Adventure Pass

Update: Iowa Adventure Pass Returns on May 29, 2025!  

Use your Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library card to visit local area attractions!

• Available for Ankeny residents or rural residents in Crocker Township, Elkhart Township, and Washington Township, 18 years and older.
• For residents living inside the city limits of Elkhart: The City of Elkhart contracts with Cambridge Memorial Library for library services, including digital resources. Please contact Cambridge Memorial Library for information on digital resources.
• Library card must have $4.99 or less in fines and cannot be expired.
• Passes are for general admission only and cannot be used for special events.
• The person reserving the pass must be the one to redeem it or admission may be denied. Photo ID will be required at the venue.
• Passes must be printed to be redeemed. Digital copies are not accepted.
• Each person may reserve one pass per venue every 365 days.
• Passes may be reserved up to 60 days in advance.
• To learn more, please read through the Iowa Adventure Pass Frequently Asked Questions here.

To cancel, call 515-965-6460 opt. 3 so you can use the pass at a later date.

Reserve your pass here.

The library has the following passes available:

Blank Park Zoo (2 passes)

Up to 2 adults and 2 children ages 2-12; children 1 and under are free.

Botanical Garden Passes (1 pass)

Up to 2 adults and 2 children ages 2-12; children 1 and under are free.

Des Moines Children's Museum (2 passes)

Up to 4 children and adults ages 1 and over. No charge for babies under 1.

Reiman Gardens (Ames, Iowa) (1 pass)

Up to 2 adults and 2 children ages 2-12; children 1 and under are free.

Science Center of Iowa (2 passes)

Up to 2 adults and 2 children ages 2-12; children 1 and under are free.

The Adventure Pass program is made possible through the generosity of the 
Friends of the Ankeny Library.