A Visitor’s Guide to Dickson Mounds Museum dicksonmounds.com
To begin your tour please Second Floor First Floor take the elevator to the third floor. Activity Room Restroom Womens Future Emiquon Gallery Third Floor Presentation Multimedia Museum Main Entry Reception
Presentation Multimedia Dickson Legacy Lifeways People of the Valley Mens Elevator Elevator Restroom Auditorium Discovery River Valley Gallery Elevator Reflections on Center Three Worlds Exit from Multimedia Entry to Multimedia Entry Restrooms “Legacy” Exit Observation Deck
Exit Illinois Landscape Theater American Frontier
Exit Society and Culture
The Discovery Center Enter a learning place with hands-on activities River Valley Gallery People of the Valley for visitors of all ages; discovery drawers, Discover 12,000 years of human interaction Examine the long sequence of peoples and books, videos, and a unique playscape. with the natural world of the Illinois River their cultures – from Ice-Age hunters to the Valley through graphic exhibits. Learn tribal groups that left Illinois in the 19th Dickson Legacy Exhibit about the Emiquon Preserve located in the century. This story is told through artifacts, Learn how the museum has developed and bottomland below the museum. murals, photographs, and hands-on exhibits. changed over the course of eight decades.
“Legacy” Reflections on Three Worlds Illinois’ Natural Landscape Trace people’s journey through time in a Explore the world of Mississippian farmers. & American Frontier Exhibits large-screen video production that captures The 1000-year-old sites of their town, the panorama of the past. Program begins villages, camps, and burial grounds surround (construction in progress) automatically shortly after you pass through the the museum today. The exhibits reflect Consider the rich historic natural resources entry doors. Please do not enter when the doors the Lifeways, and Society and Culture of of the Illinois River Valley and how those are closed or when the exit doors are open. these people. They lead to a multimedia resources have been changed over time. presentation that takes you through a Visit a replica log cabin to learn about Euro- American settlement of the Illinois frontier. Observation Deck kaleidoscope of images – the sights, sounds, View a panorama of sites and sounds of the symbols, music, voices, and mystery of the Illinois River Valley today. three worlds of Mississippian belief. Emiquon Gallery (Exhibits under development) A Visitor’s Guide to Dickson Mounds Museum Grounds
The Dickson Mounds Museum grounds also North Stage has walking trails. For more information please School pickup a trail guide at the Museum during open Toll House hours, download one from our website visitor Main information page, or use the code below. Parking Restrooms Trails Brochure Parking East Waterford School Playground Pavilion Main Entrance
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To Lewistown Site Grounds Hours: 8:30 a.m. to Dusk every day. Eveland Village Exhibits Museum Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tue. - (open during warm weather) Sat., except for New Year’s, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. Site hours may vary. Please call (309) 547-3721 for information. Admission: Free, donations are appreciated. Illinois State Museum-Dickson Mounds Mobile Device 10956 N. Dickson Mounds Rd. Friendly Trails Map Lewistown, IL 61542-9733 Dickson Mounds (309) 547-3721 dicksonmounds.com Facebook Page