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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Joliet, Illinois

Updated August 15, 2018

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Joliet, Illinois

Joliet Iron and Steel Works (Joliet Iron Works Park)

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

Joliet, Illinois

Joliet Correctional Center

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

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Wilmington, Illinois

Joliet Army Ammunition Plant

This national park dedicated to the tallgrass prairie ecosystem still displays its military past.

11 miles from Joliet

Lemont, Illinois

Lincoln Park Nursery Ruins

This former nursery supplied plants for the creation of Chicago's largest park.

13 miles from Joliet

Willow Springs, Illinois

Red Gate Woods

The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.

14 miles from Joliet

Wilmington, Illinois

Gemini Giant

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

15 miles from Joliet

Midlothian, Illinois

Bachelor's Grove Cemetery

A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.

17 miles from Joliet

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Joliet

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Joliet, Illinois

Updated August 15, 2018

Unusual Attractions in Joliet

Joliet, Illinois

Joliet Iron and Steel Works (Joliet Iron Works Park)

Joliet, Illinois

Joliet Correctional Center

Wilmington, Illinois

Joliet Army Ammunition Plant

Lemont, Illinois

Lincoln Park Nursery Ruins

Willow Springs, Illinois

Red Gate Woods

Wilmington, Illinois

Gemini Giant

Midlothian, Illinois

Bachelor's Grove Cemetery

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