Rock Island Travel Guide

Welcome to Rock Island!

This WorldWeb.com travel and tourism guide for Rock Island, featuring hotels and other accommodations, tours, attractions, events, shopping and more, will help you plan a successful visit to Rock Island, Illinois, U.S.A.

Rock Island is included in the Quad Cities Metropolitan Area, which encompasses the cities of Davenport, Bettendorf and Moline. Flowing along the north shore of the city, the Mississippi River produces ideal growing conditions for year-round botanical gardens. The Longview Park Conservatory and Gardens and the Quad City Botanical Center offer visitors and locals the opportunity to interact with both native rainforest and area plants. Additional outdoor gardens complimented by the shores of the Mississippi can be found at Sunset Park. Visitors wanting to experience the area by foot, bike or in-line skates can do so from both the Grand Illinois Trail and the Great River Trail. Numerous community events take place throughout the year including the Garden Harvest Festival, the Hornucopia Music Festival, the Gumbo Ya Ya – Mardi Gras in the District Festival and Ya Maka My Weekend, a Caribbean Festival.