Nationally accredited museum with five permanent exhibit galleries and two rotating galleries. The museum is dedicated to telling the story of McLean County through programs which serve people of all ages. The Museum also has sensory kits for visitors.

The nineteenth-century estate tells the story of Judge David Davis, whose influence on Abraham Lincoln's legal and political career was crucial to President Lincoln's success. Inside the Mansion, visitors will find a remarkable collection of mid-nineteenth-century decorative arts and technological conveniences, illustrating the life of a prosperous Victorian family. Outside, the garden features an unusual amount of original plant material, as well as the same design, pathways, and beds that Sarah Davis first gazed upon when the garden was created in 1872. It was a world where Mr. Lincoln moved comfortably, and the Davis Mansion is one of the best places to hear that part of the Lincoln story. The site consists of a 36-room mansion, 1870s ornamental flower garden, and 5 outbuildings, situated on 4.1 acres in a residential area east of downtown Bloomington: a Wood house (1872), Barn/stable (1856), Carriage Barn (1868), Foaling Shed (1872) and Garage (1910).

The museum offers a wide variety of programs: - Group tours. - Field trips. - Scouts. - Collections. - Special exhibits. - Donations. - Touring the old Joliet prison.