Location: Joliet
Top Things to do in Joliet
10 Sights & Landmarks in Joliet That You Shouldn't Miss
Joliet (/ˈdʒoʊli.ɛt/ or /dʒoʊliˈɛt/) is a city in Will and Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County and a major part of the southwest Chicago metropolitan area. At the 2010 census, the city was the fourth largest in Illinois, with a population of 147,433. A population estimate in 2016 put Joliet's population at 149,395, which would make it the 3rd largest city in Illinois if accurate.
Restaurants in Joliet
1. Rusty Wallace Racing Experience, Chicago Speedway
2. Chicagoland Speedway
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4.5 based on 136 reviews
3. Route 66 Raceway
4. St. Joseph Catholic Church
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4.5 based on 7 reviews
5. Dirt Oval at Route 66
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4.5 based on 10 reviews
3/8 Mile DIRT Oval. Re-Opened 2017. We specialize in Wide Open-Motorsports Entertainment! Off Road Trucks, Monster Trucks, World of Outlaw Sprint Cars, Late Models, Midgets, and More! We also are HOME of Team Demo's! Team Demo Association is the World's Only True Professional Team Demo Organization. Team Demo's is the HARDEST Hitting Demolition Derby action you will ever see!
6. Jacob Henry Mansion
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4.5 based on 14 reviews
Reviewed By LRae61 - Joliet, United States
This is an extremely versital facility. I have been there for luncheons and weddings, fashion shows and, my favorite, Witch's Night Out. The grounds are beautiful, plus there is the option of a small church wedding or large reception. Food is excellent and bar is fully stocked.
7. Joliet Prison
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4.0 based on 110 reviews
Reviewed By homewood_traveler41 - Chattanooga, United States
Very neat piece of history to check out. The only downside is because of vandals the majority of the prison interior is off limits. Still worth checking out, they have informative billboards placed all around so you know what you are looking at.
8. Joliet Kicks On Route 66
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4.0 based on 2 reviews
9. Joliet Iron Works Historic Site
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4.0 based on 37 reviews
The Forest Preserve District of Will County's Joliet Iron Works Historic Site provides a parking area, shelter, latrine, water fountain, and access to the 10.81-mile, paved/limestone I&M Canal Trail/Centennial Trail. The site protects foundations of blast furnaces and other structures from a dismantled iron manufacturing facility that operated from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. A 0.59-mile trail offers self-guided interpretive tours of the site's historical significance. Open 8 a.m.-sunset.
Reviewed By Toyota1994 - Chicago, United States
Joliet Iron Works Historic Site features an approximately 1.5 mile long paved loop trail that provides a self-guided interpretive walking tour of the ruins of the old Joliet Iron Works. Today none of the original buildings still stand, but remaining are many of the foundations of the blast furnaces and other structures from the dismantled mills, looking almost like ancient ruins. The trail that takes visitors around the grounds is outfitted with excellent informational signs that help communicate the important history of this one-time giant. The signs give a very good history of the Iron Works and the people who worked there. It would be really nice if the park could install a small 3-D model of a blast furnace. Nevertheless, this is an impressively maintained historical place. Hard to imagine that Joliet Iron Works employed approximately 4,000 workers in the early 1900s. The site also now serves as a trailhead for the Centennial Trail/I&M Canal Trail. The whole visit is free of charge. Do not miss a chance to visit this place.
10. Team Stradale, Inc.
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
Visit Autobahn Country Club with Team Stradale and race a radical sports car, formula lite or praga go-kart with NO speed limits! We offer race car rides, driving schools and helicopter tours. We have half day packages to a full week long race package! Visit us on your next Chicago trip!
