Northwest Territory Historic Center

Really informative local museum with lots to learn and helpful guides. From Blackhawk to Walgreens to Reagan they've got plenty of exhibits to keep you busy for a while. Wait, they've got a scavenger hunt and movie nights too? Sounds like a hidden gem to me!

I can’t believe that after living in the area 20 years I had never been to NHTC. This place exceeded expectations for exhibits, beauty, and charm. I particularly enjoyed the exhibits chronically the life of Chief Black Hawk and the war, the dioramas of the city, and the displays about the truesdale bridge disaster and roller rink fire. I learned things about my community I had never known and understood the intrusion of white settlers onto Sauk lands with far more clarity than ever.

This place is free! Teachers take your students! Parents take your kids! They show movies all day on Thursdays and have scavenger hunts for kids to complete. The new space exhibit is interactive with tablets where kids can fire lasers at various moons and planets.

As a bonus you get to admire a fine example of 20th century architecture as the buildings former life as a school is meticulously and beautifully observed. The only thing I wish is that the one preserved classroom told us more about what education was like (in words) during the early 20th century.

I’m not even a fan of Ronald Reagan and I found his Jelly bean shrine and idolization to be fascinating. After all it’s his fame (or notoriety) that we have to thank for being the impetus that created this Dixon hidden gem in the first place!

Very nice museum with lots of very well-done exhibits. Worth your time.

Great job showing our local history

This museum is unbelievable I had just found out that this was in Dixon. It has 3 floors of exhibits that is a must see. It is the closest thing to the Putman Museum but close to home

A wonderful place to visit.

Very nice great place to spend a couple hours and learn something

Nice area to sit outside and enjoy your meal.

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