Rock Island Arsenal
Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
Attractions near Riverdale
Rock Island Arsenal, 4 mi from Riverdale
Riverdale’s list takes in 7 museums, 3 gardens and an ancient site. Nothing is mapped inside Riverdale, but 12 places to visit are within 40 miles. Some 77K visitors a year come to Figge Art Museum. Further afield, Kinnick Stadium is 57 mi from the centre.
Attractions nearby
23
within 60 miles
The big one
4 mi
Rock Island Arsenal
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Ancient site · 4 mi west
Rock Island Arsenal
Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
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The map
Mapped around Riverdale
Out of town, most of the 12 are to the west.
Orange: Riverdale. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All the places to visit
Its 23 places all lie 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.
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5Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa, United States.
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7Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site
Building and historic site in Illinois, United States.
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11John Deere House and Shop
Historic house museum in Grand Detour, Illinois, USA.
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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 · Putnam Museum: Ctjf83 of English Wikipedia (log), Public domain · 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 · 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 · 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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