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What to do and see in Quincy, Illinois (IL): The Best Budget-friendly Things to do
Perched on the bluffs overlooking the mighty Mississippi, Quincy's landmark architecture, dogwood-lined streets and rolling green parks tell of a long and tiered history. Its location on the border of Missouri made it an ideal station point for the Underground Railroad, once in the aid of Mormons and later helping African Americans flee the slave states. Now the city's history is evident in its historic districts, architecture, museums, parks and landmarks.
Restaurants in Quincy
1. John Wood Mansion
2. All Wars Museum
3. Scotties Fun Spot
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 29 reviews
Scotties Fun Spot is nearly a 3 acre family fun center just outside of town. State of the art go-karts, roller skating, laser tag, bumper cars, mini bowling, a huge arcade with 70 games and a prize counter that has tons of cool prizes. The grill area serves pizza, burgers, salads, and ice cream for dessert. Voted the best place to take the kids for the day in 2014, 2016, 2017, and birthday parties rock! New Outback themed 18 Hole Mini-Golf course is great fun for all ages. Open all day, honestly not a lot of shade yet, so best to play at night!
4. Villa Kathrine
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 77 reviews
Reviewed By O6378WFannag - Park Ridge, United States
You should start the visit of this town here. This villa is very cute museum and it is located on the beautiful spot overseeing the Mississippi River. There is a visitor center for Quincy and a gift shop. $3 for a self tour of the villa.
5. Quincy Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 35 reviews
Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States
The Quincy Museum is a local history museum that displays prehistoric relics in a restored Richardsonian Romanesque mansion that is a museum in itself. Located at 1601 Maine Street, the Quincy Museum is part of the historic Newcomb-Stillwell Mansion, a Greek Revival house that was built on this 2 1/2-acre site in 1880, then razed to make room for the house we see today. Built of buff colored Berea Sandstone, mined near Amherst, Ohio, it covers 14,000 square feet of living space on three floors, 2,200 square feet of usable space in the attic and 4,500 square feet in the basement. The very large oak front door is 54 1/2 inches wide. The house underwent more than $1 million worth of renovation and repairs since the Quincy Museum was founded 53 years ago. The first floor is devoted to the period of the 1890s. The second floor features an annual rotating exhibit, a restored bedroom and a gift shop. The third floor has special exhibit areas related to dinosaurs, Mississippi River wildlife and Native Americans. Learn about archeology in Illinois. See artifacts and images that showcase some of the businesses that made Quincy a great place to be...the Blessing Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital, breweries, bakeries, the old-fashioned Corner Store, MoorMan Manufacturing Company, physicians and pharmacies. There's an exhibit featuring Motorola radios, car radios and record players made in Quincy between 1948 and 1975. The Dinotopic exhibit features a giant T-Rex head replica fossils, a dinosaur footprint and real fossils. The Mississippi Wildlife Room displays deer, elk, bald eagles, river bottoms and ponds. And the Native American Room details the history of Native Americans who lived in this area hundreds of years ago. It truly is an educational experience.
