Quad Cities
The Quad Cities is a metropolitan area of five, not four, closely-entangled cities and their suburbs on either side of the Mississippi River between Iowa and Illinois. It is part of both the Western Illinois and Eastern Iowa regions.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Vibrant Arena at The MARK and John Deere Pavilion.
Vibrant Arena at The MARK
Stadium
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The Vibrant Arena at The MARK, formerly known as The MARK of the Quad Cities, the iWireless Center, and the TaxSlayer Center, is a 12,000-seat multi-purpose arena located in Moline, Illinois.
John Deere Pavilion
Museum
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The John Deere Pavilion is an attraction and museum located in Moline, Illinois. The Pavilion opened in 1997 as part of an urban renewal project on the site of the former John Deere Plow Works.
Rock Island Arsenal Museum
Museum
The Rock Island Arsenal Museum explores the history of Arsenal Island, its commands and the history of Army manufacturing at Rock Island Arsenal. It is the second oldest museum of the United States Army.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moline and Bettendorf.
Moline
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Moline is one of the Quad Cities in Western Illinois. Moline's downtown serves as one of the civic and recreational hubs of the Quad Cities; many events take place at the 12,000-seat TaxSlayer Center and at John Deere Commons.
Bettendorf
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Bettendorf is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 39,102 at the 2020 census. Bettendorf is one of the five cities that comprise the Quad Cities region along the Mississippi River.
Davenport
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Davenport is one of the Quad Cities, in Eastern Iowa. This Midwestern city on the bank of the Mississippi River has seen a great deal of action throughout history.
Quad Cities
- Type: region
- Description: region of five cities in the US states of Iowa and Illinois: Davenport and Bettendorf in SE Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline in NW Illinois
- Location: Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.5167° or 41° 31′ northLongitude
-90.5333° or 90° 32′ westOpen location code
86HFGF88+MMWikidata ID
Q1660598
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Satellite Map
Discover Quad Cities from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Armenian to Waray—“Quad Cities” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Քվադ սիթիզ”
- Bengali: “কোয়াড সিটিজ”
- Chinese: “闊德城”
- Dutch: “Quad Cities”
- Esperanto: “Kvaropurbo”
- Finnish: “Quad Cities”
- French: “Quad Cities”
- German: “Quad Cities”
- Hebrew: “קוואד סיטיס”
- Icelandic: “Quad Cities”
- Italian: “Quad Cities”
- Japanese: “クァッド・シティーズ”
- Japanese: “クアッド・シティーズ”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Quad Cities”
- Norwegian: “Quad Cities”
- Persian: “چهار شهر”
- Polish: “Quad Cities”
- Romanian: “Quad Cities”
- Russian: “Четыре города”
- Swedish: “Quad Cities”
- Ukrainian: “Чотири міста”
- Waray (Philippines): “Quad Cities”
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