Illinois and Michigan Canal, Joliet

Name: Illinois and Michigan Canal
Address: Joliet, United States

#8 among attractions in Joliet

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The Illinois and Michigan Canal connected the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. In Illinois, it ran 96 miles from the Chicago River in Bridgeport, Chicago to the Illinois River at LaSalle-Peru. The canal crossed the Chicago Portage, and helped establish Chicago as the transportation hub of the United States, before the railroad era. It was opened in 1848. Its function was partially replaced by the wider and deeper Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in 1900, and it ceased transportation operations with the completion of the Illinois Waterway in 1933. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1848 (176 years ago)Coordinates: 41°34'11"N, 88°4'11"W

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Illinois and Michigan Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Louis Joliet Mall, Silver Cross Field, Harrah's Joliet, Rialto Square Theatre.

5.1 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Louis Joliet Mall, Joliet
129 min walk • Louis Joliet Mall, formerly known as Westfield Louis Joliet Mall, is a shopping mall in Joliet, Illinois. Its anchor stores are JCPenney, Macy's and a 14-screen Cinemark movie theater along with two vacant anchors last occupied by Carson's and Sears. It also has 3 restaurants: TGI Fridays, Panera Bread Company, and Cajun Boil & Bar.
3 miS
Sport complex, Baseball, Sport venue
Silver Cross Field, Joliet
78 min walk • DuPage Medical Group Field, formerly known as Silver Cross Field and Joliet Route 66 Stadium, is a baseball field located in Joliet, Illinois. The stadium was built in 2002 and holds 6,016 people. It is the home of the Joliet Slammers. In December 2010, the Joliet Jackhammers were sold to Steel City Baseball LLC.
3 miS
Hotel casino, Nightlife, Gambling
Harrah's Joliet, Joliet
77 min walk • Harrah's Joliet is a riverboat casino in Joliet, Illinois, outside Chicago, operated by Caesars Entertainment. It has 1,138 slot machines, 204 hotel rooms, and 4 restaurants.
3.1 miS
Concerts and shows, Theater
Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet
78 min walk • The Rialto Square Theatre is a theater in Joliet, Illinois. Opening in 1926, it was originally designed and operated as a vaudeville movie palace, but it now houses mainly musicals, plays, concerts, and standup comedy.
1.6 miN
Historical place, Museum
Gaylord Building, Lockport
41 min walk • The Gaylord Building, constructed in 1838 in the downtown historic district of Lockport, Illinois, and on the canalside there, played a pivotal role in the construction of the Illinois and Michigan Canal.
2.9 miSW
Church
Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus, Joliet
73 min walk • Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus is a Catholic cathedral in Joliet, Illinois, United States. It is the seat and a parish of the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois.
3 miS
History museum, Museum
Joliet Area Historical Museum, Joliet
76 min walk • The Joliet Area Historical Museum is a historical museum located in Joliet, Illinois. The museum documents the history of Joliet and surrounding Will County.
1.7 miSW
41°32'60"N • 88°5'17"W
Haunted Trails - Joliet, Joliet
43 min walk • Amusement, Ghost and vampire tours, Tours
2.3 miSW
City, Area
Crest Hill, Joliet
60 min walk • Crest Hill is a city in Lockport Township, Will County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census put Crest Hill's population at 20,459.
1.5 miN
41°35'25"N • 88°3'30"W
Lincoln Landing, Lockport
40 min walk • Park
0.4 miW
Dam
Lockport Powerhouse, Joliet
12 min walk • The Lockport Powerhouse is a run-of-the-river dam used by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago to control the outflow of the Sanitary and Ship Canal and limit the diversion of water from Lake Michigan into the Des Plaines River.