City of Des Moines
City of Des Moines is a locality in Polk, Iowa. City of Des Moines is situated nearby to the neighborhood Downtown Des Moines, as well as near Sherman Hill Historic District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Iowa State Capitol and Casey’s Center.
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.
Casey’s Center
Sports venue
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The Casey's Center is a multi-purpose arena in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Part of the Iowa Events Center, the arena opened on July 12, 2005, at a cost of $117 million.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Des Moines and Downtown Des Moines.
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.
Downtown Des Moines
Neighborhood
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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.
Sherman Hill Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Sherman Hill Historic District is located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It is one of the oldest residential neighborhoods in Des Moines. Single-family houses were constructed beginning around 1880 and multi-family dwellings were built between 1900 and 1920.
City of Des Moines
- Type: Locality with 203,000 residents
- Location: Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.5725° or 41° 34′ 21″ northLongitude
-93.6104° or 93° 36′ 37″ westPopulation
203,000Elevation
794 feet (242 metres)Open location code
86H8H9CQ+XVGeoNames ID
7316893
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