Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet

Gorgeous movie theatre building in Neo-Baroque style, constructed in 1926. Now it is used for musicals and standup comedies. The theatre is considered to be a haunted place.

Illinois State Capitol

One of the most prominent state capital buildings in the United States. This ornate house was constructed in 1868 and is 110 m tall – taller than the U.S. Capitol. The building has been designed in the French Renaissance style.

Coronado Theatre

Beautiful, very ornate theatre that was built in 1927 and designed by Frederic J. Klein. This unusually splendid building is a pride of the city.

Old Cahokia Courthouse

The oldest existing European structure in Illinois. This wooden building was constructed by the French-Canadians and has served as a courthouse and also – as a house. The house has been almost totally rebuilt and little of the original structure remains.

Fort de Chartres

Partly reconstructed historical fortress. Initially, it was built by the French in 1720 on the bank of the Mississippi River. Fort served as the administrative center. It was rebuilt in the 1750ies. The stone magazine (1750ies) is considered to be one of the oldest stone buildings in Illinois.

Piney Creek Site

Piney Creek Site is the richest petroglyph site in Illinois with some 150 petroglyphs which were created sometimes between 450 and 1550 AD.

Monks Mound

Monks Mound is the largest pre-Columbian earthwork in America. This 30 tall mound was built around 900 – 655 AD over an earlier, smaller mound.

Kincaid Mounds

Remnants of a large city that was created and inhabited by the people of the Mississippian culture in the site where a settlement has existed for millennia. This city flourished around 1050 – 1400 AD and since then here have been preserved at least 11 large mounds. The largest mound is 9 m high.

Cahokia

Site of a native American city that flourished around 1050 – 1350 AD. Some 80 man-made mounds remain in the central part of this city that was one of the world’s largest settlements around 1100. The largest and most influential city of the Mississippian culture, the most significant pre-Columbian urban center north of Mexico. Remains of the city contain some outstanding monuments, such as Monks Mond – the largest pre-Columbian earthwork in the Americas.

Cave-In-Rock

Enormous, shallow cave in the limestone bluff at Ohio River. For millennia it has served as a shelter for local people. The cave with its 17 meters wide entrance is well visible from the river and has been inhabited also by local gangs – river pirates in the late 18th century and later.