Exit 8A — I-235 in Iowa

Downtown Des Moines;Iowa Events Center · Milepost 8 · Open late · 74 places at this exit.

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Worth the stop ♥: World Food Prize Hall of Laureates · Blank Park Zoo · Science Center of Iowa · Iowa Events Center

Gas · 9

Place	Off the ramp
QuikTrip	0.3 mi · fuel
Maverik	0.4 mi · gas station	call
Amoco	0.8 mi · gas station	call
Royal Food & Liquor	0.8 mi · gas station	call
Cenex	1.0 mi · gas station
BP	1.4 mi · fuel	call
bp America	1.5 mi · gas station	call
Conoco	1.6 mi · gas station
Conoco	1.6 mi · gas station	call

Food & restaurants · 29

Place	Off the ramp
Genevieve's Grill	at the exit · american restaurant	call
Cityscape Lounge	at the exit · bar and grill restaurant	call
Urban Fuel Cafe	at the exit · cafe
Northern Vessel	0.3 mi · coffee shop
Subway	0.3 mi · sandwich shop	call
Asian Cook House	0.3 mi · asian restaurant	call
Lina's Mexican Restaurant	0.3 mi · mexican restaurant	call
Caribou Coffee	0.4 mi · coffee shop	call
Pho 515	0.4 mi · vietnamese restaurant	call
Park Street Kitchen and Bar	0.4 mi · restaurant	call
The Connection Cafe	0.4 mi · cafe	call
Blimpie America's Sub Shop	0.4 mi · sandwich shop	call
Tacos El Chorypollo	0.4 mi · mexican restaurant	call
Des Moines Catholic Worker	0.4 mi · soup restaurant	call
McDonald's	0.4 mi · burger	call
Drier Ground Inc	0.5 mi · restaurant
Buzzard Billy's	0.5 mi · regional	call
Domino's	0.5 mi · pizza
Scooter's	0.5 mi · restaurant	call
801 Chophouse	0.6 mi · steak_house	call
Splash Seafood Bar & Grill	0.6 mi · seafood	call
Potbelly	0.6 mi · sandwich
Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen	0.6 mi · american	call
Centro	0.7 mi · italian	call
South Union Bread Cafe	0.7 mi · restaurant	call
W-Tao Sushi	0.7 mi · sushi	call
JJ Jasmine	0.7 mi · thai	call
Palmer's	0.7 mi · restaurant
Starbucks	0.7 mi · coffee_shop	call

Hotels & stays · 21

Place	Off the ramp
Holiday Inn	at the exit · hotel	call
Comfort Inn & Suites	0.3 mi · hotel	call
Fairfield Inn	0.3 mi · hotel
Kasa Downtown Des Moines	0.4 mi · resort	call
Hilton	0.4 mi · hotel	call
Hyatt Place Des Moines/Downtown	0.6 mi · hotel	call
Hyatt Place	0.6 mi · hotel
Marriott	0.6 mi · hotel	call
Renaissance	0.6 mi · hotel	call
Kirkwood Civic Center Hotel	0.7 mi · hotel	call
Des Lux Hotel	0.7 mi · hotel	call
Surety Hotel	0.7 mi · hotel	call
Embassy Suites by Hilton	0.8 mi · hotel	call
AC Hotels by Marriott	0.8 mi · hotel	call
Hotel Fort Des Moines	0.8 mi · hotel	call
Residence Inn	0.9 mi · hotel	call
Hampton Inn & Suites	1.0 mi · hotel	call
Holiday Inn Express & Suites	1.1 mi · hotel	call
Home2 Suites Des Moines At Drake University	1.4 mi · hotel	call
Sonesta Essential	1.7 mi · hotel
The Chamberlain	2.1 mi · bed and breakfast	call

Things to see · 15

Place	Off the ramp
Playground	at the exit · playground
Iowa Events Center ♥	0.3 mi · attraction
Playground	0.3 mi · playground
Iowa Hall Of Pride	0.4 mi · museum	call
Rotary Riverwalk Park	0.4 mi · playground
Robert D. Ray Asian Garden	0.5 mi · botanical garden	call
The Slaughterhouse Haunted Attraction	0.6 mi · amusement park	call
World Food Prize Hall of Laureates ♥	0.7 mi · museum	call
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden	0.7 mi · botanical garden	call
Science Center of Iowa ♥	1.0 mi · museum	call
State Historical Society of Iowa	1.0 mi · history museum	call
Hubbell Historical Center	1.3 mi · museum	call
Blank Park Zoo ♥	5.3 mi · zoo
Australia Adventure	5.3 mi · zoo
Jamaa Kwa Africa	5.3 mi · zoo

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