10 Best Tourist Attractions in Des Moines, iowa

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3 Popular Attractions In Iowa

• Living History Farms: Open-air museum in Urbandale, Iowa.

• Maquoketa Caves State Park: State park in Maquoketa, Iowa.

Iowa Facts:

• Iowa’s longest and highest bridge crosses Lake Red Rock.

• Cornell College is the only school in the nation to have its entire campus listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

• Born Marion Robert Morrison in Winterset, John Wayne was the son of a pharmacist and grew up to become one of Hollywood’s most popular movie stars.

• Iowa is home to the National Hobo Convention.

Iowa
State
State of Iowa
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): The Hawkeye State[1]
Motto(s): Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain.
Anthem: “The Song of Iowa“
Map of the United States with Iowa highlighted
Country	United States
Before statehood	American Indians of Iowa Iowa Territory
Admitted to the Union	December 28, 1846 (29th)
Capital (and largest city)	Des Moines
Largest metro and urban areas	Des Moines[a]
Government
•Governor	Kim Reynolds (R)
•Lieutenant Governor	Adam Gregg (R)
Legislature	Iowa General Assembly
•Upper house	Senate
•Lower house	House of Representatives
Judiciary	Iowa Supreme Court
U.S. senators	Chuck Grassley (R) Joni Ernst (R)
U.S. House delegation	1: Ashley Hinson (R) 2: Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) 3: Cindy Axne (D) 4: Randy Feenstra (R) (list)
Area [2]
•Total	55,857.1sqmi (144,669.2km2)
•Rank	26th
Dimensions
•Length	310mi (499km)
•Width	240mi (322km)
Elevation	1,100ft (340m)
Highestelevation (Hawkeye Point[3][4])	1,671ft (509m)
Lowestelevation (Confluence of Mississippi River and Des Moines River[3][4])	480ft (146m)
Population (2020)
•Total	3,190,369[5]
•Rank	31st
•Density	57.1/sqmi (22.0/km2)
•Rank	36th
•Median household income	$61,691[6]
•Income rank	30th
Demonym(s)	Iowan
Language
•Official language	English
Time zone	UTC−06:00 (Central)
•Summer (DST)	UTC−05:00 (CDT)
USPS abbreviation	IA
ISO 3166 code	US-IA
Latitude	40° 23′ N to 43° 30′ N
Longitude	90° 8′ W to 96° 38′ W
Website	www.iowa.gov