Rock Island Arsenal
Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

Roughly 107K visitors a year make it to Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. Nothing on our list is inside Duncan Township; the 14 places to visit are within 40 miles. On the list: 8 museums, 2 gardens and an ancient site, among others. Beyond the town, Kinnick Stadium sits 45 mi away.

Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
On the map, most of the 14 sit to the northeast.
Orange: Duncan Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
22 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Herbert Hoover in West Branch, Iowa.
National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa, United States.
Natural history museum in Iowa, US.
Botanical garden in the above historic district.
Historic building in Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Muscatine County.
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.
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 · Figge Art Museum: Ctjf83, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nauvoo House: Jake from Utah, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Putnam Museum: Ctjf83 of English Wikipedia (log), Public domain · University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art: w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Crapo Park: Ian Poellet, 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