Joliet Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Illinois, United States
About Joliet
Joliet is a blue collar city which has built several tourist attractions. Notably, Chicagoland Speedway hosts NASCAR races during the summer, and there are two riverboat casinos on the river which bisects the city. Sherb Noble opened the first Dairy Queen here on June 22, 1940; the landmark 501 N. Chicago Street building is now a church. Joliet's prison, now closed, appears in the filmBlues Brothers. The city was part ofRoute 66from 1926 until 1940, with the road demoted to "66 alternate" locally when the mainline was redirected westward throughPlainfield. A freeway (now I-55) bypassed both roads in 1957.
Top Attractions in Joliet
Explore the best things to see and do in Joliet:
- ★Bicycling
- ★Chicagoland Speedway
- ★Harrah's Joliet Casino & Hotel
- ★Hollywood Casino & Hotel Joliet
- ★Joliet Park District
- ★Joliet Prison
- ★Joliet Slammers Baseball
- ★Rialto Square Theater
Where to Eat in Joliet
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Heroes West Sports Grill
- 🍴Merichka's
- 🍴White Fence Farm
Where to Stay in Joliet
- 🏨Comfort Inn North
- 🏨Harrah's Joliet Casino & Hotel
- 🏨Quality Inn & Suites South
Joliet Travel Guide Sections
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