A 200-acre lake with surrounding habitats comprise the Lake Renwick Preserve - Heron Rookery Nature Preserve. The preserve is home to a wide variety of bird species such as herons and egrets as well as an abundance of plantlife.

Railsplitter Inn Sports Bar at Pioner Lanes is a bowling center with a full service grill and bar that features 15 taps. The bowling center host leagues and parties and also features an on site pro shop.

Visitors can enjoy a bowling alley offer leagues and host birthday parties at Plainfield Lanes. The bowling alley also features a bar and grill along with an on site pro shop.

Featuring both an indoor and outdoor arena, Gateway Riding Center offers a variety of horse riding lessons for visitors from trained professionals. Visitors can also board their horses at the barn.

For those searching precious information about the area, Indiana Welcome Center is worth the while. In here there is also a museum dedicated to John Dillinger, as well as a gift shop, and a theater.

Joliet's Cinemark Theatre is a franchise of the Cinemark chain, and shows first-run movies in digital video and sound. The theater offers a variety of concessions, including Starbucks coffee and ice cream.