Des Moines is a city in Iowa (IA), United States
Des Moines (/dɪˈmɔɪn/ ( listen)) is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is on and named after the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the French colonial name, Rivière des Moines, meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 216,553 as of the 2017 population estimate. The five-county metropolitan area is ranked 89th in terms of population in the United States with 634,725 residents according to the 2016 estimate by the United States Census Bureau.
Top sights in Des Moines | |
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4Th Street | 41.575456 / -93.707510 |
Margo Frankel Woods State Park | 41.675252 / -93.617981 |
Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center | 41.525295 / -93.615553 |
Heritage Carousel | 41.613453 / -93.610740 |
The Wallace Centers Of Iowa: Wallace House | 41.591521 / -93.639253 |
Ewing Park | 41.538930 / -93.583027 |
Brown'S Woods | 41.548979 / -93.710512 |
Lake Red Rock | 41.405893 / -93.052612 |
Sheslow Auditorium | 41.601414 / -93.652176 |
Sam Cohn City Park | 41.601414 / -93.652176 |
Vaudeville Mews | 41.585493 / -93.622191 |
Simon Estes Riverfront Amphitheater | 41.588025 / -93.616718 |
Polk County Heritage Gallery | 41.586390 / -93.618778 |
Karolyn Sherwood Gallery | 37.090240 / -95.712891 |