Baseball has been played on the same riverfront grounds since 1931. Recent renovations to the 4,000-seat venue — home to the Class-A Quad Cities River Bandits — added picnic areas, an outfield berm, two team stores and a hot-tub deck.

Read about how the Quad Cities CVB Group Tour department has implemented a new online interest list for group tour planners to build custom itineraries online.

Many communities are getting psyched about trails and cycling. The Quad Cities is a unique cycling destination, sitting both on the Mississippi River and at the crossroads of two major national trail systems.

The Cities Emerge It's hard to imagine anyone who left bigger footprints in the Quad Cities, both literally and figuratively, than Antoine LeClaire. Born on the Michigan frontier to a French Canadian father and a Potawatomi mother, LeClaire...

Family-friendly confines thrive along the Mississippi. The changing of the seasons and the color in the tree tops reminded me to squeeze in one last road trip before the snow flies. I couldn't think of a better route to take than a section of the Great River Road that winds its way between the Quad Cities and Dubuque, Iowa.

The Quad Cities was highlighted for their local "What's Up Quad Cities" campaign.

The Mississippi River works its magic during a trip in Eastern Iowa.

Two residents of the Quad Cities give the inside scoop on what to see while you're here.

National Geographic chose the Great River Road from Minneapolis to the Quad Cities as one of their Drives of a Lifetime. "...not only one of the most scenic drives in the country but also one of the culturally richest."

Who's your mummy? Ancient Egypt comes to life! If you grew up in the Quad Cities, then you spent at least one grade school field trip at the Putnam Museum. And like generations of Quad Citians, the best part of your experience was the mummies in the basement.