Joliet Tour

Tour the Joliet Area Historical Galleries. The museum has a range of interactive exhibits that encourage visitors to get hands on as they learn their history and find a huge range of galleries such as the Route 66 Experience and the War Heroes Gallery.  Lunch is on your own at Juliet’s Tavern Restaurant and then on to the Old Joliet Prison for a 90-minute walking tour. The prison was known for a century as the nation’s toughest correctional facility, earning the city the name “Prison City.” Lifelong residents of Joliet recall the facility as a truly scary place to drive past, but now that the prison’s been closed for over a decade, it’s become a historic gem that visitors can tour. Registration window: September 9–October 2. Payment due at registration via cash, check or card.