The Caterpillar Visitors Center tells the story of the world’s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment — Caterpillar, Inc. Located in downtown Peoria, Illinois, the 50,000-square-foot facility houses numerous exhibits, a merchandise center, conference and dining areas, and a 70-seat theater located inside a life-size mining truck — the Cat 797 — standing at 24 feet tall and weighing 380 tons. Additional exhibits showcase the work that Caterpillar’s customers conduct globally. Visitors can see real tractors and machines, experience operating a D8 tractor from the 1930s, or sit in a 3D simulator of a bulldozer.