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Miss Kitty's Cyber Saloon and...
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  • By Ms_Boggs on August 26, 2002
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  • Miss Kitty's Cyber Saloon and Dance Hall
    They play a nice mix of music, more country than anything. I don't like country music, but it is still very fun.

    Casual

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  • Theme: Nightclub
  • Directions: Corner of 22nd and Swanson in Clive
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    We went to a very cool laser...
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  • By TinyTuck on August 26, 2002
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  • Des Moines Nightlife
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    We went to a very cool laser light show, which was in some kind of plenetarium. You wear those 3D glasses and watch the light show above you while they play really loud and cool music (at that time it was The Offspring, Nine Inch Nails, etc.)!

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    Court Avenue: Court Avenue
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  • By Ms_Boggs on August 26, 2002
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  • There are quite a few bars that have all types of music.

    Casual

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  • Theme: Nightclub
  • Directions: Court Avenue downtown
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    Clive/West Des Moines
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  • Updated By Burgfresh on September 29, 2002
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  • Clive is a suburb where this is a good slew of bars. It is where my older brother goes to hang out usually. There is Mickey's, Drink, Coconut Joe's and a few other big name bars Scattered around. It's in the suburbs so you have to drive from bar to bar if you want to bar hop (a designated driver helps too).

    Pretty casual.

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  • Theme: Eating and Drinking
  • Directions: Clive and West Des Moines
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    Court Ave. is the bar district...
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  • Updated By Burgfresh on September 29, 2002
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  • Court Ave. is the bar district in downtown Des Moines. There are quite a few bars in this area and they for the most part reasonbly cheap. Three of the bigger clubs(Papa's Planet, The Buzz, and Generations) have a deal were you pay one cover of $5 and get into all three bars. I'm not quite sure but I hear that on Sat. Night you can pay $12 and get all you can drink wells at all three but don't hold me to it. It was all under water in the great floods of 92....don't worry they built a bigger dike around downtown.

    The Dress codes are mostly casual to semi-casual. Hats are not allowed in the a few bars and a few other don't allow any kind of hats with sports teams logo's unless they are Iowa teams.

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  • Theme: Eating and Drinking
  • Directions: Court Avenue downtown Des Moines.
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    Prairie Meadows Casino: Prairie Meadows Casino is fun
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  • Updated By babybird on January 25, 2004
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  • I normally don't like casinos. This one has a racetrack and a variety of gaming attractions.
    Unlike a lot of the usual "indian casinos," which to me seem to have terribly tight/sticky slots, you can actually win on these. Please never gamble beyond your budget though. Saw a person win 100,000 Grand in the high roller room one night. Nice atmosphere, though a little crowded on peak nights.

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  • Theme: Casino
  • Address: nearby Altoona, IA
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    El Bait Shop: Beer-lovers bar
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  • By yooperprof on June 17, 2008
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    Friendly, convivial tavern downtown which attracts a interesting mix of beer lovers. I was attracted by the roster of over 90 draught beers, including hard to find rarities from the West Coast and Belgium. People seemed to be very interested in talking about their beer: I fell into a long conversation with a young investment banker from South Dakota who was convinced that he'd found salvation through Pale Ale!

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  • Theme: Eating and Drinking
  • Address: 200 SW 2nd Street
  • Phone: 515-284-1970
  • Website: http://www.elbaitshop.com/
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