Admission: Fee
Hours: 10-4 Mon.-Fri., and by appointment
Address: Army Post Rd. and Chaffee Rd.
Phone: 515-282-8060
Our Email: smink@dwx.com
Our Website:www.fortdesmoines.org
Come visit us in Des Moines, Iowa
Century-old building features 275-foot gold-leafed dome flanked by four smaller domes, grand staircase and beautiful woodwork. See legislative and old Supreme Court chambers, Governor's office, five-story law library, scale model of Battleship Iowa, collection of first-lady dolls. Tours last 60
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