Decatur Lodging Near Millikin University

The Country Inn & Suites Decatur lodging is just off I-72, and a short drive to the heart of the city, great museums, world-class dining and fun shopping. Our lodging in Decatur is a great stop-over location for travelers between St. Louis and Chicago. Music lovers will appreciate this city abundant with big bands, gospel choirs, bluegrass and old-time piano players who gather from around the nation to take part in a number of competitions. Take the children to the zoo, or to a number of parks in Decatur. In town on business? Enjoy our easy access to Decatur companies and convenient location to a number of excellent golf courses.

These attractions are convenient to our Decatur lodging:

Decatur Parks and Recreation
Several parks are just minutes from our lodging in Decatur. The Decatur Park District features 58 ball diamonds, dozens of tennis and basketball courts, seven soccer fields, dog park, two family aquatic centers and a great zoo.
(217) 422-5911
620 E Riverside Ave
Decatur, IL 62521
Kirkland Galleries & Fine Arts Center
A great cultural institution, the Kirkland Center host concerts, dance performances and theatre productions. The Perkinson Gallery exhibits visual art from Illinois.
1184 W Main St
Millikin University
Decatur, IL 62522 (Map)
(217) 424-6318
5 miles from hotel
Millikin University
This four-year university in Decatur is home to 2,400 students in traditional and non-traditional undergraduate and Master's degree programs.
(217) 424-6211
1184 W Main St
Decatur, IL 62522
5 miles from hotel
Children's Museum of Illinois
The whole family will have a blast at this interactive museum near our Decatur, IL lodging.
(217) 423-5437
55 S Country Club Rd
Decatur, IL 62521
6 miles from hotel
Hieronymus Mueller Museum
Learn about the Patriarch of one of Decatur's most prominent families, German-born Hieronymus Mueller. At this museum near our Decatur lodging, visitors learn about the Mueller family and the their many inventions.
(217) 423-6161
420 W Eldorado St
Decatur, IL 62522
6 miles from hotel
Rock Spring Center for Environmental Discovery
With more than eight miles of hiking trails, two miles of biking trails, and over 1300 acres of forest, prairie and wetland, Rock Springs Center is one of Macon County's most popular spots for getting back to nature.
(217) 423-7073
1495 Brozio Ln
Decatur, IL 62521
7.5 miles from hotel
Decatur Celebration
Join us during the summer for Illinois's largest free family street festival, the Decatur Celebration, which includes boat races, air show and world-class entertainment.

About Decatur

Home of the Central Illinois Jazz Festival and the Decatur-Macon County Fair, Decatur is situated on the banks of the Sangamon River, also known as Lake Decatur. With an average winter temperature of 31° and a summer average of 74°, the Central Illinois town enjoys relatively mild weather throughout the year. Visitors find its Civil War and Depression-era architecture fascinating and its over 80,000 residents warm and inviting. The city was named after Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr., U.S. naval hero during the Battle of Tripoli. Known as the town where Abraham Lincoln won the Republican nomination for President in 1860, Decatur, prior to 1900, had an economy that was largely dependent on coal mining and farming. Today, manufacturing and processing are foremost, and companies like Archer Daniels Midland have contributed considerably to the about-face. The city is also attractive to history buffs, and several walking tours showcase Art Deco, Georgian Revival, Italianate, Neoclassical, Romanesque and Queen Anne buildings, many of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Additional points of interest include Governor Oglesby Mansion, Scovill Zoo, Children's Museum of Illinois and the Hieronymus Mueller Museum, which showcases this amazing inventor's contributions to modern technology. For the outdoor enthusiasts, there is Lake Decatur for boating and water sports, as well as conservation areas and parks for hiking, biking and horseback riding. Furthermore, in recent years, the downtown area has emerged as a popular dining and entertainment destination thanks to the introduction of new restaurants and nightspots. Over 300 festivals and various events providing musical entertainment, arts, crafts and sports take place each year in Decatur and the surrounding area.

Did you know?

Legal matters? As a young, ambitious attorney-at-law, Abraham Lincoln tried a handful of cases at Decatur's old log courthouse. To commemorate his work here, a bronze statue of Lincoln was errected in front of the current courthouse in 1946.