iron llama by scrap metal sculptor Robert Cumpston.

Completed in 1903, this was the fourth courthouse for McLean County. This building housed the court system and other government offices for McLean County until 1976 when all aspects of county government were moved into the Law and Justice Center, located two blocks south of the courthouse on Front Street. The Museum has occupied this building since 1991.