Sightseeing
History BuffIowa State Capitol
FreeTour a five-domed statehouse topped in 23-karat gold, with 29 kinds of marble and a law library ringed by four stories of balconies.
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AttractionsFamily Favorite
Adventureland
Adventureland is an attraction in Altoona, IA. Cost: $50 or more.
3200 Adventureland Dr · Altoona, IA
Why you should go…
Adventureland is an amusement park in Altoona, northeast of Des Moines, open since 1974. Its seven roller coasters include the wooden Tornado and Outlaw, the enclosed Underground, and the Monster, which drops at 101 degrees into five inversions. Adventure Bay, the park's water park, adds wave pools, lazy rivers and slides. In the fall the park runs Phantom Fall Fest, its Halloween event.
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- #roller coasters
- #water park
- #des moines area
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