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People who visit them love them.When you visit any of the world-renowned John Deere Attractions, you’ll take a journey through nearly two centuries of innovation. Our visitors tell us they love seeing where John Deere started it all in Grand Detour, Illinois, they love following our tractor history in Waterloo, Iowa, they love learning how Deere & Company is helping the world in Moline, Illinois, and they love seeing how a machine is built at the John Deere factories throughout the region. So plan a road trip that everyone is sure to love.

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For people who love: seeing, doing, exploring. Get a hands-on experience. Touch the machines. Climb on board. Picture yourself driving. Want to take the controls of a dozer or excavator? Operate the simulators.

Learn hands-on about our past and our future at the John Deere Pavilion. Discover how John Deere products touch lives around the world. Explore how they help provide food, roads and homes for you and your community.

See the biggest display of John Deere equipment and technology in the world. Check out vintage machines alongside today’s world-class Deere & Company agricultural, construction and forestry equipment, and get a glimpse of the innovative machines that will be working the fields and construction sites of the future.

Open Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sunday noon–4 p.m.

1400 River Drive, Moline, IL 61265; (309) 765-1000

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Kids especially love the ever-popular, always fun, interactive Discovery Zone – but there’s no age limit for any of the displays.

Admission is always free.

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For people who love: tractors, engines, artifacts.

John DeereTractor & Engine Museum

Take an interactive walk though the history of John Deere tractors and engines. Discover a permanent collection of classic tractors and engines that represent the evolution from a simple steel plow to today’s modern working machine. Check out a wealth of rare John Deere artifacts and an assortment of temporary exhibits on loan from private collectors.

Housed in a historic 1941 building on the site of the very first John Deere tractor factory, the John Deere Tractor & Engine Museum is located on the west side of the TechWorks Campus, a 30-acre advanced manufacturing, innovation and commercial center in downtown Waterloo, Iowa. The museum’s gift shop features a large selection of apparel, toys and other collectibles. It’s open during regular museum hours. Admission is $8 for adults (13–61), and $4 for seniors, John Deere employees and retirees, and active duty military. Kids age 12 and under are free (accompanied by an adult).

Open Tuesday–Saturday 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

500 Westfield Avenue, Waterloo, IA 50701; (319) 292-6126

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For people who love: history, innovation, sparks.Grand Detour, Illinois, is where it all began back in 1837. It’s where John Deere set up his small blacksmith shop and worked long days over an anvil. It’s where he created the first commercially successful steel plow, and helped make the American Midwest one of the greatest food-producing lands in the world.

Go back to the beginning at the John Deere Historic Site, and relive those simpler days. Visit a faithful replica of John Deere’s original shop, where you’ll get an inside look into the blacksmithing trade of the nineteenth century – sparks included. Walk the grounds and tour the original Deere family home, authentic right down to the period furniture. Come experience where it all began.

Admission is $5.00. Kids age 12 and under are free (accompanied by an adult).

Open Wednesday–Sunday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (May–October)

8334 South Clinton Street, Grand Detour (Dixon), IL 61021; (815) 652-4551

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Admission is free.

Open Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sunday noon–4 p.m.

One John Deere Place, Moline, IL 61265; (800) 765-9588

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For people who love: architecture, memorabilia.Marvel at the stunning Deere & Company World Headquarters, an architectural masterpiece designed by acclaimed Finnish architect Eero Saarinen. Completed in 1964, it includes four breathtaking buildings on 1,400 beautiful acres of land. Visit the giant display floor, which features an assortment of equipment and a fascinating three-dimensional timeline of John Deere memorabilia.

John Deere Factory Tours

John Deere StoreFor people who love: shopping, green.

Schedule a behind-the-scenes tour and see firsthand where the John Deere brand comes to life. Learn how a modern factory works, and watch skilled workers who take pride in building powerful machines that improve the world.

Tours are available at Tractor Cab Assembly Operations, Waterloo, IA; Engine Works, Waterloo, IA; Drivetrain Operations, Waterloo, IA; Des Moines Works, Ankeny, IA; Harvester Works, East Moline, IL; and Seeding Group, Moline, IL. Make reservations 48 hours in advance, as tours fill up quickly.

All factory tours are free.

See VisitJohnDeere.com for more information, tour schedules and reservations.

Don’t miss your opportunity to take a bit of John Deere home with you. Visit the ultimate shopping destination for cool stuff in your favorite shade of green, the John Deere Store, right next door to the John Deere Pavilion.

Browse through our huge selection of genuine John Deere merchandise, including hats, shirts, toys, books, videos and collectibles. You’ll find everything from key chains to kids’ tractors in all sizes, for all ages – and all in glorious John Deere green. You’re sure to find something you’ll love.

Open Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sunday noon–4 p.m.

1300 River Drive, Moline, IL 61265; (309) 765-1007

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Deere Wiman House/ Butterworth CenterThis pair of charming mansions, built in 1872 and 1892, were home to several generations of John Deere’s ancestors. They’re renowned for their beauty and impeccable landscaping. Admission is free. Donations are welcome.

Open weekdays by appointment, Sundays 1p.m.–4 p.m. (July–August)

1105 8th Street / 817 11th Avenue, Moline, IL 61265; (309) 743-2701

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In 1837, in a small shop in Grand Detour, Illinois, a blacksmith named John Deere built a better plow for his customers. Farmers loved his innovation and the plow soon took off, as did the company that bears his name.

Throughout its history, Deere & Company has continued its founder’s search for a better way. A better way to work the land, from farm fields and forests to roadways and construction sites. A better way to use the land for homes, parks, playgrounds and even sporting events.

The values on which John Deere founded the company haven’t changed as the company has grown. John Deere’s integrity, quality, commitment and innovation have become hallmarks of the brand. Deere & Company now employs more than 56,000 people, and operates facilities around the world. We love to serve those linked to the land, and today we do that just about everywhere.

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A history of innovation, growth and leadership.

1837John Deere builds a polished-steel, self- scouring plow. Farmers loved it, and a company was launched.

1848The company moves to Moline, Illinois, to meet additional labor and transportation needs.

1868The company is incorporated as Deere & Company.

1910 –1918The product line rapidly expands, including the purchase of the Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company, manufacturer of the legendary Waterloo Boy tractor.

1946 –1954The company makes further agricultural product developments, including cotton pickers, corn heads and self-propelled combines.

1956The Industrial Equipment division is established, although the company had been serving construction, forestry, landscaping and other industrial markets since the 1920s.

1998Earnings reach $1 billion.

2010Research and Development spending tops $1 billion.

2013Production facilities are added in Russia, Brazil, India and China. The company now has production facilities in more than two dozen countries around the world.

Plan a trip that you’ll love.

The John Deere Attractions are more than just equipment on display. Each one provides a fun and educational experience that will surprise, excite and engage everyone – families, collectors, seniors, youth and tour groups. Even John Deere employees.

Stretched along a 200-mile ribbon of highway running through the heart of the gorgeous Midwestern countryside, all of the attractions make for a pleasant driving tour. Along the way, you’ll discover quaint towns, historic landmarks and a wealth of natural beauty, including the mighty Mississippi River which you'll cross in Moline.

Of course, you’re welcome to visit each John Deere Attraction individually as well. Each one makes an excellent destination for a day trip, a field trip, or for a sightseeing detour on your way somewhere else. So map your road trip, then get ready for an experience you’re sure to love.

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Pavilion 1400 River Dr., Moline, IL 61265 (309) 765-1000

Store 1300 River Dr., Moline, IL 61265 (309) 765-1007

Deere Wiman House / Butterworth CenterNear 11th Ave. and 8th St., Moline, IL 61265 (309) 743-2701

World HeadquartersOne John Deere Place, Moline, IL 61265 (800) 765-9588

Harvester Works 1100 13th Ave., East Moline, IL 61244 (309) 765-8000 or (800) 765-9588

Seeding Group501 River Dr., Moline, IL 61265 (800) 765-9588

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Des Moines Works825 SW Irvinedale Dr., Ankeny, IA 50023 (800) 450-2670

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Tractor Cab Assembly Operations 3500 East Donald St., Waterloo, IA 50703 (319) 292-7668 or (888) 453-5804

Engine Works3801 West Ridgeway Ave., Waterloo, IA 50704 (319) 292-5347

John Deere Tractor & Engine Museum500 Westfield Ave., Waterloo, IA 50701 (319) 292-6126

Drivetrain Operations400 Westfield Ave., Waterloo, IA 50701 (800) 765-9588

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Historic Site 8334 S. Clinton St., Grand Detour (Dixon), IL 61021 (815) 652-4551

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Experience John Deere all year long.

2016 Pavilion Events:

JULYLearn & Play Day Saturday, July 16th (10 a.m.–4 p.m.)

SEPTEMBERHeritage Tractor Parade & Show Saturday, September 10th (10 a.m.–4 p.m.)

NOVEMBERLighting on the Commons Saturday, November 19th

(3:30 a.m.–6 p.m.)

2016 Historic Site Events:

JUNEJune Jam Saturday, June 26th

(12 p.m.–5 p.m.)

AUGUSTHammer In August 6th – August 7th

(9 a.m.–5 p.m.)

SEPTEMBERGrand Detour Art Festival Sunday, September 11th

(9 a.m.–4 p.m.)

2016 Tractor & Engine Museum Events:

DECEMBERHoliday Celebration Saturday, December 3rd

(10 a.m.–6 p.m.)

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Printed June 2016