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From the April 2013 issue of St. Louis 101 Things Every Magazine St. Louisan Must Do

Skip work for 3229 Washington, 314-222- Explore Hang out Opening Day. 0143, urbanchestnut.com. Six The Magic under the 1 Busch Stadium, 700 Row Brewing Company: 3690 15 House. 516 23 Arch. 11 N. Clark, 800-352-0212, stlouis. Forest Park, 314-531-5600, S. Kirkwood, 314-822-8900, Fourth, 314-655-1700, nps. cardinals.mlb.com. sixrowbrewco.com. Perennial magichouse.org. gov/jeff. Artisan Ales: 8125 S. Michigan, Impersonate 314-631-7300, perennialbeer. Visit Bob Commemo- Mike Shannon. com. The Civil Life Brewing Kramer’s rate the 2 NewsRadio 1120 Company: 3714 Holt, thecivil 16 Marion- 24 ice-cream KMOX-AM, kmox.com. lifebrewingcompany.com. nettes. 4143 Laclede, cone we invented. 4 Hands Brewing Co.: 1220 S. 314-531-3313, kramers Crown Candy Kitchen: 1401 Pick a Side. Turkey Eighth, 314-436-1559, marionnettes.com. St. Louis, 314-621-9650, Day Game: Webster 4handsbrewery.com. crowncandykitchen.net. Velvet 3 Groves High School, Ride the Freeze: 7355 W. Florissant, www.webster.k12.mo.us; Tour the Carousel. 314-381-2384. Kirkwood High School, khs. brewery. 17 at Faust kirkwoodschools.org. Braggin’ 8 Anheuser-Busch Park. 15189 Olive, 314- Enjoy a Rights Game: University of Mis- Brewery, 12th & Lynch, 314- 615-8383, stlouisco.com/ taste of souri–Columbia, missouri.edu; 577-2626, budweisertours.com. parksandrecreation. 25 South University of Illinois at Urbana- Grand. Pho Grand: 3195 Champaign, illinois.edu. Do St. Paddy’s Visit the S. Grand, 314-664-7435 Day in Dog- Museum phogrand.com. King and I: Learn how to 9 town. Ancient Order 18 of Trans- 3157 S. Grand, 314-771-1777, do the power of Hibernians, stlhibernians.com. portation. 2967 Barrett thaispicy.com. Café Natasha: 4 play dance. Station, 314-965-6885, 3200 S. Grand, 314-771- Scottrade Center, 1401 Clark, Catch transportmuseumassociation. 3411, cafenatasha.com. 314-622-5435, blues.nhl.com. a free org. LemonGrass: 3161 S. Grand, 10 big-name 314-664-6702, lemongrass- Embrace our concert. Fair Saint Louis Climb and rest.com. Meskerem Ethiopian soccer heri- and Celebrate St. Louis Summer Crawl Restaurant: 3210 S. Grand, 5 tage. Saint Louis Concerts: fairsaintlouis.com. 19 at City 314-772-4442, meskeremstl. University, Robert R. Hermann Museum. 701 N. 15th, 314- com. Banh Mi So #1: 4071 Stadium, 3599 Pine Pl., 314- Venture 231-2489, citymuseum.org. S. Grand, 314-353-0545, 977-4758, slubillikens.com. to Fast banhmiso1.com. 11 Eddie’s Gather Catch a Bon Air. 1530 E. Fourth, beneath Go to a Rascals or Alton, Ill., 618-462-5532, 20 the big festival. 6 Grizzlies fasteddiesbonair.com. top. Circus Flora, 314- 26 Czech Festival: game. River City Rascals: 289-4040, circusflora.org. acec-stl.org. Fruehlingsfest: T.R. Hughes Ballpark, 900 Survive maeystown.com. French Festi- T.R. Hughes, 636-240-2287, Mardi Learn val: historicstegen.org. Festival rivercityrascals.com. Gateway 12 Gras. 314- to play of the Little Hills: 636-940- Grizzlies: GCS Ballpark, 2301 771-5110, mardigrasinc.com. 21 chess. 0095, festivalofthelittlehills. Grizzlie Bear, Sauget, Ill., 618- Chess Club and Scholastic com. Festival of Nations: Tower 337-3000, gatewaygrizzlies. Splash at Center of Saint Louis, 4657 Grove Park, festivalofnationsstl. com. Citygar- Maryland, 314-361-2437, org. St. Nicholas Greek Festival: 13 den. 801 saintlouischessclub.org. 4967 Forest Park, 314-361- Grab a micro- Market, citygardenstl.org. 6924, sngoc.org. Polish brew. Schlafly: Tap Experi- Festival: Polish Falcons, 2013 7 Room, 2100 Locust, Go to the ence St. Louis, 314-421-9614, 314-241-2337; Bottleworks, Thurtene 22 Union polishfalcons.org. St. Louis 7260 Southwest, 314-241- 14 Carnival. Station. 1820 Market, Scottish Games: Forest Park, 2337; schlafly.com. Urban Washington University, 1 Brook- 314-231-1234, stlouisunion stlouis-scottishgames.com. Chestnut Brewing Company: ings, thurtene.org. station.com. St. Louis Jewish Book Festival:

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St. Louis Jewish Community 314-426-6291. Steve’s Hot Experi- Go to an Center, 2 Millstone Campus, Dogs on The Hill: 2131 Marconi, ence the art fair. 314-432-5700, stljewish 314-762-9899, steveshotdogs 37 St. Louis 45 Saint Louis bookfestival.org. stl.com. O’Connell’s Pub: 4652 Symphony. Powell Hall, Art Fair: 314-863-0278, Shaw, 314-773-6600. Carl’s 718 N. Grand, 314-286-4148, culturalfestivals.com. Art on the Order off Drive-In: 9033 Manchester, stlsymphony.org. Square: 800-677-9255, 618- the cart 314-961-9652. Five Star 233-6769, artonthesquare. 27 at LuLu. Burgers: 8125 Maryland, 314- Delight in com. LuLu Seafood: 8224 Olive, 720-4350, 5starburgersstl. Sheldon 314-997-3108, luluseafood. com. The Shack Pubgrub: 38 Concert Read a com. 3818 Laclede, 314-533- Hall’s acoustics. book. Left 7000, shackstl.com. Fox & 3648 Washington, 314-533- 46 Bank Books: Try a taco Hounds Tavern: The Cheshire, 9900, thesheldon.org. 399 N. Euclid, 314-367-6731; at Taque- 6300 Clayton, 314-647- 321 N. 10th, 314-436-3049; 28 ria El 7300, cheshirestl.com. Bar Jazz it up left-bank.com. Central Library: Bronco. 2817 Cherokee, Les Frères: 7637 Wydown, at Jazz 1301 Olive, 314-241-2288, 314-762-0691. 314-725-8880. Ronnoco: 39 at the slpl.org. 314-371-5050, ronnoco.com. Bistro. 3536 Washington, Peruse Kaldi’s Coffee: multiple loca- 314-534-3663, jazzstl.org. Catch a Jay Inter- tions, kaldiscoffee.com. Tony’s: concert 29 national 410 Market, 314-231-7007, Redis- 47 at The Foods. 3172 S. Grand, saucecafe.com/tonys. Niche: cover Pageant. The Pageant: 314-772-9393. 7734 Forsyth, 314-773-7755, 40 Peabody 6161 Delmar, 314-726-6161, nichestlouis.com. Bissinger’s: Opera House. 1400 thepageant.com. St. Louis Walk Buy T-ravs multiple locations, bissingers. Market, 314-499-7600, of Fame, stlouiswalkoffame.org. at DiGre- com. Rick Jordan Chocolatier: peabodyoperahouse.com. 30 gorio’s 14882 Clayton, 636-230- We have Market. 5200 Daggett, 9300, rjchocolatier.com. Ted Take in a Forest 314-776-1062, digregorio Drewes Frozen Custard: multiple show (or 48 Park. Saint foods.com. locations, teddrewes.com. 41 a dozen). Louis Zoo: 1 Government, St. Louis International Film 314-781-0900, stlzoo.org. The Welcome See Chuck Festival: Cinema St. Louis, 314- Muny: 1 Theatre, 314-361- newcom- Berry 289-4150, cinemastlouis.org. 1900, muny.org. Saint Louis 31 ers. Thomas 33 perform. Art Museum: 1 Fine Arts, 314- F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse, 111 Duck Room, Blueberry Hill, Then see 721-0072, slam.org. Missouri S. 10th, www.moeb.uscourts. 6504 Delmar, 314-727-4444 another History Museum: 5700 Lindell, gov/naturalization.htm. x12, blueberryhill.com. 42 show. The 314-746-4599, mohistory. Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, org. Saint Louis Science Center: Go back- 130 Edgar, 314-968-4925, 5050 Oakland, 314-289- We know stage at repstl.org. The Black Rep, 314- 4400, slsc.org. The Jewel how to 34 the Fox. Fox 534-3810, theblackrep.org. Box: Wells & McKinley, 314- 32 eat. Cunetto Theatre, 527 N. Grand, 314- New Line Theatre, 314-773- 531-0080, stlouis-mo.gov. House of Pasta: 5453 Mag- 534-1678, fabulousfox.com. 6526, newlinetheatre.com. Steinberg Skating Rink: 400 nolia, 314-781-1135, cunetto. St. Louis Actors’ Studio, The Jefferson, 314-361-0613, com. Pastaria: 7734 Forsyth, Hear the Gaslight Theater, 358 N. Boyle, steinbergskatingrink.com. 314-862-6603, pastariastl. blues Live. 314-458-2978, stlas.org. com. Imo’s Pizza: multiple 35 BB’s Jazz, Blues Stroll locations, imospizza.com. Pi: & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, Walk the multiple locations, restaurantpi. 314-436-5222, bbsjazzblues into the 49 Japanese com. Adriana’s on The Hill: soups.com. Broadway Oyster 43 middle of Garden. Missouri Botanical 5101 Shaw, 314-773-3833, Bar, 736 S. Broadway, 314- Joe. The Pulitzer Foundation Garden, 4344 Shaw, 314-577- adrianasonthehill.com. Blues 621-7880, broadwayoysterbar. for the Arts, 3716 Washington, 5100, missouribotanicalgarden. City Deli: 2438 McNair, 314- com. Beale on Broadway, 701 314-754-1850, pulitzerarts. org. 773-8225, bluescitydeli.com. S. Broadway, 314-621-7880, org. C&K Barbecue: 4390 Jennings bealeonbroadway.com. Take a Station, 314-385-8100, cand Explore cruise kbbq.com. Bogart’s Smoke- Class Laumeier 50 through house: 1627 S. Ninth, 314- it up at 44 Sculp- the area’s many 621-3107, bogartssmokehouse. 36 Opera ture Park. 12580 Rott, holiday lights com. Pappy’s Smokehouse: Theatre of Saint 314-615-5278, laumeier.org. displays. National Shrine 3106 Olive, 314-535-4340, Louis. 130 Edgar, 314-961- of Our Lady of the Snows: pappyssmokehouse.com. 0644, opera-stl.org. 442 S. Demazenod, Belleville, Woofies: 1919 Woodson, Ill., 618-397-6700, snows.org.

Tilles Park: McKnight & Litz- Eat at Listen to Climb singer, 314-615-4386, stlouis Café the Pink Conflu- co.com/parksandrecreation. 57 Madeleine 64 Sisters 72 ence Santa’s Magical Kingdom: Yogi at the Piper Palm at Mount Grace Tower. Lewis & Clark Con- Bear’s Jellystone Park, 5300 House in Tower Chapel. 1438 E. Warne, fluence Tower: 435 Confluence Fox Creek, 636-938-5925, Grove Park. 4256 314-381-5686, mountgrace Tower, Hartford, Ill., 618-251- santasmagicalkingdom.com. Magnolia, 314-771-4465, convent.org. 9101, confluencetower.com. Saint Louis Zoo: 1 Government, palmhousestl.org/cafe- Forest Park, 314-781-0900, madeleine. Behold Drive the stlzoo.org. Candy Cane Lane: the mosa- Great 6500 block of Murdoch Find the 65 ics of the 73 River Avenue, St. Louis Hills. birth- Cathedral Basilica Road. Route 100, greatriver 58 place of of Saint Louis. 4431 road-illinois.org. Pere Marquette Watch T.S. Eliot. 2635 Locust. Lindell, 314-373-8200, Lodge: 13653 Lodge, Grafton, the fire- cathedralstl.org. Ill., 618-786-2331, pmlodge. 51 works. See the net. Aerie’s Riverview Winery: Three Sixty: Hilton St. Louis Wain- Visit Holy 600 Timber Ridge, Grafton, Ill., at the Ballpark, 1 S. Broadway, 59 wright Family Log 618-786-7477, aerieswinery. 314-241-8439, 360-stl. Tomb at Bellefon- 66 Church in com. com. Top of the Riverfront: taine Cemetery. 4947 Cahokia, Ill. 116 Church, Millennium Hotel St. Louis, W. Florissant, 314-381-0750, Cahokia, Ill., 618-337-4548, Take a 200 S. Fourth, 314-241-3191, bellefontainecemetery.org. holyfamily1699.org. blues millenniumhotels.com/ 74 cruise. millenniumstlouis/dining. Gaze up Go to the Gateway Arch Riverboat at one Holo- Cruises: 50 S. Leonor K. Tube 60 of our 67 caust Sullivan, 877-982-1410, Hidden water towers. Grand Museum & Learning gatewayarch.com. 52 Valley. Water Tower, N. 20th & E. Center. 12 Millstone 17409 Hidden Valley, Wild- Grand; Bissell Water Tower, Campus, 314-432-0020, Watch wood, 636-938-5373, Bissell & Blair; Compton Hill hmlc.org. a barge hiddenvalleyski.com. Water Tower, S. Grand & Shaw; 75 lock stlwater.com/watertowers.php. Eat at a through the Melvin Spend a Friday Price Locks and night at Visit the 68 fish fry Dam. National Great Rivers 53 the Lemp Scott Jop- during Lent. St. Ferdi- Museum: 2 Locks and Dam, Mansion. 3322 DeMenil, 61 lin House. nand Catholic Parish: 1765 Alton, Ill., 618-462-6979, 314-664-8024, lempmansion. 2658 Delmar, 314-340-5790, Charbonier, 314-837-3165, www.mvs.usace.army.mil/ com. mostateparks.com. stferdinandstl.org. St. Cecilia: rivers/museum.html. 5414 Louisiana, 314-351- Go to Appreci- 1318, stceciliaparishstl.org. Climb the Cahokia ate our staircase 54 Mounds 62 sacred Check out 76 at Fort State Historic Site. spaces’ architec- an exhibit Belle fontaine. 13002 30 Ramey, Collinsville, Ill., 618- ture. Daar-ul-Islam Masjid: 69 at the Bellefontaine, 314-615-4386, 346-5160, cahokiamounds. 517 Weidman, 636-394- Museum of Contem- stlouisco.com/parksandrecrea org. 7878, islamicfoundationstl.org. porary Religious tion. The Hindu Temple of St. Louis: Art. Saint Louis University, Visit the 725 Weidman, 636-230- 3700 W. Pine Mall, 314-977- See the Ulysses 3300, hindutemplestlouis. 7170, mocra.slu.edu. Blessing 55 S. Grant org. Saint Louis Abbey: 500 S. 77 of the National Historic Mason, 314-434-3690, stlouis Follow Fleet. Portage des Sioux, Site. 7400 Grant, 314-842- abbey.org. Church of Jesus the flood blessingofthefleetstl.com. 1867, nps.gov/ulsg. Christ of Latter-day Saints: 70 wall. 12555 N. Outer Forty, 314- Riverfront Trail, Lewis & Biddle, Play amid Remember 514-1122, ldschurchtemples. confluencegreenway.org. Elephant Dred and com/stlouis. 78 Rocks and 56 Harriet See the Johnson’s Shut-Ins. Scott at the Old See the city sky- Elephant Rocks State Park: Courthouse. 11 N. Old St. 71 line. Malcolm 7406 Hwy. 21, Belleview, 573- Fourth, 314-655-1700, nps. 63 Ferdinand W. Martin Memorial Park: 185 546-3454; Johnson’s Shut- gov/jeff. Shrine. 1 Rue St. Francois, W. Trendley, East St. Louis, Ill., Ins State Park: 148 Taum Sauk 314-837-2110, oldstferdinand 618-346-4905, meprd.org/ Trail, Middlebrook, 573-546- shrine.com. mmmp.html. 2450; mostateparks.com.

Make a Float the Watch day out of Meramec eagles 79 the wine 85 River. Blue 93 fly. Audubon 100 trail. Sugar Creek Vineyards Springs Ranch: 1246 Blue Center at Riverlands: 301 Riv- Stroll historic & Winery: 125 Boone Country, Springs, Bourbon, 800-333- erlands Way, West Alton, Mo., St. Charles. 800-366- Defiance, 636-987-2400, 8007, floatbsr.com. 636-899-0090, riverlands. 2427, historicstcharles.com. sugarcreekwines.com. Blu- audubon.org menhof Vineyards and Winery: Feed the 13699 S. Hwy. 94, Dutzow, pygmy Or see 800-419-2245, blumenhof. 86 goats at an eagle 101 com. Montelle Winery: 201 Grant’s Farm. 10501 94 up close. Find a favorite Montelle, Augusta, 636- Gravois, 314-843-1700, World Bird Sanctuary: 125 Bald bowling alley. 228-4464 x23, montelle. grantsfarm.com. Eagle Ridge, 636-225-4390, Saratoga Lanes: 2725 Sutton, com. Augusta Winery: 5601 worldbirdsanctuary.org. 314-645-5308, saratoga High, 888-667-9463, Meet a lanes.com. Tropicana Lanes: augustawinery.com. Mount baby Catch a 7960 Clayton, 314-781-0282, Pleasant Estates: 5634 High, 87 Clydes- movie at tropicanalanes.com. Dick Weber Augusta, 636-482-9463, dale. Warm Springs Ranch: 95 a classic Lanes: 4575 Washington, mountpleasant.com. 25270 Highway 98, Boonville, Theater. Tivoli Theatre: 314-838-4822, amf.com/ 888-972-5933, warmsprings 6350 Delmar, 314-727- dickweberlanes. Pin-Up Bowl: Find a ranch.com. 7271, landmarktheatres.com. 6191 Delmar, 314-727-5555, favorite Hi-Pointe Theatre: 1005 pinupbowl.com. Flamingo Bowl: 80 hidden Be sur- McCausland, 314-995-6273, 1117 Washington, 314-436- trail. Klondike Park: 4600 rounded hi-pointetheatre.com. Chase 6666, flamingobowl.net. Hwy. 94 S., Augusta, 636- 88 by but- Park Plaza Cinemas: 212 N. 949-7535, parks.sccmo.org. terflies at the Kingshighway, 314-633-3000, Cliff Cave Park: 806 Cliff Cave, Butterfly House. stlouiscinemas.com/chase. 314-615-4386, stlouisco.com/ Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly Moolah Theatre & Lounge: parksandrecreation. Weldon House, Faust Park, 15193 Olive, 3821 Lindell, 314-446-6868, Spring Conservation Area: 7295 636-530-0076, butterfly stlouiscinemas.com/moolah. Hwy. 94 S., 636-441-4554, house.org. Skyview Drive In: 5700 N. Belt mdc.mo.gov. W., Belleville, Ill., 618-233- Drive Lone 4400, skyview-drive-in.com. Explore Elk Park. Meramec 89 1 Lone Elk Park, Play 81 Caverns. 314-615-4386, stlouisco.com/ bocce on 1135 State Highway W, Sulli- parksandrecreation. 96 The Hill. van, 573-468-2283, americas Milo’s Bocce Garden: 5201 cave.com. Visit the Wilson, 314-776-0468, Endan- milosboccegarden.com. Dive at 90 gered Bonne Wolf Center. 6750 Pamper 82 Terre Tyson Valley, 636-938-5900, yourself Mine. 39 N. Allen, Bonne endangeredwolfcenter.org. 97 at the Terre, Mo., 573-358-2148, Chase. The Chase Park 2dive.com/btm.htm. Take a dog Plaza: 212 N. Kingshighway, to the 314-633-3000, chasepark Sail Creve 91 Museum plaza.com. Coeur of the Dog. 1721 S. 83 Lake. 13725 Mason, 314-821-3647, Bid (or Marine. St. Louis Rowing Club: museumofthedog.org. just 314-434-8299, stlouis 98 watch) rowingclub.com. Creve Coeur Catch the at Ivey-Selkirk. Sailing Association: sailccsa. canines Ivey-Selkirk Auctioneers, 7447 com. 92 at Purina Forsyth, 314-726-5515, Farms. 200 Checkerboard, iveyselkirk.com. Escape Gray Summit, 314-982-3232, to Shaw purinafarms.com. Explore 84 Nature Jefferson Reserve. Highway 100 & 99 Barracks. Interstate 44, 636-451-3512, 345 North, stlouisco.com/ shawnature.org. parksandrecreation.