Things to do w/in hour/2hour of davenport

[bringmagicback]

Have to be in davenport thurs/friday for work and then again on monday. Have done everything in the davenport area a million times but curious if there is anything cool to see/do with in an hour or 2 of davenport (north south east) that doesnt include the chicago area (been there a million times) Adults, no children.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

 

[bringmagicback]

lol ive done that already. Also I think he's holding his pole upside down

 

[TXCyclones]

 

[SoapyCy]

Have to be in davenport thurs/friday for work and then again on monday. Have done everything in the davenport area a million times but curious if there is anything cool to see/do with in an hour or 2 of davenport (north south east) that doesnt include the chicago area (been there a million times) Adults, no children.

it's always good when asking about things to do to separate children from adults.

 

[SoapyCy]

maquota caves
sabula pizza place
downtown le clair

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Someone posted on CF once that Matthiessen State Park near Oglesby Illinois was pretty cool. I'm not sure if that is the sort of thing your looking for.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

I think there's a guided moped tour of Iowa City

 

[Sigmapolis]

https://hoover.archives.gov/

 

[TOFB4ISU]

Keep driving away

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

You could visit all 11 locations.

 

[aobie]

If you're so inclined, there a quite a few microbreweries now in the Quad City Area...
https://www.greatriverbrewery.com/ - downtown Davenport
http://bentriverbrewing.com/ - Moline
And more - http://visitquadcities.com/blog/2017/03/quad-cities-craft-breweries/

Also, there are casinos (not sure how much of a draw this is for anyone), the newest being Jumer's in Rock Island, I think.

And I would second the Maquoketa Caves.

 

[JP4CY]

Daisy Dooks

 

[srjclone]

Keep driving away

beat me to it haha

 

[AgronAlum]

Someone posted on CF once that Matthiessen State Park near Oglesby Illinois was pretty cool. I'm not sure if that is the sort of thing your looking for.

I lived pretty close to there for a couple years but was never in Matthiessen. Starved Rock is like 2 miles away and is pretty neat to check out for a day or two. The bars and restaurants are absolute garbage in the whole area in general but the one in Starved Rock state park is pretty good. The only other restaurant I'd recommend is a place called Cajun Connection in Utica. It's a dump in the middle of nowhere but the food it true Cajun and fantastic.

 

[CycloneSarah]

Definitely second Matthiessen followed by Starved Rock. Matthiessen is smaller but more adventurous feeling so I recommend starting with that and then going to Starved Rock which is large but mostly paved paths/boardwalks.

For breweries I would stay away from Great River. Bent River and Front Street are both good and have good food. Green Tree in Le Claire is the best in my opinion. Always lots of options and almost all good. Mango Me Hoppy IPA is my favorite right now. And Mississippi River Distillery is next door.

Galena always seems to be a popular weekend destination from the QC but I've never personally been. From what I hear its mostly wineries and antiques shops.

 

[Cyclone27inQC]

Eagle Point Park north of the QC's 45 minutes has on of the best views of the Mississippi River. Worth the trip.

 

[MrTippet]

Always a must stop at Whitey's Ice Cream.

 

[CtownCyclone]

Eagle Point Park north of the QC's 45 minutes has on of the best views of the Mississippi River. Worth the trip.

Think there's a winery out past it as well. If you're in to visiting Clinton when you're in the QCA.

 

[Bryce7]

Drive down to Clinton or visit the Biggest Truck Stop.