Bell Smith Springs - Eddyville, Illinois is home to a rare phenomenon of interconnected, complete, functioning ecosystems. There are four creeks which come together in the canyon at Bell Smith Springs; and even when the creeks are parched there are a dozen … [Read more...]
Millstone Bluff National Register Site – Eddyville, Illinois
Millstone Bluff National Register Site - Eddyville, Illinois An archeology site on a hilltop, along route 147, east northeast of Vienna just west of Glendale near Eddyville. A natural formation, the bluff is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. … [Read more...]
Lusk Creek Area – Eddyville, Illinois
Lusk Creek Area - Eddyville, Illinois is a National Scenic Designation which can only be reached by trail, but hiking or horseback. Indian Kitchen is a trail on the south end of the Indian Wall at the hairpin turn in Lusk Creek and is only for the daring … [Read more...]
Rock Island Arsenal Museum – Rock Island, Illinois
Rock Island Arsenal Museum - Rock Island, Illinois established on July 4, 1905 they are the are the second oldest US Army Museum in the United States. Thier mission is to preserve and display the history of Rock Island Arsenal and Arsenal Island. The secondary … [Read more...]
Heritage Interpretive Center – Hamilton, Illinois
Heritage Interpretive Center - Hamilton, Illinois The Heritage Center is open most days with interpretive displays designed to inform and educate visitors about the ecosystem of the Mississippi River and how the river played a role in the founding and heritage … [Read more...]
John Deere Collectors Center – Moline, Illinois
The John Deere Collectors Center: Please note that the John Deere Collectors Center officially closed on 31 October 2008. We do still have both the John Deere Historic Site in Grand Detour and the John Deere Pavilion and Store in Moline, IL … [Read more...]
Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse – Rock Island, Illinois
Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse - Rock Island, Illinois Circa '21 is housed in the historic Fort Armstrong Theatre. Opened in 1921, the theatre was originally a vaudeville and silent movie house, among one of the most popular and unique of its day. The theater … [Read more...]
Augustana’s Fryxell Geology Museum – Rock Island, Illinois
Augustana's Fryxell Geology Museum - Rock Island, Illinois One of the largest and finest collections of rocks, minerals and fossils in the Midwest. The museum boasts over 2,000 rock, mineral and fossil specimens including a complete skeleton of the dinosaur … [Read more...]
City of Moline Park and Recreation Garden Center – Moline, Illinois
City of Moline Park and Recreation Garden Center - Moline, Illinois There are outdoor garden displays that will entice you to see even more in this garden heaven. … [Read more...]
Quad City Botanical Center – Rock Island, Illinois
Quad City Botanical Center - Rock Island, Illinois Enjoy the beauty of the tropical flowers and strolling gardens in the botanical center. Offering 6,444 square foot tropical Sun Garden conservatory, the outdoor Scott County Regional Authority Conifer … [Read more...]