Living History Farms is an educational experience that every city kid should see. It takes you through what life was like for farmers throughout the ages, and how farming changed with new machinery and technology. There is a neat progressive tour that takes you through each period, and part of it is on a horse-drawn carriage. You also go through a mock pioneer town to see what that might have looked like. There is a church there that was built when the Pope came in the late 70s to Des Moines. Many weddings take place there.
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