Route 66 Untold Stories: Joliet
June 30, 2026 @ 7:30AM — 7:30PM Central Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar
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Join us June 30 for another Route 66 adventure!
The Illinois State Museum Society is embarking on a series of day trips to look beyond the rose-colored glasses of Route 66. Together, we will delve past the family station wagons and kitschy attractions to a highway that offered a livelihood for many and threatened it for others. Our second journey takes us north to Joliet.
Highlights will include:
- A tour of the historic Joliet Prison
- Joliet Area History Museum
- Local African American entrepreneurs talk about their community today.
- Lunch at Juliet's Tavern
Now available!
We have two full travel scholarships up for grabs for current educators – to find out more call Kate at 217-524-4222!