Friendly staff and an amazing selection of books in such a small space. Excited for their expansion…read moreinto the space next door!

Beautiful well stocked neighborhood book store! Great selection. Attended an author visit that was…read morefun too!

Our 1st time in this store. Great selection, price, and service. Will be back for all our vinyl…read moreneeds. Earl and Dale are reason enough to visit. :)

I love this store so much. It's a little amazing store and it deserves so much more attention has…read moreall the physical media you could want. LOVE!

I love the name! I…read moreappreciated the staff and the store's overall vibe. I was looking for a specific title, "Lovely One" by Ketanji Brown-Jackson, which was sadly not in stock, but the staff was keenly aware of it. They impressed me by recommending other local independent bookstores and asked if those stores had the book in stock. That was impressive! Free parking all around the downtown venue and a cool setting. I'll return simply because of their kindness and the store's positive vibe.

Every time I am in the Valley West area shopping I must stick my head in this great store to find a…read moretreasure I can't live without. I love the variety of their selections.

We happen to be in town for Galaxy con and wanted to see if there were some great records nearby…read more This place had great reviews so we came to check it out. They had a very large selection of 70s and 80s music. I was shocked that they did not have a David Bowie section. They had a great selection of folks from the Des Moines area such as really rare slipknot albums. It's a pretty compact area. I did find Viagra boys which I did not expect I would ever find in a location.

Really nice store, but so nice that it was a little picked over. They had the plastic dividers…read moreshowing me they had stock before. Must have visited at a bad time. I did find a couple things, the counter guy was very nice, and the prices were extremely reasonable. Would definitely make a point of visiting again when in town,

While from my first order with SB they didn't have the books I wanted onhand, they ordered them and…read morewere available at Amazon prices within a couple days. When I picked them up I swear I was treated like their favorite customer. The woman who helped me also helped me get an account on Libro.fm because I have trouble reading with sight alone. A+ all-star performance and I'm so glad this store exists in Des Moines.

I loved our initial visit to Storyhouse, as it's loaded with great vibes and a superb selection…read more This independent bookstore has an outstanding leader in Abbey. Located adjacent to the legendary RayGun store, this shop feels good. Abbey knows her inventory and is dialed in on authors and topics to lead you to better reading options. Her pricing is solid, and a vast children's section is separated from the rest of the store. I know that we have found our DSM Metro bookstore!

I love bookstores, particularly used bookstores. Half price books never disappoints. There is a…read morehuge selection. It isn't the most affordable used books you can buy, but it is always fun to come and hunt for treasures. My kids all went home with new (to them) books.

This store is huge and had so many selection at a great value. I went in searching for certain…read moreMitch Album books and found 3 out the 4 I was looking for. The service was very friendly and helpful. Go check them out.

Such a cute spot to grab lunch or a latte! Very affordable!…read more I got the vegan BLT and it was great. I would have liked a little more mayo, but still solid 8/10. My mom got the Sparrow Panini and said it was really good, just a bit on the fatty side with the bacon. 9/10. Our lattes were amazing, honestly better than any other place around. I got the iced Gandalf and my mom had the iced Raven. Both were so good. Love the retro vibe and the little bookstore inside. They also have live music on the weekends. Highly recommend! Buy local coffee over franchise coffee.

I hung our here yesterday morning with a nice cup of coffee (free refills), roomy table…read moreopportunities, and lots of books over at least a few rooms. I was here to meet my Sister and her husband to go over some estate paperwork related to our late Father. It was a nice and relatively private to do all that. Next time I'm in, I'll make it a point to also grab a bite.

What a wonderful slice of Iowa history located right in the heart of downtown Des Moines. Free…read moreadmission for all was a bonus to our wanting to visit this location and making this even a greater value than expected! It should be noted that the gift shop for the museum is no longer available, but the museum is definitely worth the stop Nearby parking garages and metered street parking make for easy access. The entire facility is easy to navigate for folks with mobility issues. Pleasant staff at the front desk were helpful and pointing us in the right direction. Truly a recommended stop for history geeks! A rival to many a museum for some of the artifacts that are present here. Located within a block of the state capital makes for a nice addition to state capital Tours. Special exhibit consideration given to the geology, Native American presence, migration/immigration, politics, civil rights, film, industry, contributions, military, contributions, etc. to name a few from/by the people of Iowa. Two floors of exhibits can easily be navigated in less than a couple of hours or for those who like to read all of the details I would dedicate a full day. What a pleasant surprise. I would encourage anyone with some spare time while in Des Moines to visit this special place.

Very wide selection of new and used merchandise. Definitely worth a walk through if you are a gamer…read moreor collector.

Took Funkos in that I didn't care about but knew the pricing, as an experiment, just to see how bad…read morethey really are. I've had bad interactions in the past. They took over $300 in Funkos for $60 without a per item desription of what they were paying per item. When I asked to see which ones he took ( they were stacked away in the corner) he hesitantly moved a couple and showed me the lower end ones. (Not the chases worth 40+ each.) I still sold because I wasn't done experimenting. I then called the next morning to see what the prices were (as an alias) and the top 4 magically were not there. My hypothesis is that they backdoor the ones they would like personally all while completely fucking you over. I would never sell to jays. I would never buy from jays. My loss is hopefully a warning to all others.