Rock Island Arsenal
Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
Attractions near Hillsdale
Leave Hillsdale for Rock Island Arsenal, 20 mi away
Hillsdale and its surroundings hold 8 museums, 3 gardens and an ancient site. None of our places to visit is inside Hillsdale; 14 are within 40 miles. Figge Art Museum welcomes about 77K visitors a year. The best-known trip out is to Chicago Athenaeum, 57 mi away.
Attractions nearby
20
within 60 miles
The big one
20 mi
Rock Island Arsenal
National park units
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parks & monuments
Ancient site · 20 mi west
Rock Island Arsenal
Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
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The layout
Furthest out is John Deere House and Shop, at 39 mi.
Orange: Hillsdale. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All of them, one by one
The list runs to 20 places, all within 60 miles.
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3Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site
Building and historic site in Illinois, United States.
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8John Deere House and Shop
Historic house museum in Grand Detour, Illinois, USA.
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11Vander Veer Botanical Park
Botanical garden in the above historic district.
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14Black Hawk Museum and Lodge
Historic building in Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
Chana School
Two-room schoolhouse museum, moved from Chana, Illinois to Oregon, 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 · 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 · Apple River Fort: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Bickelhaupt Arboretum: Photo by Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Black Hawk Museum and Lodge: Smallbones, CC0 · Chana School: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin), CC BY 2.5 · Don Opel Arboretum: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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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