Fun things to do in Des Moines (US)

DART Central Station is most popular around 3 PM on Tuesdays. It's most quiet on Sundays.

DART Central Station is the main hub of the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART). DART serves Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Clive, Des Moines, Grimes, Johnston, Pleasant Hill, Polk County, Urbandale, West Des Moines and Windsor Heights.

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MacRae Park is most popular around 5 PM on Sundays. Visitors usually stay up to 1 hour here. It's most quiet on Mondays.

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Visitors usually stay 20 min here.

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Easter Lake Park is most popular around 4 PM on Sundays. 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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Visitors usually stay up to 2 hours here. It's most quiet on Wednesdays.

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