Dixon
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About Dixon
Dixon is called "The Petunia City" but is probably best known as the boyhood home of former US President Ronald Reagan.
Dixon travel guide
See
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. (updated Nov 2016) 3 Lowell Park. (updated Feb 2019)
Sleep
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.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.