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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- 1 Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home, 816 S Hennepin Ave, ☏ +1 815 288-5176, info@ronaldreaganhome.com. 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, info@nthc.org. 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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- Quality Inn Dixon, 136 Plaza Dr, ☏ +1 779-677-2204. 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.
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Routes through Dixon |
Davenport ← Rock Falls ← | W ![]() |
→ Rochelle → Chicago |
Rochester ← Dubuque ← | W ![]() |
→ Jct N ![]() ![]() |
Beloit ← Rockford ← | N ![]() |
→ Sterling → END |
Madison ← Freeport ← | N ![]() |
→ Jct W ![]() ![]() |
END ← | W ![]() |
→ Rochelle → Hillside |