West Des Moines

Worth seeing in and around West Des Moines

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Drake University

   Private university in Des Moines, Iowa

   5.6 km · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Des Moines Art Center

   Art museum in Des Moines, Iowa

   2.6 km · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Drake Stadium

   Outdoor multiuse sports field at Drake University used from 1925 to present

   5.6 km · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Drake Municipal Observatory

   Astronomical observatory in Des Moines, Iowa, USA

   2.8 km · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Buccaneer Arena

   Arena in Urbandale, Iowa

   4.3 km · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Sylvan Theater Historic District

   Open-air theater in Des Moines, Iowa

   2.6 km · Wikipedia
7. 07
   The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement

   Public policy research institute at Drake University

   5.7 km · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Allen Hazen Water Tower

   Water tower in Des Moines, Iowa

   3.4 km · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Knapp Center

   Building in Iowa, United States

   5.8 km · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Terrace Hill

    Historic house in Iowa, United States

    5.2 km · Wikipedia

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Getting to West Des Moines

Airports

Des Moines (DSM), 7 km · Eppley Airfield (OMA), 184 km · Kansas City (MCI), 267 km

• Omaha → West Des Moines

  189 km · quickest by road, 3h 2m · $17–23
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• Kansas City → West Des Moines

  285 km · quickest by road, 4h 19m · $24–33
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• Chicago → West Des Moines

  504 km · quickest by air, 4h 55m · $190–290
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No local-transport research exists yet for West Des Moines

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for West Des Moines. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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