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Peoria is a city in Maricopa and Yavapai counties in the State of Arizona. Most of the city is located in Maricopa County, while a tiny portion in the north is in Yavapai County. It is a major suburb of Phoenix. According to 2010 Census Bureau releases, the population of the city is 154,065. Peoria is currently the sixth largest city in Arizona for land area, and the ninth largest for population. It was named after Peoria, Illinois. The word peoria is a corruption of the Illini word for prairie fire. It is the spring training home of the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners, who share the Peoria Sports Complex. In July 2008, Money magazine listed Peor...
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  • 1. Peoria Riverfront Museum Peoria Illinois
    The Peoria Riverfront Museum is a privately funded, non-profit museum of art, science, history, and achievement. The Smithsonian-affiliated, AAM-accredited museum overlooks the Illinois River in downtown Peoria, Illinois. The museum provided 160,000 visitor experiences in fiscal year 2017-18. PRM features five large galleries and 25 total exhibition spaces for temporary exhibitions and permanent collections, a 70 ft. broad-screen theater, a 40 ft. full-dome planetarium, and an interactive Illinois High School Association gallery.
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  • 2. Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum Peoria Illinois
    Peoria is the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, and the largest city on the Illinois River. Established in 1691 by the French explorer Henri de Tonti, Peoria is the oldest European settlement in Illinois, and is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois , with a population of 115,007. The Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 373,590 in 2011. Peoria had a population of 118,943 in 2010, when far northern Peoria was also included. Until 2018, Peoria was the global and national headquarters for Caterpillar Inc., one of the 30 companies composing the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and listed on the Fortune 100; in the latter year, the company relocated its headquarters to Deerfield, Illinois.
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  • 3. Challenger Space Center Peoria Arizona
    Challenger Center for Space Science Education is a United States 501 non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, DC. It was founded in 1986 by the families of the astronauts who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986. The organization offers dynamic, hands-on exploration and discovery opportunities to students around the world. These programs equip students with the knowledge, confidence, and skills that will help better our national social and economic well-being. Challenger Learning Centers give students the chance to become astronauts and engineers and solve real-world problems as they share the thrill of discovery on missions through the Solar System. Using space simulation and role-playing strategies, students bring their classroom studies to life a...
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