Great Wine! Good Food! Amazing friendly service! I try to stop passing thru Iowa every chance I get.read more

A beautiful setting with nice trees for lovely days outside. Plenty of friendly faces to help while…read moreyou're there. It would be good if they had more organization to help speed the process of sampling and ordering. There are many wine choices especially if you prefer sweeter varieties. Hopefully they get more dry and less sweet varieties.

We enjoyed a great tour of the East Village on a beautiful June day. Four unique dining venues…read morealong with a dose of history was included in the tour. Our guide, Angie, was a knowledgeable and gracious host. A perfect experience for residents or visitors to the area. Plan to spend 2 and half to 3 hours on the tour.

From the owner: Tour Des Moines offers fun, informational, and tasty tours of Iowa's capital city. Join us for a…read morewalking food tour of the city's original entertainment district -- Court Avenue -- or of our eclectic and funky East Village neighborhood. If you'd rather explore Des Moines in a city tour, we can do that, too! From the Pappajohn Sculpture Park to the Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines has much to explore. It's a city as exciting as it is accessible. Des Moines is the darling of national ranking lists, finding itself on lists such as "Hippest Mid-Size City in America" and "Best Up-and-Coming City for Foodies," as well as being the fastest growing metro in the Midwest. We have unique and delicious dining experiences, from casual to classy upscale. Our walking food tours will allow you to sample from a variety of culinary experiences while learning about Des Moines' past and present. In the East Village, you'll also have the opportunity for shopping in the eclectic and charming stores. Tour Des Moines offers scheduled tours, or we're happy to discuss a private tour for your family, friends, organization or business.

This is a great way to see the bridges, Clark Tower and getting all the information. Diane was…read morevery knowledgeable and nice. We loved our tour. It is a perfect prelude to seeing Winterset on your own.

I've been to a lot of movie theaters in my life... Big, sprawling, stadium seating theaters with…read morechandeliers and surround sound. I've been to the El Capitan on a premiere night. The theatre I grew up with had 20 screens, and it was surrounded by a plaza of food and activities. Gladbrook theater is still the coolest movie theater I've ever been to. Ever. Yeah, I suppose you could say it's because it was novel to me. It was cute and quaint, and the fact that it only shows one movie at a time is funny... but that's not what was so cool. What's cool is that the little town in the middle of corn fields and air decided they wanted a theater, and they did it. It's run by volunteers, and it's probably only frequented by the people who live near the town, but it's awesome. The place was clean, the snacks were cheap, and the movie selection for the night I was in town was perfect. I saw Wreck It Ralph in a little theater on a cold snowy night in Gladbrook, Iowa, with my boyfriend and two other awesome guys, one of whom was wearing a Teemo hat. Pretty great memory, I should think. I do think, in fact. If you live near here and you haven't stopped by, you really should. This place is great and definitely needs to be supported.

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Man this place will hire just about anyone. Someone was just bragging about lying on his…read moreapplication and he works there. Got help from another guy with and he's waiting on being hired there. So if anyone is interested in working for this company they hire everyone.

This place is extremely beautiful. The biggest downside to here is the hours on their website are…read morenot accurate. I came here to visit the inside and the arrive to a locked door. On the door was a note saying they are only open 1 day a week. I was able to peak in the window and see all the beautiful architecture. I was also able to explore the outside grounds too. However it can be slightly frustrating if your website says it will be open but you're not actually open. Overall this place is not huge and is a walkable distance to several other things. So I recommend walk past it to see if it's open. If it's closed, visit somewhere else.

This place is absolutely stunning inside. So clean, well kept. It was our first time & we attended…read moreCandlelight The Beatles. The staff were so pleasant, & helpful. I got a small sprite for $1. They had cocktails available. The bathroom immaculate. I would definitely recommend checking this beautiful building out given the chance! The symphony played for an hour & did an amazing job. I heard there is a beautiful garden outside however we rushed to our cars because of the cold temps.

Super fun, different activity to do with friends or family. My particular group was 4, but you can…read morealso do a 2 person rail car. We selected the latest 8pm ride to enjoy the summer sunset. I do recommend bringing a sweatshirt for the trip back. The trip is 12 miles out to a quaint little spot along the Des Moines River & 12 miles back. I will say although it's a pedal yourself type activity- there is one main "captains seat" which keeps tension on the chain and the rail car moving without everyone else pedaling. This makes the activity doable for almost anyone. Tip: bring a little cooler with snacks and drinks to hang out at the outdoor lighted area's. Trust me you won't regret it! Pro tip: Bug spray, as the ride is through heavily wooded areas.

We had been wanting to do this forever, but the timing finally worked out! Make sure to book early…read more(especially weekends) because they fill up fast. We did the 7:00 sunset ride and it was beautiful out! The check in and set up was smooth and efficient. Staff was friendly and informative throughout the whole process. The ride was a total of 12.2 miles but I didn't even sweat because the rail car does most of the work for you. They give you a break at the landing halfway (bring drinks or snacks) and then you ride back. Beautiful views of Iowa!

What a cool little museum tucked away in Gladbrook. It would be easy to overlook, but is certainly…read moreworth a stop. The variety of sculptures made of matchsticks in the museum is cool, and from reading the materials and pictures there, it also makes me want to check out some of the artists other works that are held at Ripley's locations. The detail of the work and sheer volume of pieces in each of these is stunning.

Let me just say from the get-go, I was not looking forward to visiting this place. We went to…read moreappease a relative the day after Thanksgiving. It was a 45 minute drive. I wanted to veg. But, it was a cool spot. I'm not sure there's anything else to see in town (but we were told that the little grocery store was giving away free ice cream). Amazing stuff here. I have no idea how he does the carvings (like on the capitol complex cornices). I would recommend and I did have to eat my words.