Route 66 Hall of Fame & Museum - Across the street
and 1 block from the Bed & Breakfast -
A nice walk after breakfast!
FREE!
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 Dal Estes Education Center
(next to the Route 66 museum) across the street and 1 block from the Bed & Breakfast
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.  Visitors must be able to climb stairs.

Swinging Bridges



















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
located at 314 East Madison Street this is a
classic example of Gothic Revival
architecture. Built in 1857 - 58, it is the oldest
brick home in Pontiac, and is named after
Henry C Jones, the man who owned the
home the longest length of time. This home
was placed on the National Register of
Historic Places on May 5, 1978. The
Livingston County Historical Society obtained
the services of William B. Coney of Macomb
to complete the home's restoration.
Historic Pontiac Courthouse and county
offices - walkable from the B&B and
viewable from the 3 bay windows in
"Marcia's Room".
The courthouse is the gem of our
downtown square which is flanked by
great shops and eateries.  
This historic gas station, located on Old
Route 66 in Odell, was restored by the
Illinois
Route 66 Association.
The historic Odell Standard Oil Gasoline Station is
OPEN DAILY

10:00a.m. To 5:00p.m.

Plenty of souvenirs will be available and if the station is closed at the time you visit
a brief recorded audio history is still available. So come out and visit a bit of
historic America - and of a long-gone America where you once could buy gasoline
for $0.20 per gallon!

For Information or a special request to visit please contact:

John & Lenore Weiss
Preservation Committee
moxie66@sbcglobal.net
or
Odell Tourism & Community Development
213 S. Front St.
Odell, IL 60460
815-998-2133
...and in nearby Odell
Planning A Wedding?
If you are planning a wedding, Three Roses Bed and Breakfast is an ideal place
to spend your wedding night, rehearsal dinner, or bridal shower.  If you are
looking for a place to have an outdoor wedding or needing a place for a large
reception,  check out  
The Country Mansion in nearby Dwight.
"Where breakfast is an event!"
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
Three Roses Bed and Breakfast
209 E. Howard Street
Pontiac, IL 61764-1919
815-844-3404
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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
815-844-58310
Click
here for page 1 of brochure.
Click
here for page 2 of brochure.
Get to Three Roses Bed &
Breakfast via the
Illinois
Route 66 Red Carpet
Corridor.  Whether you're
coming from the North or the
South, Old Route 66 is the
road to take.  It covers a 90
mile stretch from Joliet to
Towanda.  Stay with us two
nights and see both ends of
the road.  Visit
John & Lenore
Weiss' website for lots of
trivia and printed information
on the historic road.

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
quality live theatre to Pontiac and
surrounding communities for more than 40
years.

Check the
Pontiac Events page on our web
site to see what shows are playing and
when.  Make your reservations to stay at
Three Roses Bed and Breakfast.  If you stay
at Three Roses and have dinner here, your
theater tickets are free, compliments of
Three Roses!
Check out some of the
shops in downtown
Pontiac on our
Shops
Page.
Annual Threshermens'  Reunion
60th Annual Show will be August 28 -
September 1, 2008.  Check website
link above for more information.  Click
here
to see photos from last year's event.
16th Annual Bluegrass Festival
Sept 26 – 28, 2008 at
Threshermen's  Park.  Nine groups to
be performing.  Check website link
above for more information.
Route 66 - A Photo Journey
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.