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Places in Bloomington

Galleries, stages & 4,384 places in Bloomington

4,384 places in Bloomington: 425 places to eat and drink, 440 shops, 278 things to do and 56 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
4,384
56 per 1,000 residents · most nearby
Eat & drink
425
5.4 per 1,000 residents
Shops
440
70 gifts · 19 antiques · 21 books
Things to do
278
76 outdoors · 46 arts · 34 landmarks
Places to stay
56
0.7 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Bloomington have?

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The map

Where Bloomington gathers

459 of Bloomington’s 4,384 places sit within a five-minute walk of N Main St.

N Main St
459places in a five-minute walk of N Main St10% of Bloomington’s places
★ What stands out · Things to do

278 things to do

122 fitness & sports, 76 parks & outdoors, 46 arts & culture. Local spots first.

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Shops

440 shops

87 home & hardware, 70 gifts & boutiques, 59 clothing. Local spots first.

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Eat & drink

425 places to eat & drink

287 restaurants, 70 bars & breweries, 58 cafés & treats. Local spots first.

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See all 58 cafés & treats →
Places to stay

56 places to stay

55 hotels & inns, 1 camping & rentals. Local spots first.

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Everyday

2,764 errands & services

Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.

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Community

421 schools, churches & public places

Where Bloomington learns, worships and gets things done.

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Bloomington and its neighbors

Bloomington has the most places per resident of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its places.

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Favorites, openings and closings from Bloomington neighbors.

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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode.

How we sort and count

Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.

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