A selfguided driving tour that celebrates the hometown values and heritage of our 40th President. President Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois. Of the three Illinois presidents, including Lincoln and Grant, Reagan was the only one born in the state. Tampico boasts the Reagan birthplace, reconstructed to the period and has the very bedroom where he was born. The site also includes a small town museum filled with Reagan memorabilia and collectables. Dixon, considered by Ronald to be his hometown, is where he attended school and church, graduated from Dixon High, taught Sunday school, developed his early acting skills and saved 77 lives while working as a summer lifeguard at Lowell Park. Dixon boasts the Reagan Home, Dixon Historic Center which houses the famous Jelly Belly portrait, Wings of Peace with a Berlin Wall replica, the Reagan Way and other sites celebrating their connection to the President.

Address: 300 East College Avenue, Eureka, IL 61530-1500
Telephone: 309-467-6407
Website: http://www.ronaldreagantrail.net/