The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
The Upper Midwest & Great Lakes

Stop 7 · Days 636–637

Des Moines

Des Moines, IA

Iowa's capital — a five-domed statehouse, a free downtown sculpture park, and the grounds of the country's most famous state fair.

Where to stay

  • A downtown or East Village hotel

    Near the Capitol and the sculpture park.

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You gotta eat this

  • A loose-meat sandwich & pork tenderloin

    Iowa diner classics.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 636Day 636 — Capitol & SculptureFull day · 3h planned
  2. 637Day 637 — East to the ColoniesDrive day · 2h drive

What this stop is made of

  • State Capitols