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United States, North America

3-Day Des Moines itinerary guide

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Des Moines — Burns United Methodist Church Des Moines IA

Top stops to prioritize

  • Zombie Burger + Drink Lab
  • The High Life Lounge
  • Iowa State Fairgrounds
  • The Stuffed Olive Des Moines
  • Blank Park Zoo
  • Exile Brewing Company
  • Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
  • Casey's Center

Day 1: Most popular attractions

For day 1, we strategically grouped the most popular attraction, Des Moines Art Center, with surrounding point of interests to start your trip off with a bang.

  • Zombie Burger + Drink Lab
  • Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
  • Casey's Center
  • El Bait Shop
  • Fong's Pizza

Day 2: Northwest side of town

For day 2, we recommend exploring the northwest side side of town.

  • Iowa State Fairgrounds
  • Tasty Tacos
  • Des Moines' Downtown Farmers’ Market
  • Principal Park
  • Bubba
  • Hoyt Sherman Place

Day 3: Proximity is everything

For day 3, we bundled attractions like Blank Park Zoo and Southridge Mall and other places within a close range, so that the time it takes to travel between all of them is less than one hour.

  • Blank Park Zoo
  • Southridge Mall
  • Gray's Lake Park
  • Des Moines Water Works Park

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