Loni’s guidebook

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Loni’s guidebook

Food scene

Upscale fine dining. A little pricey, but worth the experience. Best fried portobellos ever. Great calamari as well.
Galena SteakHouse
1101 N Galena Ave
Upscale fine dining. A little pricey, but worth the experience. Best fried portobellos ever. Great calamari as well.
Great place to socialize and enjoy wonderful homemade food. The best fried cod ever. Closed on Monday’s & Tuesday’s. View of the Rock River while dining. Richard & Julie are great hosts.
River's Edge Inn
2303 West 1st Street
Great place to socialize and enjoy wonderful homemade food. The best fried cod ever. Closed on Monday’s & Tuesday’s. View of the Rock River while dining. Richard & Julie are great hosts.
Best Chinese, American buffet in area. 9 miles from Air bnb. Very friendly atmosphere.
Asian Buffet
3106 East Lincolnway
Best Chinese, American buffet in area. 9 miles from Air bnb. Very friendly atmosphere.
Best hands down Chicken on buffet with all the fixings. Reasonably priced.
Pizza Ranch
3900 East Lincolnway
Best hands down Chicken on buffet with all the fixings. Reasonably priced.
Home of the famous “Tornado Burger”. Restaurant leveled by tornado in 2019. They persevered and rebuilt. Great breakfasts, and homemade desserts
Grubsteakers Restaurant
14698 Illinois 64
Home of the famous “Tornado Burger”. Restaurant leveled by tornado in 2019. They persevered and rebuilt. Great breakfasts, and homemade desserts
Made from scratch, homemade good for the soul food. Great breakfasts!
Mom's Diner
23 East 3rd Street
Made from scratch, homemade good for the soul food. Great breakfasts!
The “Best” homemade authentic ice cream in the area by far. Love the “Butter pecan” or as I call it “Pecan Butter”. No looking for the nuts in this ice cream.
Meusel's Dairy Delite
118 E 7th St
The “Best” homemade authentic ice cream in the area by far. Love the “Butter pecan” or as I call it “Pecan Butter”. No looking for the nuts in this ice cream.
Awesome Bakery. Lunch anyone?
Baker Street
111 W 1st St
Awesome Bakery. Lunch anyone?
Brand New January of ‘23. Two Blocks from AirBnB
420 N Galena Ave
Brand New January of ‘23. Two Blocks from AirBnB
240 N Main St

Sightseeing

Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site
810 S Hennepin Ave
Historic Archectectual building
Historic Dixon Theatre
114 S Galena Ave
Historic Archectectual building
Great place for a bike ride. Shaded trails. Very serene.
Lowell Park
2114 Lowell Park Rd
Great place for a bike ride. Shaded trails. Very serene.
1/2 block from your front door @ Air bnb
Dixon Dam
220 East Boyd Street
1/2 block from your front door @ Air bnb
Quaint beautiful setting for Lunch or dinner theater
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West Pines Road
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Quaint beautiful setting for Lunch or dinner theater
Wonderful rustic antiques. Very reasonably priced. Nicest owners.
Rusted Relics
1112 South Galena Avenue
Wonderful rustic antiques. Very reasonably priced. Nicest owners.
Unique Riverboat dinner cruises. They also have a lunch buffet and a Sunday brunch buffet
Maxson Restaurant
1469 Illinois 2
Unique Riverboat dinner cruises. They also have a lunch buffet and a Sunday brunch buffet
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Galena
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Annual event week of 4th of July. Usually at ending of event (Parade, carnival, etc), there is an awesome display of Fire Works !!!
Dixon Petunia Festival
77 South Hennepin Avenue
Annual event week of 4th of July. Usually at ending of event (Parade, carnival, etc), there is an awesome display of Fire Works !!!
White Pines Ranch
3581 W Pines Rd
Step “back in time”, & take the family before time runs out on these timeless classics, “Outdoor Theaters”.
Midway Drive-In
91 Palmyra Rd
Step “back in time”, & take the family before time runs out on these timeless classics, “Outdoor Theaters”.
John Deere Historic Site
8334 S Clinton St
Page Park
804 Palmyra Street
Dixon Family YMCA
110 North Galena Avenue

Services

Massage therapy within steps. Pamper yourself.
Sauk Valley Massage Therapy
122 E Everett St
Massage therapy within steps. Pamper yourself.
Over do it on your stay? Your not as young as you used to be? If in need of Chiropractic serves, (one of many in town), steps from your front door.
Pitman Chiropractic Clinic
122 East Everett Street
Over do it on your stay? Your not as young as you used to be? If in need of Chiropractic serves, (one of many in town), steps from your front door.
Cost Cutters
Hospital is ONE block away across the Rock River.
KSB Hospital
403 E 1st St
Hospital is ONE block away across the Rock River.
The most honest pricing and services I’ve EVER encountered. Never felt pricing or services were inflated.
2310 W 4th St
The most honest pricing and services I’ve EVER encountered. Never felt pricing or services were inflated.
“Shelly” is the most knowledgeable librarian I’ve ever met. Very Proffessional & nicest staff. Lots of services including copying, Public Notary, etc.
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“Shelly” is the most knowledgeable librarian I’ve ever met. Very Proffessional & nicest staff. Lots of services including copying, Public Notary, etc.
Post House Ballroom

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Chamber of Commerce

Our Chamber has a plethora of information for visitors as well. It’s located on Hennepin, just off River Rd West.
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Navigating town is easy if you pay attention to the signs

DO NOT exceed the speed limit on River Rd or Galena Ave. You will quickly meet another of Dixon’s Services!! They ARE watching you.
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Pay close attention to posted speed limits

Special attention should be paid to speed limits on Galena Ave & River Rd going North.