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If you're a history buff, art aficionado, archaeology fiend, or dabbler in the sciences, our museum picks are perfect for a rainy day or afternoon excursion! Our selections center around notable collections of historical and cultural items. Many have excellent rotating displays in addition to exceptional permanent collections.
Category: Museums - Moline / Quad Cities Attractions & Activities
Address: 199 N Front St, LeClaire, IA 52753
Legendary wild west showman and US Scout "Buffalo" Bill Cody was born right here in the Quad Cities. This museum, located in the quaint riverside town of LeClaire, is dedicated to preserving interest in this American folk hero. Guests can see several of Cody's personal possessions on display, including several guns and memorabilia from his famous...
Deere and Company Adminstrative Center
Category: Museums - Moline / Quad Cities Attractions & Activities
Address: 1 John Deere Pl, Moline, IL 61265-8098
This fascinating center is home to the world's largest manufacturer of farm, industrial, and lawn and garden equipment. Famous architect Eero Saarinen designed the complex, which sits on more than 1,000 acres overlooking the Rock River Valley. Tours include visits to the main office, whose grand mural depicts the evolution of farm equipment from...
Family Museum of Arts and Science
Category: Museums - Moline / Quad Cities Attractions & Activities
Address: 2900 Learning Campus Dr, Bettendorf, IA 52722-7710
Have you ever wanted to operate a television camera? How would it feel to touch a tornado or make a cloud? At Bettendorf's Family Museum of Arts and Science, you can do all this and more. This popular Quad City museum offers families the chance to explore the fields of science and technology via such interactive exhibits as "Heartland," "The...
Category: Museums - Moline / Quad Cities Attractions & Activities
Address: 225 W 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801
The Davenport Museum of Art boasts an extensive collection of 19th and 20th century American Art, including an impressive Regionalism work by Grant Wood, and landscapes by Asher B. Durand. When the facility first opened in the 1930s, the nucleus of its collection was a gift of more than 300 paintings from C. A. Ficke. Today, however, the museum...
Category: Museums - Moline / Quad Cities Attractions & Activities
Address: 820 38th St, Swenson Hall of Science, Rock Island, IL 61201
For those fascinated by the unique geology of the Upper Mississippi River valley, Augustana College's Fryxell Museum is a must see. Located in the Swenson Hall of Science, the museum displays more than 1500 rocks, minerals and fossils – quite an extensive collection to be sure. Among the museum's more noteworthy residents are the fossil remains of...
German American Heritage Center
Category: Museums - Moline / Quad Cities Attractions & Activities
Address: 712 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA 52802-1410
Located in what was once the Miller Hotel (circa 1868), the relatively new German American Heritage Center is dedicated to preserving interest in and knowledge of the Germans who settled the Quad City area in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Among the artifacts in the museum's collection are documents associated with the German immigration...
Category: Museums - Moline / Quad Cities Attractions & Activities
Address: 320 16th Street, Moline / Quad Cities, IL
Anyone interested in the history and heritage of John Deere will thoroughly enjoy an afternoon here browsing the collection from the early years of John Deere tractors, equipment and memorabilia. Visitors can watch restorations in progress, view displays of vintage John Deere tractors and equipment or visit the Center's customer service counter...
Category: Museums - Moline / Quad Cities Attractions & Activities
Address: 1510 46th Avenue, Black Hawk State Historic Site, Rock Island, IL 61201
Located on the grounds of the Black Hawk State Historic Site, the Hauberg Museum contains an impressive collection of artifacts from the Sauk and Mesquakie people. The museum's featured dioramas change each season to reflect the day-to-day living conditions of these tribes. Donations are suggested.
Putnam Museum and IMAX Theatre
Category: Museums - Moline / Quad Cities Attractions & Activities
Address: 1717 W 12th St, Davenport, IA 52804
The Putnam Museum is dedicated to expanding visitors' knowledge about the Quad City ecosystems in specific, and world ecosystems in general. Among the museum's permanent exhibits are the popular "Black Earth/Big River," an interactive exhibit that showcases the natural history of the Upper Mississippi River Valley, and an Asian/Egyptian gallery...
Category: Museums - Moline / Quad Cities Attractions & Activities
Address: 1 Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL 61299
Rock Island, situated between Illinois and Iowa, was established as a government arsenal in 1862. Today it is home to the largest government-owned munitions plant in the country. The arsenal's museum, which first opened in 1905, is the US Army's second oldest museum and contains a virtual timeline of more than 1,100 US military weapons and...
