IL Route 66 Art Trail

Get your kicks, and your art fix, on the Route 66 Art Trail in Bloomington-Normal!

Crusin' with Lincoln on 66 Visitors' Center & Gift Shop

Crusin' with Lincoln on 66 Visitors' Center & Gift Shop. Click to expand.

200 N. Main St.

Illinois Art Station

Illinois Art Station. Click to expand.

101 E. Vernon Ave.

Hangar Art Company

Hangar Art Company. Click to expand.

105 W. Jefferson St.

Eaton Gallery

Eaton Gallery. Click to expand.

411 N. Center St.

Art Vortex Studio

Art Vortex Studio. Click to expand.

101 W. Monroe St. Suite 210

Angel Ambrose Fine Art Studio and Creative Space

Angel Ambrose Fine Art Studio and Creative Space. Click to expand.

101 W. Monroe St. Suite 201

410 Sculpture Park

410 Sculpture Park. Click to expand.

410 S. Madison St.

Mandy Roeing Fine Art Studio

Mandy Roeing Fine Art Studio. Click to expand.

105-A W. Monroe St.

The House on Garling Street

The House on Garling Street. Click to expand.

1905 Garling Drive

Joann Goetzinger Art Studio and Gallery

Joann Goetzinger Art Studio and Gallery. Click to expand.

313 N. Main St.

Main 404 Gallery

Main 404 Gallery. Click to expand.

404 N. Main St.

Three Square Studio

Three Square Studio. Click to expand.

104 W. Monroe St.

McLean County Arts Center

McLean County Arts Center. Click to expand.

601 N. East St.

Threshold to Hope

Threshold to Hope. Click to expand.

200 W. Monroe St. Suite 104

Inside Out: Accessible Art

Inside Out: Accessible Art. Click to expand.

200 W. Monroe St. Suite 102

Bobzbay Books

Bobzbay Books. Click to expand.

419 N. Main St.

Crusin' with Lincoln on 66 Visitors' Center & Gift Shop

200 N. Main St.

Located in the heart of historic downtown Bloomington, the McLean County Museum of History's ground-level visitors' center is a hub for local history, local products, and local information.

Illinois Art Station

101 E. Vernon Ave.

Illinois Art Station is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization providing children, youth, and families – from all neighborhoods and backgrounds – with transformative learning through hands-on experiences in the visual arts.

Hangar Art Company

105 W. Jefferson St.

The Hangar Art Company exclusively features local and regional artwork of all mediums.

Eaton Gallery

411 N. Center St.

View art in and on Eaton Gallery, a 1902 historic building on Old Historic Route 66. Herb Eaton's "Illinois Dancer" mural is an iconic Route 66 photo op spot downtown. 

Art Vortex Studio

101 W. Monroe St. Suite 210

Contemplate landscapes "painted with paper" by collage artist Janean Baird. Art Vortex is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and closed on Sunday.

Angel Ambrose Fine Art Studio and Creative Space

101 W. Monroe St. Suite 201

Angel's gallery and studio space has hundreds of original artworks.

410 Sculpture Park

410 S. Madison St.

Visit the 410 Sculpture Park beneath the Main Street bridge for a variety of large-scale art pieces made from discarded metal machinery, a concrete lady, a new mural by Peter Thaddeus, "Your Voice is Your Light," a bronze by Herb Eaton, and even a dinosaur! The sculpture park is open 24/7/365.  

Mandy Roeing Fine Art Studio

105-A W. Monroe St.

Discover a variety of color-filled beachscapes and more familiar local landscape paintings in the medium of soft pastel at Mandy Roeing Fine Art.

The House on Garling Street

1905 Garling Drive

Tom Kirk's fantastical house in the middle of an unassuming neighborhood is worth the stop! His home is a fantastical world built with boulders, discarded machinery, and scrap parts. Home tours are available by chance. 

Joann Goetzinger Art Studio and Gallery

313 N. Main St.

Local artists Martha Burk, Linda Bryant-Smith, Sheila Allen and Joann Goetzinger look forward to meeting new art viewers traveling on Illinois Historic Route 66.

Main 404 Gallery

404 N. Main St.

Main Gallery 404 spotlights original works by many talented local and regional artists in various media.  

Three Square Studio

104 W. Monroe St.

Swing by Three Square art studio to experience a variety of mediums by local artists Brian K. Simpson, Cory Nuckols, Vicki Wilken, and Wes Morefield.

McLean County Arts Center

601 N. East St.

The MCAC is always free to visit and features three rotating exhibit galleries.

Threshold to Hope

200 W. Monroe St. Suite 104

Threshold to Hope is located on the ground level of the Fox and Hounds building, just down the hall from Inside Out and offers many art making activities! Threshold to Hope is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and closed on Sunday.

Inside Out: Accessible Art

200 W. Monroe St. Suite 102

IOAA is an artist run co-op dedicated to making art accessible to all.

Bobzbay Books

419 N. Main St.

While Bobzbay has more books than traditional art, it's worth the stop for stickers, cards, and of course, the books!

Get your art fix on historic Route 66 in downtown Bloomington with the Route 66 Art Trail! Questions? Contact marketing@mchistory.org.

Connect with Downtown Bloomington artists, galleries, and arts organizations online via the public Facebook group " Art Scene in McLean County ." 

This interactive story map has been created for public use by the McLean County Museum of History to encourage and promote the vibrant culture of our community.

Please visit  mchistory.org  to learn more.