Route 66 Hall of Fame & Museum
FREE! (Donations Welcome)
110 W. Howard Street
815-844-IL66 or 815-844-5657 or
815-844-6937
Hours:
Monday through Friday 11 am to 3 pm
Saturday  10 am to 4 pm
Sunday By appt. only
Artifacts of Hall of Fame Members
Route 66 State Farm Arch
Travel the highway by visiting Route 66 towns
on our flip-rack library.
PLUS MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!
*Route 66 Items may be brought in for donation
or loan on Saturdays from 10 am to 12 noon*
Livingston County War Museum and
Education Center
(next to the Route 66 museum)
FREE!  Donations gladly accepted.
A fascinating look at the lives of soldiers who
served our country.  Memorabilia from all wars
our country was involved in.  An elevator has
been installed and is now available for
handicapped visitors.
Three swinging bridges over the
Vermilion River!
Bridge 1 (looking east from the Mill Street
bridge) - connects Riverview Drive and Play
Park. It was built in  July 1898 by Joliet Bridge
Company with an iron structure, 190 feet long
and 4 feet wide and supported by cables
swung from masonry piers. The current bridge
is a wooden structure.

Bridge 2 (around the bend to the east) -
connect the Play Park and Chautauqua Park -
Eden M. Johnson Memorial circa 1926.

Bridge 3 (Pictured) (looking west from the Mill
Street Bridge) - connects the south side and
Riverside-Humiston Park. It was built in
connection with the adjoining park, circa 1978:
Illinois Contractors, Inc.
The Yost House Museum
Located at 298 West Water Street is
a three - story, wood framed
structure built for Z.F. Yost, a
Pontiac attorney. Begun in 1898, the
Queen Ann-style house rests on the
bank of the Vermilion River,
providing a clear view of the river
below and behind the house. Visitors
enjoy the same scenery today,
filtered through the many trees and
shrubs which offer a haven for
visiting songbirds and waterfowl. It is
significant that the Twenty-First
Century has made little impact on
the structure, inside or out. Here,
nearly all the Yost family
possessions remain, some which
date back to the 1850's reminding
visitors of the rich and varied cultural
interests of its inhabitants.  The
house is owned by the City of
Pontiac, funded by the J. Paul Yost
Trust and managed by the
Livingston County Historical Society.  
Open by appointment,   
815-844-5847.
The Jones House
314 East Madison Street
A Gothic Revival brick house built in
1858.  It is named for Henry C. Jones,
founder of the Pontiac Ice & Fuel
Company, and is the oldest brick home
in Pontiac.  It is maintained by the
Livingston County Historical Society
and is open by appointment.  
815-842-3457.
Old City Hall Antique & Gift Shoppes
321 N. Main St.
Pontiac, IL
Closed Monday;
Tue – Friday 10AM – 5PM;
Saturday 10AM – 4PM; Sunday noon – 4PM
815-842-1343
Historic Pontiac Courthouse
and county offices.
The courthouse is the gem of our
downtown square which is flanked
by great shops and eateries.  
Contact Webmaster.
The Jamison House (circa 1890),
located at 209 E. Howard St.  was
recently refurbished and is now
Three Roses Bed & Breakfast.  
Free tours by appointment.
Lodging In  Pontiac

Three Roses Bed and Breakfast -
815-844-3404

Comfort Inn - 815-842-2777

Holiday Inn Express - 844-4444

Super 8 - 815-844-6888

Fiesta Motel - 815-844-7103
Visit all the towns along
the Illinois Route 66 Red
Carpet Corridor year
round.  Contact Ellie
Alexander for Pontiac
information.
815-844-5847 or
800-835-2055
Each summer, The Vermillion Players Inc.,
an amateur theatre troupe based in
Pontiac, and which relies upon the talent
throughout all of Livingston County, has
been providing outstanding live theatre to
Pontiac and surrounding communities for
more than 40 years.
15th Annual Bluegrass Festival
Sept 26 – 28, 2008 at
Threshermen's  Park.  Nine groups to
be performing.  Check website link
above for more information.
Annual Threshermens'  Reunion
60th Annual Show will be August 28 -
September 1, 2008.  Check website
link above for more information.
Take a walk back in
time and visit historic
downtown Pontiac.  
Click
here to see
some of our wonderful
shopping and dining
opportunities.
Pontiac Tourism along with
Chicago Kite, Illinois Kite
Enthusiast Club and Sparling
Entertainment are working
together to bring the third annual
Pontiac Kite Festival to town! The
festival will be held
May 30th-
May 31st 2009
at the Pontiac Rec
Plex located at 2104 Old Airport
Road, Pontiac from 10 - 5 PM
daily. This family­oriented event
features a gigantic purple
octopus, a huge gecko and many
other large single-line and
quad-line kites. Some of the
state's best kite­fliers, and
national champion winners will be
on hand to answer questions and
demonstrate their skills. There is
plenty of space for you to fly your
own kite - Bring a kite, or buy a
kite from Chicagokite/Kite Harbor
Shop, who will be on site. Be sure
to pack up your chair and be
ready to sit back and enjoy
watching the sky fill with colorful
kites! For more information
contact Pontiac Tourism
800-835-2055 or 815-844-5847
A new exhibit at the Route 66
Museum Complex in Pontiac
features the photography of
Michael Campanelli. Michael's
photographs were taken along
the entire stretch of Route 66,
from California to Illinois.  If you
can't come to Pontiac to see
Michael's photography, visit
Michael's web site.  The exhibit
is housed in the old jail in the
Old City Hall Building.  Click
here to see photos of
Michael's Gallery.
Humiston Woods Nature Center is open
every day of the year and is just 5 miles
north of Pontiac.  The park has 5 miles of
trails through the 300 acres of woods.  
Choice of primitive trail or The Fox Trail
for those who need sure footing and/or  a
hard surface for wheel chairs.  Humiston
Woods is the only nature center in Illinois
that features wheelchair accessibility.  

The park boasts 30 types of trees.  
Watch wildlife scamper about, gaze over
the 15 acres of prairie meadow east of
the woods.  The meadow has been
carefully restored to the condition the
early settlers found it.  Take a step back
in time.

Humiston Woods Nature Center: where
you can hike in the summer, spring and
fall and ski in the winter.  A great location
for a family reunion or wedding.

Ed Lipinski
PO Box 73
Pontiac, IL  61764
815-844-5831
Dargon Park Sculptures
Madison & Fountain
Large metal sculptures entitled “All Things Change and We
Change with Them” depict the changes that humans experience
while growing.  Barry Tinsley, sculptor and artist, completed the
design, construction, and erection of the figures in 1998.  815-
844-7350.

Illinois State Police District 6 Headquarters (gun-shaped)
Route 66
Built in 1941, the headquarters was inducted into the Route 66
Hall of fame in 2000.  The building is constructed in the shape of
a pistol and served as the base for state troopers who patrolled
roads from Dwight to McLean.  It was vacated in 2004 when a
new state police headquarters was built nearby.