- Our list of the best things to do in Joliet, Illinois, features the top 295 nearby activities — including 120 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Joliet, IL has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Entertainment & Shows, Amusement, and Sports & Fitness.
- The results below include the top 24 things to do within the city of Joliet, IL , followed by 271 popular activities in nearby cities, including Aurora, Naperville, Wheaton, Tinley Park, Downers Grove, Plainfield, Glen Ellyn, Woodridge, Lockport, Orland Park, Bolingbrook, Oswego, Romeoville, Oak Brook, Lombard, Oak Lawn, Lisle, Yorkville, West Chicago, Batavia, Oak Forest, Elmhurst and Bourbonnais
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Professional drivers sate passengers’ need for speed in stock cars during exciting ride-alongs and racing experiences
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15 E Van Buren Street, Joliet, IL 60432
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The Rialto Square Theatre & Office Complex is a live performance venue that has hosted musical productions, Broadway plays, and comedy shows. The venue is available to rent for weddings or private parties.
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Louis Joliet Mall, 3340 Mall Loop Drive, Joliet, IL 60431
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Joliet's Cinemark Theatre is a franchise of the Cinemark chain, and shows first-run movies in digital video and sound. The theater offers a variety of concessions, including Starbucks coffee and ice cream.
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Built in 1858 and functional until 2002, the Joliet Prison is now a museum. It is a well-known pop-culture reference in music, poetry and especially movie industry, since in here was shot the first season of Prison Break, among many other movies.
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CPX Sports is a paintball facility that spans 143 acres and offers games such as Armageddon, an apocalyptic town's ruins of dozens of burned out buildings creating the eeriest of landscapes and the Jungle of Doom.
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Beginning at the Joliet Iron Works Historic Site, the I&m Canal Trail is a 2.76-mile nature trail popular for a number of recreational activities. These include running, biking, hiking, and cross-country skiing along the trail.
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2231 W Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60435
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Featuring 44 lanes, Joliet Town & Country Bowling provides open and league bowling as well as a venue for private parties and events. The center offers a sports bar and grill with lane-side service and casino-style video gaming.
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Part of the Des Plaines River preservation system, the Joliet Iron Works Historic Site is a 52 acre preserve and former iron manufacturing facility site. The preserve offers a 0.59 mile interpretive trail and the 10.81 mile Centennial Trail.
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Featuring multiple trails, Pilcher Park is suitable for hiking and biking, has wooded areas and spots for picnics and is home to wildlife such as birds and deer. The park has a nature center with animals like turtles and snakes.
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Joliet's Splash Station Waterpark is an attraction that offers many water features such as a six person slide, body slides, tube slides, lazy river and zero depth pool. The water park also includes a sandy play area.
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Built to commemorate the Bicentennial, Bicentennial Park provides visitors with 10 acres of park filled with informational plaques to read. The park has a theater that hosts community events like plays and concerts.