Lovington Travel Guide
Des Moines
Popular places to visit
Jordan Creek Town Center
You can do some window-shopping at Jordan Creek Town Center during your visit to West Des Moines. Experience the area's great live music or attend a sporting event.
Iowa State Fairgrounds
Enjoy an outing to Iowa State Fairgrounds during your stay in Des Moines. Experience the area's lively festivals or attend a sporting event.
Iowa Events Center
Learn about the events happening in Iowa Events Center during your trip to Des Moines. Experience the area's great live music and acclaimed theatre scene.
Principal Park
Catch an event at Principal Park during your trip to Des Moines. Experience the area's lively festivals and acclaimed theatre scene.
Iowa State Capitol Building
A city landmark, this interesting building showcases design and architectural features that created a grand impression in the late 1800s and still inspire today.
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Experience the tropics in an indoor garden oasis nearly 100 years old alongside a meandering river in this Midwestern city.
Things to do
Astounding Art Walk in Des Moines Experience
An Epic Scavenger Hunt : Adventures in Des Moines
Top hotels in Lovington
Sonesta Essential Des Moines
"Nice and Clean good location"
Reviewed on 20 May 2026
Quality Inn & Suites Des Moines - Merle Hay Road
"Check in was excellent!! Very friendly and accommodating. Room was clean and beds comfortable."
Reviewed on 7 May 2026
Hotel Fort Des Moines, Curio Collection by Hilton
"Beautiful hotel, lovely smells in the lobby. Service is good. Restaurant is very expensive and in need of some more budget friendly options, especially for us business travelers with daily meal spend limits. Ask to be on the side away from the train tracks, or you'll be hearing train whistles all ..."
Reviewed on 20 May 2026
Days Inn & Suites by Wyndham Des Moines Airport
"Great room for the price."
Reviewed on 21 May 2026
Motel 6 West Des Moines, IA
"It was all surprisingly great! Very clean and clearly very well-kept. And also a good sized room as well"
Reviewed on 20 May 2026
Wildwood Lodge
"Friendly and professional staff helped accommodate us even during a power outage. Nice decorations, and we will likely come back."
Reviewed on 20 May 2026
Other neighbourhoods around Lovington
Merle Hay
While there might not be top attractions in Merle Hay, you can explore the larger area and discover places like Merle Hay Mall and Buccaneer Arena.
Beaverdale
While Beaverdale isn't home to many top sights, Merle Hay Mall and Knapp Center are some notable places to visit nearby.
Drake
While visiting Drake, you might make a stop by sights like Knapp Center and Des Moines Community Playhouse.
Saylorville
If you're spending some time in Saylorville, Woodland Hills Golf Course and Margo Frankel Woods State Park are top sights worth seeing.
Marquisville
If you're looking for some top things to see and do in Marquisville and surrounding area, you can visit Woodland Hills Golf Course and Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden.
Waterbury
While Waterbury may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like Val Air Ballroom and Des Moines Art Center.
