Atomic Cannon

Wish we could of visited the Island

Unfortunately, we were not permitted to enter the Island. As Canadian citizens, we were not allowed onto the island since it is a active military facility. It's a shame because we are very intereste...

Nicely maintained and displayed

This exhibit is along the main road in Rock Island Arsenal and is easy to find and visit. It is much more than the Atomic cannon - there are artillery and armor pieces exhibited as well. Some captured...

Great history

A very impressive collection of firearms, cannons , artillery and tanks . Atomic vannon is huge. The entire park is well kept and easy to get around.

Impressive piece of machinery; would have been scary to use it.

I had heard of this cannon and if you are on the island, you may as well look for it. I had read previously that these cannons had never been used beyond the testing stage.

History on RIA

If you get a chance to go onto Rock Island Arsenal there is a lot of wonderful history here - to include a selection of different types of cannons and other weapons at their Memorial Park - see all th...