Joliet Travel Information
Joliet is a growing city of more than 126,000, located along the
Des Plaines River, with a lifestyle focused on entertainment and arts,
action sports and gaming. The city’s main performance venue, the
lavish 1920s Rialto Square Theatre, is listed on the National Register
of Historic Places. National musical, dance, theater, and comedy acts
perform here. Art studios, galleries, and murals are located
throughout town. The Joliet Area Historical Museum and the Slovenian
Woman's Heritage Museum explore Joliet through time. At Billie
Limacher Bicentennial Park, a riverwalk and murals border the city’s
original downtown commercial district. Two riverboat casinos, Argosy’s
Empress Casino and Hotel and Harrah's Joliet Casino and Hotel provide
gaming, restaurants and lodging. The Chicagoland Speedway and
Route 66 Raceway, provide NASCAR, drag racing and dirt track racing
spring through fall. At Challenge Park Xtreme visitors can have a
paintball fight, practice their skating moves or go mountain biking.
For families, Splash Station Waterpark provides pools and slides and
Haunted Trails Family Entertainment Center offers rides, games and
go-karts. Outdoor activities are available at Pilcher Park
Nature Center and the Forest Preserve District of Will County which
both have hiking, biking and cross-country skiing trails. There three
golf courses in Joliet and two others nearby. Joliet is 46 miles
southwest of Chicago. It is accessible via Interstate Highway 80, U.S.
Highways 30 and 52, and State Highways 6 and 53. There are many
national chain hotels in Joliet.
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