Visitor Information

ISM-Dickson Mounds, a branch of the Illinois State Museum and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is one of the major on-site archaeological museums in the United States. It offers a unique opportunity to explore the world of the American Indian in an awe-inspiring journey through 12,000 years of human experience in the Illinois River Valley.

Visitors to the museum in west-central Illinois encounter innovative interpretive exhibits, archaeological sites, and various special events in a rural setting. In addition, the museum has a variety of other visitor use facilities on the museum grounds, including an outdoor stage, picnic grounds with a shelter, playground, restrooms, and restored prairie. Seasonally available exhibits on the grounds are located at a restored 1850 era plank road tollbooth and at the Eveland Village, where visitors may view the excavated remains of three early Indian buildings. 

Also available for public use during daylight hours are a series of walking trails leading through the museum's 235-acre grounds. Pick up a trail guide at the museum.