Black Hawk State Historic Site and more: what to see in Rock Island
Around Rock Island, the places to visit include 8 museums, 3 gardens and an ancient site. The town itself has 3 places on our list; 10 others are within 40 miles. About 77K people a year visit Figge Art Museum. Drive 52 mi to reach Kinnick Stadium.
Rock Island Arsenal
Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Map of the places
The map stretches to Carl Sandburg State Historic Site, 39 mi away.
Orange: Rock Island. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The whole list for Rock Island
It starts in town with 3 places and goes on to 18 within 60 miles.
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2Black Hawk Museum and Lodge
Historic building in Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
3Quad City Botanical Center
Set of botanical gardens in Rock Island, Illinois.
Rock Island Arsenal
Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
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6Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Herbert Hoover in West Branch, Iowa.
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8Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa, United States.
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14University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum in Iowa, US.
Vander Veer Botanical Park
Botanical garden in the above historic district.
Pine Creek Gristmill
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Muscatine County.
The places inside Rock Island lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
Black Hawk State Historic Site: Bill Whittaker (talk). Original uploader was Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Black Hawk Museum and Lodge: Smallbones, CC0 · Quad City Botanical Center: Ctjf83 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · 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 · Figge Art Museum: Ctjf83, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Pine Creek Gristmill: Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ryan Round Barn: Ibzumin, CC BY-SA 3.0
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