Rock Island Arsenal
Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
Attractions near Alpha
From Alpha, 24 mi to Rock Island Arsenal
Alpha and its surroundings hold 8 museums, 2 gardens and an ancient site. Look within 40 miles for the 12 places to visit; none is inside Alpha. Roughly 77K visitors a year make it to Figge Art Museum. Day-trippers head 60 mi out to Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum.
Attractions nearby
22
within 60 miles
The big one
24 mi
Rock Island Arsenal
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Ancient site · 24 mi north
Rock Island Arsenal
Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
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Places on the map
To the northwest is where most of the 12 lie.
Orange: Alpha. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All of them, one by one
Each of the 22 is within 60 miles.
2Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Herbert Hoover in West Branch, Iowa.
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4Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa, United States.
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12Vander Veer Botanical Park
Botanical garden in the above historic district.
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Adlai E. Stevenson I House
Historic house in Metamora, Woodford County, Illinois.
Black Hawk Museum and Lodge
Historic building in Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden
Botanical garden and conservatory in Peoria, Illinois.
Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site
Historic former courthouse in Woodford County, Illinois.
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 · Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum: Shadow2700, Public domain · Dickson Mounds: MattHucke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Figge Art Museum: Ctjf83, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Putnam Museum: Ctjf83 of English Wikipedia (log), Public domain · Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · Carl Sandburg State Historic Site: Robert Haugland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vander Veer Botanical Park: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0 · Buffalo Bill Cody Homestead: Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Crapo Park: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain · Bickelhaupt Arboretum: Photo by Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Black Hawk Museum and Lodge: Smallbones, CC0 · George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden: Original uploader was ProfDEH at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site: ProfDEH, Public domain · 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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