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For a quiet getaway amid a beautiful landscape, visit the Amana Colonies in the ...

Once a hub of communal living, the Amana Colonies today offer great food, art, crafts and landscapes favored by American artist Grant Wood.

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For a quiet getaway amid a beautiful landscape, visit the Amana Colonies in the Iowa River Valley
  • Mill City Museum:  The history of flour power
  • Gateway Arch: must-see monument in St. Louis
  • St. Louis Art Museum:  A fantastic - and free - city spot
  • Six Flag St. Louis: Refill the thrill

Mill City Museum: The history

This Minneapolis museum, located in a huge historic mill, has unique and interactive exhibits dedica...

Gateway Arch: must-see monumen

No visit to St. Louis is complete without a stop at the Gateway Arch, the iconic symbol of St. Louis...

St. Louis Art Museum: A fanta

This world-class collection of art, housed in the only remaining building from the 1904 Louisiana Pu...

Six Flag St. Louis: Refill the

If it sometimes feels like the thrill has drained out of your life, Six Flags St. Louis may be a gre...

  • Fountain on Locust: eclectic eats in a retro eatery
  • Highway 61 Roadhouse: Following the Blues Highway to food, fun
  • Blueberry Hill: This rock n roll eaterys quite a thrill
  • Casa Gallardo: Your tongue will shout olé!

Fountain on Locust: eclectic e

In addition to fine eats, ice cream and chocolates, the Fountain on Locust serves up retro cocktails...

Highway 61 Roadhouse: Followin

Looking for great music? Hungry for an eclectic menu of fine eats? Highway 61 Roadhouse and Kitchen ...

Blueberry Hill: This rock ’n r

Beginning its fifth decade, Blueberry Hill, the landmark restaurant in St. Louis’ famed Loop provide...

Casa Gallardo: Your tongue wil

Forget run-of-the-mill tacos and boring burritos. At Casa Gallardo Mexican Restaurant, you can dive ...

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Ms. Melody


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16" x 20" oil on canvas

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Mi Primer Amor


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<I>Shrek The Musical</I> comes to Fox Theatre Sept. 11-26

<I>Shrek The Musical</I> comes to Fox Theatre Sept. 11-26

Youve been green with envy over your friends who have been able to catch <I>Shrek The Musical</I>, the new hit Broadway musical, in New York City. Now you have the chance to enjoy the new musical adaptation of the Academy Award-winning movie about an ogre who lives happily ever after right in St. Louis! <I>Shrek The Musical</I> plays at the Fox Theatre in downtown St. Louis from Sept. 11–26..

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Des Moines Movies

Inception

A thief (Leonardo DiCaprio) who enters people's dreams and steals their secrets gets a shot at redemption when he is given the dangerous task of planting an idea in someone's subconscious.

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Des Moines Facts and Places:

Newspapers are Register , Times Delphic
Des Moines Sports teams are Bulldogs, Iowa Cubs, Heat
Local Schools are Des Moines University, Drake University

About Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines, IA, has been referred to as a friendly, caring neighborhood type of city, and is the center of the Feed Grains and Livestock Belt, governmental leadership, as well as home to numerous insurance companies.

As Iowa's capital city, Des Moines is situated at the junction of the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers. The Des Moines river is 535 miles long. It’s early beginnings as Fort Des Moines, in 1851, led to it becoming chartered as Des Moines in 1857 as it was settled by homesteaders.

Des Moines is the seat of Drake University, the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, Grand View College, among other educational institutions.

The city has gone down in history as suffering several floods in the 1950s, and most notably the historic Great Flood of 1993 that was a devastating event for the city. The occurrence took place despite flood control measures constructed on the Des Moines River. The majority of the city and surrounding cities forced the evacuation of much of the city of Des Moines.

Greater Des Moines is a diverse, multi-faceted metropolitan area where the arts, theatre, ballet, symphony, opera are plentiful. Other places of interest include the Capitol, the Center of Science and Industry, the Iowa Museum of Agriculture, and the state fairgrounds. The 400-acre Iowa State Fairgrounds is open year-round and features hundreds of ongoing events, as well as the annual August Fair.

The Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad is an operating educational railroad museum providing excursion train rides and dinner train rides through the scenic Des Moines River Valley. Take a walk through 300 years of agricultural history and visit Iowa’s Living History Farms. This is a hands on experience.

Des Moines has five professional minor league teams. The Iowa Chops, ice hockey, Iowa Barnstormers, arena football, and the Iowa Energy, basketball, all play at the Wells Fargo Arena. There is also the Iowa Cubs baseball team and the Des Moines Menace soccer team.

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