Terrace Hill Historic Site

An impressive and well-maintained mansion

An impressive mansion and well-maintained, and it’s nice that it’s kept open for tours of the first two levels as well as the garden. Quite a testament to 19th century American craftsmanship. We had a...

Beautiful Mansion

Enjoyed the tour of this mansion and the history dating back to its completion in 1869. It is a National Historic Landmark., built as a private home but now the governor's residence. It well worth ...

Stopped by to see the splender

I always stop by when I'm in Iowa, it is something special in the middle of Des Moines. Grand Ave it's self is worth driving through South of Grand is what the locals call OLD Money. The group Slipkno...

Spectacular house

Currently, tours are limited to one family at a time. Dates and times are on their website. We were fortunate to visit on Wednesday, July 8th (one day after their reopening). You must book a tour in a...

Beautiful building, slightly boring tour.

This is a lovely home with a fascinating history. However, the tour is longer than necessary for the size of the building. Most, if not all, of the interesting information can be learned via the plaqu...