The community of
Des Moines is located along the shoreline of Puget Sound, south of Seattle.
With six miles of shoreline, Des Moines offers plenty of parks, public
beaches, natural areas, a large marina, and waterfront dining.
Visit Des Moines
photo gallery: Des
Moines Photos
Sample various local
parks: Des
Moines Parks
The downtown area
offers a variety of amenities: large grocery store, various restaurants
and fine dining, apparel shops, florist, library, and public indoor swimming
pool (Pool
Schedule).
In addition to neighborhood
amenities, 10 minutes away by highway in either direction is a large shopping
mall, with all sorts of stores, discount shopping, movies, and restaurants.
And for shopping bargains, an outlet mall is just 20 minutes away.
