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Tour a Chicago Prison from Movies and TV
Chicago and Movies in Prison: Walking Tour
Chicago and Movies in Prison: Walking Tour
Chicago and Movies in Prison: Walking Tour
Chicago and Movies in Prison: Walking Tour

Film and TV Walking Tour of Old Joliet Prison

By Chicago Movie Tours
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Overview

On this riveting 2-hour guided walking tour led by a Ph.D. in film and knowledgable museum staff, you'll step inside a former correctional center's barbed-wire gates and imposing 19th-century fortress-style walls. While inside, you'll experience first-hand the prison's sally ports, cellblocks, chapel, cafeteria, yard, and solitary confinement. Finally, you'll take a seat in the darkened gym to hear about Hollywood's century-long relationship with Old Joliet Prison, including cinema's role in Illinois prison reform.

LOW ATTENDANCE POLICY
This speciality tour, offered only a few times per year, needs at least 20 guests to run. In the event we must cancel because of low ticket sales, we will notify you via email and then refund you in full.

WAIVERS
Guests must sign to 2 general waivers of liability: 1 with the Joliet Area Historical Museum and 1 with Chicago Film Tours. Guardians must sign waivers for children under the age of 18.

Activity location

  • Old Joliet Prison
    • 1125 Collins St,
    • 60432-1266, Joliet, Illinois, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • 1125 Collins St
    • 1125 Collins Street
    • 60432, Joliet, Illinois, United States

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedFree parking
  • What's includedWhat's includedSpecial access to buildings/areas used by Hollywood crews and casts
  • What's includedWhat's includedExpert tour guide commentary led by a Ph.D. in film and knowledgeable museum staff
  • What's includedWhat's includedMini goodie bag!
  • What's includedWhat's included30-minute interactive film/programme to bring the prison's history and stories to life
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedPrivate transport

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Old Joliet Prison
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Learn about Old Joliet Prison's history as a prison and a Hollywood set on our two-hour walking tour, offered May through October.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESOld Joliet Prison
    • 1125 Collins St,
    • 60432-1266, Joliet, Illinois, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE1125 Collins St
    • 1125 Collins Street
    • 60432, Joliet, Illinois, United States

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