The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop

← The Upper Midwest & Great LakesDes Moines

Day636

Day 636 — Capitol & Sculpture — Des Moines

Full day3h planned

622BBQ & Jazz 623Museums 624East to Independence 625Truman & the Trails 626South to Branson 627Shows & Silver Dollar City 628Northeast to the capital 629The Capitol 630East to St. Louis 631The Arch 632Forest Park & City Museum 633North to Hannibal 634Tom & Huck 635North to Iowa 636Capitol & Sculpture 637East to the Colonies 638Colonies & the Cornfield 639North to the Twin Cities 640River & Lakes 641Mall & Falls 642St. Paul 643Free Day 644North to Lake Superior 645The Lake & the Shore 646North to Voyageurs 647On the Water 648The Boundary Waters 649Southeast to Wisconsin 650The Peninsula 651South to Green Bay 652Lambeau Field 653West to the Dells 654Water & Rock 655South to Spring Green 656Down the Rabbit Hole 657East to the capital 658Capitol & State Street 659East to Milwaukee 660Art on the Lake 661Harleys & Beer 662South to Chicago 663The Bean & the Art Institute 664Architecture & the Sky 665Museum Campus 666The Mag Mile & the Pier 667Wrigley & the South Side 668Free Day 669Free Day 670Northwest to Galena 671Main Street & Grant 672South to Springfield 673Lincoln's Springfield 674East to Indianapolis 675The Brickyard 676Circle City 677Northwest to the Dunes 678Sand & Shore 679East to Grand Rapids 680Gardens & a President 681To the Dutch coast 682Holland 683Frankenmuth 684North to the Straits 685Mackinac Island 686Sleeping Bear & the Wine 687South to Lansing 688Capitol & Campus 689East to Detroit 690Motown & Downtown 691The Henry Ford 692Rivera's Detroit 693South to Cleveland 694Rock & Roll 695Cuyahoga Valley 696Free Day 697South to Columbus 698Statehouse & German Village 699West to Dayton 700Wings & the Wrights 701South to Cincinnati 702The Riverfront 703East to Pittsburgh

Gold domes and open-air art.

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM· 3h
Iowa State Capitol & Sculpture ParkState CapitolsAnchor
The gleaming five-domed capitol (one is gold-leafed), then the free Pappajohn Sculpture Park and the East Village.
1007 E Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA