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Iowa Farm is home to the Storm Chaser, Iowa Beer and Wine, and Petunia Pig (a small concession stand shaped like a pig). Last Frontier is a western themed section. This section of the park is home to the Monster roller coaster, the Golden Nugget shooting gallery and Sam Adam's Saloon.
Play arcade games and bowl at Spare Time, 340 Jordan Creek Pkwy., West Des Moines, or go for a spooky-themed arcade with Monsterama Arcade, 3108 S.W. Ninth St., Des Moines. Ninth St., Des Moines.
Requiring 350 tons of steel and 1,500 tons of concrete, the Dragon first opened at Adventureland in 1990. The highest point of the ride stood at 97.5 feet with speeds up to 55 mph.
The plan for a sylvan theater in Des Moines was derived from plans prepared by city planners from St. Louis: Harland Bartholomew Associates. They created a comprehensive plan for the city's park system in 1927. [2] The Des Moines Garden Club had C.A Baughman from the same firm draw up detailed plans for Greenwood Park. Included in the new land ...
Des Moines (/ d ə ˈ m ɔɪ n / ⓘ də-MOYN) is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is the county seat of Polk County with parts extending into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. [6]
The Ingersoll Place Plat Historic District is located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States.It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2000. [1] The historic significance of the district is based on the concentration of bungalows and square houses as well as a mix of subtypes.
Merle Hay Mall is an enclosed super-regional shopping mall in Des Moines, Iowa, in the United States.Opened in 1959, it is the second oldest regional shopping center in Iowa, and was the largest mall in Iowa in terms of gross leasable area before the 2004 opening of Jordan Creek Town Center in neighboring West Des Moines.
The Des Moines metropolitan area, officially known as the Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is located at the confluence of the Des Moines River and the Raccoon River. Des Moines serves as the capital of the U.S. state of Iowa.