What to see in Des Moines, from Casey's Center on
Des Moines’ list takes in 7 museums, 4 gardens and 3 stadiums & arenas. Look within 40 miles and the list grows by 10 beyond the 7 inside Des Moines. The big name further out is Iowa Aviation Museum, 47 mi from the centre.
Iowa State Capitol
State capitol building of the U.S. state of Iowa.
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Mapped
Champlin Memorial Masonic Temple marks the outer edge, 37 mi away.
Orange: Des Moines. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The list in full
The town has 7; within 60 miles, the list finds 12 more.
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5Drake Stadium
Outdoor multiuse sports field at Drake University used from 1925 to present.
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9Hilton Coliseum
14,057-seat multi-purpose arena in Ames, Iowa; part of the Iowa State Center at Iowa State University.
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11Reiman Gardens
Public garden at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, United States.
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum
Auto racing museum in Knoxville, Iowa.
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The places inside Des Moines lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
Casey's Center: Iowahwyman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Iowa State Capitol: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Des Moines Art Center: Nhandler at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blank Park Zoo: Lawrence Lansing, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Drake Stadium: U.S. Navy photo by James Woods, Public domain · Pappajohn Sculpture Park: Dsmspence, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Des Moines Botanical Center: Iowahwyman (Talk / contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hilton Coliseum: Johannes Cater--Jaretac (talk) 15:14, 17 June 2009 (UTC), Public domain · Living History Farms: Dennis Bratland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Reiman Gardens: GardenLover2008 (talk), CC BY 3.0 · Iowa Aviation Museum: Eric Friedebach, CC BY 3.0 · National Balloon Museum: GrandpaDave, Public domain · Champlin Memorial Masonic Temple: Dan Breyfogle, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Glick-Sower House: Daniel Hartwig, CC BY 2.0 · Iowa Arboretum: Ashton B Crew, CC BY 3.0
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