M L King Park
M L King Park is a park in Polk, Iowa which is located on Garfield Avenue. M L King Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood Capitol East, as well as near Capitol Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Polk County, Iowa, United States of America
- Also known as: “Martin Luther King Jr. Park”
- Address: 1650 Garfield Avenue, Des Moines, IA
Places of Interest
Highlights include Iowa State Capitol and Ola Babcock Miller Building.
Iowa State Capitol
Government building
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The Iowa State Capitol, commonly called the Iowa Statehouse, is in Iowa's capital city, Des Moines. As the seat of the Iowa General Assembly, the building houses the Iowa Senate, Iowa House of Representatives, the Office of the Governor, and the Offices of the Attorney General, Auditor, Treasurer, and Secretary of State.
Ola Babcock Miller Building
Government building
Photo: Wetteland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ola Babcock Miller Building, also known as the State Library of Iowa, is a historic building located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 as the Iowa State Historical Building.
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Garden
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden is a 12-acre botanical garden located near Downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States, on the east bank of the Des Moines River and north of I-235.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Village and Downtown Des Moines.
East Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Iowahwyman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Historic East Village is a commercial and residential neighborhood in central Des Moines, Iowa, United States, directly east of the Downtown Des Moines area.
Downtown Des Moines
Neighborhood
Photo: BarbaraLN, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Downtown Des Moines is the central business district of Des Moines, Iowa and the Greater Des Moines Metropolitan Area. Downtown Des Moines is defined by the City of Des Moines as located between the Des Moines River to the east, the Raccoon River to the south, Center Street to the north, and 18th and 15th Streets to the west. Downtown Des Moines is situated 2 miles southwest of M L King Park.
Des Moines
Photo: Stephen Matthew Milligan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Des Moines, capital of Iowa, is in the western region of the American Midwest. Des Moines is the largest city in Iowa and the annual site of the Iowa State Fair.
M L King Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.60372° or 41° 36′ 13″ northLongitude
-93.59244° or 93° 35′ 33″ westElevation
840 feet (256 metres)Named after
Martin Luther King Jr.Open location code
86H8JC35+F2OpenStreetMap ID
way 46142173OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4865779Wikidata ID
Q31817779
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In Other Languages
“M L King Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “M L King Park”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Martin Luther King Jr. Park and Capitol East.
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Highlights include Emmanuel Church of God in Christ and Jesus Christ Apostolic Church.
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