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Farm Attractions In Grimes

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Sky Zone Trampoline Park Des Moines

M2B Raceway

Prairie Meadows

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John Wayne Birthplace & Museum

High Trestle Trail

Lost Island Water Park

Living History Farms

Grimes is a city in Dallas and Polk counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 8,246 at the 2010 census. Grimes is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Farm Attractions In Grimes

1. Living History Farms Urbandale
Living History Farms is a 500-acre open-air museum located in Urbandale, Iowa, United States. The museum's mission is to educate visitors and demonstrate the past 300 years of Iowa's agricultural history. As its name implies, the museum follows the methodology of living history in depicting the lives of people living on farms in the years of 1700, 1850, and 1900, engaging in various agricultural activities. Dr. William G. Murray, an agricultural economist from Iowa State University and two-time gubernatorial candidate, founded the organization, which opened to the public in 1970. Dr. Murray's passion was not to have a museum where people viewed things under glass, but rather a place where history was lived. The museum is divided by Interstate 35/80 and a tractor-drawn cart transports visit...
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Heartland Highways Program 1106: Walldogs, Lawn Rangers, Mattoon Baseball

Heartland Highways is close to home in this episode! It's off to Arcola to meet the Walldogs! This group of traveling muralists are from all over the world and they made a stop in Arcola last summer to paint murals depicting the history of the town. Then, we meet the Arcola Lawn Rangers. This group of parade enthusiasts pushes lawn mowers and lives by the motto, You're only young once, but you can always be immature. And finally we'll take a look at the nostalgic history of baseball in Mattoon.

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