Davenport anchors the Iowa side of the Quad Cities, a river city where the Mississippi bends past downtown. The Figge Art Museum holds a strong collection of American art on the riverfront, and the Davenport Skybridge, a cable stayed pedestrian bridge, gives views across the river to Rock Island. The Village of East Davenport, a historic shopping district in old brick buildings, offers boutiques and cafes, and the city honors jazz cornetist Bix Beiderbecke, born here in 1903, with a memorial festival and a road race each summer. The Putnam Museum traces the region's river and natural history.