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meteorologist1 Says: The Historic Route 66 passes through Joilet. Here you will find the Route 66 Welcome Center in the Joilet Historical Museum. Learn about the history of the road as well as the history of the area. Worth a stop if you are a Route 66 fan.
meteorologist1 Says: The Lincoln Highway was the first road across the U.S. In Joilet, the Historic Route 66 and the Lincoln Highway cross. You can visit the Joilet Historical Museum to learn more.
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sambarnett Says: The downtown Union Station has direct service to Chicago's Union Station via Amtrak and Metra's Heritage Corridor line. Much more frequent is Metra's Rock Island District line. Visit metrarail.com for complete information. Given the ballpark's downtown location, Metra can...
Rush-hour traffic jams around Chicago
Bwana_Brown Says: A distant relative of mine lives and works in Chicago and I remember her saying on one of her visits north that the morning and evening trafffic jams around the outskirts of the city can be terrible. That information was in the back of my mind as we approached Chicago from...
Illinois and Michigan Canal Natl Heritage Corridor
Toughluck Says: The Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor is a 100 mile long cultural park between Chicago and LaSalle/Peru. It is a geographic area of about 322,000 acres. Some of the highlights (west to east) begining at:$cgPeru/LaSalle 1. Starved Rock State Park2....
Toughluck Says: The acqueduct is a rare sight for most people. A bridge of water over water. Then you add the lock and the locktenders house. This is a compact place to stop and see all the major components of an historic canal from the 1800's. For more pictures, see my travelogue....
Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area
Toughluck Says: Goose Lake Prairie is 50 miles southwest of Chicago and 1 mile southwest of the confluence of the Kankakee and Des Plaines rivers. More than half of Goose Lake Prairie is a dedicated nature preserve. The prairie provides important nesting habitat for endangered or threatened...
sambarnett Says: Another example of the new breed of cookie cutters. Silver Cross Field features all the ammenities common today's new minor league parks: good views, cramped seats, overpriced beer and plenty of options for the kiddies when they grow weary of the game (which usually happens...
ROUTE 66: TIP 5 - Shakespere ends in tradegy...
sourbugger Says: "Go on then astound me, what do the tourist guides say about this place ?""Well not very much, although the name itself is quite interesting""It's been fascinated me for seconds""Sarcasm aside, the town was originally called Juliet""And I suppose it's twin town is Romeo just...
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Joliet- not just a prison town. - Growing up here, I always thought that there was nothing to do. As you get older and wiser you see that there are plenty of interesting fun facts right in your own backyard. Joliet has a wonderful art...
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A bit too close to Chicago for comfort!
The second night of our trip (after Fergus Falls, Minnesota) from western Canada to Atlantic Canada found us on the southern outskirts of Chicago as darkness began to fall after another 10-hour day of...
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Silver Cross Field: Joliet's hope for downtown revitization. The sports bars have already arrived.
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I've got some interesting experiences in Joliet. I'd love to share with you the 2 tips I've written, the 4 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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I visited the Super Chevy Show with my friend Mika (in the picture next to a jet engine equipped monstrosity Chevy). Lots of rednecks, plenty of horsepower.
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