Trip & Learn - Bus tour of Urbana (founded 1833) and Champaign (founded 1855)
with Shirley Splittstosser
$25
Places to see and hear stories: Gies Memorial Stadium - three historic round barns - Cunningham Children’s Home 1895-present - 1867 Italianate Solon House (rents for $4,500 a month or purchase for $1,200,000) - UI President’s House that will no longer be the President’s House as of June, 2027 - Champaign County’s four Courthouses - tranquil Japan House - Roger Ebert’s childhood home - Cattle Bank founded 1858 is now Champaign County History Museum. Smaller places of interest will be described along the way.
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Sep 30th, 2026
Mon from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm