Braidwood, Illinois
A Route 66 Town with Heart
“Planes, Trains, and Automobiles” filmed a number of scenes at the Braidwood motel.
Created in Braidwood in 1881, the hard, brown candy was named after a mine shaft where an accident occurred.
A company started by miners in 1873 became a national company that exported bottles throughout the Midwest.
Braidwood was incorporated in 1865 and quickly became a coal mining town due to the abundance of coal deposits. Braidwood has several large lakes that were once strip mines and vacant mine shafts are still discovered today.
“Just Passin’ Through”
Dodge Pickup Bench
Heather Jelic
With a life long passion to create, Heather Jelic, a self-taught artist in acrylic, mixed media and watercolor with a strong focus on nature has spent many years growing and learning about herself and the world and could not imagine her life without art. Her body of work includes participation and the curation of the Isle a la Cache’s “Art in Nature” Exhibitions in partnership with the Forest Preserve District of Will County in Romeoville. Heather has always shared her love for art with and for other creatives and community and she believes we all grow and learn to live our best life by our willingness to participate both in the creative process and the desire and appreciation for art in all its forms.
Braidwood Zoo
140 N. Front Street
Braidwood, IL
- Route 66 Landmark
- Great photo spot
- Parking on the premises
