Des Moines
Blank Park Zoo
Beautifully-landscaped 22-acre zoological park featuring naturalistic exhibits with more than 800 animals from five continents, including lions, tigers, sea lions, snow leopards, giraffe. Train ride, camel ride, gift shop and…
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Basilica of St. John
Designated a basilica in 1989. Northern Italian/Lombardy Romanesque style, with gold-leaf coffered ceilings and 46…
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Building designed by three internationally-recognized architects houses an internationally-renowned collection of artwork from the 19th…
Learn more →Des Moines Playhouse
The Playhouse presents 12-14 musicals, comedies, dramas and family shows each year.
Learn more →A. H. Blank Golf Course
Course Access: PublicHoles: 18Reserve Advance Tee Times: 7 days
Learn more →Echo Valley Country Club
Course Access: PrivateHoles: 18Reserve Advance Tee Times: 1 days
Learn more →Des Moines Art Center Downtown
An extension of the world-renowned Des Moines Art Center in an energetic urban museum space,…
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All Attractions in Des Moines
- A. H. Blank Golf Course
- Basilica of St. John
- Blank Park Zoo
- Civic Center
- Des Moines Art Center
- Des Moines Art Center Downtown
- Des Moines Playhouse
- Des Moines Symphony
- Echo Valley Country Club
- Fort Des Moines Memorial Park and Education Center
- Grand View Golf Course
- Heritage Carousel of Des Moines
- Hoyt Sherman Place
- Iowa Cubs Baseball
- Iowa Events Center
- Iowa Hall of Pride
- Iowa State Capitol
- Iowa State Fairgrounds
- Living History Farms Welcome Center
- Polk County Heritage Gallery
- Salisbury House
- Science Center of Iowa
- Sleepy Hollow Sports Park
- Sleepy Hollow Sports Park
- State Historical Building
- Terrace Hill
- Wakonda Club
- Wallace House
- Waveland Municipal Golf Course
- Woodland Hills Golf Course -North
- Woodland Hills Golf Course -South