Rock Island Arsenal
Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
Attractions near Eldridge
What to see from Eldridge: Rock Island Arsenal first
About 107K people a year visit Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. No place to visit is mapped inside Eldridge; 13 are within 40 miles. On the list: 7 museums, 3 gardens and an ancient site, among others. Further afield, Kinnick Stadium is 50 mi from the centre.
Attractions nearby
30
within 60 miles
The big one
9 mi
Rock Island Arsenal
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Ancient site · 9 mi south
Rock Island Arsenal
Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
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The map
Where things are
The 13 outside town cluster to the south.
Orange: Eldridge. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Every entry
Here are the 30 places within 60 miles.
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3Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Herbert Hoover in West Branch, Iowa.
4
5Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa, United States.
6
7Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site
Building and historic site in Illinois, United States.
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9National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Museum located in Dubuque, Iowa, USA.
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14John Deere House and Shop
Historic house museum in Grand Detour, Illinois, USA.
Granger House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Linn County.
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum in Iowa, US.
Vander Veer Botanical Park
Botanical garden in the above historic district.
Black Hawk Museum and Lodge
Historic building in Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
Pine Creek Gristmill
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Muscatine County.
Quad City Botanical Center
Set of botanical gardens in Rock Island, Illinois.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
Rock Island Arsenal: Robert A, Ryan, J. Ceronia, and Bruce A. Harms, Photographers, Public domain · Kinnick Stadium: Count_de_Des_Moines (talk) (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum: Shadow2700, Public domain · Carver–Hawkeye Arena: Asolsma1988, CC0 · Herbert Hoover National Historic Site: Billwhittaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Black Hawk State Historic Site: Bill Whittaker (talk). Original uploader was Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Figge Art Museum: Ctjf83, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Putnam Museum: Ctjf83 of English Wikipedia (log), Public domain · Five Flags Center: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Deere House and Shop: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5 · University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art: w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Apple River Fort: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carl Sandburg State Historic Site: Robert Haugland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Granger House: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of Iowa Museum of Natural History: Billwhittaker (talk) at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vander Veer Botanical Park: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0 · Buffalo Bill Cody Homestead: Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Abbe Creek School: Tom Hazelton, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bickelhaupt Arboretum: Photo by Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Black Hawk Museum and Lodge: Smallbones, CC0 · Old Market House: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pine Creek Gristmill: Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Quad City Botanical Center: Ctjf83 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Ryan Round Barn: Ibzumin, CC BY-SA 3.0
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