Dixon is called "The Petunia City" but is probably best known as the boyhood home of former US President Ronald Reagan.
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Map of Dixon (Illinois)
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- 1 Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home, 816 S Hennepin Ave, ☏ 1 815 288-5176, ✉[email protected]. Open April 1st to October 31st: 10am - 4pm Monday - Saturday. The Reagan family's home from 1920-1923, this white house has a gift shop and memorial garden for the late president.
- 2 Northwest Territory Historic Center, 205 West 5th Street, ☏ 1 815-288-5508, ✉[email protected]. This museum is located in the school building where Reagan attended 7th and 8th grades. Free, donations welcome.
- 3 Lowell Park.
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- Comfort Inn Dixon, 136 Plaza Dr, ☏ 1 815 284-0500. Located halfway between Chicago and the Quad Cities near the intersection of I-88 and IL Route 26, and sits along three major tourism trails, which includes The Ronald Reagan Trail, The Historic Lincoln Highway and the Northwest Passage Heritage Corridor.
- Quality Inn and Suites Dixon, 154 Plaza Dr, ☏ 1 815 288-2001. Located off of I-88 and in close proximity to major tourist attractions. These include the Ronald Reagan Trail, The Historic Lincoln Highway and the Northwest Passage Heritage Corridor, and the Reagan home.
Go next
| Routes through Dixon |
| Davenport ← Rock Falls ← | W  E | → Rochelle → Chicago |
| Rochester ← Dubuque ← | W  E | → Jct N  S → Joliet |
| Beloit ← Rockford ← | N  S | → Sterling → END |
| Madison ← Freeport ← | N  S | → Jct W E → East Peoria → Peoria via  |
| END ← | W  E | → Rochelle → Hillside |