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With more than 85,000 square feet of 24/7 casino action including all your favorite table games, poker tournaments, exciting promotions, and more than 1,700 slots – Prairie Meadows has every game you’ll want to play this side of Vegas. Prairie Meadows offers smoking and non-smoking sections for both table games and slot machines so you can enjoy your visit, no matter your preference.

Iowa's Wildest Adventure.

Thrill rides for all ages plus a water park, arcades, dining options, and variety shows.

Seasonal blooms showcased outdoors and in a geodesic dome plus educational programs and art shows.

Wells Fargo Arena, which is owned by Polk County and professionally managed by Spectra, is a 17,000 seat arena that opened July 12, 2005. The arena is part of the Iowa Events Center complex, which also includes Hy-Vee Hall and the Community Choice Convention Center.

Legislative building known for elegant, 1800s architecture and vast gilded dome, with tours available.

The Iowa Gold Star Military Museum honors the heroic service of all Iowa veterans, as we collect, preserve and exhibit materials illustrating the story of Iowa’s military past, from statehood to the present. Our mission is to honor and depict the military experiences of Iowa citizens in all wars, homeland defense and service to the state.

Camp Dodge is a military installation in the city of Johnston, Iowa. Centrally located near the capital of Iowa, it currently serves as the headquarters of the Iowa National Guard.