The building is quite ornate with marble, granite and even gold leaf ornamentation. The ninety-step climb to the Whisper Gallery in the dome provided a steep view from the Civil War flag on the top to the inlaid floor way down below.
Jerry admired the wood carved bench in the former Supreme Courtroom and the beautiful law library with its iron worked spiral staircases.
Andie and Steve accuse us of never missing an opportunity to visit a museum. We planned to spent a few minutes at the Iowa Historical Museum and wound up closing the place down; so they must be right. The extensive exhibit on the Iowa Caucus explained in graphic detail the process of the first act in our presidential candidate selection.
It may be because George Gallup was a native son, the Caucus exhibit includes stations where visitors could vote in polls on such current issues as social security, immigration, abortion, and Iraq.
Iowa dealt with Civil Rights laws decades before the US government. Robert Patton, a black printer, collected items from the bad and good history of African Americans in Des Moines. He never achieved his goal of a museum but the display of his collection tells a powerful story. Running out of time, we hurried through the excellent but small Native American, Iowa history, and “Rarely Seen Cool Stuff” exhibits.
Among the rare stuff was this beautiful art piece. Does anyone have any insight as to what medium to artist used?
Continuing to test restaurants, we enjoyed Jack Daniels marinated steak (Jerry) and Parmesan chicken (Anna Lee) at Court Avenue Steak and Brewery Co. Their local brews are very good. We couldn’t resist the chocolate chip cookie dough in a won ton for dessert (sounds better than it tasted).
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