Admission: Fee
Hours: Mon-Fri, 11-4:30 during exhibits.
Address: 111 Court Ave.
Phone: 515-286-2242
Come visit us in Des Moines, Iowa
This opulent 1869 Victorian mansion, a National Historic Landmark and home of Iowa's governor, was built by Iowa's first millionaire, Benjamin F. Allen. Restored to the late 1800s period, it overlooks downtown Des Moines and is situated on eight acres with a recreated Victorian formal garden.
Des Moines, IA Famous HomesWells Fargo Arena, Hy-Vee Hall, Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Polk County Convention Complex. Concerts, tournaments and special events throughout the year. Home of the new Iowa Stars hockey team, the top-level affiliate of the NHL's Dallas Stars.
Des Moines, IA Event CentersThe Playhouse presents 12-14 musicals, comedies, dramas and family shows each year.
Des Moines, IA TheatresDesignated a basilica in 1989. Northern Italian/Lombardy Romanesque style, with gold-leaf coffered ceilings and 46 stained-glass windows, including a 15-foot Munich rose window. Ornate plaster and travertine marble interior.
Des Moines, IA Historic ChurchesFollow the AAA minor league baseball team, and enjoy fireworks and concerts during the baseball season.
Des Moines, IA Minor League BaseballBuilding designed by three internationally-recognized architects houses an internationally-renowned collection of artwork fro...
Downtown gallery with changing exhibits....
An extension of the world-renowned Des Moines Art Center in an energetic urban museum space, featuring three or four exciting...
The gallery houses an outstanding collection of original Impressionist and post-Impressionist paintings, and includes an impr...
Major changing exhibitions of historical and contemporary art, located in building designed by architect Cesar Pelli....