Hauberg Indian Museum - 1510 46th Avenue, Rock Island, IL  611201.  Phone - 309/788-9536.  On the site of the Black Hawk State Historic Site.  Call for hours and admission information.
Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park - 16006 875 E. Street, Sheffield, IL 61361, 815/454-2328.  Call for hours of operation and admission info.  Hiking, picnicking, and more.
Playcrafters at the Barn Theatre - 4950 35th Avenue, Moline, IL  309/762-0330.  Live theater performances, theater workshops.  Call or see web site for information.
Quad City Arts - 1715 Second Avenue, Rock Island, IL  61201.  309/793-1213.  Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Fridays open until 9 p.m.  Performing, visual, and literary arts.
Quad City Botanical Center - 2525 4th Avenue, Rock Island, IL  612201.  Phone - 309/794-0991.  Hours: Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Years Day.  Adult/$3.50; Senior/$3.00; Youth (6-12 years)/$1.00.  Opportunities include grade-appropriate study tours of the gardens.
Rock Island Arsenal Museum - Rock Island, IL 61299.  Phone - 309/782-5021.  Open daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. seven days per week except Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Years Day.  Call for admission info.  Opportunities include bus tour of Arsenal Island, a Confederate prison camp during the Civil War.

PLEASE NOTE:  It should go without saying, but HOUSE assumes absolutely no responsibility for anything that occurs while you are partaking of a field trip with your family.  In addition, please contact the site of your field trip before you go to verify that you have current information on hours, admission prices, and other details.  The field trip information herein has been gathered in an exhaustive search of the various counties and localities on the web.  The information is thus only as accurate and current as the information on the various web sites from which it was gathered.

If you have information about field trip possibilities in your area, please drop us an email at admin@illinoishouse.org and let us know about it, including the county name, so that we can review and possibly include it in our Field Trip Idea pages.  If you have a brochure about a field trip site that you would like to mail to us, please mail it to c/o P.O. Box 74, Ringwood, IL  60072

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