Fish and Game Pavilion and Aquarium

The Fish and Game Pavilion and Aquarium is located in the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The structure was erected with financial support from the State of Iowa.

Photo: Ankenycat, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Iowa State Capitol and James Sansom Carpenter House.

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 2½ miles west of Fish and Game Pavilion and Aquarium.

James Sansom Carpenter House

House

Photo: Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The James Sansom Carpenter House was significant to Des Moines cultural history from 1906 to 1939. The 13 acre property named Oakwood estate by its owners J. James Sansom Carpenter House is situated 1 mile north of Fish and Game Pavilion and Aquarium.

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 2½ miles west of Fish and Game Pavilion and Aquarium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pleasant Hill and East Village.

Pleasant Hill

Town

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Pleasant Hill is a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 10,147 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Des Moines metropolitan area. As of July 2005, Pleasant Hill was assigned a ZIP code, 50327. Pleasant Hill is situated 2 miles east of Fish and Game Pavilion and Aquarium.

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. East Village is situated 3 miles west of Fish and Game Pavilion and Aquarium.

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.

Fish and Game Pavilion and Aquarium

Type: Heritage site
Also known as: “DNR Building”
Categories: fixed construction, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Lee Township, Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.59608° or 41° 35′ 46″ north

Longitude

-93.55661° or 93° 33′ 24″ west

Inception

1926

Open location code

86H8HCWV+C9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 46979157

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=heritage

Wikidata ID

Q5454597

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