City of Des Moines

Des Moines is a cute town… The waterfront is nice, and I have enjoyed many sunsets down at the pier at the Des Moines Marina! The parks in the area, especially Salt Water State Park, are nice and fun to visit. The city also has great restaurants such as Wally’s (best clam chowder ever!!). I also watched the fireworks show for the first time this past July and really enjoyed it! This town is worth a visit, especially the pier at sunset!

I grew up in Des Moines & now I’m back (by choice this time)!
This city has an extremely central location, 10 min. to the Southcenter Mall, 20 min. or less to downtown Seattle, 20-​ish min to Tacoma and in the right place you’ll get a view of the Cascade & Olympic mountain ranges (including Mt. Rainier!!)!
The people are ridiculously nice, and having quite a few retirement communities & well regarded schools, Des Moines has a friendly & accessible social environment.
Downtown Des Moines has a mix of new boutique restaurants & community owned stores. On the 4^th on July there’s a marina fireworks show & mid summer there’s a truly charming parade, local carnival, & farmers market.
I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Des Moines to anyone as a great place to visit & an ever better place to live!