Entry No. 10 — the Des Moines file — filed under: soak

Inner Space — ZeroBody Dry Float & Salt Lounge

A 6,000-sq-ft clinical 'gym for your insides' whose strangest offering is the ZeroBody Dry Float: you stay fully clothed and suspended on a heated, water-supported membrane that mimics floating with no water touching you. They also run a Salt Lounge where micronized salt fills the air.

The move: Book back-to-back dry float sessions and decompress side by side without getting wet, then sit in the salt lounge together and compare how weirdly weightless your bodies feel afterward.

📍 Before you go Despite the speakeasy framing, this is a clinical wellness center on Keosauqua Way, the diagonal arterial that links downtown to the northwest side at the edge of Sherman Hill. It opened in 2019 and runs by appointment only, so book ahead rather than walking in, and request two-person availability for both rooms. The dry float and salt lounge are only part of a larger tech-therapy menu, so leave time to ask about the others. Treat it as a slow, unhurried outing: schedule it so nothing is rushed afterward, then wander the historic blocks of Sherman Hill or grab a quiet bite downtown to extend the decompressed feeling.

• 📍 Sherman Hill / Downtown edge (Keosauqua Way)
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Low-key
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 1251 Keosauqua Way, Des Moines, IA 50309

Hours: By appointment; dry float and salt lounge booked as individual sessions. Confirm two-person availability when booking.

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Further reading: Official site · Yelp

last checked: 2026-06-06