Get to know the Quad Cities

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Get to know the Quad Cities

Sightseeing

Home of the American Pickers TV show on the History channel!
14 locals recommend
Antique Archeology
115 Davenport St
14 locals recommend
Home of the American Pickers TV show on the History channel!
Learn about the Mississippi Valley region, Smithsonian artifacts, and more.
21 locals recommend
Putnam Museum and Science Center
1717 W 12th St
21 locals recommend
Learn about the Mississippi Valley region, Smithsonian artifacts, and more.
Rent Kayaks and explore the mighty Mississippi!
Loud Thunder Forest Preserve
19408 Loud Thunder Road
Rent Kayaks and explore the mighty Mississippi!
As you may have noticed, Iowa & Illinois have a lot of farm land! The Quad Cities is the home of John Deere, and here you can learn all about it.
20 locals recommend
John Deere Pavilion
1400 River Dr
20 locals recommend
As you may have noticed, Iowa & Illinois have a lot of farm land! The Quad Cities is the home of John Deere, and here you can learn all about it.
Located at the world's largest truck stop of course!
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum
505 Sterling Dr
Located at the world's largest truck stop of course!
Great place to entertain the young kids!
8 locals recommend
Family Museum
2900 Learning Campus Dr
8 locals recommend
Great place to entertain the young kids!
About Isabel Bloom Studio Tour We invite you to a free tour of our studio in Davenport, Iowa. You’ll have behind-the-scenes access to every step in the making of an Isabel Bloom sculpture. Call to schedule your tour! Stop in during business hours any time to purchase hand-made sculptures from our showroom!
Isabel Bloom Way
Isabel Bloom Way
About Isabel Bloom Studio Tour We invite you to a free tour of our studio in Davenport, Iowa. You’ll have behind-the-scenes access to every step in the making of an Isabel Bloom sculpture. Call to schedule your tour! Stop in during business hours any time to purchase hand-made sculptures from our showroom!
Snowstar Winter Sports Park
9500 126th St W
My personal favorite park in the (kinda) Quad Cities area!
25 locals recommend
Maquoketa Caves State Park
9688 Caves Rd
25 locals recommend
My personal favorite park in the (kinda) Quad Cities area!
See some world famous art work here in this unique building downtown.
34 locals recommend
Figge Art Museum
225 W 2nd St
34 locals recommend
See some world famous art work here in this unique building downtown.
Create your own blown glass art!
Hot Glass, Inc
104 Western Avenue
Create your own blown glass art!
Did you know that Chiropractic care was founded in Davenport? Go learn about how D.D. Palmer launched a successful practice and world-renowned school right here in the Quad Cities!
Palmer Family and Chiropractic History Museum
115 West 7th Street
Did you know that Chiropractic care was founded in Davenport? Go learn about how D.D. Palmer launched a successful practice and world-renowned school right here in the Quad Cities!
Davenport's own minor league baseball team with a historic stadium on the Mississippi river front. Also the filming location of the movie, "Sugar".
8 locals recommend
Quad Cities River Bandits
209 Gaines St
8 locals recommend
Davenport's own minor league baseball team with a historic stadium on the Mississippi river front. Also the filming location of the movie, "Sugar".
19 locals recommend
Vander Veer Botanical Park
215 W Central Park Ave
19 locals recommend
Coined "The bridge to nowhere", this monument of city corruption is admittedly sort of neat with LED lighting and a nice view of the region. It used to exit to a riverboat casino, which has since relocated to land.
SkyBridge
141-199 W River Dr
Coined "The bridge to nowhere", this monument of city corruption is admittedly sort of neat with LED lighting and a nice view of the region. It used to exit to a riverboat casino, which has since relocated to land.
IN 1920, BROTHERS LEW AND Jesse Tisor were walking over the pedestrian bridge at Lovers Leap ravine. The two teenagers would have been used to the sway of the wooden walkway, but this time the planks gave out from under them. In a flash they were at the bottom, miraculously unscathed, still standing upright. It may have been just a stroke of good luck, or maybe someone was watching over them. After all, the Swinging Bridge—also called Lovers Leap here in Columbus Junction—comes complete with a legend of lost love, and even the occasional haunting. The bridge goes back long before the Tisor brothers made their crossing. The original one, made from salvaged barrel wood, dates from either 1880 or 1886 (accounts differ) and was built to provide a direct route from Fourth Street to Third without having to walk all the way around the 80-foot ravine. That one lasted until 1902 when its haphazard construction was condemned by the city. In 1904, bridge number two went up, and it stayed up for sixteen years until it tumbled down under the Tisor brothers’ feet. Two years after that it was bridge number three, and with a few updates and overhauls over the decades, it’s been up ever since. No one really knows how the ravine came to be known as Lovers Leap, but the most often told tale is of a love-sick maiden, her lover killed in battle, threw herself to the bottom to end her grief. Or maybe it was a case of unrequited love—that story has some traction too. It’s said that the maiden is buried at the bottom, and if you cross over at night you can hear her mournful cries. Maybe it was her watching over the Tisor boys back in 1920. -angiedavidson75, Atlas Obscura
Swinging Bridge Park
303 Oak Street
IN 1920, BROTHERS LEW AND Jesse Tisor were walking over the pedestrian bridge at Lovers Leap ravine. The two teenagers would have been used to the sway of the wooden walkway, but this time the planks gave out from under them. In a flash they were at the bottom, miraculously unscathed, still standing upright. It may have been just a stroke of good luck, or maybe someone was watching over them. After all, the Swinging Bridge—also called Lovers Leap here in Columbus Junction—comes complete with a legend of lost love, and even the occasional haunting. The bridge goes back long before the Tisor brothers made their crossing. The original one, made from salvaged barrel wood, dates from either 1880 or 1886 (accounts differ) and was built to provide a direct route from Fourth Street to Third without having to walk all the way around the 80-foot ravine. That one lasted until 1902 when its haphazard construction was condemned by the city. In 1904, bridge number two went up, and it stayed up for sixteen years until it tumbled down under the Tisor brothers’ feet. Two years after that it was bridge number three, and with a few updates and overhauls over the decades, it’s been up ever since. No one really knows how the ravine came to be known as Lovers Leap, but the most often told tale is of a love-sick maiden, her lover killed in battle, threw herself to the bottom to end her grief. Or maybe it was a case of unrequited love—that story has some traction too. It’s said that the maiden is buried at the bottom, and if you cross over at night you can hear her mournful cries. Maybe it was her watching over the Tisor boys back in 1920. -angiedavidson75, Atlas Obscura
A neat, historic island on the Mississippi river. It used to be a military base and is now a favored park and fishing hole.
Credit Island Park
2200 W River Dr
A neat, historic island on the Mississippi river. It used to be a military base and is now a favored park and fishing hole.
Another neat park in the region with a country feel just outside of town. See neighboring horses, go biking, native plants, and other animals.
Sunderbruch Park Trail
Sunderbruch Park Trail
Another neat park in the region with a country feel just outside of town. See neighboring horses, go biking, native plants, and other animals.

Neighborhoods

Small historic area with dining/ bar, and shopping options.
16 locals recommend
Village of East Davenport
16 locals recommend
Small historic area with dining/ bar, and shopping options.
A variety of restaurants, bars, and small shops.
6 locals recommend
Downtown Davenport
6 locals recommend
A variety of restaurants, bars, and small shops.

Food & entertainment

Did you know that the Quad Cities is home of the taco pizza? What's that you say? You've never had taco pizza?! What's not to love, tacos + pizza... Enough said.
Happy Joe's Pizza - Bettendorf
2430 Spruce Hills Dr
Did you know that the Quad Cities is home of the taco pizza? What's that you say? You've never had taco pizza?! What's not to love, tacos + pizza... Enough said.
It's been said this is the best ice cream in the world... I'll let you be the judge.
14 locals recommend
Whitey's Ice Cream
1230 W Locust St
14 locals recommend
It's been said this is the best ice cream in the world... I'll let you be the judge.
Located in the village if Whitey's isn't your style!
10 locals recommend
Here's The Scoop
1104 Mound St
10 locals recommend
Located in the village if Whitey's isn't your style!
Wide River Winery Davenport
1128 Mound St
An authentic family owned Mexican grocery store w/ restaurant attached.
La Finca
916 W 2nd St
An authentic family owned Mexican grocery store w/ restaurant attached.
Healthy food in an intimate setting, located in a historic home in the Hamburg district.
Café d'Marie
614 W 5th St
Healthy food in an intimate setting, located in a historic home in the Hamburg district.
Best coffee in town, don't forget a fried egg sandwich!
15 locals recommend
Redband Coffee Co.
110 W 13th St
15 locals recommend
Best coffee in town, don't forget a fried egg sandwich!
Skybar overlooking the Quad Cities in Downtown Davenport.
6 locals recommend
UP Skybar & Lounge
215 N Main St
6 locals recommend
Skybar overlooking the Quad Cities in Downtown Davenport.
Did you know Moline is rich in hispanic culture? Through late May - late Sep you can celebrate Mercado on Fifth every Friday night! Go get some amazing Mexican food, shop from local artists and boutiques, and enjoy the live music in Downtown Moline.
Mercado on Fifth
423 12th St
Did you know Moline is rich in hispanic culture? Through late May - late Sep you can celebrate Mercado on Fifth every Friday night! Go get some amazing Mexican food, shop from local artists and boutiques, and enjoy the live music in Downtown Moline.
Farmer's market every Saturday and Sunday morning in Downtown Davenport.
14 locals recommend
Freight House Farmers Market
421 W River Dr
14 locals recommend
Farmer's market every Saturday and Sunday morning in Downtown Davenport.
Adult only arcade bar (Moline location allows minors).
15 locals recommend
Analog Arcade Bar
302 Brady St
15 locals recommend
Adult only arcade bar (Moline location allows minors).
Tons of games and dining options in this newly developed sports complex area.
10 locals recommend
The TBK Bank Sports Complex, LLC
4850 Competition Dr
10 locals recommend
Tons of games and dining options in this newly developed sports complex area.
Live music venue
11 locals recommend
The Rust Belt
533 12th Ave
11 locals recommend
Live music venue
Delicious pizzeria owned by a local family.
Antonella's II Sicilian Pizzeria
421 West River Drive
Delicious pizzeria owned by a local family.
Rival to La Finca (Mexican), also very good grocery store and restaurant.
Abarrotes Carrillo
903 West 3rd Street
Rival to La Finca (Mexican), also very good grocery store and restaurant.
Largest QCA fair if you happen to be in town for it. There is also a raceway here as well.
Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds
2815 West Locust Street
Largest QCA fair if you happen to be in town for it. There is also a raceway here as well.
As Iowa's second oldest bar, Frick's Tap is a one-of-a-kind experience.
Frick's Tap
1402 West 3rd Street
As Iowa's second oldest bar, Frick's Tap is a one-of-a-kind experience.
Delicious bar & grill in downtown themed after our beloved, mighty Mississippi.
Sippis American Grill & Craft Beer
406 W 2nd St
Delicious bar & grill in downtown themed after our beloved, mighty Mississippi.
Best ribs in town IMO!
Circle Tap
1345 West Locust Street
Best ribs in town IMO!
Over 100 beers from all around the world on tap. Neat spot with a young demographic and fun patio games.
9 locals recommend
Armored Gardens
315 Pershing Ave
9 locals recommend
Over 100 beers from all around the world on tap. Neat spot with a young demographic and fun patio games.
Delicious American bar & grill, best wings in town.
The Filling Station
305 East 35th Street
Delicious American bar & grill, best wings in town.
Local staple greasy spoon breakfast and lunch spot.
Tommy's Cafe
916 West 3rd Street
Local staple greasy spoon breakfast and lunch spot.