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Less than an hour from the city! Plan a day trip to any of these nearby towns.

North

• Iowa State University - Ames - iastate.edu
• Reiman Gardens - Ames - reimangardens.iastate.edu/en/visitor_and_tour_information
• Mamie Doud Eisenhower Birthplace - Boone - mamiesbirthplace.homestead.com 
• Seven Oaks Recreation - Boone - sevenoaksrec.com
• Hotel Pattee - Perry - hotelpattee.com
• Carnegie Library - Perry - perrypl.okpls.org

South

• National Balloon Museum - Indianola - nationalballoonmuseum.com
• Summerset Winery - Indianola - summersetwine.com

East

• Lake Red Rock - Knoxville - redrockarea.com
• National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum – Knoxville - sprintcarhof.com
• Iowa Speedway - Newton - iowaspeedway.com/aspx/RacePage.aspx?pid=31
• Maytag Blue Cheese Factory - Newton - maytagdairyfarms.com
• Dutch Community - Pella - pella.org
• Wyatt Earp Historic Complex - Pella - pellatuliptime.com/historical-village/wyatt-earp
• Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge - Prairie City - fws.gov/Midwest/NealSmith

West

• Bridges of Madison County movie site - Madison County - madisoncounty.com/grouptours.html
• Bob Feller Hometown - Van Meter - bobfellermuseum.org/theMuseum/Location_Hours.asp
• Dallas County - discoverdallascountyiowa.com/itineraires.html
• John Wayne’s birthplace - Winterset - johnwaynebirthplace.org

Ames (40 minutes from Des Moines)
Boone (45 minutes from Des Moines)
Indianola (20 minutes from Des Moines)
Knoxville (45 minutes from Des Moines)
Newton (45 minutes from Des Moines)
Pella (45 minutes from Des Moines)
Perry (45 minutes from Des Moines)
Prairie City (45 minutes from Des Moines)
Van Meter (30 minutes from Des Moines)
Winterset (45 minutes from Des Moines)