North Champaign Travel Guide
Tourist Guide
Visit North Champaign
Popular places to visit
Memorial Stadium
Catch an event at Memorial Stadium during your trip to Champaign. You can attend a sporting event while in the area.
Hessel Park
Choose the pattern of the fountain jet with the push of a button, get the grill going and see 50 different species along the tree walk.
Tribute to Olympic and Paralympic Athletes
Find out about the history of Champaign when you spend time at Tribute to Olympic and Paralympic Athletes. You can attend a sporting event while in the area.
Krannert Art Museum
Piece together the history of art around the world through the varied galleries of this large museum with a focus on pre-Columbian and Asian art.
Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery
Enjoy a stop at Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery, an entertaining place to visit in Champaign. Attend a sporting event or simply enjoy the top-notch restaurants while you're in the area.
Marketplace
During your trip to Champaign, you can browse for the perfect souvenirs at Marketplace. Attend a sporting event while in this family-friendly area or simply enjoy the top-notch restaurants.
Our pick of the best North Champaign Hotel Deals
Best Western Plus Champaign/Urbana Inn
The whole property was really clean! I was really impressed with the staff, especially the cleaning crew. The room was great! It even had great water pressure in the shower. I was really impressed with the equipment in the gym. Breakfast had some great options and I really appreciated the Nespresso ...
Reviewed on 2 Mar 2026
La Quinta Inn by Wyndham Champaign
Property was in excellent shape as best La Quinta that I have stayed at. Breakfast was good with large selection of food. Only issue was that it was a little noisy in the hallway with college kids.
Reviewed on 3 Mar 2026
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Champaign North, IL
This is one of the last best Country Inn & Suites locations I have stayed at. The staff at all of them are still great, but the property condition at the Champaign location reminds me of why I used to regularly book this company. Bloomingtons locations cheaped out on their renovations, and I heard ...
Reviewed on 2 Mar 2026
Quality Inn & Suites Champaign North - Urbana
The staff was great! Clean but get rid of the carpets in the rooms!,
Reviewed on 22 Feb 2026
Americas Best Value Inn Champaign
Terrible experience
Reviewed on 2 Mar 2026
Candlewood Suites Champaign-Urbana University Area by IHG
The people were nice and friendly. The room and hotel were clean. It was quiet. I did notice, I was in an accessible room but the peep hole was too high even for me standing 5'2" and the soap/shampoo/conditioner were too high to use the pump easily.
Reviewed on 28 Feb 2026
Other neighbourhoods around North Champaign
Downtown
If you're spending some time in Downtown, The Virginia Theatre and Orpheum Children's Science Museum are top sights worth seeing.
Hill Street East
While Hill Street East may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like Alma Mater and Illini Union Rec Room.
Champaign Northwest
Champaign Northwest might not have many top sights, but Kaufman Lake and Sholem Aquatic Center are two attractions nearby that you can check out.
Midtown
While Midtown isn't home to many top sights, The Virginia Theatre and Alma Mater are some notable places to visit nearby.
Campustown
When in Campustown, you can plan a visit to Alma Mater and Illini Union Rec Room, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.
Clark
While visiting Clark, you might make a stop by sights like Hessel Park and Champaign Public Library.
