Illinois · United States
Joliet travel guide
Joliet is a city in Illinois, United States, home to about 150,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- MDW40 km · Chicago Midway International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
About
About Joliet
Joliet is a blue collar city which has built several tourist attractions. Notably, Chicagoland Speedway hosts NASCAR races during the summer, and there are two riverboat casinos on the river which bisects the city. Sherb Noble opened the first Dairy Queen here on June 22, 1940; the landmark 501 N. Chicago Street building is now a church. Joliet's prison, now closed, appears in the film Blues Brothers. The city was part of Route 66 from 1926 until 1940, with the road demoted to "66 alternate" locally when the mainline was redirected westward through Plainfield.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Joliet
See
- Joliet Prison
Do
- Chicagoland Speedway
- Harrah's Joliet Casino & Hotel
- Hollywood Casino & Hotel Joliet
- Joliet Slammers Baseball
- Joliet Park District
- Rialto Square Theater
- Bicycling
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When to go
The best time to visit Joliet
Joliet has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; June is the wettest, with about 119 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Joliet: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), about 40 km from the city centre in a straight line; Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD, 53 km) and Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY, 57 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Joliet can be accessed from I-80 and I-55. There are long distance trains and commuter rail serving Joliet. Amtrak runs four daily services in each direction between Chicago and St. Louis via its Lincoln Service. Additionally, the Texas Eagle between Chicago and San Antonio also calls here. From Chicago, Metra also runs up to four daily commuter trains per day via its Heritage Corridor Line.
Getting around
Driving is the primary means of transportation in Joliet. Joliet is also served by Pace bus lines.
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MDW · Chicago Midway International Airport
ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport
GYY · Gary/Chicago International Airport
Questions
Joliet: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Joliet?
Joliet has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; June is the wettest, with about 119 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Joliet?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), about 40 km from the city centre in a straight line; Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD, 53 km) and Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY, 57 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Joliet?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Joliet
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.