Anyone know what to do in Iowa?

[monk3y]

I'll be attending a wedding and have 3 days in Des Moines. I will have a car so I could potentially drive places somewhat nearby. Any ideas?

 

[benzylic]

cow tipping?

make crop circles in all the corn fields?

to be honest i got nothing

 

[ElFenix]

it's a wedding. get drunk and hit on bridesmaids.

 

[WisMan]

Drink. Thats really all there is to do.

 

[vi edit]

When will you be in town?

Omaha is 2 hours down the road and the college world series are in play right now. It's basically one big party while that's in session. Once in Omaha you have the zoo and botanical gardens that are good for a day's worth of exploring.

If you swing 2 hours south of Des Moines to Kansas City you have Worlds of Fun Roller coaster park and more BBQ than you can swing a rack of ribs at.

Two hours east of Des Moines gets you to Iowa City where you can see the flood damage and the Amana Colonies.

Three hours north can get you to Mall of America in MN.

Not really much to do in Des Moines proper that I can think of.

 

[isekii]

farmers daughters

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Leave. Quickly.

 

[Evadman]

des monies? Corn. There is nothing there, I was just there 3 weeks ago.

 

[Queasy]

Cornholing?

 

[knawlejj]

I've been around the DSM area...and all of Iowa for that matter (currently live in pocahontas iowa), and can tell you there is not much to do unless you live on the east side of the state on the mississippi.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Shuck corn

 

[GTaudiophile]

Nothing besides maybe go visit the real Field of Dreams, pretend your a ghost, and walk from the corn fields onto the baseball field.

 

[ChaosDivine]

Wish you weren't here
Ames is currently suffering from a massive population reduction.

 

[RU482]

Des Moines....Hmm, the only thing there is to do there is meth

 

[middlehead]

Ale & Whores, what else do you need?

 

[natto fire]

"Anyone know what to do in Iowa?"

Typically, drive through it/fly over it.

 

[Kadarin]

Your choices are pretty much limited to watching corn grow, eating corn, and, of course, farmers' daughters.

 

[compman25]

I bet you could go boating right now!

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

Des Moines is underwater right now, fyi

 

[JulesMaximus]

Drown?

 

[glenn1]

There are probably candidates for the 2012 Presidential election campaigning in Iowa about right now, you could attend one of their rallies....

Here's the city visitor bureau webpage... all I can say is good luck...

 

[ChaosDivine]

Originally posted by: OREOSpeedwagon
Des Moines is underwater right now, fyi

So is/was Ames : http://strangetalk.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=104893
(Scroll down a little in the thread for pics)

 

[91TTZ]

Look at corn.

 

[legoman666]

Originally posted by: Queasy
Cornholing?

cornhole is from Cincinnati, not Iowa. I'm from Cincinnati, I would know.

As for the OP: leave.

 

[nageov3t]

maybe it was because I was 16 at the time, but the last time I was in a corn state, everyone was like insanely hot out there. so there should be plenty to "do"