Rock Island Arsenal
Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
Attractions near Sherrard
Worth the trip from Sherrard: Rock Island Arsenal, 14 mi off
Sherrard and its surroundings hold 8 museums, 3 gardens and an ancient site. Nothing is mapped inside Sherrard, but 13 places to visit are within 40 miles. A typical year brings about 77K visitors to Figge Art Museum. For a full day, there is Kinnick Stadium, 60 mi away.
Attractions nearby
21
within 60 miles
The big one
14 mi
Rock Island Arsenal
National park units
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parks & monuments
Ancient site · 14 mi north
Rock Island Arsenal
Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
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The map
How they lie
Head to the north for most of the 13 on the list.
Orange: Sherrard. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Everything on the list
The list runs to 21 places, all within 60 miles.
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3Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Herbert Hoover in West Branch, Iowa.
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5Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa, United States.
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13University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum in Iowa, US.
14Vander Veer Botanical Park
Botanical garden in the above historic district.
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.
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Photo credits
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 · Putnam Museum: Ctjf83 of English Wikipedia (log), Public domain · Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · 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
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