Illinois River Road
Dickson Mounds Museum, IL

The Dickson Mounds Museum and its accompanying 70 acres of upland forest and prairie are designated as a National Historic Site, and one of the finest on-site archeological museums in the country. Exhibits interpret the 12,000-year history of human habitation of the Illinois River Valley and detail interactions between humans and the natural world upon which they depend. Educational resources include a discovery center and a preserved Mississippian village.