Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home
Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home
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- Sarah MerlyPurcellville, Virginia156 contributionsImmaculately kept with expert docents!I visited the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home with fellow YAF students, and I was blown away by the immaculate attention to detail and the idyllic small-town American life Reagan grew up with! The docents really helped this place come alive. I so hope to come here again!Visited April 2024Traveled with friendsWritten April 16, 2024
- Janet EWausau, Wisconsin32 contributionsGreat place to learn about Ronald ReaganWe had a great visit. It was raining but that didn't stop the tour. Our guide told so many stories about Ronald Reagan. He made Reagan a real person who loved his country and fellow Americans. Anyone interested in history and past presidents should visit. Amazing that it was almost torn down but saved by the postman.Visited April 2024Traveled with familyWritten May 13, 2024
- PhilThessaloniki, Greece2,717 contributionsGreat guideVery informative, You start with a short video before you tour the small house. Free entry, donation to the Conservative Party welcome. We enjoyed the visit, with the great stories of Ronald Regan put alive by our guide. Takes about 1 hour. You can’t prebook, you just show up, well worth it, if you are in the area. The house has been restored, and very few original items from when Ronald lived here.Visited May 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten June 9, 2024
- Extraordinary796057Pittsfield, Illinois23 contributionsEnjoyed Our VisitWe enjoyed our visit at Ronald Regan's Boyhood Home although one is led to believe during the tour this was his only home in Dixon. The Reagan family lived in this house from 1920 until 1923. The 1891 house is not a Montgomery Ward kit home as the tour guide told the group. Montgomery Ward introduced a house plan book in 1909 but did not introduce the kit homes until around 1918. Worth visiting though.Visited June 2024Traveled with familyWritten June 15, 2024
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Elizabeth A
5 contributions
Apr 2022
The site has very enthusiastic tour guides who capably share many detailed stories. In addition to stories about Reagan's boyhood, you will get an equal dose of lecture on today's conservative values (a turn off for me the way it was handled by one of the guides). The guides position Reagan entirely as a hero with no flaws except for a cute story or two of minor youthful misbehavior. It's disappointing they they didn't get deeper into Reagan's actual presidency and give a more balanced perspective of the great things he did alongside the things for which he was criticized. Other presidential sites I've been to have done a better job balancing given no one is 100% good or 100% bad. If you're interested in a highly mythologized version of Reagan it's a great tour. Prices were reasonable and they'll offer you free jelly beans at the end of the tour.
Written April 25, 2022
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NemoTraveler
Aarhus, Denmark907 contributions
Jul 2023 • Couples
The boyhood home of Ronald Reagan is located in downtown Dixon, a short drive from the Rock River. When we visited the house was open Thursdays through Saturdays from 10.00 to 15.00. Free parking is available on the corner of South Galena Avenue and West 9th Street.
The visitor center is located next to the house and the starting point for tours, which are given every hour. A very good film about the Reagans is on show as an introduction to the tour.
The tour was comprehensive and included some interesting information about the family. Our guide Mike did an excellent job with many fine details and stories about the Reagan family.
Also a very good gift shop is available and we really enjoyed the tour. Admission is free, donations accepted.
The visitor center is located next to the house and the starting point for tours, which are given every hour. A very good film about the Reagans is on show as an introduction to the tour.
The tour was comprehensive and included some interesting information about the family. Our guide Mike did an excellent job with many fine details and stories about the Reagan family.
Also a very good gift shop is available and we really enjoyed the tour. Admission is free, donations accepted.
Written July 31, 2023
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Extraordinary796057
Pittsfield, IL23 contributions
Jun 2024 • Family
We enjoyed our visit at Ronald Regan's Boyhood Home although one is led to believe during the tour this was his only home in Dixon. The Reagan family lived in this house from 1920 until 1923. The 1891 house is not a Montgomery Ward kit home as the tour guide told the group. Montgomery Ward introduced a house plan book in 1909 but did not introduce the kit homes until around 1918. Worth visiting though.
Written June 15, 2024
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Janet E
Wausau, WI32 contributions
Apr 2024 • Family
We had a great visit. It was raining but that didn't stop the tour. Our guide told so many stories about Ronald Reagan. He made Reagan a real person who loved his country and fellow Americans. Anyone interested in history and past presidents should visit. Amazing that it was almost torn down but saved by the postman.
Written May 13, 2024
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SneakinDeacon
Christiansburg, VA1,653 contributions
Jun 2021
I drove to Dixon especially to visit the Boyhood home of President Ronald Reagan. However I should done a little more research as I visited on a Sunday and the site is closed on Sunday's. So I had to be content with walking the grounds and seeing the home from the outside. It was still good to see the boyhood home of the future President. There is a statue of President Reagan standing next to the home however another visitor said it really didn't look much like the President. I tend to agree but it was still nice to see. I was really disappointed that I was not able to tour the house but hopefully I can return one day.
Written August 5, 2021
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Phil
Thessaloniki, Greece2,717 contributions
May 2024 • Couples
Very informative, You start with a short video before you tour the small house. Free entry, donation to the Conservative Party welcome. We enjoyed the visit, with the great stories of Ronald Regan put alive by our guide. Takes about 1 hour. You can’t prebook, you just show up, well worth it, if you are in the area. The house has been restored, and very few original items from when Ronald lived here.
Written June 9, 2024
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Angie W
Largo, FL112 contributions
Jul 2021
Very friendly employees. They even gave my granddaughter a stuffed item. Our tour person was named Jerry. If you want to hear a lot about this home and Ronald, ask for him. I think we were There a hour and half.
Written July 25, 2021
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Annaline
Park Ridge, IL7,180 contributions
Feb 2020 • Solo
I was disappointed to see that this house was closed for the season. On the website where I checked it was not listed as closed for the season. But it was still nice to see it from outside and walk around it and small plaza and his neighborhood ... it gives you an idea about his upbringing environment. And there was his high school open ( turned into the museum partially dedicated to him ).
Written February 29, 2020
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Sarah Merly
Purcellville, VA156 contributions
Apr 2024 • Friends
I visited the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home with fellow YAF students, and I was blown away by the immaculate attention to detail and the idyllic small-town American life Reagan grew up with! The docents really helped this place come alive. I so hope to come here again!
Written April 17, 2024
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Have Camera, Will Travel
South Bend, IN3,712 contributions
May 2021
There was no going inside, but the outside, little park and the house next door which serves as the visitor center and gift shop look great. They have taken the time to add information outside on info boards, which is nice. I walked around the property and took pictures and sat in the park for just a bit. I tend to be non-political and all history interests me, so I always stop at sites like this to check them out.
Written July 15, 2021
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What are the actual months of the year that the Home is open? Trip Advisor's hours seem to imply that you are open all year, but your website says half way down that you are closed for the season and open only April through October. And a review states it wrong that you close September not November.
Written December 21, 2019
Betty W
New Jersey
I am not sure of the hours or times the home is open. But I am sure that if you call they will have your answer.
If the times fit your schedule it is a great experience.
Well worth the trip. The town of Dixon is an interesting place to visit also. Middle America at its best!
Written December 21, 2019
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