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Pontiac, IL

Amtrak Station • 721 W Washington St • 61764-1780

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Station   6 points of interest   5 hotels   1 car rental

Points of interest

Pontiac-Oakland Museum and Resource Center

205 N Mill St • Pontiac, IL 61764-1906
(6 blk E)
(815) 842-2345 - Website
Preserving and exhibiting Pontiac and Oakland automobiles and related artifacts. Founded 2011.

Catherine V. Yost Museum

298 W Water St • Pontiac, IL 61764-1757
(0.5 mi E)
(815) 844-7401Portrays the life of an upper middle class family during the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Route 66 Hall of Fame and Museum

110 W Howard St • Pontiac, IL 61764-1820
(0.5 mi E)
(815) 844-4566 - Website
Memorabilia from the Illinois portion of historic U.S. Hwy 66.

Livingston County War Museum

321 N Main St • Pontiac, IL 61764-1929
(0.6 mi E)
(815) 842-0301 - Website
Open Fri-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 12 noon-4pm.

Pontiac Township High School

1100 E Indiana Ave • Pontiac, IL 61764-1204
(1.1 mi E)
(815) 844-6113 - Website

Humiston Woods Nature Center

E Road 2100 N • Pontiac, IL
(10 mi NW)
(815) 844-7350400-acre site, including 15 acres of restored prairie. Hiking trail, fishing, ice skating, canoeing, pavilion. Open daily 8:00a-dusk.

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Hotels

(bed and breakfast) Three Roses Bed and Breakfast

Will pick up Amtrak passengers at station
209 E Howard St. • Pontiac, IL 61764-1919
0.6 mi E
(815) 844-3404 - Website

Fiesta Motel

915 W Reynolds St • Pontiac, IL 61764-2343
0.7 mi SW
(815) 844-7103

Super 8

601 S Deerfield Rd • Pontiac, IL 61764
1.7 mi SW
(815) 844-6888 - Website

Comfort Inn

1821 W Reynolds St • Pontiac, IL 61764-9650
1.9 mi SW
(815) 842-2777 - Website

Holiday Inn

1822 W Reynolds St • Pontiac, IL 61764-9648
2.1 mi SW
(815) 844-4444 - Website

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Rent cars

A-1 Rent-A-Car

611 Osage St • Normal, IL 61761-2916
(36.5 mi SW)
(309) 454-6747

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Upcoming events

Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival

May 4-5 • Pontiac plus other communities between Lexington and Joliet

Central States Threshermen's Reunion

Aug 29 - Sep 2 • Thresherman's Park, 14975 E. 2200 North Road
Demonstrations, competitions, truck and tractor pulls, downtown parade, live music

 

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