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John & Mary Pappajohn SCLPTR

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Blank Park Zoo

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Iowa State Capitol

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Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

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Walnut Woods State Park

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Salisbury House

Science Center of Iowa

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Iowa Gold Star Military Museum

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Jordan House

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Principal Riverwalk

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Hoyt Sherman Place

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Des Moines' Downtown Farmers’ Market

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Robert D. Ray Asian Gardens

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West End Architectural Salvage

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Sleepy Hollow Haunted Scream Park

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Basilica of St. John

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Stuff to Do in Des Moines Iowa

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