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SLIDE DOWN 66! Soar down the 40’ high, iconic Giant Slide on the historic IL State Fairgrounds!
After your slide adventure, be sure to stop at the Route 66 Gate 2 experience just around the corner. Walk the entire Illinois Route 66 corridor in microform. Marvel at the Neon Sign Park with new and restored neon signs. Coming summer of 2023, a paved brick road, a 40’ tall, fiberglass Route 66 muffler man, a drive-in theater replica and interpretive signs highlighting each Route 66 community from Chicago to the Chain of Rocks Bridge
Hours of operation : May 6 – August 5 Saturdays Only May Hours – 12:00pm-6:00pm June, July and Aug 5 – 2:00pm-8:00pm Open throughout the IL State Fair – August 10-20 during normal fair hours
All operations are weather pending.