Active military discounts
Yes
Ronald Reagan Home in Dixon
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Location on the map
Dixon, Lee County, Illinois, US
Highlights
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Yes
Amenities
Good for kids
Yes
Toilets
Yes
Crowd
Family friendly
Yes
Phone: +1 815-288-5176
Site: http://reaganhome.org/
Site: http://reaganhome.org/
Opening hours
- Monday:Closed
- Tuesday:10AM–4PM
- Wednesday:10AM–4PM
- Thursday:10AM–4PM
- Friday:10AM–4PM
- Saturday:10AM–4PM
- Sunday:Closed
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Comments (160)
The docent was very impressive with his knowledge and enthusiasm. The manager was full of info and trivia. Well worth the visit. Thanks.
Informative tour guide. Nice to see & hear about a part of history.
We visited the home in the summer of 2021 and would say its a must stop for anyone interested in American presidential history and the early years of Ronald Regan. Mike is a great tour guide by providing details of the Regan family in the 1920s and the visit by Regan in 1984. We also enjoyed our visit to the Rock River Park in Dixon.
Jerry gave a wonderful tour!! Lots of information. He was very knowledgeable and took his time and made sure we had a nice time. Also was able to answer all questions. It was a fun tour
Great for American history lovers & treasured historic landmark. Definitely worth a visit
Wonderful piece of history. Our Tour Guide David did an amazing job! Definitely worth a visit, also very reasonable.
It was a good time to come here and enjoy a bit of history there are tours here for $8.00 a person but active military or reservists with military ID are free so take advantage of that!
Excellent staff who even kept the attention of our teenagers! The tour was highly informative and delivered in an entertaining style. I would certainly recommend this as a place to visit.
Spoke to a very pleasant docent ( Linda) about the grounds. Didnt take the formal tour but did our own abbreviated one which included the statue a few blocks away.
Broken glass all over the parking area aside,, Interesting life stories about the family, however, our tour guide could use some self control in curbing hateful and vulgar speech about Native Americans. Also, perhaps keep political commentary to himself. These unwanted outbursts ruined the visit for us. Could not wait to leave..Ronald mother would have been aghastRonalds
Brilliant presentation of the boyhood development and further growth into outstanding world leader, Ronald Reagan. The gentlemen presenting the story and tour were highly professional and knowledgeable! Vicariously living the live of this American hero at his early home is an amazing experience. All details along with the spirit of Reagan’s home are carefully preserved.
The website says hours are until 4:00 pm. We were there before 3:00 and were told the tour was full and the door was locked in my face and a closed sign was put up. I had come fromTexas via Muscatine. I think the web site should say that the last tour was at 3:00 if it is. At the Hoover Museum you can sign up for a time so you will not be turned away. I think that would be a better plan. We went to Reagan’s birth place first and the docent there was wonderful. However we left Dixon with a very bad impression. I told the person at Dixon that I had come fromTexas and he said we are more than full. Very disappointing experience. We will not recommend this site unless things change. Is there a gift shop? I don’t know because we weren’t allowed in the door🙁😩
The Reagan home is super cool. I hung out around there when I was a kid and used to go all the time. It’s a really neat glimpse into the past and a great learning experience for children and adults. Pat, the director, is an awesome guy and always keeps it tip top. It’s definitely worth checking out.
Very nice site. The staff were knowledgable and courteous. The tour is just the right length in time. The house was interesting and the guide related some personal stores about President Reagans childhood. The gift shop is decent, if they dont have it in stock, they can order. All in all a nice historic site to see if youre in the area. If you want to eat, try Galena Steakhouse!
We were treated like family. The knowledge of both gentlemen who toured us was overwhelming.We now know President Ronald Regans life much better.
Amazing tour of President Reagan’s boyhood home. David had a lot to say about one of America’s favorite President. Worth the time to spend here if you are visiting Northern Illinois
The kids went on a field trip here with their homeschool group and it was a wonderful experience. It was a perfect day for the trip which made it even better. Very helpful, informative staff, and we spend a decent amount at the store. I recommend this place to everyone, especially school/homeschool groups. Parents will enjoy it too, so if not in a small group, it may be better to go as a family. Any individual would enjoy this visit as well of course, I mainly mention the groups because of the educational nature of this place. But this is a must for everyone in the area in my opinion, regardless of party affiliation. Its not a political place at all, so dont worry about that, just history.
Nice little guided tour of the home with some hidden gems scattered throughout. Spent just shy of an hour looking around, worth the drive!
Loved it. Beautiful grounds too. Nice informative staff. Much better than his birthplace which was a dump.
We stopped today on a whim ,we had stopped at another place and it was closed so we headed to Dixon. When we arrived we caught the last tour of the day! They were very patient with us as the rest of our party visited the facilities and joined us! We went through the tour learned several things we had not known about Reagan! The gift shop was closed when the tour was over and Jerry our guide opened it up so we could purchase s few items and also started the movie that we had missed! Very friendly and an enjoyable stop! Thank you Jerry for accommodating all of us today! We will highly recommend others to stop!
Great place to visit. There was an awesome tour guide who was really helpful and good at answering questions. Definitely worth the trip, this was a very memorable visit for me!
All together, a well done site!Video of his visit to Dixon (while President of USA) is playing in the visitor center, and photos and video of being in the house.Knowledgeable staff (good secret service stories from Reagan visit), clean, spacious bathrooms behind visitor center, a small parking lot behind the boyhood home. Well kept grounds. Good gift store. Keep your admission ticket as a souvenir!Good story of him reading a book of having an alcoholic father that helped him realize his own Fathers alcoholism did not have to hold him back from achieving his dreams.
I would like to say it was a privilege and pleasure going there and very well preserved house, the Executive director Patrick Gorman told me and my family some fascinating stories about Ronald Reagan and the gorgeous town of Dixon. A wonderful experience!
Absolutely amazing place to visit. A true American hero. If youre within 50 or even 100 miles from here I recommend you take that detour and get here. Now the place is quaint, not alot of room, but definitely worth visiting.
The gift shop and pre-tour movie are excellent. The grounds are well kept. The house tour will give you a sense of the town, and people who helped shape President Reagans convictions and his personable way with people.
The $8 tour consists of a 20 min video and a 12 min tour of the Reagans modest home. Velour roped off sections everywhere limiting your options to fully admire and interact with objects. Tour discounts offered to military and government personnel, bringing cost down to $5 - Woohoo!
The Ronald Reagan Boyhood home is an amazing place to visit. The visitors center is jammed packed with history for both the young and old at heart. The grounds and house are in immaculate shape and the staff was pleasant and helpful throughout the visit. I highly recommend detouring off I88 and stopping in Dixon to learn more about one of our most popular Presidents.
Pros: This is a very neat place I stumbled upon as a destination during a Route 2 motorcycle ride. Its a simple home which offers a decent prospective of one of President Reagans homes. Provides a glimpse of what it may have been like during his childhood.Cons: The location is not well staffed (understandably) so one must be patient if youre looking to have a guides input. Also, many of the items on site are replicas and not the originals.Overall: The home is pretty well maintained and you can spend an hour or two looking the place over. Its worth a stopover, but maybe not a main destination.
Wonderful visit. Not just a home, but in addition learn lots about forming Ronald Reagan.
Fantastic tour!!!! Beautifully restored home and such informative guides. The guides are genuinely passionate about sharing their knowledge of the Reagan family.
Loved it. It was so wonderful to see the story of how President Reagan grew up. Very authentic.
Great piece of American history.
Great place to visit and learn about Reagan. About 100 miles west of Chicago but well worth the trip. Nice little house with a tour. Plus you get to see Bessy in the garage.
I drove all the way from New York to see Ronald Reagans house and I was turned down by the lady in the visitor center. She told me I could pay $8 and just watch a video but I could not tour the house. Meanwhile I took a stroll over next to the house and it was full of people touring inside the house. I dont understand. Go figure? I felt I was shunned and treated poorly and Im going to tell everybody about this situation. If anybody ever asks me about Ronald Reagans boyhood home in Dixon Illinois I will tell them how rude and terrible I was treated by the woman working inside the visitor center this day. I shall never return!
Visited this summer, beyond amazing experience! I highly recommend it. I hope it stays in IL and stays open to the public for educational purposes forever! History addict.....
Everyone was helpful, friendly and informative. They knew their subject and answered many questions. Interesting life story of the President. The town was interesting to walk through.
Nice staff. Very informative. Daughter and I had a good time.
The web site states it opens at 1 pm on Sunday. We went there and president Reagan house was closed. I called the number on the website twice and left a message. We drove 2 hours for nothing. Please update your website so people don’t drive there for nothing.
A must for Reagan fans who follow up on his childhood stories and life. I was surprised that he only spent a few years in Dixon, but it was enough for him to call it his hometown. There is a tour guide house to the right for souvenirs and purchasing tour tickets. The hours are 10 to 4pm so plan accordingly.
If you like history, you will like it.
Sad it is only open for tours during the summer months, but completely understand that is the best way to keep the site clean from snow & salt.
Great tour. Tour guide shared alot of info about Ronald Reagan.
This is one of those places with a touching history. You are standing on the ground where President Reagan was walking for a years. You can just imagine and feel how it is when a boy from small town became a president of United States. A place a must stop by when in area.
Very knowledgeable tour guide who grew up in Dixon,IL.
Dixon is a small town with lots of charm. Excellent rehab of the Presidents boyhood home. Worth the trip for both Democrats, Independents and Republicans. Trust but Verify. ..
The guides were amazing with wonderful information and stories about Ronald Reagan!
Very cool to see piece of history preserved and cherished.
Amazing experience!!! Great tour, very knowledgeable and friendly staff. Fun and upbeat. Great for the entire family!!!
I am from Dixon but dont live here anymore. It was so nice to go thru his boyhood home. I found it very interesting.
Great tour guides with lots of interesting facts.
Very interesting but unfortunately it was closed so we could only walk around the outside.
Jerry went above and beyond for our tour, we got the last tour and the gift shop was closed and he reopened the gift shop for us, so we can get our souvenirs.
Very nice place to stop by and learn about Ronald Reagan. The thing is just for a small tour around its quite pricey😐
I expected more. It was utterly underwhelming. The town of Dixon was a sad example of the forgotten rural communities destroyed by the economic policies that little boy supported.
Very informative. We didnt have time for tour, but was told it was really good.
Great spot, definitely had to stop and see where one of Americas greatest Presidents grew up.
Great tour!! Knowledgeable people doing tour!! Well worth the time!!
Well put together and very knowledgeable guides. Definitely worth the visit.
Great piece of history
Knowledgeable guides...a great mix of history and humor. A wonderful experience!
Awesome experience and a great way to learn about our 40th president!
Well we didnt actually visit this time through, however when we did it was a very well organized place. We live a little ways away and have only been there once or twice.
Extremely educational and will make you feel proud to have visited a President who came from a humble background.
I loved the house. Lived in the house in 1969.
Great small town charm which you can feel why President Reagan has such an all American charm behind him.
Great little gem. Worth the tour to learn what life was like for young President Reagan
Quick easy tours. Small gift shop. But the staff knows their history!
I liked it, if you visit Dixon, IL its there so just stop and visit.
Rawhide - American hero!
Every Republican should visit at least once. Every Democrat should visit weekly until they understand their errors.
Interesting place to check out.
Charming tour and informative video. Worth the visit if in the area.
Find the 2/$8 coupon. Guided tour. Brief movie. Historical to 1930s
The people were really nice and it was an interesting tour!
Looks nice. Was closed despite hours posted saying that it should be open.
Boring. 8.00 for 2 minutes
Great place. The tour was very informative.
Wasnt open definitely will go back
Enjoyed myself here. learned things no one could from a textbook.
Good way to learn about Reagans childhood whether you are a fan or not.
We went on tour and really enjoyed.
Historical, nice tour
Wonderful staff who clearly have an interest in honoring the Reagan family.
Very friendly and informative guide and visiters center attendant.
Its cool knowing where a historical figure grew up
If you are interested in visiting presidential history musems, this is a must stop.
Good place to take a dump!
Great tour.
Very nice for our president!!
The 1920s-era garden is looking very sad...
Took someone there to see it would like to go there sometime and see it.
Was awesome to see where Dutch grew up.
Love Ronnie. Fun to see where people grew up.
Great stories from the tour guide.
Amazing visit, the home is well done
Interesting. Tour guide was thorough
Fun place to visit, nice people.
Very good tour, worth the pennies
Great place to visit, what an amazing President
Very nice visit and friendly staff.
The docents are terrific! Very knowledgeable!
Great visit, tour and information
Great historical monument and tour
Great history is taught to you here about president Reagan
It was nice place to visit.
Great place to check out!
The squirrel owns this place.
Nice restoration and interesting stories.
Worth a visit.
Amazing!
Magic place. Definitely place to visit
Such a cool place to see
Great place to learn history
Good to see a former presidents house
An interesting place for history fans.
Learned more about his childhood.
Very interesting
Fun place for a quick history lesson
Closed. Will return when open
Nice place to get a touch of history
Awesome tribute to our president
Awesome step back in time!!!
Great place for everyone!!
Not open at 4 on Saturday.
Interesting place in Illinois
Awesome.
Awesome, very interesting
Worth the stop interesting
Good.
Small but historical
Quaint, easy to tour
Very educational.
Very interesting!
Great history.
Very informative
Great place
Cool place
Worth the visit.
Great
Good
I was here too!
Great place
It was nice
Historic
Jelly beans
Awesome !!!!
Full of history
Ronald Reagan sucks
Informative
Piece of history.
Total reviews rating 4.6
160 Reviews for Ronald Reagan Home 2023:
Review №1
2022-05-30Nice history lesson. Have to say though that our tour guide gave too much information and the guided tour took too long. They didnt keep the gift shop open after the tour - ours was the last of the day. We saw something we would have gotten. I thought they would talk more about the Young American foundation and the work they did in the house. Anything that reminds people of Ronald Reagan is a valued contribution to our world.
Review №2
2022-03-11Beautiful home and amazing lifelike statue of a great president! The museum gift shop is next door and also very nice. A great trip to learn more about this great man.
Review №3
2021-06-03We loved stopping here to see this beautiful little home so well preserved. Fans of Reagan will not be disappointed. It is worth going out of your way to visit.
Review №4
2020-07-15This was cool to see. It was immaculate and the lawn well manicured. I’m not one for history but as I age, I appreciate it more. We can all learn something from everything...what I never want to do or be like, or a fun fact I didn’t know before. I am a Hypnotist so I understand that leaning is something our brain needs to constantly be doing.
Review №5
2019-07-07We visited the home on July the 4th. The Staff were amazing. They were so knowledgeable and were able toIntersperse the tour with their vast knowledge of President Regan’s life and times in Dixon.The home is small And compact, but you really get a sense of living in small town America in Tegan’s time.
Review №6
2020-09-08I like the situation when you travel through cities and accidentally discover something interesting. Ive made a stop for food and gas, then drove couple to see the city - voila here is a beautiful tourist place.
Review №7
2021-07-13Its a beautiful home. The staff is very welcoming. It has a very inviting environment.
Review №8
2019-06-03Well worth the trip to this sleepy small town. Loved every minute of our visit. Very informative docent and they even were very patient with our two-year old Mary. Wish more historic locations were this well organized and taken care of. Happy to see President Reagan visited and helped with the house. Keep up the great work!
Review №9
2022-06-15Short narrative tour provided through the home so you can understand the history.
Review №10
2019-09-20Really done perfectly. Great volunteers. Loved it. Feel like I now know this great president we had.