Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home — Attraction in Dixon Township

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...

Tour lasted 45 minutes past advertised time but was light on actual information despite the length so I didn't learn much about Reagan as a person or president, which is usually my favorite part of visiting presidential historic sites. I found it ironic that one of the guide's many off topic comments was about the inferiority of the National Parks Service when I've had a better experience at every NPS run site I've visited. Site is meticulously restored, but the tour and visitor center were both uninformative missed opportunities. If you are going to choose one Reagan site in the area, I would recommend the Tampico birth site, which packed as much information in a 30 minute visit with a more professional (also...

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. It's not a political place at all, so don't worry about that,...