Art Exhibits
ARTery - showcases works from painting, photography, jewelry, ceramics, and home furnishing
Bucktown Center for the Arts - made up of over a dozen unique shops and studios where you can purchase creative, affordable, unusual and useable works of art
St. Ambrose Galvin Fine Arts Center - view displays of student artwork
Quad Cities International Airport - features exhibits by local and national artists
Free Days
Figge Art Museum - featuring regional, national and international art from the 15th century to the present
Museums
Fryxell Geology Museum - featuring collections of rocks, minerals and fossils
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum - featuring antique trucks and historical information
John Deere Pavilion - featuring antique agricultural equipment, historical exhibits, and a kid's exploration area
Mississippi River Visitor Center - features historical information, exhibits, and a view toward the Lock and Dam 15
Rock Island Arsenal Museum - featuring exhibits about the people involved in Arsenal Island’s history, and the manufacturing processes used at Rock Island Arsenal
Walnut Grove Pioneer Village - featuring a historically accurate settlement, with shops, a cemetery, and historic buildings
Natural Areas and Parks
Natural Areas - many of the QC's nature preserves, wildparks, and gardens are free to the community
Parks and Playgrounds - the QC offers a plethora of free parks and playgrounds
Self-Guided Tours
1918 Government Housing Tour - downloading the PDF brochure or picking up a hard copy from various Rock Island locations, one can see the difference between elevations and floor plans from 1918 with examples of those homes today
Augustana College Walking Tour - downloading the PDF brochure or picking up a hard copy from various Rock Island locations, one can learn more about the history behind the design of Old Main and the ties House on the Hill has to the largest wood products company in the world
Broadway Historic District Walking Tour - by selecting the PDF brochures for various Rock Island streets on the city's website (under "Plans and Publications"), one can learn more about the architecture and history of Rock Island
Downtown Rock Island History and Architecture Walking Tour - downloading the PDF brochure or picking up a hard copy from various Rock Island locations, one can learn more about the area's historically designated structures
Gold Coast and Hamburg Historic District Walking / Driving Tour - using the latest PDF brochure and the PDF architectural guide, one can learn more about the district's history and historical buildings
Highland Park Walking Tour - downloading the PDF brochure or picking up a hard copy from various Rock Island locations, one can learn more about the neighborhood's unique architecture
John Looney Legend Tour - downloading the PDF brochure or picking up a hard copy from various Rock Island locations, one can visit 50 sites and buildings affiliated with John Looney
KeyStone Neighborhood Driving Tour - downloading the PDF brochure or picking up a hard copy from various Rock Island locations, one can learn about the neighborhood's development and architecture
Modernistic Tour - after downloading the PDF brochure or picking up a hard copy from various Rock Island locations, this tour will take one on a city-wide tour to discover its modern architectural styles
Western Downtown Walking Tour - downloading the PDF brochure, one can learn about how Rock Island (then called "Stephenson") began
Tours and Tastings
Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House - tours the homes of these local historic figures, as well as their role in the Quad City's development
Isabel Bloom Studio Tour - tours the sculpting process
John Deere Harvester Works - tours the manufacturing process
Lock and Dam 15 Tour - featuring river history, lock and dam operation and more
Mississippi River Distilling Company - tours the distilling process and finishes with free samples for those of legal drinking age
