Travel Back in Time Tour

Tags: things to do, things to do downtown, things to do downtown peoria, peoria historical society, travel back in time tour, guided tours 09/13/23 10:00AM - 02:30PM

Come spend the day learning about all the early
transportation innovations of our town!
Tour Peoria Heights in an air-conditioned shuttle bus,
enjoy a box lunch, and then take a guided tour
of the Wheels O’ Time Museum.

Topics will include many aspects of our area’s rich
bicycle and automobile history including Kelly Avenue School, 
Trefzger’s building/Rouse Hazard Bicycle Company, bicycle races,
the inventions of Charles Duryea, the Glide automobile,
the Pabst property, Grandview Drive,
Theodore Roosevelt’s 1910 visit to Peoria,
and all things Wheels O’ Time!

10am-11:30
Meet in the parking lot of the Peoria Heights City Hall 
on Glen, near Prospect. The shuttle bus will leave from there
for a tour of Peoria Heights.
12noon-1pm
Box lunch and presentation
at Wheels O’ Time Museum
1pm-2pm
Guided tour of the museum
2:30pm
Coach returns to Peoria Heights Village Hall.

Cost: $55 per person
Order online at 309tix.com.
Space is limited, so reserve
your seat early!

Co-sponsored by
Peoria Historical Society
and Wheels O’ Time Museum
Questions: 309-674-1921

For tickets: Tickets309tix.com/events/travel-back-in-time-tour-9-13-2023

For more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/656709833005924

Location: Peoria River Front Association