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Centrally located, Moline offers easy access to a year-round calendar rich in cultural and entertainment opportunities.

Located along the historic Mississippi riverfront of the Quad Cities, Downtown Moline Centre Main Street is filled with an extraordinary variety of restaurants from casual fare to fine dining, hot nightspots and entertainment venues, and unique shopping all within easy walking distance.  View the downtown parking map. 

In August 2007, the Moline Downtown Commercial Historic District was officially placed on the National Register of Historic Places.  The historic district includes 114 buildings on 33 acres centered in Downtown Moline.  The district retains its historic and architectural integrity and reflects the character of the historic downtown.  The establishment of this historic district brings distinction to Downtown Moline for its historic and architectural character.  It also provides redevelopment incentives.  

While in the downtown, take some time to experience a leisurely walk back in time with our historic walking tour.  Carefully researched by local historian, Barb Sandberg, this tour will guide you through a series of interesting sites.  Historic Downtown Moline Centre boasts designs and architecture popular more than 100 years ago.  A walk through the downtown areas provides insights into the early years of Moline's history.    

Moline City of Mills Mural is a historic depiction of Moline in the 1850s.  The impressive life-size mural is located on the west wall of the Historic block Courtyard on River Drive (between 15th and 16th Streets). The mural shows how a small brush dam built between Moline and Rock Island, (today's Arsenal Island) provided power for a variety of mills and factories making Moline a destination for early settlers looking for jobs.  Prominently placed in the mural are John Deere and John Gould who founded businesses that are still providing jobs in Moline, some 160 years later.  The project complements the nearby Moline Downtown Commercial Historic District, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.  For more information, or to contribute toward future mural projects, contact Moline Centre Main Street at 309-524-2054 or powens@moline.il.us.  

Volunteer and business opportunities exist in downtown Moline Centre. For more information, contact Pam Owens, Executive Director, Moline Centre Main Street at 309-524-2054 or powens@moline.il.us.

The i wireless Center, a 12,000-seat arena and conference center, draws many top talents in the music industry and has hosted concerts such as the Eagles, Cher, Tina Turner, Elton John, Neil Diamond, Tim McGraw, Kenney Chesney, and Janet Jackson. Special performances by Disney on Ice and the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus delight families from around the region. The i wireless Center is also home to the Quad City Steamwheelers, an arena football team, and the Quad-City Mallards, a minor league hockey team.

The City of Moline is host to a variety of outdoor festivals including Viva Quad Cities, Quad City Marathon, Race for the Cure, Crimestoppers' Run and Lighting of the Commons.  The Quad Cities community attracts thousands of visitors each year during its annual blues, jazz and reggae festivals. For a complete listing of festivals and events in and around the community, click here.

One of the biggest tourist draws in Moline is the John Deere Commons home to the John Deere Pavilion. The Pavilion features an agricultural museum that displays farm implements new and old, as well as multimedia presentations on the history of farming and on John Deere. Next to the Pavilion is the John Deere Store, offering unique and fun memorabilia with the leaping deer logo.  

Other Deere Attractions include the Deere Administrative Center, corporate headquarters of Deere & Company and the Deere family homes.   The Deere-Wiman House and Butterworth Center, located in Moline, are two majestic mansions built in the late 1800’s by Charles Deere, son of John Deere. Gardens open for viewing and private tours available.

The Plaza at Bass Street Landing, offers a unique venue for outdoor events, festivals and gatherings. A raised performance stage anchors the plaza with a dramatic white canopy and two columns that are reminiscent of a riverboat’s smoke stacks. At the east end of the plaza, a fountain gateway leads visitors to a water feature with sculptures depicting children fishing in the Tom Sawyer/Huck Finn era. The fountain's zero-grade entry invites children to "cool" off during hot summer days. All along the plaza space there is outdoor seating and "string lighting" to illuminate the area at night.  Bass Street Landing Plaza is available for rent for both private and special events. Please contact the City Clerk at 524-2004 for rental availability and information. 

Located next to the plaza at Bass Street Landing is the Stoney Creek Inn & Conference Center. The riverfront hotel features 140 rooms, ten extended stay suites with kitchens, and conference center with capacity for 450.  The hotel has incorporated a nautical theme to tie into its location on the river.

The Great Escape Theatre is the Illinois Quad Cities' only first-run, state-of-the-art movie theatre. Located in Moline, the theatre features 14 screens with stadium-style seating and digital sound, and a split-level arcade.

Moline has an abundance of neighborhood parks, including Riverside Park, home of the Riverside Family Aquatic Center, and Greenvalley Sports Complex, featuring acres of baseball diamonds, soccer fields and cricket field. Pet owners will enjoy the new Greenvalley Dog Park, providing two acres of fenced, safe space for dogs to run and play off leash.  

Bicyclists and pedestrians may enjoy the beauty of the Mississippi River along the Ben Butterworth Parkway, a 4-mile scenic paved trail, which connects to the 62-mile Great River Trail. Picnickers may take in a glorious sunset or delight in watching those engaged in recreational activities like water skiing, boating, fishing, rowing or parasailing.

Residents and guests may traverse the Quad Cities aboard the Channel Cat water taxi, an open airboat that transports people and bicycles to Iowa and Illinois shorelines. The Celebration Belle, the area’s only non-gaming boat, docks in Moline and offers sightseeing, lunch, dinner and big-band cruises on the Mississippi. Three riverboat casinos with accompanying first-class restaurants and entertainment are located within minutes in neighboring cities.

New!  "The Loop" rivefront circulator bus crosses two bridges in two states and services downtown Moline, Rock Island, Davenport and Bettendorf. Ride for $1 per trip, during these hours: Thursday - Saturday 5 pm - 1:30 am; Sunday 11:30 - 6 pm. Buses run approximately every 20 minutes.

For live productions in Moline, the Music Guild Theater and Playcrafters Barn Theater features musicals performed by local actors and performers. 

Other area cultural attractions include the Putnam Museum, Figge Art Museum,  River Music Experience, Bettendorf Family Museum of Arts & Science, IMAX Theatre, Quad Cities Symphony Orchestra,  and Modern Woodmen Park (home of the Quad Cities River Bandits) to name just a few.

Golfers enjoy several top-flight courses including TPC at Deere Run, which hosts an annual PGA tour event, The John Deere Classic.

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-Moline Centre Main Street Visitor Information

Moline Community Map

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