After visiting the Iowa Capital Building last week I never seen so much hard work and detail put into one place. Exploring the capital through a guided tour made the visit more exciting as we learned the great history of our Capital Building. Making stops by the governor’s office where we were informed the pictures on the wall were chosen by Chet Culver the current governor and how they will change once Terry Branstad takes office, the hand carved Supreme Court Justice’s desk, and the exterior dome painted of gold would amounted to the size of your fist if you were to scrape it off.

The interior of the building is very unique with my favorite place being the Law Library with the spiral staircase and the open levels where you can easily see the law books from the different floors. During the Iowa Caucus’s journalist Katie Couric from ABC will often use it to televise from.

I enjoyed getting another opportunity to visit the Capital as an adult to experience what I did as a youth. As I witnessed the different images of Iowa on the walls for example the painted picture of the corn cobs or the replica of the USS Iowa battleship. You defiantly have a better appreciation for the history of the building and I remembered a lot more this time.

If you have the time to visit the Capital I highly recommend going on the guided tour so that you get a better understanding of all the history Iowa has to offer as well as getting a chance to go up to the dome, looking down at all the floors that is if you’re not afraid of heights and don’t mind going up and down stairs.

By: Cody