Fun things to do Des Moines on Wednesday afternoon (US)

Pappajohn Sculpture Park is most popular around 2 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 45 min here. It's most quiet on Wednesdays.

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Gray's Lake Park is most popular around 2 PM on Sundays. Visitors usually stay up to 45 min here. It's most quiet on Thursdays.

Gray's Lake Park is the centerpiece of the Des Moines Park system, with 1 million visitors a year.

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Cowles Commons is most popular around 1 PM on Mondays. It's most quiet on Sundays.

Originally known as Nollen Plaza, Cowles Commons, was completed in 2015 and represents a significant commitment by Des Moines Performing Arts to give back to the community. The newly designed space retains the popular Crusoe Umbrella by artist Claus Oldenburg and adds lighting sculpture Swirl by artist Jim Campbell. Joining the sculptures is the popular zero-depth Lauridsen Fountain which can be enjoyed throughout the warm months of the year.

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Robert D. Ray Asian Garden is most popular around 4 PM on Tuesdays. Visitors usually stay up to 30 min here. It's most quiet on Thursdays.

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Pete Crivaro Park is most popular around 3 PM on Sundays. Visitors usually stay up to 45 min here. It's most quiet on Fridays.

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Visitors usually stay up to 1 hour here. It's most quiet on Wednesdays.

The centerpiece of this beautiful park on the southside of Des Moines is its 178-acre lake. Five picnic shelters and three children's playgrounds overlook the lake. A boat ramp provides access for anglers trying to catch the walleye, bass, and catfish stocked by the Conservation Board into the lake every year. During the summer, a swimming beach provide another wonderful way to enjoy the lake. The park opened in 1967 on the site of Polk County's last operating coal mine.

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