Moline

Moline is in Rock Island County, and has an estimated population of 43,016 in 2007. Moline is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring East Moline and Rock Island in Illinois and the cities of Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa. The corporate headquarters of Deere & Company is in Moline, as is Quad City International Airport, Black Hawk College, and the Quad Cities campus of Western Illinois University. Moline is a retail hub for the Illinois Quad Cities, as Southpark Mall and numerous big-box shopping plazas are in the city.
In the mid-1990s, the city undertook major efforts to revitalize its central business district, which had declined after suburban growth and retail changes after the 1950s and 1960s. Today, Moline's downtown again serves as one of the civic and recreational hubs of the Quad Cities; many events take place at the 12,000-seat i wireless Center (formerly known as The MARK of the Quad Cities) and at John Deere Commons.

Visitor information

• Quad City International Airport

  phone: +1 309 757-1773
  address: 2200 69th Ave.
  The airport visitor center is located diagonally across from the gift shop, near the hanging monocoupe plane, and assists visitors and passengers with information about the airport as well as Quad City visitor information.

• RiverStation / Bass Street Landing

  phone: +1 309 277-0937
  address: 1601 River Drive, Suite 110
  A full-service visitor center and gift shop located on the John Deere Commons in downtown Moline. It offers visitor information, maps, gifts, souvenirs, postcards, locally-made food and drink, Quad Cities merchandise, and bike rentals.

Moline is about 165 miles west of Chicago and midway between Minneapolis to the north and St. Louis to the South. 37.4 million people reside within a 300-mile radius of Moline, which comprises almost 13% of the nation’s population. Moline and its neighbors help form the largest urban concentration between St. Louis and Minneapolis along the Mississippi River. Major interstates I-80, I-88 and I-74 provide ready access in all directions.

By plane

The Quad City International Airport, the third largest airport in Illinois is in Moline. It serves the regional Quad City area. Five airlines offer non-stop flights to 12 cities, including Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Denver, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Orlando, Fort Myers, Phoenix-Mesa, and Tampa. On-site fueling and ground handling services are available. To track a flight, log onto www.qcairport.com, and click on flight tracker or click the “arrivals and departures” button for a list of on-time flight status.

By train

• Amtrak Moline (MLI)

  address: 1200 River Drive, Centre Station
  Station with waiting room but no ticket office or amenities. As of March 2016, Amtrak is still busing passengers from Moline to Galesburg, Illinois (50 minutes away), to catch onward trains to Chicago; work is in progress to inaugurate Amtrak direct service between Chicago and Moline. A train to Danville has also been proposed but not yet implemented.

You can see all of the Quad Cities from the Channel Cat Water Taxi, an open air boat that transports people and bicycles to Iowa and Illinois shorelines.
Quad Cities MetroLINK serves Moline and the other Illinois Quad Cities.

• John Deere Pavilion

  phone: +1 309 765-1000
  address: 1400 River Drive
  A fun place to learn about John Deere and climb on a Combine.

• Deere & Company World Headquarters

  phone: +1 309 765-8000
  address: One John Deere Place Moline
  1,400 acres of beautifully kept land, home to a variety of wildlife including white tail deer, ducks, geese and swans. The display floor is open to visitors 365 days a year, from 9AM-5PM Visitors can look at displays of antique John Deere equipment, and a variety of the company's new equipment offerings.

• Bass Street Chop House

  phone: +1 309 762-4700
  address: 1601 River Drive
  Excellent steaks, chops and seafood.

• Bent River Brewing Co.

  phone: +1 309 797-2722
  address: 1413 5th Avenue
  Craft beers, pub grub and a beer garden.

• Bierstube

  phone: +1 309 797-3049
  address: 415 15th Street
  Serves German favorites; beer garden.

• Johnny's Italian Steakhouse

  phone: +1 309 736-0100
  address: 1300 River Drive
  Excellent steaks.

• Osaka Japanese Steakhouse

  phone: +1 309 762-2211
  address: 4707 16th St.
  Sushi, sashimi and hibachi.

• River House Bar & Grill

  phone: +1 309 797-1234
  address: 1510 River Drive
  Traditional bar and grill.

• Best Western Airport Inn

  phone: +1 309 762-9191
  address: 2550 52nd Avenue
  Hotel features an indoor pool, fitness center and a breakfast room.

• Country Inn & Suites

  phone: +1 309 797-4249
  address: 2721 69th Ave. Court
  Hotel features an indoor pool and a breakfast room.

• Day's Inn and Suites

  phone: +1 309 762-8300
  address: 6910 27th Street
  Hotel features a business center, fitness center and breakfast.

• Fairfield Inn by Marriott

  phone: +1 309 762-9083
  address: 2705 48th Avenue
  Hotel features an indoor pool and a breakfast room.

• Hampton Inn & Suites

  phone: +1 309 762-1900
  address: 2450 69th Avenue
  Hotel features an indoor pool and a breakfast room.

• Holiday Inn Express

  phone: +1 309 517-6400
  address: 2100 69th Avenue
  New construction in 2014. Hotel features an indoor pool, fitness room, social hub with fireplace, free smart start breakfast and free Wi-Fi.

• La Quinta Inn

  phone: +1 309 762-9008
  address: 5450 27th Street
  Hotel features an outdoor pool, fitness room and a breakfast room. There is also a restaurant and lounge adjacent to the property.

• Motel 6 Quad City Airport

  phone: +1 309 762-1711
  address: 6920 27th Street
  Hotel features an outdoor pool.

• Radisson on John Deere Commons

  phone: +1 309 764-1000
  address: 1415 River Drive
  Adjacent to the i-wireless Center the Radisson is a full-service hotel with indoor pool, a breakfast room and a TGIFriday's.

• Residence Inn by Marriott

  phone: +1 309 796-4244
  address: 4600 53rd Street
  Hotel features an indoor pool and a breakfast room.

• Stoney Creek Inn

  phone: +1 309 743-0101
  address: 101 18th Street
  Hotel features an indoor and outdoor pool, lounge and a breakfast room.