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Originally Posted by SIGSEGV
Are the QC worth a visit? I would consider visiting for a weekend if I can go by train.
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Originally Posted by ardecila
I assume like many small cities, the good stuff is spread out and difficult to access by car. Quad Cities even more so since, well, it's four separate cities in two different states. Amtrak will only serve Moline.
I will say the John Deere HQ is an architectural masterpiece though...
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Could the QC be done car free? Hmmm.... Would you bring a bike, or use uber?
The downtowns are spread out. Rock Island and Davenport are right across each other, it is possible to walk across the bridge. Downtown Moline is a few miles east. There are busses. To be honest, there's nothing worth seeing in Bettendorf.
All the good stuff is clustered in the downtowns along the river. There's a new 4000 seat music venue in East Moline, the Rust Belt (
https://www.rustbeltil.com/), bus goes there too.
I was at a wedding in downtown Moline few years ago where we walked everywhere.
If you wanted to go to Davenport for the Bix Jazz festival and the Bix 7 running race, you can walk to everything once you get over there. Davenport has a couple good museums that are downtown and walkable.
I mentioned the bike because personally, the riverfront bike path in Moline and East Moline is something that every bike enthusiast should ride.
Okay, enough OT. PM me if you want to discuss the QC more.