Top rated Historical landmarks in West Des Moines

Experience the best that West Des Moines has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 11 places from Historical landmark category.

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Iowa State Capitol
Historical landmark
Legislative building known for elegant, 1800s architecture & vast gilded dome, with tours available.
4.80 (1.3K reviews) (~13.29 km from centre)
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Hogback Covered Bridge
Historical landmark
👍👍 This is my favorite bridge out of them all. I think it gets a lot less attention than the other bridges,it's beautiful, and it has older messages written inside.
4.80 (478 reviews) (~31.11 km from centre)
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Clark Tower
Historical landmark
👍👍 Resides in Winterset City Park. You can drive or hike to it and view the surrounding vistas. I suggest in the fall during Covered Bridgefestival when the fall leaf season at peak
4.80 (142 reviews) (~32.99 km from centre)
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Terrace Hill Historic Site
Historical landmark
This historic mansion offering guided tours has been the residence of Iowa's governors since 1971.
4.80 (118 reviews) (~9.41 km from centre)
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Cedar Covered Bridge
Historical landmark
4.70 (215 reviews) (~29.33 km from centre)
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Madison County Historical Society
Historical society
👍👍 A wonderful collection. The rock collection is actually of a high class. The buildings and displays are varied and comfortable to pass through. The house has solid walnut trimmings with glass imported from France. One bed covering was tatted by a man recuperating from war wounds.
4.70 (119 reviews) (~33.87 km from centre)
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Cutler-Donahoe Covered Bridge
Historical landmark
👍👍 This bridge is located within the sizable city park. Although the bridge is nice, I found the Hedge Maze more fun. The Storybook walk, the wood carvings, picnic shelters, water, Bocce ball, so much activity to partake. Don't forget to watch out for the deer.
4.60 (507 reviews) (~33.04 km from centre)
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Historic Valley Junction
Non-profit organization
😠 The farmers market was a good time, however, it has gotten so crowded and big that its not enjoyable. If you cannot get down there until 6:00 pm, forget it, you won't find a place to park anywhere, unless you want to walk several long blocks. The area near the bandstand, gets so crowded, that you...
4.60 (158 reviews) (~4.28 km from centre)
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Harmon Tunnel
Historical landmark
👍👍 This tunnel is pretty cool. It's in the state park called Pammel which is just south of Winterset a few miles. The whole park is worth the trip! There's a ford you can drive through if it's not too deep. I took the kiddos to do this yesterday and they really liked it. You can also easily enter the w...
4.60 (83 reviews) (~39.78 km from centre)
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Fleming Building
Apartment building
😠 How hard is it to answer a simple question which was this do you know if you will have any one bedrooms available in April? Did they answer my question? No they sent me an email about being placed on some list which I never asked them to do and then they tell me that if I am pre-approved when one be...
4.40 (65 reviews) (~11.45 km from centre)
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R&T Lofts Apartments
Apartment complex
😠 Ok first off, at one point while I lived here they put up fliers in the halls offering money or something to tenants who wrote positive google reviews—must have been about 7 months ago based on a quick scroll through the reviews here lmao like I wish I had a photo of the flier for proof but it’s pre...
4.20 (109 reviews) (~11.27 km from centre)
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