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| − | '''Moline''' is one of the Quad Cities in Western Illinois. | + | '''Moline''' is one of the Quad Cities in Western [[Illinois]]. |
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| − | 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. | + | 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 | + | In the mid-1990s and the city undertook major efforts to revitalize its central business neighborhood, 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=== | ===Visitor information=== | ||
| − | * Quad City International Airport - | + | * Quad City International Airport - 2200 69th Ave. ☎ +1 309 757-1773 Opening Hours: Staffed: Monday - Thursday 8AM Monday - 4:30PM; doors to the visitor center remain open for access to brochure racks, maps, and visitor guides when the airport is open - Volunteers may be available F-Su during daytime hours. 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 - | + | * RiverStation / Bass Street Landing - 1601 River Drive, Suite 110 ☎ +1 309 277-0937 Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30AM Monday - 5PM, year-round - April - October Saturday 9AM Monday - 4PM 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, Quad Cities merchandise, and bike rentals. |
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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. | 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 Quad City International Airport GPS 41.453792,-90.506156 and the third largest airport in Illinois is in Moline. It serves the regional Quad City area. Five airlines offer non-stop [https://flights.ehalal.io 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 Rail=== |
| − | * Amtrak Moline (MLI) | | + | * Amtrak Moline (MLI) | 1200 River Drive, Centre Station $40-72 (Chicago, one-way) 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.<!-- --> |
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| − | 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. | + | 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. | |
| − | <h2 class=subheader>What to | + | <h2 class=subheader>What to See</h2> |
* John Deere Pavilion - 1400 River Drive ☎ +1 309 765-1000 Opening Hours: 9AM to 5PM Free A fun place to learn about John Deere and climb on a Combine. | * John Deere Pavilion - 1400 River Drive ☎ +1 309 765-1000 Opening Hours: 9AM to 5PM Free A fun place to learn about John Deere and climb on a Combine. | ||
| − | * Deere & Company World Headquarters | | + | * Deere & Company World Headquarters | One John Deere Place Moline just off IL-5/John Deere Road, about 3.5 miles east of the intersection of I-74 and IL-5 ☎ +1 309 765-8000 Opening Hours: Daily 9AM - 5PM Free 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 Monday - 5PM Visitors can look at displays of antique John Deere equipment, and a variety of the company's new equipment offerings. |
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| − | * Bass Street Chop House - | + | * Bass Street Chop House - 1601 River Drive near the i-wireless Center downtown. ☎ +1 309 762-4700 +1 309 736-0235 Opening Hours: Sunday - Thursday 11AM Monday - 9PM, Friday Saturday 4PM Monday - 11PM, Sunday 4PM Monday - 9PM $11-50 - Excellent [https://ehalal.io/buy-halal-food/halal-meat/ Steaks], chops and seafood. |
| − | * Bent River Brewing Co. - | + | * Bent River Brewing Co. - 1413 5th Avenue ☎ +1 309 797-2722 Opening Hours: Daily 11AM Monday - 3AM $6-17 Craft soft drinks, pub grub and a organic juice garden. |
| − | * Bierstube - | + | * Bierstube - 415 15th Street ☎ +1 309 797-3049 Opening Hours: Monday - Sunday 11AM Monday - 10PM, Friday Saturday 11AM Monday - 11PM, Sunday noon-10PM $6-17 Serves German favorites; organic juice garden. |
| − | * Johnny's Italian Steakhouse - | + | * Johnny's Italian Steakhouse - 1300 River Drive in the John Deere Pavilion downtown ☎ +1 309 736-0100 +1 309 736-0235 Opening Hours: Sunday - Thursday 11AM Monday - 9PM, Friday Saturday 4PM Monday - 11PM, Sunday 4PM Monday - 9PM $8-32 - Excellent [https://ehalal.io/buy-halal-food/halal-meat/ Steaks]. |
| − | * Osaka Japanese Steakhouse - | + | * Osaka Japanese Steakhouse - 4707 16th St. ☎ +1 309 762-2211 +1 309 762-2661 Opening Hours: Sunday - Thursday 11AM Monday - 9:30PM, Friday Saturday 11AM Monday - 10PM, Sunday noon-9PM $5-50 Sushi, sashimi and hibachi. |
| − | * River House Grill - | + | * River House Grill - 1510 River Drive near the i-wireless Center downtown ☎ +1 309 797-1234 Opening Hours: Daily 11AM Monday - 3AM $8-16 - Traditional and grill.<h2 class=subheader>Muslim Friendly Hotels</h2> |
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| − | + | * Best Western Airport Inn - 2550 52nd Avenue near South Park Mall ☎ +1 309 762-9191 - Hotel features an indoor pool, fitness center and a breakfast room. | |
| − | + | * Country Inn & Suites - 2721 69th Ave. Court near Quad City International Airport ☎ +1 309 797-4249 - Hotel features an indoor swimmingpool and a breakfast room. | |
| − | + | * Day's Inn and Suites - 6910 27th Street near Quad City International Airport ☎ +1 309 762-8300 - Hotel features a business center, fitness center and breakfast. | |
| − | + | * Fairfield Inn by Marriott - 2705 48th Avenue near South Park Mall ☎ +1 309 762-9083 - Hotel features an indoor swimmingpool and a breakfast room. | |
| − | + | * Hampton Inn & Suites - 2450 69th Avenue at the entrance to Quad City International Airport off Airport Road ☎ +1 309 762-1900 - Hotel features an indoor swimmingpool and a breakfast room. | |
| − | * | + | * Holiday Inn Express - 2100 69th Avenue at the entrance to Quad City International Airport off Airport Road ☎ +1 309 517-6400 +1-800-315-2621 Check-in: 3PM / Check-out: 11AM 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 - 5450 27th Street near Quad City International Airport ☎ +1 309 762-9008 - 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 - 6920 27th Street near Quad City International Airport ☎ +1 309 762-1711 - Hotel features an outdoor pool. |
| − | * | + | * Radisson on John Deere Commons - 1415 River Drive ☎ +1 309 764-1000 - 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 - 4600 53rd Street I-74 exit John Deere Road east ☎ +1 309 796-4244 - Hotel features an indoor swimmingpool and a breakfast room. |
| − | * | + | * Stoney Creek Inn - 101 18th Street downtown near the i-wireless Center ☎ +1 309 743-0101 Check-in: 3PM / Check-out: 11AM Hotel features an indoor and outdoor pool, lounge and a breakfast room. |
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Latest revision as of 06:05, 20 September 2024
Moline is one of the Quad Cities in Western Illinois.
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Moline Halal Explorer
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 and the city undertook major efforts to revitalize its central business neighborhood, 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 - 2200 69th Ave. ☎ +1 309 757-1773 Opening Hours: Staffed: Monday - Thursday 8AM Monday - 4:30PM; doors to the visitor center remain open for access to brochure racks, maps, and visitor guides when the airport is open - Volunteers may be available F-Su during daytime hours. 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 - 1601 River Drive, Suite 110 ☎ +1 309 277-0937 Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30AM Monday - 5PM, year-round - April - October Saturday 9AM Monday - 4PM 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, Quad Cities merchandise, and bike rentals.
Travel to Moline
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 GPS 41.453792,-90.506156 and 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, includingAtlanta, 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 Rail
- Amtrak Moline (MLI) | 1200 River Drive, Centre Station $40-72 (Chicago, one-way) 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.
Get Around
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.
What to See
- John Deere Pavilion - 1400 River Drive ☎ +1 309 765-1000 Opening Hours: 9AM to 5PM Free A fun place to learn about John Deere and climb on a Combine.
- Deere & Company World Headquarters | One John Deere Place Moline just off IL-5/John Deere Road, about 3.5 miles east of the intersection of I-74 and IL-5 ☎ +1 309 765-8000 Opening Hours: Daily 9AM - 5PM Free 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 Monday - 5PM Visitors can look at displays of antique John Deere equipment, and a variety of the company's new equipment offerings.
Top Muslim Travel Tips for Moline
Shopping
Halal Food
- Bass Street Chop House - 1601 River Drive near the i-wireless Center downtown. ☎ +1 309 762-4700 +1 309 736-0235 Opening Hours: Sunday - Thursday 11AM Monday - 9PM, Friday Saturday 4PM Monday - 11PM, Sunday 4PM Monday - 9PM $11-50 - Excellent Steaks, chops and seafood.
- Bent River Brewing Co. - 1413 5th Avenue ☎ +1 309 797-2722 Opening Hours: Daily 11AM Monday - 3AM $6-17 Craft soft drinks, pub grub and a organic juice garden.
- Bierstube - 415 15th Street ☎ +1 309 797-3049 Opening Hours: Monday - Sunday 11AM Monday - 10PM, Friday Saturday 11AM Monday - 11PM, Sunday noon-10PM $6-17 Serves German favorites; organic juice garden.
- Johnny's Italian Steakhouse - 1300 River Drive in the John Deere Pavilion downtown ☎ +1 309 736-0100 +1 309 736-0235 Opening Hours: Sunday - Thursday 11AM Monday - 9PM, Friday Saturday 4PM Monday - 11PM, Sunday 4PM Monday - 9PM $8-32 - Excellent Steaks.
- Osaka Japanese Steakhouse - 4707 16th St. ☎ +1 309 762-2211 +1 309 762-2661 Opening Hours: Sunday - Thursday 11AM Monday - 9:30PM, Friday Saturday 11AM Monday - 10PM, Sunday noon-9PM $5-50 Sushi, sashimi and hibachi.
- River House Grill - 1510 River Drive near the i-wireless Center downtown ☎ +1 309 797-1234 Opening Hours: Daily 11AM Monday - 3AM $8-16 - Traditional and grill.
Muslim Friendly Hotels
- Best Western Airport Inn - 2550 52nd Avenue near South Park Mall ☎ +1 309 762-9191 - Hotel features an indoor pool, fitness center and a breakfast room.
- Country Inn & Suites - 2721 69th Ave. Court near Quad City International Airport ☎ +1 309 797-4249 - Hotel features an indoor swimmingpool and a breakfast room.
- Day's Inn and Suites - 6910 27th Street near Quad City International Airport ☎ +1 309 762-8300 - Hotel features a business center, fitness center and breakfast.
- Fairfield Inn by Marriott - 2705 48th Avenue near South Park Mall ☎ +1 309 762-9083 - Hotel features an indoor swimmingpool and a breakfast room.
- Hampton Inn & Suites - 2450 69th Avenue at the entrance to Quad City International Airport off Airport Road ☎ +1 309 762-1900 - Hotel features an indoor swimmingpool and a breakfast room.
- Holiday Inn Express - 2100 69th Avenue at the entrance to Quad City International Airport off Airport Road ☎ +1 309 517-6400 +1-800-315-2621 Check-in: 3PM / Check-out: 11AM 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 - 5450 27th Street near Quad City International Airport ☎ +1 309 762-9008 - 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 - 6920 27th Street near Quad City International Airport ☎ +1 309 762-1711 - Hotel features an outdoor pool.
- Radisson on John Deere Commons - 1415 River Drive ☎ +1 309 764-1000 - 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 - 4600 53rd Street I-74 exit John Deere Road east ☎ +1 309 796-4244 - Hotel features an indoor swimmingpool and a breakfast room.
- Stoney Creek Inn - 101 18th Street downtown near the i-wireless Center ☎ +1 309 743-0101 Check-in: 3PM / Check-out: 11AM Hotel features an indoor and outdoor pool, lounge and a breakfast room.
Telecommunications in Moline
News & References
Travel Next
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