Attractions in Rock Island, Illinois

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Backwater Gamblers Water Ski Shows
5000 44th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201
One of the top rated ski clubs in show competition, the Backwater Gamblers provide quality water ski entertainment to the Quad City area. more info map
Whitewater Junction 309-732-7946
1601 Longview Drive, Rock Island, IL 61201
Fun for the whole family can be found at Whitewater Junction, a zero-depth to 9 feet deep pool featuring a body slide, tube slide, two drop-slides, and a water... more info map

Jumer's Casino & Hotel 309-756-4600
777 Jumer Drive, Rock Island, IL 61201
The over 42,000 square foot Jumer's Casino features slots, table games, poker, 205 rooms and suites, an indoor pool, a fitness center, the John Taylor Salon and Day Spa,... more info
Jumer's Casino Rock Island 309-756-4600
777 Jumer Drive, Rock Island, IL 61204
Enjoy world-class hospitality, elegant surroundings, and all the excitement of casino gaming at Jumer's Casino, overlooking the Mississippi River. There are five floors... more info map

Colonel Davenport House 309-786-7336
Located on the north side of Arsenal Island
This federal-style house, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is the oldest home in the Quad Cities. The structure was restored in 1907 and again in 1988... more info map

Black Hawk State Historic Site 309-788-0177
1510 46th Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201
This wooded, steeply rolling 208-acre tract, which borders the Rock River, was home to Prehistoric Indians, nineteenth-century settlers, and the Sauk nation whose... more info map

Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center 309-794-7204
639 38th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201
Located at Augustana College
The Swenson Center is "a national archives and research institute providing resources for the study of Swedish immigration to North America, the communities the... more info

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Museum 309-788-0177
1510 46th Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201
Located at Blackhawk State Historic Site
This museum which opened in October of 1999, is dedicated to the Depression-era government work program which employed 225,000 World War I veterans. From 1933 to 1935... more info map
Fryxell Geology Museum at Augustana College 309-794-7318
Located in the Swenson Hall of Geosciences
Containing "one of the largest and finest collections of rocks, minerals and fossils in the Midwest," the Fryxell Geology Museum features over 1,500 rock, mineral and... more info map
Hauberg Indian Museum 309-788-9536
1510 46th Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201
Located at the Blackhawk State Historic Site
Constructed in 1934 at the Blackhawk State Historic Site by the Civilian Conservation Corps, this museum depicts the daily life of the Sauk Indians from 1750 to 1830,... more info map
Rock Island Arsenal Museum 309-782-5021
Building 60 Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL 61201
Located on Rock Island Arsenal Island
Established on July 4, 1905, this museum preserves and displays the history of Rock Island Arsenal and Arsenal Island, as well as the history of small arms development.... more info map

LongView Conservatory and Gardens 309-786-0443
1300 17th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201
This park offers a conservatory, greenhouse, flower gardens, playground equipment, picnic shelter, volleyball, outdoor ice-skating, tennis courts, walking path and 39... more info map
Quad City Botanical Center, The 309-794-0991
2525 Fourth Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201
You will be enchanted by the exotic tropical flowers, 14-foot waterfall, reflecting pools, and outdoor gardens which feature a magnificent conifer collection, thousands... more info map

Lock & Dam 15
Located on Arsenal Island
For an up close and impressive look at the mighty Mississippi River, Lock & Dam 15 is the place to go. This lock and dam is 15th in a chain of 27 lock & dams that start... more info map