Thursday, February 29, 2024

More to See in Joliet, Illinois

After an exciting night at the Illinois Rock and Roll Hallof Fame Induction, my friend Lisa and I stayed at Harrah’s Joliet hotel. In the morning, we went downtown to explore.

With Lisa walking and me in my scooter, the town looked easy to navigate on this beautiful day. We hadn’t eaten since early the previous evening, so we were ready for breakfast at the Route 66 Diner.

The diner was decorated to pay tribute to the popular roadway that comes right through this town. There was no doubt as to what I was going to eat as they actually had a dish named “Marcia’s Platter.” No one seemed to know how it got its name, but the plate of scrambled eggs, vegetables, hashbrowns, and cheese was just what I wanted (with a side of pancakes).




Lisa chose the Eggs Benedict and we relaxed with our coffee for awhile before heading back on the street. The downtown is quaint with lots of shops. We took a few minutes to stop at Sue Regis Glass to see some of the creations being made.

I’m not sure why, but my scooter had not charged, and we got stuck at some point. It was nice to see how much help we got from local people coming by and seeing the scooter broken down. They helped me get to the JolietArea Historical Museum while we plugged in the scooter and went through the museum with a wheelchair. (It would be the last trip for that mode of transportation, and I had to get another.)

At the museum we were greeted by the Blues Brothers. The statues are so life-like we just had to stop and pose. The famous group is just one of the exhibits here. 

There are tributes to many of the people and things that came out of Chicagoland, as well as the history from this area. A large room also has a lot about Route 66 from Illinois to California.  

We managed to get an Uber back to the hotel in which we could carry the scooter. Once at Harrah’s Joliet, we got some lattes and wraps from the Cross Street Grill for the road. 

It was less than two hours to home and I knew Joliet was a place I’d be coming back to – especially since the Illinois Rock and Roll Hall of Fame wasn’t quite ready for us to see on this trip.