Agencies
Services
Plan Your Visit
Dickson Mounds Museum is located in a rural area of West Central Illinois, near the Illinois River between the towns of Lewistown and Havana. It is 200 miles southwest of Chicago, 45 miles southwest of Peoria, and 60 miles northwest of Springfield.
Illinois State Museum - Dickson Mounds
10956 N. Dickson Mounds Rd.
Lewistown, IL 61542
(309) 547-3721
Museum Hours:
Tue - Sat: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Closed: New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
Admission
Free
Accommodations
Motels
Heritage Grand Inn, Canton (309) 647-9675
Red Lion Motor Lodge, Havana (309) 543-4407
Super 8, Canton (309) 647-1888
Bed and Breakfast
The Carriage House, Havana (309) 543-4156
Camping
Webb's Valley View Campground, Lewistown, (309) 547-3183
Fulton Co Camping & Recreation Area, St. David (309) 668-2931
Rice Lake Conservation Area, Canton (309) 647-9184
Illinois River Boat Launches - Havana and Liverpool
Restaurants
Lewistown and Havana (both about five miles from the museum) feature both home-style and fast food restaurants.
For a current list of area events as well as restaurants and accommodations, you may call the Fulton County Tourism Council, (309) 547-3234; or the Havana Chamber of Commerce, (309) 543-3528. For more information on outdoor activities in Fulton County click here.