Sun, Oct 09
|Old Joliet Prison
Chicago and Movies in Prison
Take a unique walking tour of a suburban Chicago prison used in movies and TV shows
Time and Location
Oct 09, 2022, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
Old Joliet Prison, 1125 Collins St, Joliet, IL 60432, USA
About
Located about 30 miles outside Chicago, Old Joliet Prison has served for years as an Illinois state penitentiary and a movie set. Learn more about the prison's double histories on this two-hour (mostly) outdoor walking tour.
On the 1.25-mile guided walking tour with Chicago Movie Tours, wander through the former correctional center's barbed-wire gates and imposing 19th-century fortress-style walls. While inside, experience firsthand the prison's sally ports, cellblocks, chapel, cafeteria, yard, and solitary confinement.
Finally, take a seat in the darkened gymnasium to hear about Hollywood's century-long relationship with Old Joliet Prison, including cinema's role in Illinois prison reform.
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General Admission
$40.00+$1.00 service feeSale ended
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