Joliet Prison

Neat to be this close to a former prison. There is a small park next to it where you can read some info on it and the former women's prison across the street. Interesting to know that the rock for it was all quarried nearby and the prisoners built the whole thing!
For more info on it, make a stop at the Joliet Museum just down the road a couple miles, they have a great display on the 3 prison's in the area!!
The only that would make this better, would be having tours of it, as it is now, it's just rotting away!

Great place for some Blues Brothers photos, and the creepiness of the place makes it kind of neat. It was raining when I visited, so I didn't have a chance to explore much. Just a quick drive out of Joliet, so if you're in the area you should absolutely stop by. Not every day you get this close to an old prison.

Very cool and had lots of info on the prison, the warden, and changes made to the prison over the years. Also all the movies and shows it has been in. Kind of creepy but awesome!!

They offer guided and self-guided tours of the prison.

There's a museum a few miles down the road that has loads of information about this 19th century prison, though the prison itself is closed indefinitely. Some urban explorers sneak in from time to time, but it is EXTREMELY dangerous to do that, so don't!