Quad Cities (Davenport, Bettendorf, Moline, Rock Island)
The Quad Cities (QC) area consists of Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa, and Moline, East Moline and Rock Island in Illinois. The cities are separated by the Mississippi River which separates Iowa from Illinois .With a combined population of 475,000, the QC area brings you all the excitement of a big city with all the hospitality of a small town. Award-winning museums, cultural centers, festivals, and the beautiful riverfront will ensure that you always have something to do while you are studying in Iowa. For more information, see www.visitquadcities.com.
Muscatine
Muscatine has a population of nearly 23,000 and is located in East Central Iowa along the banks of the Mississippi River. Muscatine is a city rich with history and business sense. It is located just 15 miles south of the nation’s only East/West transcontinental interstate highway, Interstate80, and astride U.S. 61, a major North/South route through the central United States. Muscatine is an easy half-day drive from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota; Omaha, Nebraska; and Indianapolis, Indiana, while being just hours from Des Moines, Iowa, and Chicago, Illinois. Once the “Pearl Button Capital of the World,” Muscatine today is home to five Fortune 500 companies. For more information see www.muscatineiowa.gov.
Clinton
With a total population of nearly 28,000, Clinton offers many things to do with a river view. Located just 30 minutes from I-80 and minutes from I-88, Clinton sits on the eastern most section of Iowa along the banks of the Mississippi River. Within a 65-acre park-like setting, you can play in the aquatic center, attend a Class 1A baseball game, enjoy a game of tennis, listen to a live performance in the band shell, attend a professional theater production aboard a renovated paddle wheel boat, take a walk, or run along the Discovery Recreational Trail. For more information see www.clintonia.com.
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