Guidebook for Des Moines
Food Scene
Grounds for Celebration
2709 Beaver AveAccessible by bike, great coffee, cool neighborhood.
Drinks & Nightlife
GoodSons Bar
2815 Beaver AveGood music selection, even better beer choices. Great panini sandwiches.
Parks & Nature
Brown's Woods
465 Brown's Woods DriveEssentials
Not an overly crowded Target with all the essential groceries or other travel necessities you may have forgotten at home.
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Target
5901 Douglas AveNot an overly crowded Target with all the essential groceries or other travel necessities you may have forgotten at home.
CVS
104 E 1st StCVS is walk able and carries your essentials.
Entertainment & Activities
They advertise as a brewery that also happens to have a movie theater. The beer is some of my favorite in Des Moines and it has a nice lounge area to use even if you aren't seeing a movie.
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Flix Brewhouse
3800 Merle Hay RdThey advertise as a brewery that also happens to have a movie theater. The beer is some of my favorite in Des Moines and it has a nice lounge area to use even if you aren't seeing a movie.
This is a local video rental store that has not changed since it opened in 1986. Incredible nostalgia.
Video Warehouse
5801 Franklin AveThis is a local video rental store that has not changed since it opened in 1986. Incredible nostalgia.
Getting Around
DART stop #2048
The 5 bus arrives every 30 minutes or hourly depending on time of day. You can ride downtown to DART central in 20 minutes and get connected to any other busline. All buses have wi-fi.
Merle Hay Rd / Sheridan Ave, DSM station
DART stop #2048
The 5 bus arrives every 30 minutes or hourly depending on time of day. You can ride downtown to DART central in 20 minutes and get connected to any other busline. All buses have wi-fi.
There is a trailhead to the Waveland Trail that links up to the main system running east downtown or west all the way out of the city.
Franklin Avenue Library
5000 Franklin AveThere is a trailhead to the Waveland Trail that links up to the main system running east downtown or west all the way out of the city.