• The Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge contains one of the largest tallgrass prairie reconstruction projects ever attempted.

• Common Milkweed

• Particularly relevant tracks along the Tallgrass Trail

• Frost Aster

• New England Aster

• Black-eyed Susan

• Burr oak of the Iowa oak savanna

• High Trestle Trail Bridge

• High Trestle Trail Bridge

• High Trestle Trail Bridge

• High Trestle Trail Bridge

• Kathryn and Martha at the High Trestle Trail Bridge

• Kathryn and Martha

• Doug & Kathryn - Photo courtesy of Martha Tinker

• Kathryn on the High Trestle Trail Bridge

• The High Trestle Trail Bridge crosses the Des Moines River

• Corn fields along the Des Moines River

• The Pappajohn Sculpture Park is located in downtown Des Moines

• Ugo Rondinone, MOONRISE. east. august - 2006

• Ugo Rondinone, air gets into everything even nothing - 2006

• Barry Flanagan, Thinker on a Rock - 1997

• Barry Flanagan, Thinker on a Rock - 1997

• Three Thinkers

• A school group on a tour of the sculpture park

• Deborah Butterfield, Ancient Forest (foreground - 2009) and Juno (background - 1989)

• Deborah Butterfield, Ancient Forest - 2009

• Joel Shapiro, Untitled - 1985

• Ellsworth Kelly, Untitled - 1994

• Gary Hume, Back of a Snowman (White) and Back of a Snowman (Black) - 2002

• Gary Hume, Back of a Snowman (White) and Back of a Snowman (Black) - 2002

• Reflection in 'Back of a Snowman (Black)'

• Scott Burton, Café Table I and Seating for Eight (partial, only one of the eight chairs) - 1984-1992

• Willem de Kooning, Reclining Figure - 1969-1982

• Tony Smith, Willy - designed 1962, fabricated 2005

• Yoshitomo Nara, White Ghost - 2010

• Yoshitomo Nara, White Ghost - 2010

• Sol LeWitt, Modular Piece - 1969

• Mark di Suvero, T8 - 1985

• Keith Haring, Untitled (Three Dancing Figures, version C) - 2009

• Jaume Plensa, Nomade - 2007

• Jaume Plensa, Nomade - 2007

• Jaume Plensa, Nomade - 2007

• Jaume Plensa, Nomade - 2007

• Photo courtesy of Martha Tinker

• Richard Serra, Five Plate Pentagon - 1986

• Richard Serra, Five Plate Pentagon - 1986

• The Des Moines Art Center consists of three buildings designed by three of the 20th Century's most noted architects. This, the original building, designed by Eliel Saarinen, opened in 1948.

• The first addition, designed by I. M. Pei, opened in 1968.

• The second addition, designed by Richard Meier, opened in 1985.

• Bruce Nauman, Animal Pyramid - 1990