Great place for water exercise and drumming. Two excellent instructors for these classes and more…read more Facility is clean and efficient. It is open to all ages.

This is a nice place to swim. It's clean and though it's not "high end" it has small town charm…read more The staff is friendly and other patrons are friendly too. I'm highly impressed.

Long overdue in writing this review... My Wife and I were…read moregiven passes for a Basic Belay Class and Passes to go to UL for so many times. We finally were able to take advantage of the class and have been to UL a few times...even with our kids. Which they seem to have the most fun. The belay class was awesome, informative and fun!! Johnny ruled!! We were the only ones in the class which made it fun and laid back. Johnny was still serious though about safety and testing us out for our final. I would highly recommend him as your instructor if possible. It may seem intimidating when you walk in and see everyone hanging beside you and over you like spiderman, but with the initial belay class and a few visits you get over that initial fear. After that it can sure become and addiction.

Best rock climbing gym ever outdoor bouldering ever Isaiah deserves a raise same with Wilson and…read moreOlivia!!! Highly recommend!

Talk about a smaller zoo punching above its weight! We loved our time here, even if it was…read moreunplanned and last minute. We were anxious to head up to the beaches in Michigan, but some very intense Canadian wildfire smoke had the air quality so bad we decided to stay back as long as we could.. should we commit a full day to the Children's Museum? Nah. Go for a walk? Too hot and unfamiliar. What about this fun zoo? Score! It's extremely walkable here, shady in most parts, and very fair prices. Side note, they do zoo reciprocity and as Friends of the Zoo members in KC we got half price entrance. The animals are so close here! It's amazing. Right when we walked out it's like, 'that's the closest I've ever been to a flamingo!" and on it went like that. I enjoyed chatting with an honorary zoo keeper, who I assume was a high schooler. He told me it was his first day, and he was eager to teach me about wallabies and the like. Very cool program where kids get training and hands on experience with animals, customer service, etc. The highlight for me was hard to nail down to one, so we'll go in order: Anteater! What a cool, weird, unique animal. Not sure I'd ever seen one and loved it. And, the obvious choice.. a freaking snow leopard! I've read a book about the elusive snow leopard, aptly titled, "The Snow Leopard." It gave me such an appreciation for these insanely beautiful cats, and to see one here, in Normal IL on a random weekday in July blew my mind. I read more about it and a zoologist at this zoo was very successful with helping breed and support these cats, so it's a good story and not one who was just snatched out of a mountain in Nepal someday. Again, a nice pivot for us and I loved this zoo.

Good place to explore with children in Bloomington. It turns out to be a bigger place than it…read morelooks. Miller Park Zoo is the highlight of this big public park and one of the best things about the city as well. Bad thing is there's an admission price. This is worth it for looking around once, and you can also get a membership if planning to come more times. Even though it's kind of small, it feels there's a lot inside and you can be here awhile. It's got an interesting history. The beginnings of the zoo started when a circus lion cub was found on this site around 1900, and the city named him Big Jim. After he died in 1912, funds were raised to open the Koetthoefer Animal Building. The zoo began lots more expansion in 1960 with the building that became the Tropical Rainforest Exhibit, and pools were built for sea lions and otters. A lot of animals have come and gone. There's currently flamingos at the entrance, monkeys, the Koetthoefer Animal Building has gibbons, langurs, and snow leopards, giant anteaters, lots of birds including bald eagles, the ZooLab has frogs and insects, several tortoises and there's wolves. It's about $9 admission for adults. They have a program called Junior Zoo Keeper that students can start in 5th grade, and they volunteer to learn and train. Good experience. This is an opportunity for local students. Have to say it's a good zoo for the city. It's located in the middle of the park. This is particularly a good one for young children, but it's open for everyone, so it's also okay for adults or whoever.

Cadence is great! We have been here for almost 8 years and my kids love it! The teachers are all…read moregreat and my kids love them and the activities they plan! My kids usually don't want to leave when it's time to go! Definitely a great place to bring your kiddos!

When I moved to Normal, IL one of my biggest concerns was finding reliable, full-time childcare for…read moremy newborn. Cadence Academy staff and teachers were incredibly responsive, fun, caring and helpful from day one. My daughter is now 4-years old and continues to thrive at Cadence! The classrooms are welcoming, full of engaging and educational activities, and friends who my daughter talks about every night (teachers and kids). As a full-time working mom, I never worry about my daughter during the workday- I know she is in good hands. When I arrive to pick her up I am greeted by the staff, get a quick verbal daily report from a lead teacher, get a detailed report sent via email and mobile device, and have the joy of hearing an excited 4-year-old version of "what I did today" on our car ride home. I would choose Cadence Academy Main Street over and over again!

We had a great time at Escapetown Bloomington. The games are all so creative! We have done them…read moreall. Can't wait to go back when they have a new room!! Happy to have them in Bloomington. It's a great addition to the community!

Good game. Fun time. Difficult puzzles. WILDLY OVERPRICED. 270$ for 8 people for an hour.read more

Nice park with tennis and pickle ball courts, a baseball field, playground, grills, a shelter that…read moreholds 50 people and open space.

Review Visit: April 1st, 2015…read more s from my apartment. Because even as an adult, who doesn't love to swing. Since I went to so many parks, I don't remember much about this one. I do remember that it was a very basic park. It had a few benches, two swings and a slide. Looking online, it seems there is a small loop hiking trail and a bridge. The nice thing about this park though was its remoteness. It was far enough from the bulk of civilization that you feel at peace and the land was wide and open, so you could feel a nice gentle spring breeze.

As far as parks go, this isn't really overly exciting, but it's a good park nonetheless…read more You might happen onto this park and see a sign that signifies hiking, and you might think "Oh wow, there are trails here!" Well, the trail is really just a loop trail, and it's a really short loop at that, but it does lead to a creek. We visited this park for many years between 2002-2012, and in the later years the park suffered from some vandalism including graffiti. There's playground equipment and a picnic shelter, and you can reserve said shelter through the Washington Park District for private events. Where the playground equipment sits there is a decently sized grassy area where you, your kids or your dogs can run and work off some energy. Not a bad deal for a free visit.

Nice too come sit down on 80 degree day. No shade at the park. Nice pool next too the park. It's…read morevery nice for my son. It seem in the summer months that the kids want to go to the pool more than the park lol