Vietnam War Memorial
Vietnam War Memorial is a monument in Lee Township, Polk, Iowa. Vietnam War Memorial is situated nearby to Soldiers‘ and Sailors’ Monument, as well as near the courthouse Iowa Judicial Branch Building.Places of Interest Nearby
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. Iowa State Capitol is situated 770 feet northwest of Vietnam War Memorial.
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. Ola Babcock Miller Building is situated 1,200 feet north of Vietnam War Memorial.
Soldiers‘ and Sailors’ Monument
Monument
Photo: Queenbethc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Soldiers‘ and Sailors’ Monument is situated 350 feet west of Vietnam War Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Village and 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.
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 and numerous cultural festivals during warm weather months.
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.
Vietnam War Memorial
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Lee Township, Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.58946° or 41° 35′ 22″ northLongitude
-93.60225° or 93° 36′ 8″ westOpen location code
86H8H9QX+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
node 799923486OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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