Rock Island Arsenal
Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
Attractions near Garden Plain Township
A day out from Garden Plain Township: Rock Island Arsenal, 28 mi away
Among the places to visit in and near Garden Plain Township are 8 museums, 3 gardens and an ancient site. None of our places to visit is inside Garden Plain Township; 14 are within 40 miles. Figge Art Museum draws about 77K visitors a year. Go 50 mi out for Charles Mound.
Attractions nearby
24
within 60 miles
The big one
28 mi
Rock Island Arsenal
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Ancient site · 28 mi southwest
Rock Island Arsenal
Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
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The map view
The map puts most of the 14 to the southwest.
Orange: Garden Plain Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The list in full
24 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
2Charles Mound
Gentle hill located in Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illiniois, United States.
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4Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site
Building and historic site in Illinois, United States.
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6National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Museum located in Dubuque, Iowa, USA.
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11John Deere House and Shop
Historic house museum in Grand Detour, Illinois, USA.
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13Vander Veer Botanical Park
Botanical garden in the above historic district.
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Chana School
Two-room schoolhouse museum, moved from Chana, Illinois to Oregon, Illinois.
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.
Parks and trails in Garden Plain Township → · Garden Plain Township’s history →
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Photo credits
Rock Island Arsenal: Robert A, Ryan, J. Ceronia, and Bruce A. Harms, Photographers, Public domain · Charles Mound: Skye Marthaler, 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 · Apple River Fort: IvoShandor, 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 · Chana School: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin), CC BY 2.5 · Bickelhaupt Arboretum: Photo by Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Black Hawk Museum and Lodge: Smallbones, CC0 · Don Opel Arboretum: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: DBQer (Talk / contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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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