Things to do in Des Moines?
I'm going to Des Moines with my fiance and his family for his grandmother's 100th birthday next week and I'm looking for things to do. Our weekend is pretty much wide open...the family stuff doesn't...
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Um, drive to Omaha or Chicago? I spent about 6 months working in Des Moines, and I can't recall one decent place.
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Go to Raygun! They have some pretty funny shirts. There are some quaint little shops in that area too if you just want to walk around and look.
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Omaha is just about 3 hrs away, so it's not a bad drive. And then you have an awesome zoo, art museum, railroad museum, the Old Market area, good restaurants, etc. Could be a good day trip.
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my sister went to Iowa State in Ames (aprox 30mins away) and i spent lots of time in the area... there's NOTHING to do there. Drive somewhere. Search out outlet malls maybe. Chicago is like 5hrs way...
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If you like nightlife, the Court Avenue area would be your best bet. The Funny Bone in West Des Moines is a pretty decent comedy club if you're in to that. I just got my parents a giftcard to Centro -...
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If you are into going through small towns, Iowa has some really cute ones - stereotypical main squares in the middle of "downtown", white picket fences, swings on porches, etc. So you could always...
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If you do want to drive around Iowa a bit, there's a casino about 40 miles south of Des Moines in Osceola, an old railroad museum north in Boone, and I know there's an annual Winterfest in Amana but...
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If the weather is fine, I'd also suggest going outside of the city to drive around some of the smaller towns. This time of year, a lot of the small towns have cute, quaint little things going on. The...
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lol, you know you're in trouble when Omaha is a better place to go for fun
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Ahh Des Moines! They have a decent junior hockey team, Des Moines Buccaneers if you're into that, but they might be on winter break then. If you go to Omaha you can go smack Teen Mom Farrah cause she...
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I'm highly amused by this thread now. I live about 2 hrs north of DM and so, usually, when I want to do something fun or get away that's where I'd go. I did just fall in love with Cedar Falls, though....
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I'll definitely have to suggest getting our own rental car and driving around. I'm from DC so it kind of baffles me that there is nothing to do!
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