4.5Rock Island Arsenal Museum(119 reviews) - A museum that covers wars and weapons the United States have been involved with. Saturday: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Military Museums • Speciality Museums • History Museums
The Rock Island Arsenal Museum is the Army’s second oldest museum. It first opened to the public on July 4, 1905. The museum tells the story of Rock Island Arsenal and Arsenal Island from the establishment of Fort Armstrong in 1816 to today. Among the museum's highlights is its firearms collection. Consisting of more than 1200 military and civilian firearms, the collection is one of the most unique in the country. Visitors can see a wall-gun from the American Revolution, rifles from the Little Bighorn Battlefield and Custer’s last stand, and experiment firearms from Rock Island Arsenal’s Rodman Laboratories. The museum is open Tuesday to Saturday from Noon to 4:00pmSee more..
This was an unexpected gem while we were staying in Moline Illinois. The exhibit was Manuscripts by Charles Darwin. We were totally unaware that a Manuscript museum existed. As we are from Minnesota we will visit the one in Duluth. This is a rotating exhibit and when we are in the area we will return.See more..
4.0Hauberg Museum(15 reviews) - Gem Historical Museum Saturday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Speciality Museums
A small but well-conceived museum that focuses on the two tribes that originally inhabited the region - the Sauk and Meskwaki. It is located in part of a much larger Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp built in the 1930s. When we entered, we were greeted by the Director who was manning the front desk. She was very knowledgeable and eager to tell us about the life cycle of the Native Americans in that area. The rest of the tour is self-guided as you work through a series of life size dioramas showing how they lived and worked in each season in the year. A bonus in another part of the lodge is the story of the CCC crews who constructed the building and its surroundings. The museum is free but a donation is suggested. Although somewhat off the beaten path, this museum is well worth taking the time to visit.See more..
Advertised as the first regular house with siding, it's actually a log house underneath... check out the internal structure preserved on display in the newly attached bonus room. The tour guide was one of the most interesting guys I met on a two week long trip, and he really knew the place and the area inside and out. Be sure to ask Colonel Davenport's real name and why it was changed. See more..
