Peoria has become famous as a representation of the average American city because of its demographics and its perceived mainstream Midwestern culture. Museums in Peoria include the Pettengill-Morron House and the John C. Flanagan House of the Peoria Historical Society, Lakeview Museum for the Arts and Sciences and the Wheels o' Time Museum. Bradley University, Midstate College, the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, the Downtown and North campuses of Illinois Central College, and the Peoria campus of Robert Morris University are based in the city. Peoria has hosted the Heart of Illinois Fair every year since 1949 and is also home to a number of historical sites listed on the National Register of Historical Places including the Pere Marquette Hotel and North Side and West Bluff Historic Districts.
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