Best Places to Visit Near Des Moines
Visit some of the best attractions in the vicinity of Des Moines with hundreds to choose from to make your perfect day out or weekend break away. Browse the below list featuring some of the best destinations (such as Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue) or select map view to search geographically.
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Cities and Localities Near Des Moines
Where to go for a weekend trip near Des Moines? A list of surrounding cities, towns and villages nearby or close to the suburbs of Des Moines within a 50 mile radius.
City
![seattle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/4dd4546767085b9e3028e6860cf50f62.jpg?1582270511)
City
![tacoma](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/8417349ba38df8d87f6cba81eeb04fea.jpg?1588236510)
City
![bellevue](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/9168fe4a49db98a3e683ec0fff8aa7db.jpg?1623219537)
City
![snoqualmie](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/0c7d5cb7f286744e42a3261ef83f585b.jpg?1587718316)
City
![redmond](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/cbc0dbe74002fd434a6adb218d56ccfe.jpg?1602603406)
City
![kirkland](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/252b0d41ff6914f49ad03b337d21dd2f.jpg?1582270511)
City
![issaquah](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/fe777bcf21c672bde17a729150600fa1.jpg?1582270511)
City, Island
![bainbridge island](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/9bfe51a5955f01218fd7559ec1687d6f.jpg?1582270511)
City
![north bend](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/9d3d6700b38e20639d5f5f1c13133045.jpg?1582270511)
City
![gig harbor](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/935f96102540233acfb31f9f17cd92b1.jpg?1582270511)
National park
![lake sammamish state park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/59a805845b1f200e778032332ed0692e.jpg?1582270511)
City
![bremerton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/c6b0958ab268c5baf051fa313420f0b7.jpg?1582270511)
City
![seatac](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/93ed19ec85cc345e5f83bb1595b0e82d.jpg?1582270511)
City
![renton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/c479e241daa303f0bf47934a494228cf.jpg?1582270511)
City
![bothell](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/d15f84547497351316aad00dc9e46f6f.jpg?1582270511)
City
![auburn](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/c23c59df52771c3abecb957e8a6cd85c.jpg?1591689411)
City
![puyallup](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/e8b5dc3f0133e7b3ef92cd02638682ae.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![tukwila](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/546a1fa6d0bb039624940f409fb663ad.jpg?1619016607)
City
![kent](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/08b9c7f36468a87d71e17876bf34b993.jpg?1582270511)
City
![poulsbo](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/e08d64cba4564848da6deb650b4038dd.jpg?1582270511)
City
![federal way](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/1a249829da8f05b8852120a7a98a7861.jpg?1582270511)
City
![woodinville](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/fb22a0b42c24f6dd512b482cd7c135f0.jpg?1582270511)
City
![dupont](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/cc5c5550f2c7475d98001e93fd134368.jpg?1582270511)
City
![port orchard](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/6b3a7bffe7e3c10100beb2792302304a.jpg?1582270511)
City
![lakewood](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/9b7589819e0531bc91cba3c1f2ae34af.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![kenmore](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/26b99b28003d5c97740f39864d0390ac.jpg?1582270511)
City
![shoreline](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/808c618cb06f9abcae1d298a6b09b5d2.jpg?1582270511)
Island, Locality
![vashon island](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/1c82ee985ad785ca779b971e9cf9b462.jpg?1582270511)
Island
![fox island](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/e849646cb07d449198fc33e5875304d9.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![silverdale](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/8737bfe213dc40fd3f5f800595ba4ede.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![enumclaw](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/6ae533fc40f27d80bde934c78961b606.jpg?1582270511)
City
![carnation](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/03f5e4860735b05e99b6a8fff3799447.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![burien](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/1fa3bcdd98686a70f567e66e38d7c270.jpg?1582270511)
Island
![harstine island](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/f3d7abea99fba6cfda4d0d2b24a41eac.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![steilacoom](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/56408dfae5ad418b73f1dea8f949bfde.jpg?1582270511)
City
![sumner](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/74419ad24508bff3fbd11998547c5ae6.jpg?1582270511)
City
![newcastle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/9a8bb96a22e359695bc471c933306308.jpg?1582270511)
City
![black diamond](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/0fcdec55bccac9937765605d0a3b9660.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![keyport](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/88de586f2feeac1abbc218c830eda3f5.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![suquamish](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/328922de6453e852c2816bb3516095b3.jpg?1582270511)
City
![duvall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/a4d5ce87288b65fbfd8f1cadb28acc99.jpg?1582270511)
Island
![blake island](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/0e77421fccfacbe8e455d3b78a46b0e8.jpg?1582270511)
City
![sammamish](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/b7f8118780de76a23aac8fc7d150ab92.jpg?1582270511)
City
![maple valley](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/e8b4a2d335d211b8fb84e668a69e5f1c.jpg?1582270511)
City
![mountlake terrace](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/a66b864f5dc19da0050a309f08dde3b7.jpg?1582270511)
Island
![maury island](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/06290af2f4dd79a5b783c049d6230fdd.jpg?1582270511)
Island
![mcneil island](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/b2c69e4a648c6fce1c2871bf0cb1ff70.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![fall city](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/b2ca0521a08c1c46890a4105c70aa73d.jpg?1582270511)
City
![covington](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/9063f036669f2dc425d6deebf296517f.jpg?1641568333)
TOP Attractions
Best Day Trips from Des Moines
Best Day Trips from Des Moines
![Seattle Center](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/84a57b40f725efd795e19ae143de5b32.jpg?1582270511)
![Space Needle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/b5418afbfee65f0db06723a889c96f2a.jpg?1608908654)
Landmark modern spire with city vistas
![Museum of Flight](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/027f58b340f4a6f67b328c8001b9e082.jpg?1619264782)
Exhibits with airplanes and space vehicles
![Seattle Art Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/950b0761b2e38e485a1ec5dc7e3f64a6.jpg?1582270511)
Spacious home for modern and historic work
![Snoqualmie Falls](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/9b340af9c48f14e03de246f28567dfb5.jpg?1582270511)
![LeMay - America's Car Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/c6aa86b8dccd31ff52cc48d1bf1e8536.jpg?1618213513)
![Burke Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/dc97ff46c997c654a01bd56da0b5ab37.jpg?1591878592)
Museum with regional artifacts
![Museum of Pop Culture](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/f365018bebf0f0b6307f79a0f199ea0a.jpg?1592562076)
Experience Music Project
![Seattle Aquarium](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/dc92787676b6f19a267e7466766e1434.jpg?1657543847)
Sea life plus an underwater viewing dome
![Pacific Science Center](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/92ed252eedda9e26b1d330543d850958.jpg?1605194456)
Museum with immersive rotating exhibits
![Olympic Sculpture Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/c3819e1ac05413fa6a567a27b9bad40b.jpg?1582270511)
![Point Defiance Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/d2a42764fcbe39359cbcbb2a732ebf3d.jpg?1606067876)
![Fishermen's Terminal](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/eec86468e9d34055d527397e1d9b1ec8.jpg?1582270511)
![Gas Works Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/002d644d7f17d96e60483a0d4b0afec2.jpg?1582270511)
Sweeping city views from a picnic spot
![Lake Union](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/0685283665cac15cac12b617ad242172.jpg?1582270511)
Scenic waters for recreational boating
![Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/b3dc932458b96fb0775531cda4b43a87.jpg?1618213283)
Wildlife of the Pacific Rim
![Lake Union Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/44258f19a8aa995134844f0974d6f427.jpg?1619264554)
![Seattle Japanese Garden](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/2d88ee24ef4a89cc968c8c19f6b22003.jpg?1582270511)
![Seattle Asian Art Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/90910cad047d16fdecb34a959ebd31e2.jpg?1619603256)
Asian art in a 1930s art deco building
![Woodland Park Zoo](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/31c8b413e008473749ab6e0bc6df2e03.jpg?1620030840)
Conservation-focused 92-acre attraction
![Broken Obelisk](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/b022c7e96df6c54404db25a60a102aac.jpg?1648563593)
![Museum of Glass](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/f2cc1b885883dcf02e751b6f79836453.jpg?1623832776)
![Washington Park Arboretum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/1befd0a5e9494541149c91a2bfa40f94.jpg?1629048168)
![Living Computers: Museum + Labs](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/d0ddb8e76fa1321e28ad4ec9efe3266e.jpg?1632462991)
![Climate Pledge Arena](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/a37f47849d62781d0a844e7d7511f28e.jpg?1657543979)
![Pike Place Chowder](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/1595ec0fecfa6be99d0a8e0b9f2105d5.jpg?1657544156)
![Discovery Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/3f08d410ee010494d323f63011ab8262.jpg?1657544444)
![Smith Tower](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/bcf23a78ceb0f073c584c1e9daadf315.jpg?1657545489)
Historic site with views and a vintage bar
![Volunteer Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/33ec444df166e4ff290d983264e41013.jpg?1657545847)
![Accesso ShoWare Center](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/ae63d45a2bc14330e657d49b324064ac.jpg?1582270511)
![Tacoma Narrows Bridge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/01e9040e438c74adb54ab3adaf7ee850.jpg?1582270511)
Twin bridges crossing Puget Sound
![Pioneer Square totem pole](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/a7242a7f055c820c7576ad6f5771a5a4.jpg?1657526257)
![Husky Stadium](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/cb9fe938320916a27b54298056a24cd6.jpg?1657543087)
![Cheney Stadium](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/3cca22a70c0af6ca71b51ae9843bf81a.jpg?1582270511)
![Freeway Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/6826cfc4621cc90bbad45a7f681540f5.jpg?1582270511)
![Chihuly Garden and Glass](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/76f43c5967253fb61f9daf4d07ca4264.jpg?1660033287)
![Tacoma Dome](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/56110000cb3c18a18f29d5b2c76207e0.jpg?1582270511)
![Alaskan Way Viaduct](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/e4ce408e74433b21708e5749126a7bfd.jpg?1660033029)
![Kerry Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/1fc63e7a9aab816126bb37d1d1a5d763.jpg?1582270511)
![Mariners Team Store](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/444d90dc0cd6977f4b908db85cfe221f.jpg?1660031141)
![Graves of Bruce and Brandon Lee](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/3fa3013c87b2df121a2eca8a1ffd9a95.jpg?1660032239)
![Memorial Stadium](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/8dae0885dd14698d24d844dc83f9dbb9.jpg?1660032041)
![Westlake Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/ac1f723920dbaf16f680d4159fba0e20.jpg?1582270511)
![Golden Gardens Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/6064a7dc04db9c5eb18e8c91b6b31b12.jpg?1582270511)
![Elliott Bay Marina](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/fe2264f9da89ae4d5769add13c24a18c.jpg?1582270511)
![Totem Lake](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/ae56fa4ebbd66837c1b905e193e5feab.jpg?1648521387)
![West Point Light](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/24c6ca324ca6d67f47381741f135bf90.jpg?1582270511)
![Olallie State Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/7497a2c4ea7152cb3c27f11c7be3e73e.jpg?1582270511)
![Henry Art Gallery](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/6b7cf39f6e7056a798fc72a9192c928f.jpg?1582270511)
![Pioneer Square](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/94ae7f5eb3f29b98f804716d68b9b3bd.jpg?1582270511)
![Cougar Mountain Zoo](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/9af571c630763858f08c51538f0d4787.jpg?1582270511)
![Victor Steinbrueck Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/7704eff38c6d2f7ea4a42165938d78e2.jpg?1582270511)
![Daybreak Star Cultural Center](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/be8703c1f2d71024d0ab94d53ae0c919.jpg?1582270511)
![Waterworks](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/8cf943d44380ba895ae356e1961e7f04.jpg?1648577174)
![Hec Edmundson Pavilion](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/7abf357b7c42d77776dc0fdddf01498c.jpg?1582270511)
![St. James Cathedral](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/aa6af806ea512a0999e34a6da8dc3b6e.jpg?1582270511)
![Capitol Hill](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/caf5ff94e03f0150b95e2d7fbde2fba7.jpg?1582270511)
![Children's Museum of Tacoma](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/47_24907_-122_43725.jpg)
![Tilikum Place](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/be751ad2f4bed738013dca98f0e661b4.jpg?1582270511)
![Father and Son](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/770d6457649531f23efaee976837cebc.jpg?1582270511)