The city of Bloomington Illinois is the seat of McLean County. It is often referred to as Bloomington-Normal, due to its location next to the town of Normal, Illinois. In Bloomington alone, there are about 75,000 residents. The city has been ranked as one of the ‘smartest’ in the nation due to the high number of college and graduate degrees amongst its residents, and it is also has been named one of the top five cities in the USA for playing golf.
The city of Bloomington may draw you to one of its EasyToBook.com budget hotels because of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival. It takes place each year in Bloomington in Lincoln Memorial Gardens, and is considered to be one of the best in the country. Ewing Manor is another popular tourist attraction, which is beloved not just for the house but for the gardens surrounding it. The McLean County Museum of History was opened in 1892, and teaches visitors about the history of central Illinois.