Free Walking Sightseeing Tours in Des Moines, United States

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Explore Des Moines in United States with one of our free walking tours. Click on a marker on the map to get started and view details about the tour. Below is an overview of the sightseeing tours. A total of 9 tours are available in Des Moines, United States.

Individual Sights in Des Moines

Self-guided Tour #1

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Number of sights 19 sights
Distance 4.9 km
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  • Rumely Lofts
  • Science Center of Iowa
  • Harbach Lofts
  • Hubbell Warehouse
  • Riverpoint Lofts
  • Rocket Transfer Lofts
  • Grocers Wholesale Company Building
  • National Biscuit Company Building
  • Standard Glass and Paint Company Building
  • Herring Motor Car Company Building
  • Hotel Fort Des Moines
  • Mack-International Motor Truck Corporation Building
  • Iowa Ford Tractor Company Repair and Warehouse Building
  • Walnut Tire and Battery Co./Globe Publishing Company Building
  • 14Forty
  • Herndon Hall
  • Jay Norwood and Genevieve Pendleton Darling House
  • Albert Baird Cummins House
  • Terrace Hill
Details for Tour #1 in Des Moines

Self-guided Tour #2

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Number of sights 18 sights
Distance 6 km
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  • The Newlawn
  • William W. and Elizabeth J. Ainsworth House
  • Susie P. Turner Double House
  • Byron A. Beeson House
  • Home of Marshall's Horseradish
  • William B. Hayes House
  • Sargent's Garage
  • Perry and Brainard Block
  • Wherry Block
  • William H. and Alice Bailey House
  • Trent-Beaver House
  • Lowry W. and Hattie N. Goode First North Des Moines House
  • William A. and Etta Baum Cottage
  • Trinity Las Americas United Methodist Church
  • Julius Scheibe Cottage
  • Rev. R.W. and Fannie E. Keeler House
  • Basilica of Saint John
  • Professor Charles O. Denny House
Details for Tour #2 in Des Moines

Self-guided Tour #3

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Number of sights 14 sights
Distance 5.5 km
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  • Kappa Kappa Gamma House
  • Norman Apartments
  • Josiah Andrews House
  • John P. Simmons House
  • Hill McClelland Bell House
  • Professor Charles O. Denny House
  • Richard T.C. Lord and William V. Wilcox House
  • Nellie and Thomas Knotts House
  • Mrs. Marian D. Vail/Prof. Charles Noyes Kinney House
  • Lampson P. Sherman House
  • Mary A. and Caleb D. Scott House
  • Mahnke House
  • Maish House
  • Henry Wallace House
Details for Tour #3 in Des Moines

Self-guided Tour #4

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 8 km
Ascend 0 m
Descend 291 m

  • Iowa State Capitol
  • Hohberger Building
  • Homestead Building
  • Hawkeye Insurance Company Building
  • Iowa Department of the Blind
  • Catholic Pastoral Center
  • Liberty Building
  • The Kirkwood
  • Hubbell Tower Condominiums
  • U.S. Bank
  • Midland Financial Building
  • Hotel Fort Des Moines
  • Iowa Ford Tractor Company Repair and Warehouse Building
  • Mack-International Motor Truck Corporation Building
  • Herring Motor Car Company Building
  • National Biscuit Company Building
  • Grocers Wholesale Company Building
  • Rocket Transfer Lofts
  • Hubbell Warehouse
  • Harbach Lofts
Details for Tour #4 in Des Moines

Self-guided Tour #5

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 4.1 km
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  • Edward B. and Nettie E. Evans House
  • George B. Peak House
  • Hill McClelland Bell House
  • F. F. Odenweller-James P. and Nettie Morey House
  • John P. Simmons House
  • Josiah Andrews House
  • Samuel A. and Margaret Stevenson House
  • Norman Apartments
  • Kappa Kappa Gamma House
  • Greek Orthodox Church of St. George
Details for Tour #5 in Des Moines

Self-guided Tour #6

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 2.1 km
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  • Plymouth Place
  • Saint Augustin Catholic Church
  • Byron and Ivan Boyd House
  • Sylvan Theater
  • Des Moines Art Center
Details for Tour #6 in Des Moines

Self-guided Tour #7

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 9.2 km
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  • Hubbell Tower Condominiums
  • Hotel Fort Des Moines
  • Temple Theater
  • Hawthorn Hill Apartments
  • Naylor House
  • Maish House
  • Henry Wallace House
  • Hoyt Sherman Place
  • Henshie-Briggs Row House
  • Murillo Flats
  • John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park
  • Herndon Hall
  • Jay Norwood and Genevieve Pendleton Darling House
  • Mahnke House
  • Mary A. and Caleb D. Scott House
  • Lampson P. Sherman House
  • Mrs. Marian D. Vail/Prof. Charles Noyes Kinney House
  • Nellie and Thomas Knotts House
  • Richard T.C. Lord and William V. Wilcox House
  • Professor Charles O. Denny House
Details for Tour #7 in Des Moines

Self-guided Tour #8

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 9.7 km
Ascend 30 m
Descend 301 m

  • Ola Babcock Miller Building
  • Iowa State Capitol
  • Hohberger Building
  • Northwestern Hotel
  • Homestead Building
  • Iowa Department of the Blind
  • Hawkeye Insurance Company Building
  • Midland Financial Building
  • U.S. Bank
  • Liberty Building
  • Catholic Pastoral Center
  • The Kirkwood
  • Hubbell Tower Condominiums
  • Hotel Fort Des Moines
  • Temple Theater
  • Hawthorn Hill Apartments
  • Naylor House
  • Hoyt Sherman Place
  • Henshie-Briggs Row House
  • Murillo Flats
Details for Tour #8 in Des Moines

Self-guided Tour #9

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 4.3 km
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  • Sylvan Theater
  • Byron and Ivan Boyd House
  • Salisbury House
  • West Chester
  • Des Moines Art Center
Details for Tour #9 in Des Moines

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Why Visit Sights? Self-guided sightseeing tours are a free and safe alternative to bus tours. You can explore Des Moines at your own pace, any time! Do something good for your health by walking.