The trip after the wedding
A friendsmoon in Des Moines, IA
1 place here can put the whole group under one roof.
The trip you take with your friends right after the wedding — instead of the honeymoon, or before it.
Plan our friendsmoonFree. No account. About two minutes.
Where the group sleeps
- East Village 6BR house$510–$960 / night
Walkable to the bars with the capitol dome up the hill
Sleeps 14 · 6 bedrooms
What you do
- Pappajohn Sculpture Park walking tour
Free downtown park with 30+ blue-chip sculptures
- Exile Brewing taproom tour
Flagship craft brewery + tasting flight
- Gray's Lake kayak paddle
Downtown-skyline lake with rental fleet
- Downtown Farmers' Market food tour
One of the country's biggest markets, May–Oct Saturdays
- In Confidence speakeasy cocktail class
Hands-on mixing inside Hotel Fort Des Moines
- Smash Park pickleball + axe lanes
Pickleball, axe lanes, and a full bar under one roof
Where you eat
- Exile Brewing Company
Craft beer + big patio in the East Village
- Le Bouillon
Rural-French comfort food — duck frites + raw bar
- Ted & Wally's
Premium homemade ice cream to cap the night
Still deciding?
How Des Moines stacks up against the other places in the Midwest.
- Des Moines or Black Hills?
- Des Moines or Branson?
- Des Moines or Chicago?
- Des Moines or Cincinnati?
- Des Moines or Cleveland?
- Des Moines or Columbus?
- Des Moines or Detroit?
- Des Moines or Door County?
- Des Moines or Duluth?
- Des Moines or Fargo?
- Des Moines or Galena?
- Des Moines or Grand Rapids?
- Des Moines or Indianapolis?
- Des Moines or Iowa City?
- Des Moines or Wichita?
- Des Moines or Wisconsin Dells?