{"id":37851,"date":"2014-11-18T08:33:47","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T16:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/?p=37851"},"modified":"2014-11-18T08:33:47","modified_gmt":"2014-11-18T16:33:47","slug":"things-people-from-quad-cities-have-to-explain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/things-people-from-quad-cities-have-to-explain\/","title":{"rendered":"21 Things People From Quad Cities Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>1.   Loose Meat Is Way More Delicious Than It Sounds<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/11\/explain-quadcities\/Expain-QuadCities-14.jpg\" alt=\"21 Things People From Quad Cities Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Maid-Rite via Facebook<\/div>\n<p>Around lunchtime in the Quad Cities, you\u2019ll find people craving sandwiches with ground beef, mustard, and dill pickles\u2014but they aren\u2019t hamburgers. The meat isn\u2019t pattied, so they\u2019re called loose meat sandwiches and they\u2019re a Maid-Rite staple.<\/p>\n<h2>2.   Don\u2019t Knock Taco Pizza Until You Try It<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/11\/explain-quadcities\/Expain-QuadCities-11.jpg\" alt=\"21 Things People From Quad Cities Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user Ginny<\/div>\n<p>In Quad Cities, there\u2019s an unusual type of pizza that\u2019s a local favorite\u2014taco pizza. It\u2019s topped with lots of cheese, hot sauce, lettuce, beef, refried beans, and tortilla chips.<\/p>\n<h2>3.   In Fact, Quad Citians Do All Their Pizzas A Little Different Here<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/11\/explain-quadcities\/Expain-QuadCities-18.jpg\" alt=\"21 Things People From Quad Cities Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Wikimedia Commons user ericnotderek<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s not just taco pizza that sets the Quad Cities apart\u2014in this part of the world pizza has spicier tomato sauce, the toppings are under the cheese, and the pizza isn\u2019t cut into slices, but strips.<\/p>\n<h2>4.   The Best Live Music Is Played In Barns<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/11\/explain-quadcities\/Expain-QuadCities-24.jpg\" alt=\"21 Things People From Quad Cities Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Codfish Hollow Barnstormers via Facebook<\/div>\n<p>Bring your blankets, coolers, and lawn chairs because if you really want to see a great concert, it\u2019s being run by the Codfish Hollow Barnstormers in an old barn.<\/p>\n<h2>5.   People From The Quad Cities Could Go Brewery Hopping All Day Long<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/11\/explain-quadcities\/Expain-QuadCities-21.jpg\" alt=\"21 Things People From Quad Cities Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Bent River Brewing Company via Facebook<\/div>\n<p>With so many great breweries in Quad Cities\u2014from Front Street Brewery to Great River Brewery to the Bent River Brewing Company and more\u2014you\u2019ll never, ever go thirsty.<\/p>\n<h2>6.   You\u2019ve Never Been To A Ballpark Like This One<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/11\/explain-quadcities\/Expain-QuadCities-20.jpg\" alt=\"21 Things People From Quad Cities Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: RiverBandits.com<\/div>\n<p>You can barely focus on the baseball game with everything there is to do at Modern Woodman Park. From the zipline, tiki bar with hot tub, and a lounge\u2014it\u2019s practically a theme park.<\/p>\n<h2>7.   There\u2019s A Whole 17 Days Of Fun In September<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/11\/explain-quadcities\/Expain-QuadCities-17.jpg\" alt=\"21 Things People From Quad Cities Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: East West Riverfest via Facebook<\/div>\n<p>The majority of September is dedicated to East West Riverfest, a cultural celebration of the Quad Cities heritage\u2014which of course means everything from motorsport races to poetry readings to live music concerts.<\/p>\n<h2>8. It\u2019s Not Christmas Until The Festival Of Trees<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/11\/explain-quadcities\/Expain-QuadCities-5.jpg\" alt=\"21 Things People From Quad Cities Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Festival of Trees, Quad City Arts<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s not the Christmas season in the Quad Cities until the Festival of Trees begins. There\u2019s a holiday parade, you can sit on Santa\u2019s lap, and of course, there are hundreds of Christmas trees, all lit up in twinkling lights for the holiday.<\/p>\n<h2>9. Green And Yellow Aren\u2019t Just Colors, They\u2019re A Way Of Life<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/11\/explain-quadcities\/Expain-QuadCities-1.jpg\" alt=\"21 Things People From Quad Cities Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Quad Cities via Facebook<\/div>\n<p>John Deere was born in the Quad Cities, and it pays homage to everything the company brought the area with the John Deere World Headquarters and a museum, called the John Deere Pavillion.<\/p>\n<h2>10. No, That Isn\u2019t A Kayak Traffic Jam<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/11\/explain-quadcities\/Expain-QuadCities-2.jpg\" alt=\"21 Things People From Quad Cities Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: River Action \u2013 Floatzilla via Facebook<\/div>\n<p>Though they haven\u2019t yet broken the record, that won\u2019t stop Quad Cities locals from trying. Every year at the Floatzilla, a paddlesports festival on the Mississippi River, water sports lovers try to break the world record for biggest raft of canoes and kayaks.<\/p>\n<h2>11. The Bandits Are The Good Guys In Quad Cities<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/11\/explain-quadcities\/Expain-QuadCities-3.jpg\" alt=\"21 Things People From Quad Cities Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Quad Cities River Bandits via Facebook<\/div>\n<p>Get the idea of masked thieves out of your head. These Bandits are local heroes in Quad Cities. The minor league baseball team Quad Cities River Bandits draws huge crowds to Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport.<\/p>\n<h2>12. Whitey\u2019s Has The Best Ice Cream Around<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/11\/explain-quadcities\/Expain-QuadCities-4.jpg\" alt=\"21 Things People From Quad Cities Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Whitey\u2019s Ice Cream by Facebook<\/div>\n<p>Just ask anyone in Quad Cities\u2014you can\u2019t find a better summertime (or really, anytime) treat than Whitey\u2019s ice cream.<\/p>\n<h2>13. When You Get All Hot And Sweaty, There\u2019s One Place To Cool Off<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/11\/explain-quadcities\/Expain-QuadCities-6.jpg\" alt=\"21 Things People From Quad Cities Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Quad Cities via Facebook<\/div>\n<p>Rock Island\u2019s Whitewater Junction is the go-to cool-off spot in the sweaty summer months\u2014especially if you have little kiddos.<\/p>\n<h2>14. Don\u2019t Be Fooled By The Misnomer<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/11\/explain-quadcities\/Expain-QuadCities-7.jpg\" alt=\"21 Things People From Quad Cities Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Quad Cities via Facebook<\/div>\n<p>Quad Cities is actually five, not four, cities on the Mississippi River: Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline in Illinois.<\/p>\n<h2>15.   Quad Cities Locals Love Their Mallards<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/11\/explain-quadcities\/Expain-QuadCities-13.jpg\" alt=\"21 Things People From Quad Cities Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Quad City Mallards via Facebook<\/div>\n<p>These mallards don\u2019t swim on the water, they skate on top of it. The Quad City Mallards hockey team bring their dedicated fans to Moline to scream on to the home games.<\/p>\n<h2>16.   Don\u2019t Mess With Rock Island<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/11\/explain-quadcities\/Expain-QuadCities-15.jpg\" alt=\"21 Things People From Quad Cities Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Rock Island Arsenal via Facebook<\/div>\n<p>Rock Island is notorious for housing the largest government-owned weapons manufacturer in the whole country, the Rock Island Arsenal. But it\u2019s not all work there, the arsenal hosts loads of events through the year.<\/p>\n<h2>17.   The Quad City Symphony Is Better Than Your Symphony<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/11\/explain-quadcities\/Expain-QuadCities-22.jpg\" alt=\"21 Things People From Quad Cities Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Quad City Symphony Orchestra via Facebook<\/div>\n<p>When it\u2019s been around since 1916, you know that it has to be good. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra is an icon out here.<\/p>\n<h2>18.   People From The Quad Cities Are All Jazzed Up<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/11\/explain-quadcities\/Expain-QuadCities-25.jpg\" alt=\"21 Things People From Quad Cities Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Mississippi Valley Blues Festival via Facebook<\/div>\n<p>Between the Davenport Mississippi Valley Blues Festival and the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Festival, jazz is for sure a part of the culture of the Quad Cities.<\/p>\n<h2>19.   The Show\u2019s In The Air In East Moline<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/11\/explain-quadcities\/Expain-QuadCities-26.jpg\" alt=\"21 Things People From Quad Cities Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Quad Cities Balloon Festival via Facebook<\/div>\n<p>All eyes are on the sky when September rolls around, because that means it\u2019s the Quad Cities Balloon Festival in East Moline.<\/p>\n<h2>20.   If You Love Music, You Love Daytrotter<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/11\/explain-quadcities\/Expain-QuadCities-27.jpg\" alt=\"21 Things People From Quad Cities Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Daytrotter via Facebook<\/div>\n<p>No, it\u2019s not the latest band, but the absolute must-visit website Daytrotter will help you find your favorite band. Quad City\u2019s favorite music destination has helped the careers of the Fleet Foxes, The National, and The Lumineers.<\/p>\n<h2>21.   Pro Golfers Have A Love-Hate Relationship With Quad Cities<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/11\/explain-quadcities\/Expain-QuadCities-29.jpg\" alt=\"21 Things People From Quad Cities Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: John Deere Classic via Facebook<\/div>\n<p>The John Deere Classic in the PGA tournament is played in East Moline and it\u2019s a tough course, so the the best professional golfers in the world come to play\u2014like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.<br \/>\n<b>Did we miss anything? Tell us what you have to explain to out-of-towners about the Quad Cities in the comments below!<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Loose Meat Is Way More Delicious Than It Sounds Source: Maid-Rite via Facebook Around lunchtime in the Quad Cities, you\u2019ll find people craving sandwiches with ground beef, mustard, and dill pickles\u2014but they aren\u2019t hamburgers. The meat isn\u2019t pattied, so they\u2019re called loose meat sandwiches and they\u2019re a Maid-Rite staple. 2. Don\u2019t Knock Taco Pizza Until You Try It Source: Flickr user Ginny In Quad Cities, there\u2019s an unusual type of pizza that\u2019s a local favorite\u2014taco pizza. It\u2019s topped with lots of cheese, hot sauce, lettuce, beef, refried beans, and tortilla chips. 3. 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