Editing Centralia, Illinois (section)

===Local features===
[[File:Centralia Illinois Bell Tower.jpg|thumb|upright|Centralia Bell Tower]]

Foundation Park is the site of the annual Balloon Fest. Recent events have had about forty balloons and drew 40,000 visitors. The Annual Centralia Balloon Festival was the event in which the second "Space Shuttle" hot air balloon crashed and burned due to a fuel line defect.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://centraliachamber.com/balloon-fest|title=Centralia Balloon Fest|website=The Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref>

Foundation Park also hosts the Fantasy of Lights drive-through holiday light display during November and December.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://seecentralia.com/fantasy-of-lights/|title=Fantasy of Lights|website=See Centralia, Illinois|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-30}}</ref>

In addition to Foundation Park, the Centralia Foundation supports the Centralia Carillon. Completed in 1983, with 65 [[bell]]s, the [[carillon]] is ranked as the eighth-largest in the world. The largest bell, Great Tom, weighs {{frac|5|1|2}} tons. Currently, the tower is under renovation and looking for a carillonneur.

One of only two remaining 2500-class steam locomotives from the Illinois Central Railroad is preserved on static display at Centralia's Fairview Park. The Age of Steam Memorial non-profit organization maintains the locomotive.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ageofsteammemorial.org/|title=Age of Steam Memorial - IC 2500 Steam Locomotive|website=ageofsteammemorial.org|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref> A 9415 caboose and a rare [[Republic F-105 Thunderchief]] aircraft are also on display in the park.<ref name="Fairview Park"/>

[[File:Centralia, Illinois public library.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Two-story brick building.|Centralia Public Library]]