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Group Tour St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission 701 Convention Plaza, Suite 300 St. Louis, MO 63101 www.explorestlouis.com/groups-reunions [email protected] GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS

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WHAT’S INSIDE 1 WELCOME 2 WEATHER INFORMATION – FOUR SEASONS OF ST. LOUIS 3 GROUP TOUR SERVICES 5 TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION Airport Motorcoach Parking – Policies Car Rental Metro & Trolley 7 MAPS Central Corridor Metro Forest Park Downtown 31 33 36

15 FUN FACTS – (Escort Notes) 17 ATTRACTIONS 31 SIGHTSEEING 33 TECHNICAL TOURS 35 PARADES 36 ANNUAL EVENTS 37 SAMPLE ITINERARIES welcome

St. Louis is a place where history and imagination collide, and the result is a Midwestern destination like no other. In addition to a revitalized downtown, a vibrant, new hospitality district continues to grow in downtown St. Louis. More than $5 billion worth of development has been invested in the region, and more exciting projects are currently underway.

The Gateway to the West offers exceptional music, arts and cultural options, as well as such renowned – and free – attractions as the Saint Louis Art Museum, Zoo, and Science Center, the Missouri History Museum, Citygarden, Grant’s Farm, Laumeier Sculpture Park, and the Anheuser-Busch brewery tours. Plus, St. Louis is easy to get to and even easier to get around in. St. Louis is within approximately 500 miles of one-third of the U.S. population and within 1,500 miles of 90 percent of the people in North America.

Each and every new year brings exciting additions to the St. Louis scene–improved attractions, expanded attractions, and new attractions.

Must See Attractions There’s so much to see and do in St. Louis, here are a few options to get you started:

• Ride to the top of the Gateway Arch, towering 630-feet over the Mississippi River. • Visit an artistic oasis in the heart of downtown. Citygarden offers a vibrant blending of lush plantings and internationally renowned sculptures. • Explore Forest Park’s 1,300 acres of lakes, walking paths and attractions. • Drive Old Route 66 and visit some of the “Mother Road’s” most fascinating stops. • Enjoy world-class free attractions, including the Art Museum, Zoo, Science Center, Anheuser-Busch Brewery, Grant’s Farm, and the Missouri History Museum. • Marvel at the Missouri Botanical Garden, one of the world’s top public gardens. • Free your inner child at the Magic House, City Museum and other kid-friendly attractions. • Visit an ancient Native American civilization at Cahokia Mounds. • Cheer for the MLB’s Cardinals, NFL’s Rams and NHL’s Blues. • Count the mosaics at the breathtakingly beautiful Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis. • Experience live blues music in one of the dozens of area clubs and taverns. • Get your motor running at the Museum of Transportation or the Moto Museum. • Re-discover your heritage at the Old Courthouse, The Griot Museum of Black History, and Faust Historic Village. • Visit the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery. • Get an adrenaline rush on the world-class roller coasters and thrill rides at Six Flags St. Louis. • Cruise the mighty Mississippi on the Tom Sawyer or Becky Thatcher paddle wheeler.

St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission 701 Convention Plaza, Suite 300 St. Louis, MO 63101 800.325.7962 www.explorestlouis.com [email protected]

1 weather

Citygarden

SEASONAL CLIMATES

The St. Louis region experiences four distinct seasons, including moderate springs, sunny and warm summers, cool and comfortable autumns and milder winters. No matter what time of year you visit, it’s usually a good idea to bring a jacket because when it’s warm outside, we’re not shy about turning up the air conditioning!

WINTER AVG 25 / 42

SPRING AVG 50 / 66

SUMMER AVG 69 / 88

FALL AVG 50 / 68

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WE'RE HERE TO HELP St. Louis understands the motorcoach traveler. Our Itinerary Planning team at the St. Louis CVC is waiting to help you plan A well thought out itinerary is the key to any suc- your next day trip, overnight or destination tour to cessful trip. We are happy to help with planning your St. Louis. If you need help with planning your itiner- itinerary, review an existing iterary or developing a cus- ary or just finding a restaurant to accommodate your tom itinerary. We have several sample itineraries in this group, just let us know. We are happy to help. planner that range from Route 66 to Kid’s Day Out in St. Louis for younger groups. Hotel Assistance With over 38,000 sleeping rooms in St. Louis, repre- Familiarization Tour & Site Visits senting all major brands, St. Louis has the right hotel Familiarization tours for groups and individual site for your group or program. New and newly renovated visits can be arranged. properties including Four Seasons, St. Louis Union Station Hotel DoubleTree by Hilton, Drury Plaza, The Promotional Material Magnolia, Renaissance Airport and many more keep We have a variety of brochures, profile sheets, videos St. Louis hotel inventory one of the best. Finding the and images available to help you plan and promote right hotel can sometimes be a tough task with so your tour to St. Louis. We also have a Student Youth many options. We are happy to answer any questions Brochure dedicated to the youth market and a “Get you might have. We can also reach out to our hotel Your Kicks in St. Louis on Route 66 brochure." A partners and ask them to provide you with rate and dedicated area on the www.explorestlouis.com availability in the form of a hotel lead. website for group tour contains digital versions of this brochure and much more.

Contact Group Tour Department 888.892.8634 [email protected]

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Images The St. Louis CVC has an extensive image library that includes: attractions, skyline, restaurant and entertain- Get Your Kicks ment venues. Just let us know what type of images [IN ST. LOUIS] you need and we will send you a link to the St. Louis CVC image library. There is no cost to use these on Route 66 images to promote St. Louis to your clients.

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4 TRANSPORTATION

Lambert-St. Louis International Airport

GETTING ‘ROUND TOWN

Lambert-St. Louis International Motorcoach Parking Airport Information www.flystl.com Many of our attractions in St. Louis have their own 10701 Lambert International Blvd. dedicated motorcoach parking site. When making arrangements with attractions and entertainment Hours: venues, don’t forget to inquire about motorcoach TSA Security opens at 4:30 A.M. daily. parking. Phone: (314) 426-8000 While in parking areas, motorcoaches may not idle Thirteen commercial airlines serve Lambert-St. Louis engines for more than five minutes prior to their International Airport with nonstop service to nearly 60 time of departure. Under certain weather conditions cities in the U.S. and international destinations. Two motorcoaches will be allowed to idle their engines MetroLink stations directly link Lambert’s terminals to longer. When ambient temperatures are below 32 downtown St. Louis businesses and attractions. degrees Fahrenheit, a motor vehicle may not operate in idle for longer than 10 minutes in any hour. Bus pick-up and drop-off at: • Terminal 1 upper departure area. Motorcoach Parking in • Terminal 2 drop-off upper departure area, pick-up lower level area. Forest Park Buses and/or commercial vehicles that are going to stay parked in Forest Park need a bus permit. This allows parking at designated parking lots only. To 5 obtain a permit contact (314) 289-5330 or website validated with a time stamp after they’re purchased. www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/parks/ Trains run every 10 minutes during the day. Early documents/bus-parking-forest-park.com morning and late night service runs every 30 minutes. For schedule information, log on to www. Car Rental metrostlouis.org or call (314) 231-2345. For those who need to handle the driving duties themselves, there are a number of national car rental agencies located at Downtown Trolley Lambert-St. Louis International Airport and throughout the The #99 Downtown Trolley features a whimsical and area. Whether you need a car, van or small truck, it’s easy to colorful wrap that transforms buses into trolleys. find the right set of wheels in a location near your hotel or event Customers can get on and off the shuttle all day venue. long at any of the stops for the discounted fare of $2 for adults and $1 for children. Tickets can be Alamo www.alamo.com purchased on the trolleys or at the MetroRide Center (800) 462-5266 inside America’s Center at 7th Street and Washington Avenue. Avis www.avis.com Forest Park Trolley (800) 831-2847 The Metro Forest Park Trolley operates in the spring Budget and summer providing individuals visiting Forest Park www.budget.com a convenient method of navigating the Park. The (800) 527-0700 Trolley stops at all the Forest Park attractions and Metrolink Station. Enterprise Rent-a-Car www.enterprise.com (800) 325-8007

National www.nationalcar.com (800) 227-7368

Hertz www.hertz.com (800) 654-3131

Thrifty www.thrifty.com (800) 367-2277

Taxis For taxi service, telephone the following recommended companies or locate one of their cabs at stands near most major hotels and the convention center.

St. Louis County & Yellow Cab www.countycab.com (314) 993-8294

Laclede Cab www.lacledecab.com (314) 652-3456

MetroLink A one-way ride on the MetroLink light-rail system costs $2.50 (except for the airport to downtown, which costs $4.00). Tickets may be purchased at each station and must be Motorcoach outside America's Center MAPS

Central Corridor A B C D E F G H I J K L

Hanley Rd. Enright Ave. Fairgrounds Accommodations Heman Park Park

1 Chase Park Plaza Hotel, F-3 Olive Page Blvd. Broadway McKinley Bridge 2 The Cheshire, C-4 Vernon Washington Ave. Grand Kingshighway Blvd. 1 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. 3 Days Inn Downtown St. Louis, K-2 Union Blvd. 74 Newstead Ave. University Hyde Exit 248A Olive Center Park 4 Drury Inn & Suites St. Louis Forest Park, D-5 Vernon Natural Bridge Rd. City Olive St. 96 Mississippi River 5 Dwell912-A Modern Adobe B&B, K-5 Midland

Pennsylvania Page Blvd. 6 Elves Manor Guest House, G-3 The Salisbury Delmar Blvd. Leland Ave. Enright 70 Riverfront Trail 7 Fleur-de-Lys Mansion, Luxury Inn at the Park, H-6 Loop Vandeventer Av.

Clarendon Academy Branch St. 8 Hampton Inn & Suites-St. Louis at Forest Park, E-4 Washington 45 33 42 Eastgate Delmar 38 Skinker16 Blvd. 68 The 77 23 70 Grand Blvd. Palm Exit 248C 9 Holiday Inn Express, I-6 80 91 Kensington 84 69 58 71 Washington Delmar Blvd. Ville 10 Holiday Inn Express St. Louis-Central West End, F-3 44 Vandeventer Ave. Parnell48 St. 3 Big Bend - U. City Lindell Blvd. Dr. Martin Luther39 King Dr. 11 Holiday Inn St. Louis Forest Park, D-5 Grand Blvd. Exit 248B 2 79 41 34 St. Louis Ave. 12 Hotel Ignacio, H-2 Millbrook 90 Washington Newstead Ave. Westgate St. Louis Ave.

Hanley Rd. Page Blvd. Forsyth Delmar Blvd. Westminister N. Florissant 13 Charles F. Knight Executive Education & Conference Center, B-2 Skinker Lake Forsyth Blvd. 13 64 12 N. 23 St. DeBaliviere Blvd. Forest Park- Union Blvd. 66 40 N. 22 St.

14 Lehmann House Bed & Breakfast, J-5 Washington University DeBaliviere 52 Broadway 15 Lemp Mansion Restaurant & Inn, J-8 25 Forsyth Blvd. 55 Lindell Blvd. Kingshighway Blvd. 16 Moonrise Hotel, C-2 Enright Ave.Saint Louis University Spring Ave. Big Bend Blvd. Exit 249A-B 17 Napoleon's Retreat, J-6 Ellenwood 63 31 Washington Ave. 26 Stan Musial Grand 20th St. Clayton 43 1 Euclid Av.e Veterans Memorial Bridge 18 The Park Avenue Mansion, J-5 Lagoon Dr. 97 .evAnosreffeJ Grand Dr. Center 70 Wydown Blvd. 75 Olive St. James Cool Papa Bell Ave. 19 The Parkway Hotel, F-3 Taylor Ave. 24 Cass Ave 3 Theater Dr. 10 Newstead Ave. 20 Red Roof Inn Hampton Ave, D-5 Mullanphy St. 65 Grand Dr. Central Vandeventer Av. Compton Ave. 61 Forest Park JeffersonDr. 21 Water Tower Inn, H-5 McKinley Dr. W. Pine Blvd. Lindell Blvd. N. Seminary Fine Arts Dr. 19 Southmoor Northwood West 6 Ridgemoor 46 37 Laclede Ave. Grand Blvd. Skinker Blvd. 95 Demun Ave. 73 End 47 Exit 292B Attractions Government Dr. Central Dr. Martin Luther KingSt. Dr. Louis Oak Southwood 88 53 O’Fallon St. Clayton Rd. West End Knoll Bellevue Ave. Wells Dr. 22 4 Hands Brewing Company, K-5 Union Dr. 78 9th St. Park San Bonita Duncan Ave. Forest Park Pkwy. Carr St. Saint Louis University Tucker Blvd.

.dRyelnaH Cole 23 Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tours & Gifts, J-7 Carr Lane Dr. Spring Av.e

81 enkluaF Olive St. 24 Blueberry Hill Restaurant & Music Club, C-2 Clayton Rd. Edward Jones Concourse Dr. Clayton Rd. Convention Plz. Wells Dr. .rDr Dome Clayton Rd. Exit 36B-C Washington Ave. Laclede’s 25 Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis (New Cathedral), G-3 America’s Ctr. 2 Exit 37A-B Compton Ave. Landing Locust St. M.L. King Bridge 26 Central West End North Community Improvement District, F-3 4 Wise Ave. Oakland Ave. 20th St. Berthold Ave.94Tamm Exit 34B Exit 36A 64 Convention 27 Chaifetz Arena (Saint Louis University Billikens Basketball), I-3 Center Eads Bridge Exit 33A Exit 38B Union Market St. Exit 33C Clayton Rd. 8 Oakland Ave. Downtown 28 Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion, I-8 Exit 31B 76 Station 64 Jefferson Ave. Wise Ave. Berthold Ave. The Grove 64 Arch 29 Historic Cherokee Antique Row, I-8 Exit 33B Scottrade 44 Richmond.dRnoitatSedelcaL Heights Wise Ave. Grand 8th & Pine East Manchester Rd. Exit 38A Center 30 Cherokee-Lemp Special Business District, I-8 89 Riverfront 49 Chouteau Ave. Exit 39 Gateway 31 Cherokee Street, I-8 Broadway Vandeventer Ave. Arch Hampton Ave. Busch 32 The Chess Club & Scholastic Center of St. Louis, F-3 Tucker Blvd. Civic Stadium Stadium 33 Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company, E-5 Big Bend Blvd. Center 4th St. 34 Chuck Berry Statue, C-2

5 Bellevue Ave. L.K. Sullivan Blvd.

14th St. 35 Circus Flora, H-2 McCausland Ave. Kingshighway Blvd. Park Ave. Poplar St. Bridge 36 Climb SoiLL, J-6 Exit 286 32 Exit 287A Manchester Rd. Exit 287B Lafayette 14 Chouteau Ave. 44 Lafayette Ave. 18 55 37 Compton Hill Water Tower, H-6 11 20 Grand Blvd. Wilson Ave. Daggett Ave. 12th St. 64 4 Sublette Ave. Exit 288 Square 38 Concordia Seminary, B-3 Shaw Blvd. Lafayette 87 5 39 Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, H-2 62 Compton Park 56 Park Ave. 51 Hill 35 21 Bischoff Ave. Russell Blvd. 36 Exit 289 17 40 Craft Alliance-Grand Center, H-2 9 Lafayette Ave. Truman Pkwy. Macklind Av.e Reservoir Edwards Ave. 44 72 Elizabeth Av. Marconi Ave. Vandeventer Ave. Flora Pl. Park 41 The Historic Samuel Cupples House, H-2 Manchester Rd. Southwest Ave. Exit 208 Marshall Av.e83Sarah Ave. Exit 285 The Hill Mississippi River 67 Southwest Ave. Missouri Shaw Columbia Ave. 7 55 Miller St. 42 Dance St. Louis, I-2 Marietta Ave. Botanical 59 Exit 290/I-44 60 Tower Grove Av.e Garden 43 Delmar Loop Planet Walk, C-2 6 Russell Blvd. 85 Maple Ave. Maplewood Alfred Ave. outhwest Av.e 93 S Soulard Ave. 44 Dennis and Judith Jones Visitor & Education Center, E-3 82 Flora Ave. Canterbury Ave. Shenandoah Ave. Lafayette Ave.

Jefferson Ave. 45 The Fabulous Fox Theatre, H-2 Laclede Station Rd. Exit 284B Magnolia Ave. Exit 207A Arsenal St. Watson Rd. Sidney St.

46 Fitz's Bottling Company, C-2 Rd. Hanley 92 54 Gravois Ave. Sutton Av. Arsenal St. Tower Grove 47 Forest Park, D-3 Park Soulard Exit 284A Broadway 48 Grand Center, H-3 Arsenal St. Sidney St. 49 The Griot Museum of Black History and Culture, J-2 50 The Grover, F-5 51 Gus' Pretzel Shop, I-7 Tilles Lynch St. 7 South Arsenal St. Park 86 10th St. 52 The Hill, E-6 Grand 22 9th St. 53 International Photography Hall of Fame & Museum, I-2 Grand Blvd. Gravois Ave. Wyoming St. Benton 54 Scott Joplin House State Historic Site, J-3 Watson Rd. Park

Kingshighway Blvd. Exit 206C 55 Kakao Chocolate, I-6 44 Hampton Ave. Utah St. 50 Benton 56 Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum-Washington University, C-2 . Big Bend Blvd. Cherokee St. Lemp Ave. Riverview Dr Exit 283 30 Broadway 57 Historic Lafayette Square, J-5 Jamieson Ave. Park 28 27 58 Lemp Mansion Restaurant & Inn, J-8 Chippewa St. 29 15 Exit 206B 59 The Loop, C-2 57 Gravois Ave. 60 Magic Chef Mansion, H-6 8 Chippewa St. Chippewa St. DeMenil 61 Maplewood, B-6 Jefferson Ave. 0 1 Miles Shrewsbury Ave. 62 Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing, L-3 55 Mississippi River 0 1 Km 63 Missouri Botanical Garden, F-6 © 2015 – Harris Graphic Design (314) 389-2636 64 Missouri History Museum, D-3 65 Moto Museum 70 Portfolio Gallery & Education Center, I-2 76 St. Louis Cathedral Concerts, G-3 66 The Muny, E-3 71 Pulitzer Arts Foundation, H-2 77 Saint Louis Science Center, E-4 67 Museum of Contemporary Religious Art (MOCRA), H-2 72 Regional Arts Commission, C-2 78 Saint Louis Symphony, Powell Hall, I-2 68 The Nation's First Green Dining District, B-6 73 Route 66 Sidewalk Plaques, B-6 79 Saint Louis University, H-3 69 The Pageant Concert Nightclub, C-2 74 Saint Louis Art Museum, D-3 80 Saint Louis University Museum of Art, H-3 75 St. Louis Black Repertory Company, C-1 81 St. Louis Walk of Fame, C-2 7 A B C D E F G H I J K L

Hanley Rd. Enright Ave. Fairgrounds Heman Park Park

Olive Page Broadway McKinley Bridge Vernon Blvd. Washington Ave. Grand Kingshighway Blvd. 1 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. Union Blvd. 74 Newstead Ave. University Hyde Exit 248A Olive Center Park Vernon Natural Bridge Rd. City Olive St. 96 Mississippi River Midland

Pennsylvania Page Blvd. The Salisbury Delmar Blvd. Leland Ave. Enright 70 Riverfront Trail Loop Vandeventer Av.

Clarendon Academy Branch St. Washington 45 33 42 Eastgate Delmar 38 Skinker16 Blvd. 68 The 77 23 70 Grand Blvd. Palm Exit 248C 80 91 Kensington 84 69 58 71 Washington Delmar Blvd. Ville 44 Vandeventer Ave. Parnell48 St. 3 Big Bend - U. City Lindell Blvd. Dr. Martin Luther39 King Dr. Grand Blvd. Exit 248B 2 79 41 34 St. Louis Ave. Millbrook 90 Washington Newstead Ave. Westgate St. Louis Ave.

Hanley Rd. Page Blvd. Forsyth Delmar Blvd. Westminister N. Florissant Skinker Lake Forsyth Blvd. 13 64 12 N. 23 St. DeBaliviere Blvd. Forest Park- Union Blvd. 66 N. 22 St. Washington University 40

DeBaliviere 52 Broadway 25 Forsyth Blvd. 55 Lindell Blvd. Kingshighway Blvd. Enright Ave.Saint Louis University Spring Ave. Big Bend Blvd. Exit 249A-B Ellenwood 63 31 Washington Ave. 26 Stan Musial Grand 20th St. Clayton 43 1 Euclid Av.e Veterans Memorial Bridge Lagoon Dr. 97 .evAnosreffeJ Grand Dr. Center 70 Wydown Blvd. 75 Olive St. James Cool Papa Bell Ave. Taylor Ave. 24 Cass Ave 10 Newstead Ave. 3 Theater Dr. Mullanphy St. Forest Park 65 Grand Dr. Central Vandeventer Av. Compton Ave. 61 McKinley Dr. JeffersonDr. W. Pine Blvd. Lindell Blvd. N. Seminary Fine Arts Dr. 19 Southmoor Northwood West 6 Ridgemoor 46 37 Laclede Ave. Grand Blvd. Skinker Blvd. 95 Demun Ave. 73 End 47 Exit 292B Government Dr. Dr. Central Dr. Martin Luther KingSt. Dr. Louis Oak Southwood 88 53 O’Fallon St. Clayton Rd. West End Knoll Bellevue Ave. Wells Dr. Union 78 9th St. Park San Bonita Duncan Ave. Forest Park Pkwy. Carr St. Saint Louis University Tucker Blvd.

.dRyelnaH Cole Carr Lane Dr. Spring Av.e

81 enkluaF Olive St. Clayton Rd. Edward Jones Concourse Dr. Clayton Rd. Convention Plz. Wells Dr. .rDr Dome Clayton Rd. Exit 36B-C Washington Ave. Laclede’s America’s Ctr. 2 Exit 37A-B Compton Ave. Landing Locust St. M.L. King B 4 Wise Ave. Oakland Ave. 20th St. ridge Berthold Ave.94Tamm Exit 34B Exit 36A 64 Convention Center Eads Bridge Exit 33A Exit 38B Union Market St. Exit 33C Clayton Rd. 8 Oakland Ave. Downtown Exit 31B 76 Station 64 Jefferson Ave. Wise Ave. Berthold Ave. The Grove 64 Arch Exit 33B Scottrade 44 Richmond.dRnoitatSedelcaL Heights Wise Ave. Grand 8th & Pine East Manchester Rd. Exit 38A Center 89 Riverfront 49 Chouteau Ave. Exit 39 Gateway Broadway Vandeventer Ave. Arch Hampton Ave. Busch Tucker Blvd. Civic Stadium Stadium Big Bend Blvd. Center 4th St.

5 Bellevue Ave. L.K. Sullivan Blvd.

McCausland Ave. 14th St. Kingshighway Blvd. Park Ave. Poplar St. Exit 286 32 Exit 287A Bridge Manchester Rd. Exit 287B Lafayette 14 Chouteau Ave. 44 Lafayette Ave. 18 55 11 20 Grand Blvd. Wilson Ave. Daggett Ave. 12th St. 64 4 Sublette Ave. Exit 288 Square Shaw Blvd. Lafayette 87 5 62 Compton Park 56 Park Ave. 51 Hill 35 21 Bischoff Ave. Russell Blvd. 36 Exit 289 17 9 Lafayette Ave. Truman Pkwy. Macklind Av.e Reservoir Edwards Ave. 44 72 Elizabeth Av. Marconi Ave. Vandeventer Ave. Flora Pl. Park Manchester Rd. Southwest Ave. Exit 208 Marshall Av.e83Sarah Ave. Exit 285 The Hill Mississippi River 67 Southwest Ave. Missouri Shaw Columbia Ave. 7 55 Miller St. Marietta Ave. Botanical 59 Exit 290/I-44 60 Tower Grove Av.e Garden 6 Russell Blvd. 85 Maple Ave. west Av.e Maplewood Alfred Ave. 93 South Soulard Ave. 82 Flora Ave. Canterbury Ave. Shenandoah Ave. Lafayette Ave.

Jefferson Ave. Laclede Station Rd. Exit 284B Magnolia Ave. Exit 207A Arsenal St. Watson Rd. Sidney St.

Hanley Rd. Hanley 92 54 Gravois Ave. Sutton Av. Arsenal St. Tower Grove Park Soulard Exit 284A Broadway

Arsenal St. Sidney St.

Tilles Lynch St. 7 South Arsenal St. Park 86 10th St. Grand 22 9th St.

Grand Blvd. Gravois Ave. Wyoming St. Benton Watson Rd. Park

Kingshighway Blvd. Exit 206C 44 Hampton Ave. Utah St. 50 Benton . Big Bend Blvd. Cherokee St. Lemp Ave. Riverview Dr Exit 283 30 Broadway Jamieson Ave. Park Chippewa St. 28 29 27 15 57 Exit 206B

Gravois Ave. 8 Chippewa St. Chippewa St. DeMenil Jefferson Ave. 0 1 Miles

82 Saint Louis Zoo, D-4 87 South Grand, H-7 93 Tower Grove Park, F-6 83 Saratoga Lanes, B-6 88 Square One Brewery & Distillery, J-6 94 Historic Trinity Lutheran Church, K-6 84 Schlafly Bottleworks, B-6 89 Steinberg Rink, F-3 95 Turtle Playground, D-4 85 The Sheldon Concert Hall, Ballroom & 90 Sweetie Pie's, F-5 96 Urban Chestnut Brewing Company, I-3 Art Galleries, H-2 91 Third Degree Glass Factory, E-2 97 Vaughn Cultural Center/Urban League, H-2 86 Soulard Farmers Market, K-6 92 Tivoli Theatre, C-2 98 World Chess Hall of Fame, F-3 8 MAPS

Metro 75. Brunswick Zone XL, D-3 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O 76. The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House, E-8 94 National Great 56 2 H 4 Rivers Museum 77. Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, O-9 Dardenne Lake Mississippi River 90 91 127 24 To Alton 60 114 117 Alton Trails 79 Mississippi River

dRyrreF Wood River Accommodations 78. Calvary Cemetary, L-7 1 nedloG 94

1. 370 Lakeside Park RV Campground, D-2 79. Carondelet, L-13 Eagle 143 B 2. Aerie’s Lodging, G-1 80. Carondelet Historical Society, L-13 67

3. America’s Best Value Inn – St. Louis/South, J-15 81. Challenger Learning Center-St. Louis, J-6 Old Halls Ferry Rd. MISSOURI B 4. The Beall Mansion Greater St. Louis Bed & Breakfast C Missouri River 3 82. Chandler Hill Vineyards, A-8 Airport Rd. 94 and Boutique Hotel, M-1 2 83. Chesterfield Sports Fusion, C-9 Huster Rd. Mueller Rd. 102 Missouri River Wiethaupt Rd. Lewis & Clark Blvd. Hartford 5. Best Western Kirkwood Inn, H-12 84. National Churchill Museum, A-3 79 Shackelford Rd. 134 Boschertown Rd. M 1 Vaile Ave. 6. Best Western St. Louis Inn, I-16 Greenway 85. Columbia Bottom Conservation Area, N-3 370 Truman Blvd. Elm St. .tSdr3 Chase Dr.. 7. Boone’s Lick Trail Inn, F-4 75 Humes Ln. 86. Creve Coeur Park, F-7 O’Fallon Elm Point Rd. Mullanphy Rd. Old Halls Ferry Rd. S. MainS. St. 67 Strodtman Rd. Columbia Bottom Trail 8. Cahokia RV Parque, M-12 Patterson Rd. 87. Demolition Ball, E-5 To Warrenton St. Charles Lindsay Rd. 76 3 Charbonier Rd. New Halls Ferry Rd. Main St. Elmhurst Dr.ConcordiaRandolph Ln. St. 9. Comfort Inn Westport, G-7 88. Endangered Wolf Center, E-14 Spencer Rd. Ehlmann Rd. 84 Lewis & Clark To Missouri Wine 70 Droste Rd. Park Ave. 367 Aubuchon Rd. Waterford Dr. Spanish State Historic Site 10. Corner George Inn B&B, M-16 Country Poag NewRd. 89. Faust County Park, E-8 51 Lake aibmuloC

Spanish Pond Rd. .dRmottoB 66 Mexico Rd. Zumbehl Rd. Florissant Parker Rd. Park Missouri Bottom Rd. Howdershell Rd. 11. Courtyard by Marriott – Airport/Earth City, G-5 90. First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site, F-4 143 Duchesne Dr. Lynn Haven Ln. .dRmaharG Salt Lick Rd. 106 83 St. Peters 70 2nd St. 370 St. Ferdinand St.. Trampe Ave. Clay St. Clark St. St. Catherine St. 12. Courtyard by Marriott Westport, G-7 Birdie Hills Rd. 91. Fizzy’s Soda Fountain & Grill, I-11 159 Washington St. 81 126 Lindbergh Blvd. St. Anthony Ln. Pohlman Rd. 13. Crowne Plaza Hotel St. Louis – Airport, H-6 4 1st Capitol Dr. 120 Redman Rd. 92. Florissant Civic Center Theatre, K-4 36 New Florissant Rd. Willott Rd. Dunn Rd. Muegge Rd. 7 25 Larimore Rd. 14. Crowne Plaza Hotel St. Louis – Clayton, J-9 Earth City Exwy. Gist Rd. James McDonnell Blvd. MCT Trails 93. Fort Belle Fontaine, M-3 Bellefontaine Rd. Mississippi River 5th St. Dunn Rd.

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15. Days Inn & Suites St. Louis/Westport, G-7 Lilac Ave. 94. Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park, G-12 Mid Rivers Elizabeth Ave. .dvlBkralC&siweL Mall Dr. 55 Fredens Rd. 270 16. DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Conference Center, D-8 Weiss Rd. Hackmann Rd. 78 95. Gateway Motorsports Park, N-9 K 33 Frost Ave. 121 St. Peters Howell Rd. Jungermann Rd. McClay Rd. 270 ? 107 Eva Ave. Chain of Rocks Rd. 41 270 17. DoubleTree by Hilton St. Louis – Westport, G-7 River Rd. 62 Harvester Rd. 150 Natural Bridge Rd. 96. Gateway National Golf Links, N-9 5 Pralle Ln. Hemsath Rd. 40 11 Lambert–St. Louis 18. Drury Inn & Suites Brentwood, I-10 97. Go Ape Zipline & Treetop Adventures, G-6 N 94 70 International Motherhead Rd. Airport Rd. Chambers Rd. St. Thomas Rd. Central School Rd. McKelvey Rd. Airport Lilac Dr.

19. Drury Inn & Suites Creve Coeur, G-8 Florissant Ave. Morrison Rd. 98. Gooey Louie – The Place for Gooey Butter Cakes, J-11 Florissant Rd. Cottleville Jungs Station Rd. ? Old St. Charles Rock Rd. 3 203 20. Drury Inn & Suites Fenton, G-13 170 Ferguson Ave. Riverfront Trail 99. Grafton Harbor, G-1 94 23 13 Halls Ferry Rd. 21. Drury Inn & Suites Southwest, F-14 .dRreksiK Creve Coeur 46 72 100. Grafton Zipline Adventures, G-1 Cypress Rd. Bermuda Rd. Nameoki Rd. Airport St. Charles Rock Rd. 21 22. Drury Inn & Suites Westport, G-7 6 Maryland Heights Exwy. 35 31 Jennings Pontoon Rd. 43 Riverview Blvd. 101. Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site (White Haven), I-13 Maryland Hord Ave. Westwood Dr. Pitman Hill Rd. 29 .dRellivyraM 23. Drury Inn St. Louis Airport, I-6 Adie Rd. 40 Tower Rd. 67 37 Chain Of Rocks CanalMCT Confluence Trail 102. Grant’s Farm, I-13 Heights Harold Rd. Caulks St. Francis Ln. Hill Rd. 53 Natural Bridge Rd. 24. Drury Plaza Hotel – Chesterfield, D-9 61 Fee Fee Rd. Missouri Ave. 103. National Great Rivers Museum, N-1 88 28 180 70

reviRiruossiM Breckenridge Rd. 64 Weldon Spring Creve Marine Ave. Dorsett Rd. 364 Lucas & Hunt Rd. 25. Embassy Suites Hotel – St. Louis Airport, H-6 Greens Bottom Rd. Broadway 104. Green Door Art Gallery, I-11 Coeur 59 20 154 110 Park Brown Rd. College Ave.

26. Green Tree Inn, I-1 Ashby Rd. Granite City Jennings Station Rd. McKelvey Rd. 49 Link Rd. 105. Greensfelder Recreation Complex, F-11 West Port Midland Blvd. Woodson Rd. Madison Ave. Florissant Ave. 7 Schuetz Rd. 77 133 Riverview Blvd. 94 12 Goodfellow Blvd. 27. Hampton Inn Northwest, J-4 106. Historic Hawken House, I-12 Katy Trail 50 Lackland Rd. .tSradeC Niedringhaus Ave. 9 Midland Blvd. 20th St. Creve Coeur Mill Rd. Lake 28. Hampton Inn & Suites Clayton/St. Louis Galleria Area, I-9 153 Page Blvd. Flora Ave. Horseshoe 107. Hidden Valley Ski.Tube.Ride, B-14 Katy Trail Lackland Rd. Bennington Pl. 149 16 Kienlen Ave. 69 Villa Dorado Dr. Riverfront Trail 29. Hampton Inn & Suites St. Louis – Chesterfield, D-8 108. Holocaust Museum & Learning Center, H-8 14 Page Blvd. .dRyelnaH 73 Baur .dRnamleiD Missouri River Craig Rd. 99 Schulte Rd. 61 Edwardsville Rd. 30. Hampton Inn & Suites St. Louis South I-55, I-16 Blvd. Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. 109. Jefferson Barracks Historic Park, K-14 Olive Blvd. Ross Ave. 65 340 170 70

31. Hampton Inn Westport/St. Louis, G-6 8 Olive Street Rd.

110. Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, K-15 Midland Blvd. Mississippi River Mississippi Horseshoe Lake 161 Faust ShreveAve. Olive Blvd. O’Fallon 32. Hilton Garden Inn – St. Louis Airport, J-6 111. Edward “Ted” and Pat Jones – Confluence Point State Park, O-2 Park 80 132 Natural BridgePark Rd. 63 Broadway State Park 160 Chesterfield Airport Rd. .dRnosraW 340 Old Bonhomme Rd. Pennsylvania Ave. Union Blvd. .dRyelsoM Shaftesbury Ave. .dRedeopS Page Blvd. 203 103 Ferguson Ave. 33. Hilton Garden Inn – St. Louis Chesterfield, D-9 26 67 Forest Crest Dr.. 17 Woods Mill Rd. Florissant Ave. 112. Kemp Auto Museum, C-8 Spirit of 15 Kingshighway Blvd. St. Louis 30 White Rd. McKinley Bridge 74 .dRecirP 34. Hilton St. Louis Airport, I-6 Airport Long Rd. 270 Delmar Blvd. Fairgrounds 113. Historic Kimmswick, I-16 .dRsallaBweN 3 Ladue Rd. The Loop Park To The Ville Broadway 35. Hilton St. Louis Frontenac, H-10 Wilson Ave. St. Louis Ave. Cahokia 114. Kirkwood Theatre Guild, H-12 22 44 Maryland Ave. Clayton 70 Mounds 9 Wildhorse Creek Rd. .dRnosraW Forest Park Exwy. 36. Holiday Inn Airport West, G-5 Conway Rd. Ladue Delmar Blvd. 87 Grand Blvd. 55 68 115. Kokomo Joe’s Family Fun Center of St. Peters, D-4 Chesterfield 64 .dRthginKcM 70

.dRyelnaH St. Louis Schoettler Rd. Cass Ave.

47 nibaCgoL 86 37. Holiday Inn at Six Flags, A-14 Baxter Rd. Wydown Blvd. Central 116. Lambert – St. Louis International Airport, I-5 Clarkson Rd. St. Clair Ave. HighcroftDr. Clayton Rd. 111 Kehrs Mills Rd. West End .e v A n o sreffeJ 1st St. Collinsville Rd. 38. Holiday Inn Express & Suites St. Louis Airport, I-6 Forest Park LindellAve. Blvd. Washington Ave. yawhgihsgniK .dRnosaM 40 117. Laumeier Sculpture Park, H-13 Baxter Rd. 61 Forest Park Downtown Skinker Blvd. Laclede’s 39. Holiday Inn Express Hazelwood, I-4 Wise Ave. Midtown 9th St. 118. Lone Elk Park, F-13 Eatherton Rd. 32 .dvlBhgrebdniL 146 Landing Woods Mill Rd. Frontenac 64 64 40. Holiday Inn St. Louis Airport, I-6 Clayton Rd. Oakland Ave. 40 M.L. King Bridge 15th St. To 119. MADCO (Modern American Dance Company), J-7 10 158 Mid-America 109 119 Chouteau Ave. Airport Edmund Babler 58 Brentwood Manchester Ave. State St.

Weidman Rd. .dRppoB 41. Holiday Inn South County Center, J-14 Memorial .dRsallaB Litzsinger Rd. 120. The Magic House, St. Louis Children’s Museum, H-12 Queeny The Hill 8th St. Missouri Ave. State 141 Lafayette Ave.LafayettePark Ave. 64 340 Henry Ave. Park Old Warson Rd. Tilles St. Clair Ave. 14th St. 10th St. 42. Holiday Inn Southwest Route 66, H-13 Park Bellevue Ave. McCausland Ave. Square 121. Mastodon State Historic Site, H-16 Big Bend Blvd. Vandeventer Ave. Park 44 25th St. Brentwood Blvd. 44 161 43. Hollywood Casino St. Louis, F-5 Rock Hill Tudor Ave. 122. Meramec Caverns, A-16 .rDswodaeM 100 Shaw Blvd. Strecker 67 Arsenal St. Tower Grove 96 L.K. Sullivan Blvd. East Geyer Rd. Maplewood gnirpS Park Lake Dr. 44. Homewood Suites by Hilton St. Louis Galleria, I-10 Rd. Soulard 123. Mineral Springs Paranormal Research Center, N-1 Manchester Rd. Woodlawn Rd. .dRnotgnippaS Arsenal St. St. Louis

11 .dRnamredniL Bond Ave. Ellisville Manchester 95 Newport Ave. 45. KOA Granite City Campground, O-5 7th St.

Rock Hill Rd. Holloway Rd. .dRserePseD E. Kirkham Ave. 124. Miniature Museum of Greater St. Louis, K-12 157 Kingshighway Blvd. Barrett Station Rd. 19th St. Jefferson Ave. Frank Holton Manchester Rd. 128 Hampton Ave. 3

Peeke Ave. Berry Rd. 100 Grand Blvd. 46. The Lodge at Grant’s Trail by Orlando’s, K-13 Wildwood Weidman Rd. Lockwood Ave. 89 Jamieson Ave. State Park 125. Missouri Civil War Museum, K-15 152 82 Big Bend Lansdowne Chippewa St. 15 Kiefer Creek Rd. 122 Cherokee 47. Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel, J-6 Old Manchester Rd. Kirkwood 151 Ave. 145 Meramec Station Rd Webster 126. Historic Museum of Torture Devices, N-1 St. Albans Rd. 138 Adams140 Lockwood Ave. Groves Shrewsbury South 55 Sauget 255 54 85 Meramec St. 48. Residence Inn by Marriott – Chesterfield, E-9 Hanna Rd.

Carman Rd. .evAhcuoC 127. Museum of Transportation, G-12 River Des Peres Grand Air Flight Dr. St. Louis Mississippi St. Ballwin 8 To Our Lady of the New Ballwin Rd. 105 115 Downtown 49. Residence Inn by Marriott St. Louis Galleria, I-10 12 Dougherty Ferry Rd. Glendale Rd. Des Peres Pkwy. Gravois Ave. Snows, Eckert’s 128. Myseum, E-10 111 Airport Orchards, Golf Club 118 Grant97 Rd. Edgar Rd. Cahokia 50. The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis, J-9 130 Oak St. Big Bend Rd. 44 50th St. 129. North County Inc., Regional Development Association, I-4 Old Big Bend Rd. Virginia Ave. Camp Jackson Rd.

Laclede Station Rd. Heege Rd. Loughborough Av Old State Rd. Holly Hills Av 51. River City Casino & Hotel, L-14 5 Rock Hill Rd. 130. Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, M-5 135 123 Morganford Rd. 100 Germania St.

Geyer Rd. Valley Watson Rd. New Hampshire Ave. Mackenzie Rd. 52. St. Louis Airport Marriott, I-5 Valcour Ave. 131. Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, J-11 Castlewood 136 92 71 Millstadt Rd. 141 Park 124 Weber Rd. State Park 39 Grant’s Farm Mousette Ln. 53. St. Louis Marriott West, F-9 Pardee Rd. Bayless Ave. 70 132. Pole Position Raceway – Indoor Carting, I-13 Whitsetts Fork Rd. Laumeier 13 Sculpture Sunset Hills 148 157 Camp Jackson Rd. 54. The St. Louis West KOA, A-15 Meramec River 93 Marceau St. Mississippi River Allenton Rd. Eddie & Park Rd. 133. Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center, H-13 Park .dRhcruhCtsitpaB

.dRkcisuM 55. Seven Gable Inn, I-9 .dRnotgnippaS 134. Purina Farms, A-14 109 156 .evAselwoB 52 108 Metro-East Levee Trail To Washington 18 Eiler Rd. Vandover Rd. 42 129 56. Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel St. Louis, J-9 135. Putting Edge Glow-In-The-Dark Mini Golf, H-4 Greensfelder 109 County Park 19 270 Grant’s Trail 57. Sheraton Westport Lakeside Chalet, G-7 44 45 Dupo 136. Raging Rivers WaterPark, G-1 Fenton Lindbergh57 Blvd. Green Park Rd. Lemay Ferry Rd. 79 30 ILLINOIS Smizer Mill Rd. Reavis Barracks 58. Sheraton Westport Plaza Hotel, G-7 Yarnell Rd. Concord Rd. School 14 Triple Lakes Rd. Imbs Station Rd. 137. Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, J-11 67 50 .dReglaTnoV Will Ave. 59. SpringHill Suites St. Louis Brentwood, I-10 Rd. 137 Six Flags Rd. .dRkeerCraguSweN 138. River City Casino & Hotel, L-13 98 Gravois Rd. Kingston Dr. 139 Route 66 Hawkins Rd. 100 60. Sundermeier RV Park & Conference Center, F-3 139. Rockwoods Reservation, B-12 125 34 State Park 131 38 Bussen Rd. Jefferson 61. TownePlace Suites By Marriott, G-13 140. Route 66 State Park, C-14 Mattis Rd. 231 Barracks Buckley Rd. 44 Sappington Historical .dRrengaW 163 Augustine Rd. 155 255 62. Travelodge, J-6 141. St. Louis Bridge Center, I-8 3 Barracks116 Rd. Park 15 Eureka Forder Rd. 63. The Wildwood Hotel, C-12 To Purina Farms, 101

.dRnosrettaP 142. Saint Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri Shaw Nature Reserve Williams Rd. Butler Hill Rd. treH 48 Parkdale Ambs Rd. E. Osage St. 141 270

Ringer Rd. .dRle St. Louis, J-7 Tesson Ferry Rd. 30 66 .dRnrubliM Mule Rd. Pottle Ave. Meramec River Meramec River Saeger Rd. Saeger Rd.Millstadt 143. St. Louis Renaissance Faire, A-2 Butler Hill Rd. Attractions Antire Rd. 27 Yaeger Rd. 64. Adrenaline Zone, E-5 144. Historic Sappington House & Barn Restaurant, H-12 113 144 .dRhpargeleT 0 5 Miles 55 Kerth Rd. Old Baumgartner Rd. 65. Aerie’s Riverview Winery, G-1 145. The Thomas Sappington House Museum & Library 16 0 5 Km 147 21 Columbia 66. America’s Incredible Pizza Company, I-14 of Americana, H-13 64 112 104 6 141 142 3 10 © 2015–Harris Graphic Design (314) 389-2636 Lemay Ferry Rd. 67. American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog, F-10 146. Shaw Nature Reserve, A-14 Baumgartner Rd. 68. Aquaport at Maryland Heights Centre, G-7 147. National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, O-11 69. Beall Mansion Historic Home Tour, M-1 148. Six Flags St. Louis, B-14 70. Bellefontaine Cemetery, L-8 149. Stages St. Louis, H-12 155. Tropicana Lanes, J-9 71. General Daniel Bissell House, L-5 150. Ste. Genevieve Route du Vin Wine Trail, J-16 156. Trout Lodge, A-16 72. Bissell Mansion Restaurant and Dinner Theatre, M-8 151. Ste. Genevieve Welcome Center, J-16 157. Unity Theatre Ensemble, K-13 73. Black Madonna Shrine and Grottos, B-16 152. Stone Hill Winery & Restaurant, A-4 158. Upper Limits Indoor Rock Climbing Gym, H-7 74. Historic Daniel Boone Home & Heritage Center, A-8 153. Suson Park Animal Farm, I-16 159. Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis, F-5 154. Ted Drewes Frozen Custard, J-11 160. Webster Groves, I-11 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O 94 National Great 56 2 H 4 Rivers Museum Dardenne Lake Mississippi River 90 91 127 24 To Alton 60 114 117 Alton Trails 79 Mississippi River

dRyrreF Wood River 1 nedloG 94

Eagle 143 B 67

Old Halls Ferry Rd. MISSOURI B C Missouri River 3 2 Airport Rd. 94 Huster Rd. Mueller Rd. 102 Missouri River Wiethaupt Rd. Lewis & Clark Blvd. Hartford 79 Shackelford Rd. 134 Boschertown Rd. M 1 Vaile Ave. Greenway 370 Truman Blvd. Elm St. .tSdr3 Chase Dr.. 75 Humes Ln. O’Fallon Elm Point Rd. Mullanphy Rd. Old Halls Ferry Rd. S. MainS. St. 67 Strodtman Rd. Columbia Bottom Trail To Warrenton St. Charles Lindsay Rd. Patterson Rd. 76 3 Charbonier Rd. New Halls Ferry Rd. Main St. Elmhurst Dr.ConcordiaRandolph Ln. St. Spencer Rd. Ehlmann Rd. 84 Lewis & Clark To Missouri Wine 70 Droste Rd. Park Ave. 367 Aubuchon Rd. Spanish State Historic Site Country Waterford Dr. Poag NewRd

51 Lake aibmuloC

Spanish Pond Rd. .dRmottoB 66 Mexico Rd. Zumbehl Rd. Florissant Parker Rd. Park Missouri Bottom Rd. Howdershell Rd. . 143 Duchesne Dr. Lynn Haven Ln. .dRmaharG Salt Lick Rd. 106 83 St. Peters 70 2nd St. 370 St. Ferdinand St.. Trampe Ave. Clay St. Clark St. St. Catherine St. Birdie Hills Rd. 159 Washington 81 126 Lindbergh Blvd. St. Anthony Ln. Pohlman Rd. 4 1st Capitol Dr. 120 Redman Rd. 36 New Florissant Rd. Willott Rd. Dunn Rd. 25 Muegge Rd. 7 St. Larimore Rd. Earth City Exwy. Gist Rd. James McDonnell Blvd. MCT Trails Bellefontaine Rd. Mississippi River 5th St. Dunn Rd.

Taussig Rd. Riverview Blvd. .dReleohT

Lilac Ave. Mid Rivers 55 Eliza .dvlBkralC&siweL Fredens Rd. 270 Mall Dr. Hackmann Rd. Weiss Rd. 78 beth Ave. K 33 Frost Ave. 121 St. Peters Howell Rd. Jungermann Rd. McClay Rd. 270 ? 107 Eva Ave. Chain of Rocks Rd. 41 270 River Rd. 62 Harvester Rd. 150 Natural Bridge Rd. 5 Pralle Ln. Hemsath Rd. 40 11 Lambert–St. Louis N 94 70 International Motherhead Rd. Airport Rd. Chambers Rd. St. Thomas Rd. Central School Rd. McKelvey Rd. Airport Lilac Dr. Florissant Ave. Morrison Rd. Florissant Rd. Cottleville Jungs Station Rd. ? Old St. Charles Rock Rd. 3 203 170 Ferguson Ave. Riverfront Trail 94 23 13 Halls Ferry Rd. .dRreksiK Creve Coeur 46 72 Cypress Rd. Bermuda Rd. Airport St. Charles Rock Rd. 21 Nameoki Rd. 6 Maryland Heights Exwy. 35 31 Jennings Pontoon Rd. 43 Riverview Blvd. Maryland Hord Ave. Westwood Dr. Pitman Hill Rd. 29 .dRellivyraM 40 Tower Rd. 67 Adie Rd. 37 Chain Of Rocks CanalMCT Confluence Trail Heights Harold Rd. Caulks St. Francis Ln. Hill Rd. 53 61 Fee Fee Rd. Natural Bridge Rd. Missouri Ave. 88 28 180 70

reviRiruossiM Breckenridge Rd. 64 Weldon Spring Creve Marine Ave. Dorsett Rd. 364 Lucas & Hunt Rd. Greens Bottom Rd. Coeur 59 20 154 110 Broadway Park Brown Rd. College Ave.

Ashby Rd. Granite City Jennings Station Rd. McKelvey Rd. 49 Link Rd. West Port Midland Blvd. Woodson Rd. Madison Ave. Florissant Ave. 7 Schuetz Rd. 77 133 Riverview Blvd. 94 12 Goodfellow Blvd. e Katy Trail 50 Lackland Rd. .tSradeC Niedringhaus Ave. 9 Midland Blvd. 20th St. Creve Coeur Mill Rd. Lake Page Blvd. Flora Ave. Horsesho 153 Katy Trail Lackland Rd. Bennington Pl. 149 16 Kienlen Ave. 69 Villa Dorado Dr. Riverfront Trail 14 Page Blvd. .dRyelnaH

73 Baur .dRnamleiD Missouri River Craig Rd. 99 Schulte Rd. 61 Edwardsville Rd. Blvd. Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. Olive Blvd. Ross Ave. 65 340 170 70

8 Olive Street Rd. Midland Blvd. Mississippi River Mississippi Horseshoe Lake 161 Faust ShreveAve. Olive Blvd. O’Fallon Park 80 132 Natural BridgePark Rd. 63 Broadway State Park 160 Chesterfield Airport Rd. .dRnosraW 340 Old Bonhomme Rd. Pennsylvania Ave. Union Blvd. .dRyelsoM Shaftesbury Ave. .dRedeopS Page Blvd. 203 103 Ferguson Ave. 26 67 Forest Crest Dr.. 17 Woods Mill Rd. Florissant Ave. Spirit of 15 Kingshighway Blvd. St. Louis 30 White Rd. McKinley Bridge 74 .dRecirP Airport Long Rd. 270 Delmar Blvd. Fairgrounds .dRsallaBweN 3 Ladue Rd. The Loop Park To The Ville Broadway W St. Louis Ave. Cahokia ilson Ave. 22 44 Maryland Ave. Clayton 70 Mounds 9 Wildhorse Creek Rd. .dRnosraW Forest Park Exwy. Conway Rd. Ladue Delmar Blvd. 87 Grand Blvd. 55 68 Chesterfield 64 .dRthginKcM 70

.dRyelnaH St. Louis Schoettler Rd. Cass Ave. 47 nibaCgoL Wydown Blvd. Central 86 Baxter Rd. St. Clair Ave. Clarkson Rd. HighcroftDr. Clayton Rd. 111 Kehrs Mills Rd. West End .e v A n o sreffeJ 1st St. Collinsville Rd. Forest Park LindellAve. Blvd. Washington Ave. yawhgihsgniK Baxter Rd. .dRnosaM 40 61 Forest Park Downtown Skinker Blvd. Laclede’s Wise Ave. Midtown 9th St. Eatherton Rd. 32 .dvlBhgrebdniL 146 Landing Woods Mill Rd. Frontenac 64 Clayton Rd. Oakland Ave. 64 40 M.L. King Bridge 15th St. To 10 158 Mid-America 109 119 Chouteau Ave. Airport Edmund Babler 58 Brentwood Manchester Ave. State St.

Weidman Rd. .dRppoB Memorial .dRsallaB Litzsinger Rd. Queeny The Hill 8th St. Missouri Ave. State 141 Lafayette Ave.LafayettePark Ave. 64 340 Henry Ave. Park Old Warson Rd. Tilles St. Clair Ave. 14th St. 10th St. Park Bellevue Ave. McCausland Ave. Square Big Bend Blvd. Vandeventer Ave. Park 44 25th St. Brentwood Blvd. 44 161 Rock Hill Tudor Ave. .rDswodaeM 100 Shaw Blvd. Strecker 67 Arsenal St. Tower Grove 96 L.K. Sullivan Blvd. East Geyer Rd. Maplewood

gnirpS Park Rd. Soulard Lake Dr.

Manchester Rd. Woodlawn Rd. .dRnotgnippaS Arsenal St. St. Louis

11 .dRnamredniL Bond Ave. Ellisville Manchester 95 Newport Ave. 7th St.

Rock Hill Rd. Holloway Rd. .dRserePseD E. Kirkham Ave. 157 Kingshighway Blvd. Barrett Station Rd. 19th St. Jefferson Ave. Frank Holton Manchester Rd. 128 Hampton Ave. 3

Peeke Ave. Berry Rd. 100 Grand Blvd. Wildwood Weidman Rd. Lockwood Ave. 89 Jamieson Ave. State Park 152 82 Big Bend Lansdowne Chippewa St. 15 Kiefer Creek Rd. 122 Cherokee Old Manchester Rd. Kirkwood 151 Ave. 145 St. Albans Rd. Meramec Station Rd Webster 138 Adams140 Lockwood Ave. Groves Shrewsbury South 55 Sauget 255 54 85 Meramec St.

Hanna Rd.

Carman Rd. .evAhcuoC River Des Peres Grand Air Flight Dr. St. Louis Mississippi St. Ballwin 8 To Our Lady of the New Ballwin Rd. 105 115 Downtown 12 Dougherty Ferry Rd. Glendale Rd. Des Peres Pkwy. Gravois Ave. Snows, Eckert’s 111 Airport Orchards, Golf Club 118 Grant97 Rd. Edgar Rd. Cahokia 130 Oak St. Big Bend Rd. 44 50th St. Old Big Bend Rd. Virginia Ave. Camp Jackson Rd.

Laclede Station Rd. Heege Rd. Loughborough Av Old State Rd. Holly Hills Av 5 Rock Hill Rd. 135 123 Morganford Rd. 100 Germania St.

Geyer Rd. Valley Watson Rd. New Hampshire Ave. Mackenzie Rd. Castlewood 136 Valcour Ave. 92 71 Millstadt Rd. 141 Park 124 Weber Rd. State Park 39 Grant’s Farm Mousette Ln. Pardee Rd. Bayless Ave. 70 Whitsetts Fork Rd. Laumeier 13 Sculpture Sunset Hills 148 157 Camp Jackson Rd. Meramec River 93 Marceau St. Mississippi River Allenton Rd. Eddie & Park Rd. Park .dRhcruhCtsitpaB

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109 156 .evAselwoB 52 108 Metro-East Levee Trail To Washington 18 Eiler Rd. Vandover Rd. 42 129 Greensfelder 109 County Park 19 270 Grant’s Trail 44 45 Dupo Fenton Lindbergh57 Blvd. Green Park Rd. Lemay Ferry Rd. 79 30 ILLINOIS Smizer Mill Rd. Reavis Barracks Yarnell Rd. Concord School Rd. 14 Triple Lakes Rd. Imbs Station Rd. 67 .dReglaTnoV Will Ave. 50 Rd.

137 Six Flags Rd. .dRkeerCraguSweN 98 Gravois Rd. Kingston Dr. 139 Route 66 Hawkins Rd. 100 125 34 State Park 131 38 Bussen Rd. Jefferson Mattis Rd. 231 Barracks

Buckley Rd. 44 Sappington Historical .dRrengaW 163 Augustine Rd. 155 255 3 Barracks116 Rd. Park 15 Eureka Forder Rd. To Purina Farms, 101

.dRnosrettaP Shaw Nature Reserve Williams Rd. Butler Hill Rd. treH 48 Parkdale Ambs Rd. E. Osage St. 141 270

Ringer Rd. .dRle 30 Tesson Ferry Rd. 66 .dRnrubliM Mule Rd. Pottle Ave. Meramec River Meramec River Saeger Rd. Saeger Rd.Millstadt Antire Rd. Butler Hill Rd. 27 Yaeger Rd. 113 144 .dRhpargeleT 0 5 Miles 55 16 Kerth Rd. Old Baumgartner Rd. 147 21 Columbia 0 5 Km 64 112 104 6 141rtner Rd.142 3 10 © 2015–Harris Graphic Design (314) 389-2636 Lemay Ferry Rd. Baumga

161. Webster University, I-11 Shopping Centers 172. St. Louis Premium Outlets, B-8 162. The Weldon Spring Site Interpretive Center, A-7 167. The Boulevard, I-10 173. Taubman Prestige Outlets Chesterfield, D-8 163. Westport Plaza, G-7 168. Brentwood Square, I-10 164. George Winter Park, H-15 169. Plaza Frontenac, H-10 165. World Bird Sanctuary, F-13 170. Saint Louis Galleria, I-10 166. Yucandu Art Studio, I-11 171. St. Louis Outlet Mall, H-4 10 MAPS

A B C D E F G Skinker Forest Park-DeBaliviere LEGEND

Forest Park Pkwy. Metrolink Stop Forest Park Trolley

1 Union Dr. Visitor Center

Des Peres Skinker Blvd. Skinker

DeBaliviere Blvd. Lindell Blvd. Lindell Blvd. Cabanne House 10 Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor and Education 2 Forest Park Pkwy.

Missouri History Museum Cricket Dr. Center Norman K. Probstein Jefferson Memorial Forsyth Blvd. Grand Dr. West Pine Blvd. Golf Courses and Club House Youth Learning Center 8 Fish Hatchery 2 Dwight Davis ? Cricket Field Round Lake Tennis Center 12 4 3 Lagoon Dr. Deer Lake

Lagoon Dr. Grand Dr.

Theater Dr. Kingshighway Blvd. Pagoda 9 Circle 5

JeffersonDr. Emerson 11 Union Dr. 3 Grand Basin The Boat House The 1 MUNY Steinberg Post Dispatch Central Fields Skaking Lake Rink Summit Dr. Fine Arts Dr. 16 The Saint Louis

Art Museum Carr Lane Dr. 4 13 Government Dr. Faulkner Dr. Union Dr. Wells Dr. Jefferson World’s Fair Hospital Dr. Kennedy 18 Lake Pavilion Forest Government Dr.

Concourse Dr. The Highlands Skinker Blvd. Skinker Washington Dr. McKinley Dr. Golf & Tennis Center Kennedy Wells Dr. 6 Forest 7 5 The Jewel Box Clayton Dr. Kennedy Kingshighway Blvd. Forest Wells Dr. James S. McDonnell The Saint Louis Zoo 15 Wilkens Planetarium Bowl Boeing Aviation Field Wells Dr. Lake Wells Dr.

Clayton Rd. 6 40 Tamm Tamm 17 40 Oakland Ave. Oakland Ave. 14 Oakland Ave. Turtle Playground Saint Louis

To Clayton HamptonClayton Ave. Rd. Science Center

 Forest Park 9. Missouri Historical Society Library, A-3 Attractions 10. Missouri History Museum, C-1 1. Boat House, D-3 11. The Muny, E-3 2. Cabanne House, E-2 12. Norman K. Probstein Golf Course, B-2 3. Cricket Field, D-2 13. Saint Louis Art Museum, B-4 4. Dwight Davis Tennis Center, D-2 14. Saint Louis Science Center, F-6 5. Emerson Grand Basin, B-3 15. Saint Louis Zoo, C-5 6. The Highlands Golf & Tennis Center, F-5 16. Steinberg Skating Rink, G-4 7. The Jewel Box, E-5 17. Turtle Playground, C-6 8. Dennis and Judith Jones Visitor and Education Center, D-2 18. World’s Fair Pavilion, D-4

20. Marriott St. Louis Grand Hotel (formerly 43. everydaycircus & Circus Harmony, J-6  DOWNTOWN Renaissance St. Louis Grand Hotel), I-11 44. Ferrara Theatre at America’s Center , J-11 21. The Omni Majestic Hotel, G-9 22. Pear Tree Inn 45. The Eugene Field House and the St. Louis Accommodations Union Station, F-3 Toy Museum, B-13 46. Fox Sports Midwest Live!, E-12 1. America’s Best Value Inn – St. Louis/Downtown, L-13 23. Residence Inn by Marriott – St. Louis Downtown, C-1 47. Gateway Arch, F-15 2. Casino Queen RV Park, I-18 24. St. Louis RV Park, K-2 48. Gateway Arch Riverboats, E-16 3. Courtyard by Marriott – St. Louis Downtown, E-2 25. St. Louis City Center Hotel, D-7 49. Gateway Classic Walk of Fame, K-4 4. Courtyard by Marriott St. Louis Downtown/ 26. St. Louis Union Station Hotel, A DoubleTree by Hilton, F-4 50. Gateway Helicopter Tours, G-16 Convention Center (Opening August 2015), I-11 27. The Westin St. Louis, D-11 51. Inside the Economy Museum at the Federal 5. Crowne Plaza Hotel St. Louis – Downtown, G-14 Reserve Bank, H-13 6. Drury Inn & Suites St. Louis Convention Center, J-13 Attractions 52. Laclede’s Landing, J-14 7. Drury Inn Union Station, E-4 53. Lumière Place Casino & Hotels, K-14 28. America’s Center®, I-11 8. Drury Plaza Hotel, F-14 54. The MX District, I-12 29. Art St. Louis, G-8 9. Embassy Suites St. Louis – Downtown, I-12 55. MX Movies, I-12 30. Ballpark Village, E-12 10. Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis, L-14 56. Old Cathedral (Basilica of St. Louis, King of France), 31. Bella’s Frozen Yogurt Café, I-10 11. The Gentry’s Landing (minimum 30-day stay), H-14 F-14 32. Busch Stadium (Cardinals Baseball), D-12 12. Hampton Inn St. Louis-Downtown (At the 57. Old Courthouse, F-13 33. Campbell House Museum, H-6 Gateway Arch), I-14 58. Peabody Opera House, F-7 34. Cardinals Nation, E-12 13. Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark, F-12 59. St. Louis Public Library, H-7 35. Cardinals Hall of Fame & Museum, E-12 14. Hilton St. Louis Downtown at The Arch, G-13 60. St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame, E-7 36. Casino Queen, I-18 15. Holiday Inn St. Louis Convention Center, J-10 61. St. Louis Union Station, E-4 37. Christian Science Reading Room, G-12 16. Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch, G-14 62. Scottrade Center (Blues Hockey), E-7 38. City Museum, J-6 17. Lumierè Place Casino – HoteLumiere, K-14 63. Shrine of St. Joseph, L-9 39. Citygarden, F-11 18. Magnolia Hotel St. Louis, H-11 64. Soldiers Memorial Military Museum, G-7 40. Delta Dental Health Theatre, J-15 19. Mansion House Fully-Furnished Suites 65. StilL 630 Distillery, A-13 41. Eads Bridge, I-16 (minimum 30-day stay), H-14 66. Upper Limits Indoor Rock Climbing Gym, D-4 42. Edward Jones Dome (Rams Football), J-12 67. World Aquarium, J-6 11 A B C D E F G H I J K L Residence Inn by Marriott 23

To Airport To Forest Park To Grand Center 1 via Metrolink (approx. 2 mi.) (appox. 1 mi.) 1

nosreffeJ 3 St. Louis Courtyard 24 RV Park .evAClarkby Marriott 2 2 23rd St. LEGEND

22nd St. Pear Tree Inn Union Station Metrolink Stop 22 3 22nd St. Downtown Trolley 3 Visitor Center

21st St. 21st St. Upper Limits Indoor Drury Gateway Classic Rock Climbing Gym 66 Inn 49 7 Walk of Fame 20th St. 4 4

noitatSnoinU 61 St. Louis Union Station 19th St. St. Louis Doubletree Union Station 26

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Spruce 16th St. 6 6 38 43 Campbell 33 City House Museum Museum 67 15th St. 15th St. Gateway Scottrade Transportation Center Peabody 15th St. Center Civic Center 60 Opera Barnes Care 62 House 58 Center 7 14th St. 14th St. 7 25 64 Public Soldier’s Library St. Louis City Center Memorial 59 13th St. City Hall

8 13th St. 8 29 Tucker Blvd.

Spruce Clark Civil Courts

9 9 21 11th St. Washington Avenue Omni Majestic Loft District 63 31 1 .tSht0

10 Holiday 10 Citygarden Inn Downtown Urgent Care 15 9th St. Courtyard by muidatShcsuB Magnolia 4 Marriott The Westin 39 eniP&ht8 Old Hotel Old Post Post Citygarden Office Marriott St. Louis 27 Office 20 Grand Hotel Plaza 18 America's Center® 11 8th St. 11 Nestlé-Purina 28 Headquarters 8th St. 44

40 Busch retneCnoitnevnoC 7th St. Stadium 7th St. Embassy

54 eloC Walnut Clark Suites Market 9 erreC

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tsucoL 55 uaetuohC 37 12 Edward Jones 12 46 Hilton tuntsehC Dome 32 at the 6th St. Ballpark Ballpark Drury 34 acuLInn & 42 s Village Suites azalP n oitn e v n o C 13 Kiener To Soulard 30 35 Plaza (approx. 3/4 mi.) 6 yawdaorB Broadway Broadway To Anheuser-Busch tgnihsaW

45 no Brewery Tours YMCA Robert J. Baer Plaza 70-IaivtropriAoT (approx. 1 3/4 mi.) Eugene Old ecurpS 14 Missouri 13 Courthouse 51 America’s 13 Field House .evA Hilton Athletic 44 65 Downtown Club Best Value 57 Inn 4th St. Hampton Inn 1 Drury Hyatt 5 Crowne 19 Gentry’s Gateway Arch Plaza Luther Regency 3 Plaza Landing Smith St. Louis Mansion 12 10 Park at The Arch House Suites 44 8 11 Lumière Place Four Seasons 55 Memorial Drive 16 Casino & Hotels Hotel 14 gnidnaLs’edelcaL 53 14 Memorial Drive Old 52 Cathedral 56 .tSdn2 17 HoteLumière Laclede’s Landing While the Gateway Arch Grounds and Visitor Center are undergoing Gateway Arch 40 .tSts1 15 improvements, begin your Arch 47 15 experience at the Old Courthouse. frahW.N Riverfront Advance tickets recommended. Trail Head

55 Leonor K. Sullivan Blvd.

Levee 64 41 16 48 50 16 Gateway Gateway M.L. King Memorial Bridge Arch Riverboats Helicopter Tours

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St. Louis was founded in 1774 by In 1904, the first Olympiad held Trains, planes and automobiles, 1 Frenchman Pierre Laclede. He 7 in the U.S. took place in 13 many of which were experimen- named the soon-to-be fur-trading village St. Louis at Washington University’s tal vehicles in their time – several are the in honor of King Louis IX, the sainted Francis Field and portions of Forest Park. only examples remaining in existence – crusade King of France. are on view at the Museum of Transpor- The Missouri Botanical Garden, tation. The fur trade fueled the growth 8 which opened to visitors in 1859, is 2 of this Mississippi River town which the oldest public garden in the U.S. and St. Louis is home of the nation’s was the starting point for (1804) and end among the top three public gardens in 14 second oldest symphony, touted of (1806) Lewis & Clark’s monumental the world. as one of the best in the country. The journey of discovery. There are more au- orchestra performs at Powell Symphony thentic Lewis & Clark historic sites in the The Cathedral Basilica of Hall in the Grand Center Arts & Entertain- St. Louis area than anywhere in the U.S. 9 Saint Louis (New Cathedral) fea- ment district. tures what is considered to be one of the The city’s symbol, the stunning largest mosaic collections in the western Twenty-four Nobel laureates 3 stainless steel Gateway Arch, hemisphere, 100 million pieces of stone 15 have done research at Wash- opened in 1965 as a monument to and glass in the artworks that line the ington University in St. Louis, including Thomas Jefferson’s Louisiana Purchase interior. nine who received the Nobel Prize for and St. Louis’ role in the opening of the research they conducted there. American West. The first cathedral west of 10 the Mississippi River was built The first United States kin- on the St. Louis riverfront and complet- 16 dergarten was started in ed in 1834. The Old Cathedral, which St. Louis in 1873 by Susan Blow. Visitors replaced a 55-year-old log church, still can see her original classroom in the Des stands and serves as an active Roman Peres School located in the Carondelet Catholic parish. neighborhood.

The Missouri Botanical Garden’s In 1818, Saint Louis Univer- 11 Climatron, built in 1960, was the 17 sity was the first university world’s first climate-controlled geodesic founded west of the Mississippi River. Downtown St. Louis Skyline dome designed as a greenhouse. Today, The school is noted for its medical, law The official name of the Arch it houses a re-created rain forest filled and theological schools. is the Jefferson National Expansion with plants and uses E-feron glass to 4 The Old Courthouse in Memorial. Standing 630-feet-tall and help it use solar energy more efficient- St. Louis features the first cast spanning 630-feet-wide, the Arch is the ly. The Garden also houses the largest 18 iron dome ever built and used as the country’s tallest man-made monument authentic Japanese garden in North model for the dome on the U.S. Capitol. and is operated by the National Park America. The historic building was the scene of Service. Dred Scott’s 1847 historic freedom trial, The Eads Bridge, completed which focused national attention on the 5 in 1874 over the Mississippi River, slavery issue. was the first arched steel truss bridge In 1891, Louis Sullivan de- in the world. The bridge continues to signed the Wainwright Building, carry automobiles, pedestrians, cyclists 19 considered by some to be the world’s and MetroLink light rail trains across the first skyscraper. View the beautiful, terra mighty river. cotta and brick structure at 117 N. Climatron The 1904 World’s Fair in Seventh Street in downtown St. Louis. 6 St. Louis popularized a number of The word “Yahweh” which new foods, including the hot dog, ice 12 means God is inscribed in cream cone and iced tea. Hebrew above the main entrance of 13 the Old Cathedral. The first ironclad boat built in ranked the city 9th among major U.S. “talkies,” with central air conditioning, 20 America was constructed in cities. passenger elevators and an elaborate St. Louis shipyards in 1861 for use by Siamese-Byzantine interior. It now hosts the Federal Navy during the Civil War. Sumner High School opened touring Broadway shows and music and The vessel was designed by James Bu- 26 in 1875. It is the first high school comedy concerts by top performers. chanan Eads, a self-taught engineer who for African Americans west of the Mis- later built the Eads Bridge. sissippi. Illustrious graduates are: opera Lafayette Park, which dates diva Grace Bumbry, rock ‘n’ roll legend 31 from 1836, is the first public George Coleman Poage was Chuck Berry, singer Tina Turner and park west of the Mississippi River. The 21 the first African-American to win tennis great Arthur Ashe. park is surrounded by elaborate “paint- a medal in a modern Olympiad. He won ed ladies” – Victorian-style homes with bronze medals in the 200 and 400-meter America’s first wine region lush interiors and gardens that are open hurdles during the 1904 Olympic Games 27 took root just west of for tours during annual Spring House & in St. Louis. After the Olympics, he St. Louis in the mid-19th century. Im- Garden and Holiday Parlor tours. stayed in St. Louis to teach at Sumner migrants from Germany’s Rhine River High School. valley planted vineyards, built cellars and Ted Drewes located on his- created a wine culture that flourishes toric Route 66 has been selling The first International Balloon 32 today. The Missouri Wine Region town of frozen custards known as “concretes” Race was held in St. Louis in 22 Augusta holds the title of America’s First since 1929. 1908. Each September, the Great Forest American Viticultural Area or appellation. Park Balloon Race fills St. Louis’ skies with colorful, hot air balloons during a hare and hounds-style chase.

Ted Drewes Missouri Wine Country In 1927, a group of St. Louis Scott Joplin, known as the 33 businessmen gave financial Balloon Glow 28 Father of Ragtime, spent some backing to the first solo transatlantic of his most productive years in St. Louis flight from New York to Paris. The pilot The Municipal Theater of and introduced his new “ragtime” style was Charles Lindbergh and the plane St. Louis, also known as The 23 to the world for the first time at the 1904 was named “The Spirit of St. Louis.” Muny, is the first and largest outdoor World’s Fair. Visitors can tour the Scott A replica of the plane is located at the musical theater in the United States. In Joplin House to see where the composer Missouri History Museum. operation since 1917, The Muny seats lived during the early 1900s when he 11,000 people with approximately 1,500 wrote some of his most enduring works. The Saint Louis Art Museum, free seats in the last nine rows that are designed by Cass Gilbert as the available on a first come, first served 34 Perhaps surprisingly for a city Fine Arts Palace during the 1904 World’s basis. Each Muny season runs for seven whose water comes from the Fair, is the last building remaining from weeks from June through August. 29 muddy Mississippi, an independent the Fair. Areas of notable depth include In 1917, Clara Bell Walsh taste test commissioned by the U.S. Oceanic art, pre-Columbian art, ancient 24 hosted a party at the home of Conference of Mayors declared that the Chinese bronzes and European and her father-in-law that has come to be Gateway City has “The Best Tasting Tap American art of the late 19th and 20th known as the first cocktail party. Water in the Nation.” centuries, with particular strengths in 20th century German art. St. Louis area residents are The Fox Theatre, built at the 25 some of the most literate in the 30 then-enormous cost of $6 mil- The Anheuser-Busch Clydes- country, according to a 2014 study by lion, opened in 1929 in St. Louis’ Grand 35 dales were originally a gift from Central Connecticut University which Center Arts and Entertainment district. August Busch to his father marking It was one of the first theatres built for 14 FUN FACTS

the end of Prohibition. Visit the famous Provel cheese, a blend of young family in St. Louis. Two of Grant’s horses’ historic stable during a stop on 40 cheddar, Swiss and provolone, homes are on view in South St. Louis the free tours of the brewery’s St. Louis was developed especially to be a top- County. At White Haven, the Ulysses headquarters, enjoy their paddock and ping for thin St. Louis-style pizza that is S. Grant National Historic Site, visitors barns at Grant’s Farm. traditionally cut into squares. can tour the Victorian-style house and grounds and learn more about the Grant St. Louis Union Station was family’s lives at the interpretive center 36 once the largest and busiest operated by the National Parks Service. passenger rail station in the world. Built Hardscrabble, the log cabin home hand- in 1894 by architect Theodore Link, the built by U.S. Grant, can be seen from station’s elaborate Grand Hall is among April through October at Grant’s Farm, St. Louis’ architectural gems. a 281-acre animal preserve operated by St. Louis’ Anheuser-Busch, Companies LLC. St. Louis-style pizza In 1928, Jim Howe, a The current Busch Stadium 45 Pharmacist in St. Louis, devel- 41 was finished in 2006, just in oped Tums in the basement of his home time for the St. Louis Cardinals to win while treating his wife’s indigestion. their 10th World Series title. The Cardi- Since 1930, a plant originally built by nals, who moved into Busch Stadium Lewis-Howe in downtown St. Louis has St. Louis Union Station in April, became the fourth team to win been making the antacid tablets. The the Series in their home stadium’s debut factory complex is the main manufactur- St. Louis Union Station was season. The team is the National League ing site for Tums to this day. restored to its former glory in 37 leader in World Series’ victories with 11 2014 and now features a light show in championships. Citygarden opened in down- the Grand Hall every evening starting at 46 town St. Louis in 2009. This 5 p.m. St. Louis’s own Chuck Berry, outdoor oasis is home to 24 pieces of known as the Father of Rock ‘n’ art. The garden is open all year and until The World’s Fair Flight Cage 42 Roll, was the first artist inducted into the 10 p.m. at night. was part of the Smithsonian 38 Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame. A statue of Institution’s exhibit at the 1904 World’s Berry stands along Delmar Boulevard in Fair. The City of St. Louis purchased the St. Louis’ lively Loop neighborhood. cage for $2,500 after the fair. Within a few short years, it served as the impetus The sidewalks along Delmar for St. Louis to develop a full-fledged 43 Boulevard, the main street of zoo – one of the first municipally sup- The Loop, shimmer with more than 120 ported zoos in the world. brass stars and biographical plaques of the St. Louis Walk of Fame. Honorees St. Louis is only second to include musicians Chuck Berry and Tina Citygarden our nation’s capital for the 39 Turner; literary stars such as Tennes- number of free attractions. Major cultural see Williams and William S. Burroughs; The State of Missouri has two institutions including the Saint Louis historical figures like U.S. Grant and ex- Federal Reserve Banks, the lo- Art Museum, Saint Louis Zoo, Missouri 47 plorer William Clark; Bob Gibson, Jackie cation in St. Louis opened an interactive- History Museum and the Saint Louis Joyner-Kersee and Jimmy Connors from museum Inside the Economy Museum, Science Center are among the top the world of sports and many more. in 2014. attractions open with no general admission charge. 18th U.S. President and Civil Master of Horror Vincent Price 44 War hero Ulysses S. Grant 48 grew up in St. Louis and caught spent many happy years living with his the latest Hollywood hits at the Tivoli 15 Theatre in The Loop. Cinema still reigns supreme at this lovingly restored movie NOTES palace.

Three-Sixty, the beautiful lounge 49 atop the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark, was lauded by Frommer’s as one of the Top Ten Best New Rooftop Bars in the World.

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St. Louis is located along the 50 Mississippi flyway, a major migratory route for more than 300 species of birds, including pelicans, seagulls, American bald eagles, trumpeter swans and more. Spot the birdies from the Audubon Center at Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary just north of Downtown St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS BY THE NUMBERS Founded: 1764 Incorporated: 1822 City: 66.2 sq. mi. Metro: 8,458 sq. mi. Elevation: 466 ft. Largest employer: BJC Healthcare; 25,000+ St. Louis city is divided into 79 government-designated neighborhoods. St. Louis has 16 sister cities. Forest Park is 1,371 acres. City of St. Louis population: 318,416 58th largest U.S. city

Greater St. Louis area population: 2,900,605 - making it the 19th largest metropolitan area in the U.S.

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THINGS TO SEE AND DO Chesterfield Valley www.chesterfield.mo.us Wear bright-colored clothing on your Cherokee Antique Row & Neighborhoods visit to the Butterfly House in Faust Park Cherokee Street and the delicate winged residents might Carondelet www.cherokeeantiquerow.com and come in for a landing, mistaking you for www.carondeletliving.com www.cherokeestreetnews.org a flower. The park also offers rides on a historic 1929 hand-carved carousel and Packed with history and historic struc- Known for its antique and collectible tours of the 1817 Thornhill home and a tures, this urban setting features an shopping, galleries, vintage stores and historic village. Two state conservation amazing array of eclectic shops, restau- everything from a saxophone-centric areas welcome outdoor lovers to the rants and entertainment offerings with music center to Mexican bakeries, this Missouri River on Chesterfield’s western easy access and amazing vistas of the distinctive district is a favorite of visitors border. Mississippi. and locals alike. Tour the graceful Greek Revival Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion for a Shopping is a sport in the Chesterfield glimpse into life in old St. Louis, or visit area where two outlet malls − St. Louis Central West End the Lemp Mansion, home to a family Premium Outlets and Taubman Prestige of ill-fated beer barons called “one of Outlets − have attracted some of the www.cwescene.com the most haunted houses in America.” region’s top stores. The neighborhood is equal parts artsy Antique stoves, Victorian hardware, boho hangout, upscale foodie paradise, mid-century furniture, vintage clothes Clayton and urban-eclectic mecca. People of all and something for every collector’s taste www.claytonmo.gov/visitor or walks of life enjoy restaurants, galleries, will be found in the stores along the six www.claytoncommerce.com boutiques and sidewalks, anytime, day blocks of the district’s Antique Row. Blocks filled with one-of-a-kind restau- or night. Galleries, Mexican restaurants and rants and locally owned shops line stores, and specialty shops line the the sidewalks with more than a million streets west of Jefferson Ave. square feet of retail space in downtown 17 Clayton, home to corporate headquarters, major financial institutions and Art Galleries, Portfolio Gallery and the Visit the St. Louis beer making history St. Louis County government. One of Museum of Contemporary Religious Art. display and take a microbrewery tour at the country’s top-ranked, juried events, Vintage European motorcycles are on Schlafly Bottleworks. If you’re traveling the Greater St. Louis Art Fair, is held view at the Moto Museum. the path of Old Route 66 through in September. Spot public art installa- St. Louis, zoom over to see the memorial tions throughout the area with works by The Grove to the Mother Road along shop-lined Botero, Renior, Ben Tre and Milles on www.thegrovestl.com Manchester Ave. Maplewood is now the view along the streets and in lovely Shaw first-ever GDD – Green Dining District A LGBT residential/commercial district in Park. with flavorful restaurants using sustain- the midtown area is a revitalizing neigh- able green business practices. Taste borhood attracting city dwellers and a Downtown handmade chocolates, sample savory diverse group of locally owned and oper- www.downtownstl.org olive oils and vinegar or taste spices ated coffee shops, bookstores, galleries, from around the world in Maplewood’s The architectural history of downtown pubs, nightclubs and restaurants. shops. St. Louis is on display everywhere you look. Be sure to visit the Gateway Arch, The Hill Maryland Heights Victorian-era Campbell House Museum, www.hill2000.org www.more2do.org the Eugene Field House Museum and Recognized nationally and treasured lo- the beautiful 1894 Grand Hall at St. Louis Maryland Heights is your place for great cally, the Italian Hill neighborhood comes Union Station with its multi-media light attractions, outdoor activities, concerts, alive every day with great restaurants, show. Note the terra cotta façade of entertainment, dining and more in beau- specialty shops and tours. Discover the Wainwright Building, America’s first tiful West St. Louis County. Endless fun St. Louis' greatest tradition, 10 minutes skyscraper, and the cast-iron dome of is waiting for you. Explore natural history from downtown. the Old Courthouse. Saunter through at Creve Coeur Park and Lake; entertain Citygarden, a whimsical sculpture park at casinos, amphitheaters, water parks, Historic Lafayette Square on Market Street. Ballpark Village and nightlife; eat at any of the endless overlooks the Cardinals’ home field, www.lafayettesquare.org dining choices; stay in one of the many hotels to enjoy the surrounding area. Busch Stadium, with a variety of lively A National Historic District located one restaurants and popular entertainment mile from downtown St. Louis. Nearly venues. St. Louis’ blues music scene 400 Victorian homes surround Lafayette North St. Louis County begins in the clubs just south of the sta- Park, the first city park west of the Mis- www.ExploreNorthStLouisCounty.com dium. The Mercantile Exchange – called sissippi River. Better Homes & Gardens With 22 communities in North St. Louis the MX – includes an upscale movie named Lafayette Square “one of the ten County, there are attractions to match theater, restaurants and shops. Check most beautiful painted ladies neighbor- every interest, including outdoor rec- the schedule at the Peabody Opera hoods in the nation. A vibrant, walkable reation, fine and casual dining, family House and enjoy a touring show in the business district featuring award-winning activities and special events. Space beautifully restored Art Deco theater. On restaurants, salons and spas, outdoor fans can visit the James S. McDon- Laclede’s Landing, dine and dance at dining, coffee shops, gift shops, and nell Prologue Room at Boeing to learn the lively clubs and restaurants or get in much more. Walking tours available. about the famous aerospace company on the gaming action at Lumière Place or reserve a seat on a public “mission” Casino. The Loop to the moon or Mars at the Challenger www.visittheloop.com Learning Center. The Touhill Performing Grand Center Arts Center on the campus of the Uni- Exciting restaurant, shopping and arts & www.grandcenter.org versity of Missouri St. Louis presents a entertainment district designated "One full schedule of music and entertainment. St. Louis’ entertainment epicenter, Grand of the 10 Greatest Streets in America" Shoppers will want to visit the St. Louis Center, is called “The Intersection of Art by the American Planning Association. Outlet Mall for retail fun. Outdoor lovers and Life.” The neighborhood features More than 140 specialty shops, including can watch birds and explore nature at popular venues including the Fabu- 48 restaurants, 10 galleries, 25 clothing the Audubon Center at Riverlands mi- lous Fox Theater for touring Broadway boutiques, 27 gift shops, 14 entertain- gratory bird sanctuary. Hikers and bikers productions and concerts, the St. Louis ment venues, one luxury boutique hotel, take to the trails at the Edward “Ted” and Symphony Orchestra at Powell Hall, the St. Louis Walk of Fame and Pat Jones Confluence Point State Park Jazz at the Bistro, the Kranzberg Arts The Loop Planet Walk. Center and the Sheldon Concert Hall. or the Columbia Bottom Conservation Circus Flora − St. Louis’ own one-ring Maplewood Area at the confluence of the Mississippi theatrical circus − and the St. Lou Fringe and Missouri rivers. The Old Chain of www.CityOfMaplewood.com/fun Festival are held in Grand Center each Rocks Bridge is where pedestrians and June. Grand Center’s museums include Shop, dine and bowl in this charming cyclists can travel the trail of Old Route the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, the Con- area. Authentically kitschy Saratoga 66 across the Mississippi. temporary Art Museum, the Saint Louis Lanes opened in 1916 and is the oldest University Museum of Art, the Sheldon bowling alley west of the Mississippi. 18 ATTRACTIONS Stadium. Boasting more than 120,000 sq. ft. and three levels of seven entertainment venues. Soulard ATTRACTIONS www.soulardthecity.com Adrenaline Zone Take a brewery tour or try the local brew www.db-az.com at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery. There’s a restaurant or bar on nearly every cor- A 6,800 sq. ft., multi-level laser tag ner of this fun-loving neighborhood. Note arena. Can accommodate 30 people the classic St. Louis-style homes made per game. Also featuring Demolition Ball. of red brick and topped with French Groups from 10-400. Mansard-style roofs. You’ll hear the music drifting through the district before America's Incredible Ballpark Village you even park your car. The blues clubs Pizza Company of Soulard keep St. Louis’ musical www.stlouisincrediblepizza.com heritage alive until the wee hours of the Bellefontaine Cemetery night. The granddaddy of all St. Louis Featuring thrilling fun in the indoor www.bellefontainecemetery.org farmers markets is venerable Soulard fairgrounds with go-karts, miniature golf, Market, operating as a public market bumper cars, laser tag and a huge game Visit graves of explorer William Clark, since 1799. Local produce and fruits, room, plus a huge all-you-can-eat buffet William Burroughs, Thomas Hart Benton, spices, meats, flowers and baked goods for all appetites. James Eads, Adolphus Busch and poet are just some of the mouth-watering Sara Teasdale. Also, the famous Wain- offerings, Wednedays through Saturdays. American Kennel Club wright tomb and many other archi- Museum of the Dog tecturally significant mausoleums and monuments. Maps and self-guided tours South Grand www.museumofthedog.org available at cemetery office. Docent-led www.southgrand.org A fine arts museum devoted to man's tours offered on the second Sat. of each Travel around the world on South Grand. best friend. Displays include paintings month at 10 a.m. Known locally and regionally as the and artifacts by artistic masters through “International Community,” the neighbor- the ages. Gift shop and library. Chuck Berry Statue hood offers unique stores, quaint shops www.chuckberrystatue.com and a huge array of restaurants. Take the Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4p.m.; Sun., journey and explore various countries. 1-5 p.m.; Open til 8 p.m.; first Tue. in Let it rock! This 8-foot, in-motion sculp- Where else in St. Louis can you find a May; last Thur. in Aug. ture does artistic justice to rock 'n' roll vegetarian-friendly cafe, an award-win- legend Chuck Berry, the first person ning Vietnamese restaurant, a hip martini Anheuser-Busch inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of bar and a neighborhood pharmacy all in Brewery Tours & Gifts Fame and the St. Louis Walk of Fame. the same block? www.budweisertours.com Located in a plaza with trees and moving colored lights that are embedded in the Tours include the historic Brew House, Webster Groves plaza's granite stones. Chuck Berry per- Budweiser Clydesdale stable, beech- forms monthly at Blueberry Hill's Duck www.webstergroves.org wood aging cellar, packaging plant, Room. View the extensive Chuck Berry One of America's best places to live, hospitality room and Anheuser-Busch memorabilia collection there. shop, dine, work and play. Money maga- gift shop. Open daily. See website for zine named Webster Groves to its list of hours. FREE the nation's top small towns in Ameri- ca's 100 Best Places to Live. The city's Art Saint Louis independent shopkeepers offer delightful www.artslouis.org one-of-a-kind gifts, home goods and the A non-profit, visual arts co-op gallery latest fashions. Tasty restaurants satisfy exhibiting emerging and established everyone's dining demands with flavor contemporary artists within the St. Louis and style. region. FREE

Ballpark Village Chuck Berry Statue www.stlballparkvillage.com The premiere dining and entertainment district in the region located in the heart of the downtown St. Louis central business district and adjacent to Busch 19 General Daniel Bissell Historic Daniel Boone Campbell House Museum House Home & Heritage Center www.campbellhousemuseum.org www.stlouisco.com/parks/bissell.html www.danielboonehome.com One of the best-preserved townhouses Built by the commanding officer of the Features the unique home of the legend- in America. Home of fur trader Robert first American military post west of the ary hero, Daniel Boone, and more than a Campbell and family, 1854-1938. Re- Mississippi. dozen historic buildings from the 1800s. stored to 1800s high-Victorian opulence. Guided tours daily. Bissell Mansion Cardinals Nation Restaurant & Bar Restaurant and Dinner Brunswick Zone XL www.cardinalsnation.com Theatre www.bowlbrunswick.com www.bissellmansion.com Located adjacent to Busch Stadium, this Thirty-eight lanes of bowling; Cosmic is the perfect setting for food, friends St. Louis' oldest home, located just five Bowl, two-story Lazer Tag Arena; Game and fun. Totaling more than 30,000 sq. minutes from the Gateway Arch. Partic- Zone with more than 100 video games ft. and spanning three distinct levels, ipatory comedy/murder mystery served and a redemption center with prizes from Cardinals Nation is a first-of-its-kind with four-course dinner, wine and bev- toys to flat screen, LED TVs. Three event venue. Included is a high-energy, state- erage. Private shows available any day/ rooms. Full-service bar and grill. evening including weekends. Reserva- of-the-art restaurant and bar, retail store, tions required. a Hall of Fame and Museum, a 330-plus The Sophia M. Sachs seat rooftop deck and event facility. Black Madonna Shrine Butterfly House Open year-round, visitors can reserve space for an event or simply stop in for a and Grottos www.butterflyhouse.org visit. Experience the tradition – everyday. www.franciscancaring.org A cultural and educational attraction. A collection of magnificent multi-colored Visitors will see more than 1,000 butter- Cardinals Hall of Fame rock grottos. I-44 west; Eureka exit, flies in free flight and actually witness the & Museum mystery of metamorphosis. south Hwy. 109; right Hwy. FF; left Hwy. www.cardinalsnation.com F to St. Joseph Hill Rd. FREE Where Cardinals past and present com- Blueberry Hill bine to create on unforgettable experience. As the official home for St. Louis Restaurant & Music Club Cardinals legends, the recently opened www.blueberryhill.com Cardinals Nation Hall of Fame & Muse- A pop culture museum, this St. Louis um is already considered a “must-see” landmark restaurant and music club is attraction. Created to honor the players filled with nationally known collections and personalities who have impacted the that include Howdy Doody, the Simp- franchise, the museum features stadiums, players, championship moments sons, Chuck Berry, Star Wars, jukebox- Butterfly House es, lunch boxes and toys. Also check and one of the world's largest team-spe- out the Beatles, Pee Wee Herman, Pez cific collections of artifacts and memo- dispensers, South Park, Austin Powers, Cahokia Mounds State rabilia. Toy Story, dinosaurs and more. Historic Site www.cahokiamounds.org Carondelet Historical Society Site of the largest prehistoric Indian city north of Mexico. Interpretive center, www.cardondelethistory.org Woodhenge solar calendar, special Preserving the history and artifacts of the events. Carondelet neighborhood from 1767 to the present, including the first public kin- Calvary Cemetery dergarten in the 1873 Des Peres School. www.archstl.org Cathedral Basilica of Saint Gravesites of Tennessee Williams, Gen. Louis (New Cathedral) Blueberry Hill William Tecumseh Sherman and Dred Scott. Many architecturally significant www.cathedralstl.org private mausoleums and monuments, One of the largest mosaic collections in including that of the Nez Perce. These the western hemisphere; museum and warriors came to St. Louis in 1831 to shop. Daily Masses and tours. visit William Clark. A free self-guided historic tour pamphlet is available at the office and on-line. 20 ATTRACTIONS City Museum www.citymuseum.org

Challenger Learning Christian Science Explore the unexpected at this exciting, interactive museum for children and Center-St. Louis Reading Room adults. A mixture of funhouse, play- www.clcstlouis.org www.christiansciencestlouis.com ground and architectural marvel. $12 Unique hands-on space-simulation A spiritual sanctuary/bookstore serving per person. experiences for students, community downtown since 1900. Provides technol- organizations, corporations and the gen- ogy, books, magazines, recordings and Climb SoiLL Indoor Rock eral public. Reservations required. web chats for Bible study and to explore Climbing spiritual healing. A quiet study area is www.climbsoill.com Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion available. All faiths welcome. St. Louis' premier indoor rock-climbing www.demenil.org facility offering a truly unique climbing National Churchill Museum Built by a famous Oregon Trail guide and experience. Featuring 50-ft. world-class descendants of the founding family of www.nationalchurchillmuseum.org climbing walls for children, begin- St. Louis, this beautifully restored historic The only North American institution ners and families. Located off Truman mansion also boasts the city's largest devoted to immortalizing the life and Parkway, between Park and Lafayette permanent display of 1904 World's Fair work of Winston Churchill. His famous avenues. memorabilia. Iron Curtain speech was given here in 1946. Compton Hill Water Tower The Chess Club & www.watertowerfoundation.org Scholastic Center of Circus Flora Located in Compton Hill Reservoir Park. Saint Louis www.circusflora.org Built in a French Romanesque style in www.saintlouischessclub.org Magical, theatrical experience under 1898. Enjoy a 360-degree view of the city from the observation deck, after The most beautiful and technologically a big top in a single ring. Original, live climbing 198 steps. Open first Sat. of advanced chess club in the nation. A music and a narrative frame the acts, the month. new destination for chess players, both bringing animals and people together in beginning and advanced, to enjoy a a unique celebration. Classic circus tra- game of skill that is more than 1,500 ditions, theatre techniques, an ensemble Concordia Seminary years old. cast and a story line produce a mes- www.csl.edu merizing show that delivers wonder and Museum, archives and historical library amazement. Intimate and astonishing, Chesterfield Sports Fusion with world's largest collection on the the way circus is supposed to be. See www.chesterfieldsportsfusion.com history of Lutheranism in America. FREE website for show times. The St. Louis area's newest and most Contemporary Art unique indoor recreation facility featuring Missouri's biggest and best laser tag Museum St. Louis arena. Additional exciting attractions: www.camstl.org dodge ball, miniature golf, rock climbing The premier museum in St. Louis dedi- and arcade. Great for public and private cated to contemporary art, presenting, events, big and small. supporting and celebrating the art of our time. Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company Craft Alliance – www.chocolatechocolate.com Circus Flora Grand Center www.craftalliance.org Award-winning, second-generation chocolate company. Visit the new choco- Citygarden Experience exciting gallery installations late factory and retail outlet store open www.citygardenstl.org and visit three artist-in-residence studios for free factory tours. See candy being at Craft Alliance's Education Center. Vibrant and serene blending of lush made from famous family recipes to old Open to the public with classes and art plantings and internationally renowned favorites. FREE programs throughout the year. sculptures with delights of water, stone, architecture and design. Open and The Historic Samuel accessible year-round. Located within walking distance of the Gateway Arch. Cupples House FREE www.cupples.slu.edu Located on the Saint Louis Universi- 21 ty campus, the magnificent mansion features 42 rooms, 22 fireplaces and the dogs and South American maned wolves famous floats. Families and large parties Eleanor Turshin glass collection of Steu- housed in natural habitats. Daytime and welcome. ben, Fredrick Carder and Louis Comfort evening educational tours/programs. Tiffany. Tours and events start at $12. Proceeds Forest Park benefit the wolves. www.stlouis-mo.gov/citygov/parks/for- Delmar Loop Planet Walk estpark www.loopplanetwalk.com everydaycircus & One of the largest urban parks in the Circus Harmony Take a three-billion-mile walk (2,880 ft.) United States. At 1,371 acres, it is ap- from the Sun to Neptune. Enjoy the infor- www.everydaycircus.net proximately 500 acres larger than Central mative markers about each planet along Make your day a circus day with circus Park in New York City. In 1904, the Lou- this scale model of the solar system. entertainment and classes, plus party isiana Purchase Exposition, the greatest Open all year. FREE rental space at City Museum. of the World's Fairs, drew more than 19 million visitors from around the world. Delta Dental Health The Fabulous Fox Theatre Home to the Art Museum, Science Cen- ter, Zoo, Jewel Box greenhouse, History Theatre www.fabulousfox.com Museum, The Muny theatre, 7.5-mile www.ddhtstl.org A magnificently restored theatre in the biking, jogging and skating path, skating A unique place where families come to Grand Center Arts and Entertainment rink and lakes. FREE experience the whimsical atmosphere of District. The perfect venue to see the the “Land of Smiles.” Children can play hottest Broadway shows and concerts. with exhibits or be entertained by our Prices vary; see web site for perfor- star “Youcan, the Toucan." mance schedule.

Demolition Ball Faust County Park www.db-az.com www.stlouisco.com/parks/faust_home. html This game combines hockey, football, basketball and polo, all while you drive a 1820s estate of Missouri's second super-charged bumper car. Also featur- governor (Thornhill), Faust Historical ing Adrenaline Zone laser tag. Village, restored 1920s Dentzel carou- Forest Park sel, the Butterfly House and Webster Edward Jones Dome at University Community Music School. Fort Belle Fontaine America’s Center® Village interprets history of 1840s-1880s. www.stlouisco.com/parks/ftbellefon- www.edwardjonesdome.org Historical Village and Thornhill tours by appointment at group rates. $2 carousel taine.html Part of St. Louis' state-of-the-art con- rides. See website for upcoming events. Site of Fort Belle Fontaine, first U.S. mil- vention complex. Group tours of the Call for hours. itary installation west of the Mississippi 67,000-seat home of the NFL Rams by River and a stopover point for expedi- reservation only. Mon.-Fri.; adults, $5; The Eugene Field House tions heading west. On their return trip to seniors, $4; children, $3. and the St. Louis Toy St. Louis in 1806, Lewis & Clark spent a Museum night at the fort. The fort is gone, its site www.eugenefieldhouse.org covered by shifts in the Missouri River, but interpretive signs explain the site's Childhood home of children's poet significance.FREE Eugene Field and his father, Roswell Field, lawyer for Dred Scott. Special FOX Sports Midwest Live! exhibits and toys on display. www.FOXSportsMidwestLive.com Fitz’s Bottling Company The central gathering place for Ballpark www.fitzsrootbeer.com Village featuring a world-class sports viewing experience with a 40-foot LED Edward Jones Dome America's original soda microbrewery television, stage for live music and a located in the vibrant Delmar Loop crowd pleasing menu. Endangered Wolf Center neighborhood. Watch the bottling of www.endangeredwolfcenter.org St. Louis' nationally acclaimed signature Frank Lloyd Wright House soda, Fitz's Root Beer, on vintage bot- in Ebsworth Park Internationally recognized captive breed- tling equipment located right inside the www.ebsworthpark.org ing facility raises endangered wolves restaurant. Besides draft root beer, Fitz's and releases them back into the wild. is a local favorite for burgers, house- An outstanding Frank Lloyd Wright Family packs of highly endangered North smoked barbeque, craft beers and Usonian house with original Frank Lloyd American wolves and foxes, African wild 22 ATTRACTIONS life and family of Ulysses S. Grant at this 10-acre site. FREE

Wright furniture in a park setting. Res- made significant contributions both Grant’s Farm ervations required. Adults, $10; children locally and nationally. Honorees include www.grantsfarm.com 12 and under, $5. NAACP leader Roy Wilkins, Congress- Compliments of Anheuser-Busch, Inc., man William L. Clay, Sr., Four-Star Gen- this Busch family estate was once Gateway Arch eral Roscoe Robinson, Jr., MLB player owned by Ulysses S. Grant. Animal www.gatewayarch.com Lou Brock and many others. FREE shows, petting area and a tram ride The Gateway Arch is open. Standing Gateway Helicopter through the wildlife preserve. No reser- 630 feet tall, the Gateway Arch, the vations required. Nominal parking fee. Tours, Inc. nation's tallest man-made monument, Open mid-April-early November. FREE anchors the Jefferson National Expan- www.gatewayhelicoptertours.com sion Memorial and stands as the iconic Visit us for a breathtaking bird's-eye view Great Rivers Greenway monument symbolizing the westward of the Gateway Arch and St. Louis like www.grgstl.org expansion of the United States. The you have never seen before. More than 104 miles of off-street gre- Gateway Arch Experience includes enway trails and 84 miles of on-street the Journey to the Top of the Gateway Gateway Motorsports Park biking pathways, with a total vision of Arch, Monument to the Dream – an www.gatewaymsp.com more than 600 miles of greenways and award-winning documentary about the ADA-accessible bike and pedestrian construction of the Gateway Arch, Old A major league complex with a dragstrip, trails connecting the St. Louis region. Courthouse with temporary exhibits oval, road course and future karting. from the Museum of Westward Expan- With racing, driving schools, corporate National Great Rivers sion, and the Gateway Arch Riverboats. events and car shows, there is some- Limited accessibility. Advance ticket thing for everyone. Museum purchase highly recommended. www.meetingsoftherivers.org Gooey Louie – The Place for This U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Gooey Butter Cakes museum tells the story of the Mississippi www.gooeybuttercake.com River and the locks and damn system. Come taste the cake unique to St. Louis. Interactive exhibits, theatre presenta- Voted Best Gooey Butter Cake by tions, tours and gift shop. FREE St. Louisans six years in a row: 2009- 2014. All flavors baked daily from scratch Green Door Art Gallery in small batches. One-half mile east of www.greendoorartgallery.com Ted Drewes Frozen Custard on historic Unique artwork and gifts handcrafted by Route 66. regional artists. Prices ranging from af- Gateway Arch fordable to dear. See website for events Grafton Harbor and classes. Gateway Arch Riverboats www.graftonharbor.net www.gatewayarch.com Come visit the Key West of the Midwest. The Griot Museum of Black History Enjoy a narrated, one-hour sightseeing Five anchor marina offering riverboat cruise or a Skyline dinner cruise with cruises, boat rentals, floating winery, www.thegriotmuseum.com nautical and wine themed gift shop and live music, a delicious buffet and the Life-size likenesses of famous Afri- the Big Kahuna Bar & Grill. best view of St. Louis (reservations can-American Missourians, including required.) Specialty cruises available, George Washington Carver, Dred and Grafton Zipline Adventures including Sunday Brunch, Blues Cruise, Harriet Scott and Josephine Baker. www.graftonzipline.com Oktoberfest and more. Lunch served at Adults, $7.50; children 12 and under, the dock-side Arch View Café. Located Largest zipline in the metro area and $3.75. at the base of the Gateway Arch Grand second in the Midwest. Featuring nine staircase. lines, just under two miles of total cable. Gus’ Pretzel Shop Soaring Eagle is our pride and joy at www.guspretzels.com 2,000 ft. long and 250 ft. in the air. Gateway Classic Walk of Twisting since 1920. Watch us hand- Fame Ulysses S. Grant National twist soft, salty pretzels. Try our tasty bratwurst, salsiccias and hot dogs www.gatewayclassic.org Historic Site (White Haven) wrapped in pretzel dough. Down the Honoring the African-American men www.nps.gov/ulsg street from Anheuser-Busch brewery. and women of St. Louis who have The National Park Service interprets the 23 Jefferson Barracks Mildred Lane Kemper Art Historic Park Museum at Washington www.stlouisco.com/parks/j-b.html University www.kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu Devoted to military history and re-creation. Robert E. Lee and Ulysses Featuring cutting-edge special exhibi- S. Grant served here. Stop by the new tions, exceptional educational resources Missouri Civil War Museum. FREE and an outstanding collection of 19th, 20th and 21st century European and Jefferson Barracks American art. FREE Gus' Pretzel Shop National Cemetery www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/jefferson- Historic Kimmswick barracks.asp www.gokimmswick.com Historic Hawken House Designated a National Cemetery in 1866, Founded in 1859 by German immigrants. www.historicwebster.org the 331-acre site is still in use today. Now a living museum with century-old Historic house built by Christopher Burials from the War of Independence buildings, unique antiques, collectibles, Hawken descendant of Hawken rifle- through the present and both Union and specialty shops and charming restau- smiths. Gift shop on premises. Adults, Confederate burials from the Civil War. rants. Open year round. Closed Mon. $4; children 5-12, $1. Home to many monuments to those who Twenty-five minutes from downtown served their country. FREE St. Louis on I-55, exit 186. Hidden Valley Ski.Tube.Ride. www.hiddenvalleyski.com Dennis and Judith Jones Kokomo Joe’s Family Fun Visitor and Education Center Center of St. Peters Winter fun is just minutes away. Snow www.forestparkforever.org www.kjfun.com skiing and boarding or snow tubing on Polar Plunge Tubing area. Lighted trails Start your visit to Forest Park in this Indoor go-karts, bumper cars, glow-infor day, evening and weekend midnight beautiful facility to find maps, brochures, the-dark miniature golf, and miniature sessions. compressed air and a cafe. FREE bowling, inflatables, a large arcade and snack shack. Open daily. Group rates for Holocaust Museum & Scott Joplin House State non-profit organizations. Learning Center Historic Site www.hmlc.com www.mostateparks/scottjoplin.htm Lambert-St. Louis International Airport Photographs, artifacts and audio-visu- Tour the home of the famous ragtime www.flystl.com al displays. Resource library and oral composer. National Historic Landmark. history archives. Self-guided audio tour. Tours daily on the hour. Ages 18-adults, Thirteen commercial airlines serve Lam- FREE $6; youths 6-17, $4; children under 6, bert-St. Louis International Airport with free. nonstop service to nearly 60 cities in the Inside the Economy Museum U.S. and international destinations. Two www.stlouisfed.org/economymuseum Kakao Chocolate MetroLink stations directly link Lam- www.kakaochocolate.com bert's terminals to downtown St. Louis A new, one-of-a-kind museum that ex- businesses and attractions. TSA Security plains the economy through nearly 100 Experience the finest chocolates and opens at 4:30 a.m. daily. exhibits, games and videos. A historic confections, handmade from all-natural building transforms into a modern, inter- ingredients at Kakao. You’ll notice the Laumeier Sculpture Park active experience. Walk-ins and groups difference in the very first bite. www.laumeiersculpturepark.org welcome. FREE More than 80 works of contemporary International Photography sculpture within a 105-acre natural Hall of Fame and Museum landscape. The park hosts several exhi- www.iphf.org bitions and multitude of cultural events each year. FREE Preserves, promotes and educates on the history of photography through Lemp Mansion Restaurant exhibitions, programs and community & Inn outreach. www.lempmansion.com Kakao Chocolate History of the brewing family, house and business. A spirited communication about the Lemp family. Guided tours, Mon. at 7:30 p.m. $20 per person. 24 ATTRACTIONS Missouri Civil War Museum www.mcwm.org History lives on at the Missouri Civil Magic Chef Mansion Meramec Caverns War Museum. From Ulysses S. Grant www.americascave.com Architect Ernst Janssen designed this to Jesse James, Missouri's unique Civil 1908 mansion for Charles Stockstrom, One hour west of St. Louis. Guided tours War story is brought to light with artifacts the founder of the Quickmeal and Magic of natural wonder. Motel and camp- and exhibits. Chef Stove Company. Period furnishings, grounds, gift shop, restaurant, boat lighting and bowling alley. rides, canoe rentals and zipline. Adults, Missouri History Museum $19.50; children 5-11, $9.75; under 5, www.mohistory.org www.magicchefmansion.com free. Originally built as the first national monu- The Magic House, St. Louis ment to Thomas Jefferson, the museum Children's Museum now engages visitors in the exciting www.magichouse.org history of St. Louis from its founding in 1764 up to the present day. the 1904 Nationally acclaimed children's museum World's Fair, St. Louis Cardinals baseball offers hundreds of hands-on educational and more. Fee for some special exhibits. exhibits for kids from 1 to 101. Explore FREE the Children's Village, Star-Spangled Center and Jack and Beanstalk Climb- First Missouri State Capitol er. Admission $10. Free parking. $5.75, Meramec Caverns State Historic Site groups 15+; under 1, free. www.mostateparks.com/firstcapitol.htm Miniature Museum of State capitol from 1821 to 1826. Fully Greater St. Louis restored legislative chambers and interpretive center. Tours: adults, $4; children Permanent and rotating exhibits featur- 6-12, $2.50; children under 6, free. ing dolls and dollhouses, room boxes and vignettes, furniture and accessories Moto Museum in all scales. Gift shop and library devoted to miniatures. Adults, $5; seniors 62- www.themotomuseum.com plus and youth 13-18, $4; children 2-12, A private collection of motorcycles, $2; members free. obtained from more than 20 countries Magic House Hours: Wed.-Sat., 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun., from around the globe and covering 1-4 p.m.; closed major holidays. nearly 100 years. Admission is free. Mastodon State Historic Please inquire for private event rental. www.miniaturemuseum.org Site FREE www.mostateparks.com/mastodon.htm Missouri Botanical Garden Museum of Contemporary Museum of Missouri's Ice Age animals www.mobot.org Religious Art (MOCRA) and the Native Americans who hunted A National Historic Landmark founded www.mocra.slu.edu them more than 10,000 years ago. Picnic in 1859 with 79 acres of scenic land- An interfaith museum exploring the area, trails. Adults, $4; under 15, free. scaping and historic structures. Don’t ongoing dialogue between today's artists miss the Climatron tropical rain forest, and religious traditions, housed in a spa- Mary Meachum Freedom the Japanese Garden and founder Henry cious former chapel on the Saint Louis Crossing Shaw's Victorian home. Seasonal narrat- University campus. www.greatriversgreenway.org/projects/ ed tram tours, restaurant, gift shop. Free mary-meachum-freedom-crossing.aspx parking on site. Adults, $8; children 12 Museum of Transportation and under, free. Historical marker on the Riverfront Trail www.museumoftransportation.org noting the first nationally designated More than 300 pieces, including steam, Underground Railroad site in Missouri. diesel and electric locomotives, pas- Fugitive slaves used this site, named for senger and freight cars, automobiles, the African-American St. Louis abolition- streetcars, buses and aircraft. Adults, $6; ist, to escape to the free state of Illinois children and seniors age 65-plus, $4. prior to the Civil War.

25 Victorian Garden The MX District Peabody Opera House Putting Edge Glow-In-The- www.mxstl.com www.peabodyoperahouse.com Dark Mini Golf Downtown St. Louis' newest gathering After a $78.7 million restoration, the www.puttingedge.com place, bringing together the best dining, St. Louis institution formerly known as We’ve taken the traditional game of mini shopping, arts and culture, hospitality, Kiel Opera House is now Peabody Opera golf, brought it indoors, turned down the entertainment and residential living in House, hosting an array of entertainment lights and turned up the music. Whether one place. and special events. 6 or 60, Putting Edge is perfect for that night out with friends or a family outing. Myseum www.stlmyseum.com Raging Rivers WaterPark Discovery center for kids and families. www.ragingrivers.com Fun, interactive and unique exhibits like Forty minutes from St. Louis on the a dino-dig, vet clinic, video wall, radar Great River Road (Rte. 100). Giant wave slide, magnetic ball wall, giant UFO pool, body flumes, Endless River, Tree maze, plus much more. House Harbor, family interactive play area. All Day Splash guest fees: $14.95- $17.95; children under 2, free; PM Peabody Opera House Splash (after 3 p.m.) guest fees: $10.95- $13.95. Pole Position Raceway – Indoor Karting Regional Arts Commission www.polepositionraceway.com www.art-stl.com Come drive 45-mph electric powered At the forefront of efforts to transform go-karts on a 1/4-mile road course St. Louis into a more vibrant, creative inside a 56,000 sq. ft. air conditioned fa- and economically thriving community by Myseum cility. Great for groups, parties, birthdays elevating the vitality, value and visibility and walk-in/arrive and drive customers. of the arts. Awarded more than 6,000 grants totaling $80 million to support the The Nation's First Green Karts and helmets provided. Must be 48” to drive and have closed-toed shoes. arts since it was created in 1985. RAC is Dining District a pivotal force in the continuing develop- www.cityofmaplewood.com/gdd Portfolio Gallery & Education ment and marketing of the arts region. Visit the website for the most compre- Delicious food made using sustainability Center hensive arts and cultural calendar in the practices. Visit web site for participants. www.portfoliogallery.org St. Louis region or follow on Facebook at All in historic downtown Maplewood. Original African-American fine art ex- Regional Arts Commission or Twitter at RACStLouis. Old Cathedral (Basilica of hibits, lectures, workshops, seminars, commission and gallery tours. Art class St. Louis, King of France) instruction for children, youths, adults Route 66 Sidewalk Plaques www.catholic-forum.com/churches/ and the developmentally disabled. www.cityofmaplewood.com/rte66 140stlouis Tours for 10 or more $150. All tours by Visit a tribute to some of the iconic Route appointment. St. Louis’ earliest church. The present 66 sites in the St. Louis region. Maple- structure is more than 170 years old and wood, on the original route, celebrates Pulitzer Arts Foundation a national monument. Museum contains The Mother Road with a walk down countless religious artifacts. Daily Mass. www.pulitzerarts.org memory lane. FREE FREE Presents changing art exhibitions and programs involving the visual, literary Old Courthouse and performing arts while serving as a www.nps.gov/jeff sanctuary and a laboratory for the arts. Site of the first two trials of the pivotal Dred Scott case and also where Virginia Purina Farms Minor fought for women's right to vote. www.purinafarms.com Houses four exhibit galleries providing a Barnyard animals, dogs, cats, wagon rich history of early St. Louis. Trial rides, cow milking, hayloft activities and re-enactments, ranger-led tours avail- exciting daily canine performances. Call able. for reservations. Admission and park- Route 66 Sidewalk Plaque ing are free except when noted during special events. Ten minutes west of Six 26 Flags on I-44. FREE ATTRACTIONS

R-Space St. Louis Mercantile Library www.r-space.us at the University of Showcasing the work of local artists and Missouri-St. Louis crafts people. Offering fine art, sculpture, www.umsl.edu/mercantile photography, prints, pottery, jewelry, Celebrating 166 years of Midwestern furniture, tile, lighting and gift items. Find art, history and culture. Collections and the perfect pieces for your home, office, special exhibitions feature river, railroad Saint Louis Science Center project or friend. and St. Louis history, American art and rare books. FREE City of Ste. Genevieve St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame Welcome Center St. Louis Outlet Mall www.stlhof.com www.visitstegen.com www.stlouisoutletmall.com Private tours of the Hall of Fame displays Missouri's oldest European settlement, The must-visit destination for shop- for the Cardinals, Blues and Rams, plus located one hour south of St. Louis. ping, dining and entertainment with a the St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Hawks Stroll through rare 18th-century French dynamic mix, featuring 12 anchors and pro basketball, St. Louis football Cardi- architecture, shops, dining and wineries. more than 160 brandname stores and nals and the 24 Greatest Athletes of All See web site for hours. outlets, restaurants and 11 entertainment Time in St. Louis history. Blues' locker venues. Visit web site for hours and room tour included. Ten-day advance Saint Louis Art Museum directory. notice required. Adults, $10; children www.slam.org 18 and under, $8. St. Louis Public Library Built as the Fine Arts Palace of the St. Louis Union Station 1904 World's Fair and one of the nation's www.slpl.org www.stlus.com leading comprehensive art museums. Central Library reopened in late 2012 Collections include works of art of ex- after an extensive 2.5-year restoration. A National Historic Landmark with a ceptional quality from virtually every cul- The new design includes a 65% increase DoubleTree by Hilton hotel, unique ture and time period. Highlights include in space for public use, a 250-seat audi- specialty shops and restaurants under free admission to special exhibitions on torium and a large Center for the Reader. one roof. Free Memories Museum and Fri. and programs that range from films Ranked No. 2 among large urban librar- self-guided walking tour. to performances. ies in the country, the system has 17 locations with more than 4.5 million books Saint Louis University and other resources available. FREE www.slu.edu

St. Louis Renaissance Faire The first institution of higher learning west of the Mississippi. Attractions www.stlrenfest.com include the historic Samuel Cupples Travel back in time and step into the House, Museum of Contemporary Reli- beautifully wooded, 16th-century village gious Art and Pere Marquette Gallery. called Petit Lyon. Immerse yourself in the costumes and mannerisms of the era. Saint Louis University Thrill to the exploits of jousting knights Museum of Art Saint Louis Art Museum on thundering steeds. Roam the village www.sluma.slu.edu shops for unique crafts and goods as ar- tisans demonstrate period skills. Delight Displaying extraordinary collections of St. Louis Bridge Center in comedy, music and feats of historical and contemporary art, includ- www.stlouisbridge.org derring-do. Feast on delicious food and ing works by Andy Warhol, Chuck Close and Robert Motherwell. St. Louis' largest duplicate bridge club drink while strolling minstrels entertain. with educational programs and daily Interact with the colorful villagers, no- St. Louis Walk of Fame games for players of all levels to enjoy bles, peasants and personalities of ages www.stlouiswalkoffame.org this game of skill. Partners available. past. More than 120 stars and informative Saint Louis Science Center plaques honoring famous St. Louisans www.slsc.org are set in the sidewalks of The Loop, the Explore 700-plus exhibits, the OMNIMAX exciting restaurant, shopping and arts & Theater, Planetarium, special traveling entertainment district designated "One exhibitions and more. Group rates avail- of the 10 Greatest Streets in America." 27 able. No general admission charge. Stars include John Goodman, Chuck photographs, posters and printed mate- Berry, Bob Costas, Tina Turner and Nelly. rials, uniforms, flags, medals, firearms, FREE edged weapons and a range of wartime memorabilia from the battlefront and Saint Louis Zoo homefront. Call to schedule a tour. www.stlzoo.org Home to more than 18,000 exotic animals, many of them rare and endangered. These 700 species represent the major continents and biomes of the Scottrade Center world. Set in the rolling hills, lakes and glades of Forest Park, the Saint Louis Zoo is always a great place to be. FREE Shaw Nature Reserve www.shawnature.org

Historic Sappington House & Twenty-four hundred acres of natu- Soldiers Memorial Barn Restaurant ral Ozark landscape with 1.5 miles of www.sappingtonhouse.org Meramec River frontage and a diversity of native plant and animal habitats. Soulard Farmers Market National Historic Landmark thought to Ponds, prairies, woodlands, wild flowers www.soulardmarket.com be the oldest brick home in St. Louis and hiking trails. Adults, $5; seniors 65- Founded circa 1779; 148 stalls with County. Complex includes Library of plus, $3; children 12 and under, free. Americana and Barn Restaurant. Farm- farm-fresh and imported produce, meats, fish, herbs and more. Open year- fresh breakfasts and lunches. National Shrine of Our Lady round. FREE of the Snows The Thomas Sappington www.snows.org Suson Park Animal Farm House Museum and Library www.stlouisco.com/parks/suson.html of Americana Largest outdoor shrine in North America. Gift shop, restaurant and hotel. 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Tours by appointment. their hilarious cast of friends, family and stairs and enjoy the charm of the oldest FREE bowling alley west of the Mississippi. employees. Sweetie Pie's is a St. Louis landmark and has been featured on A true St. Louis destination. Six Flags St. Louis Food Network, Dr. Oz, Queen Latifah, www.sixflags.com Schlafly Bottleworks Wendy Williams, Anderson Cooper and is a must-visit destination for Southern www.schlafly.com Non-stop, over-the-top, high-speed thrills around every turn. Heart-pounding comfort food. Come take a trip down Free tours include exhibit on the roller coasters, family rides and attrac- memory lane, eat and watch them make history of brewing in St. Louis, Schlafly tions are just the ticket to fun for kids their hit show and hit food. brewhouse, bottling plant, tasting room of all ages. Visit Hurricane Harbor, a and gift shop. Individuals and families 12-acre water park, free with theme park Ted Drewes Frozen Custard welcome. admission. www.teddrewes.com A St. Louis tradition on Old Route 66 Scottrade Center Soldiers Memorial Military since 1929. Known for specialty "con- www.scotttrade.com Museum crete" shakes, so thick you can turn Home to the St. Louis Blues hockey, www.stlsoldiersmemorial.org them upside down. concerts, ice shows and other sporting Two museums galleries containing events. Hosts 175 events and two million guests each year. One of the top arenas military-related items of both local and in the country. national historic significance including 28 ATTRACTIONS World Aquarium www.worldaquarium.org More than 10,000 outrageous sea crea- Third Degree Glass Factory Upper Limits Indoor Rock tures and fun river critters await you at www.stlglass.com Climbing Gym the World Aquarium. 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Anheuser-Busch www.bissingers.com Edward Jones Dome Number of People: 12-15 Brewery Tours 701 Convention Plaza 12th and Lynch Streets Come and see first-hand the art and (314) 342-5201 (314) 577-2333 craft of creating our award-winning fine Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] confections. The tour will highlight the www.edwardjonesdome.org www.budweisertours.com company’s 350-year history, artisan Tour Length: 45 minutes Tour Length: 45 minutes techniques, and discuss the choco- Number of People: Groups of 20 or more late-making process and the social and Number of People: 1-30 Hours/Price: Adults $5, Seniors $4, Child environmental elements related to cocoa 12 and under $3, under 2, free. Reserva- Hours/Price: Tours are complimentary. farming. Chocolate tastings will be avail- tions required 2 weeks in advance. More indepth tours including The Day able at the end of the tour. Fresh Brewery Tour, Beermaster Tour and A walking tour of the Edward Jones Beer School are available. Costs vary. The Boeing Company – Dome. View the press box, a party room View the Budweiser Clydesdales, the James S. McDonald on the suite level, the locker room and, when possible, the field. Brew House, Beechwood Aging Cellar Prologue Room and Packaging Plant. The tour concludes in the Biergarten for tasting. Visit the McDonnell Blvd. & Airport Rd. Budweiser gift shop onsite. (314) 232-6896 Email: [email protected] www.boeing.com/prologueroom Bellfontaine Cemetery Tour Length: 60 minutes 4947 W. Florissant Ave. Number of People: Groups of 10 or more (314) 381-0750 Hours/Price: FREE Email: [email protected] www.bellfontainecemetary.org/ visits- The James S. McDonnell Prologue Room and-tours in St. Louis tells the story of more than Edward Jones Dome Tour Length: 120 minutes nine decades of aviation progress, from Number of People: 25 people maximum biplanes to space travel. Scale models, diagrams, paintings, and photographs Hours/Price: Tours offered 10 a.m. – The Fabulous Fox Theatre document such important events as the noon the second Saturday of each first flight around the world in 1924, the 527 North Grand Blvd. month, March – November by reserva- first take-off of a jet fighter from a U.S. (314) 657-5068 tion only. Free. Private tours available Navy carrier in 1946, the first aircraft to Email: [email protected] year-round by appointment, cost varies. land at the South Pole in 1956, and the www.fabulousfox.com Book two weeks in advance. first manned spacecraft to orbit the Earth Tour Length: 90 minutes Bus or trolley tours led by Master in 1962. 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View “A Tribute people to Stan Kann,” an exhibit which honors the Fox’s decades-long organist, Hours/Price: Tours offered Mon. – Fri., and “Peacock Alley,” which provides a 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and Sat., 9 a.m.-noon, photographic montage of the fabulous every half hour (except noon-12:30 p.m.). Bellfontaine Cemetery entertainers and productions that have Free played the Fox since its reopening in See candy being made in the Candy 1982. Optional private lunch available for Bissinger’s Chocolate Kitchen. Visit the plant floor to view pro- groups of 25 or more. 1600 N. Broadway duction and hear an explanation of the 314.615.2436 process. Sampling included. Email: [email protected] KDHX 88.1 Radio Hours/Price: Tours available 8 a.m.-3:30 Tour Length: 60 minutes p.m., 7 days a week. FREE Number of People: Groups of fewer 3524 Washington Ave. than 10 can walk in. Groups of 10+ (314) 664-3955 Tour this historic structure and visit may schedule a private tour 30 days Email: volunteer@kdhx.com restored courtrooms to learn more about in advance. www.kdhx.org the 19th century judicial system. Tour Tour Length: 30-45 minutes includes a History Channel film about the Hours/Price: Tours offered Mon. and Sat. Number of People: 20 people max; call historic Dred Scott case. at 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. Free. to make arrangements for larger Visitors will receive a history of the groups. Schlafly Bottleworks building and its architecture and see the Hours/Price: Call for times. No charge, 7260 Southwest Ave. results of its recent $70 million resto- but donations accepted. (314) 241-2337, Ext. 285 ration. Tour includes a history of KDHX, includ- Email: [email protected] ing an explanation of community radio www.schlafly.com Saint Louis Zoo and its significance. 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FREE Visitors will receive a brief history of the Hours/Price: Tours by appointment only. This tour provides a deep understand- network and see a green room, produc- FREE ing of what the courts do, and why it tion area, master control and the studio if matters. Tours can include working Get an inside look at the daily function- not in use. courtrooms and may allow participants ing of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police to observe actual proceedings. Groups Department and see the main working will have the opportunity to meet various Old Courthouse spaces of its headquarters. players in the judicial process. 11 North 4th St. (314) 982-1410, Ext. 0 St. Louis Public Library Email: [email protected] 1301 Olive St. www.nps.com/jeff:www.gateway (314) 539-0345 arch.com Email: [email protected] Tour Length: 15-45 minutes www.slpl.org Number of People: Varies 34 PARADES

St. Louis Annual Labor Day Parade Season: Labor Day Location: Downtown St. Louis (314) 291-8666 www.stlouislabor.org Thousands of local union members march through Downtown St. Louis for the annual Labor Day Parade.

Pride St. Louis Parade St. Louis Veterans Day Parade Season: Veterans Day Location: Downtown St. Louis (314) 589-6640 CELEBRATE, CELEBRATE Email: [email protected] Thousands of spectators come out to Ameren Missouri Kick-off the Christmas season in down- honor and celebrate St. Louis’ service Thanksgiving Day Parade town St. Louis with a talent and music members. Season: Thanksgiving Day festival culminating with the Mayor light- Location: Downtown St. Louis ing the Christmas tree and a fireworks St. Patrick’s Day Parade (314) 569-4141 display. Season: March www.christmasinstlouis.org Location: Historic Soulard Mardi Gras Parade (314) 241-7287 Musical floats and displays, giant helium Season: February Email: [email protected] balloon figures, animal units and march- Location: Historic Soulard www.irishparade.org ing bands from around the St. Louis (314) 771-5110 region inspire parade-goers to show their With more than 120 sights including Email: [email protected] holiday spirit and celebrate the city of floats, bands, cartoon-character bal- www.mardigrasinc.com St. Louis. The parade kicks off the loons and marchers and 250,000-plus holiday season with special guest Santa St. Louis hosts the nation’s second spectators, the St. Louis St. Patrick’s Claus appearing at the finale. largest Mardi Gras celebration, and the Day Parade is considered one of the annual parade is the celebration’s sig- best in the nation. Annie Malone May Day nature event. The 1.5 mile parade route Parade hosts hundreds of thousands of revelers The Veiled Prophet all screaming for beads and other throws Parade Season: May as the colorful floats make their way Location: Downtown St. Louis along the route. Season: Fourth of July (314) 531-0120 Location: Varies Email: [email protected] Pride St. Louis Parade (314) 434-3434 www.anniemalone.com Email: [email protected] Season: Last Sunday of June www.vpparade.org Held since 1910, the Annie Malone Location: Downtown St. Louis Parade is now the second largest Afri- One of our nation’s oldest parades (314) 772-8888 can-American parade in the country. It is and an enduring St. Louis 4th of July Email: [email protected] a celebration of Annie Malone’s achieve- tradition, the VP Parade entertains young www.pridestl.org ments and St. Louis’ African-American and old, celebrates our nation’s birth and history. St. Louis’ Pride Parade commemorates honors the city of St. Louis. the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots Ameren Missouri Festival in New York City and is a highlight of PrideFest weekend. The parade also of Lights serves as a means to showcase the cre- Season: November ative talents of hundreds of local LGBT Location: Downtown St. Louis friendly businesses, non-profit organiza- (314) 569-4141 tions and community groups. www.christmasinstlouis.org ANNUAL EVENTS

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For more information about annual events check out explorestlouis.com/events.

January Loop Ice Carnival

February Mardi Gras St. Louis French Festival St. Louis Blues Festival LouFest March October St. Patrick’s Day Parade Historic Shaw Art Fair April Best of Missouri Market Oktoberfest St. Louis Spring Festival of Art Soulard Oktoberfest Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival St. Louis Earth Day Festival November to January GO! St. Louis Marathon & Family Fitness Weekend Holiday Festival of Lights Way of Lights at the Shrine of Our Lady of Snows May Anheuser-Busch Light Display Winter Wonderland Drive-Through Lights Display Chinese Culture Days Garden Express Art Fair at Laumeier Zoo Lights Gypsy Caravan – the country’s largest flea market December Bluesweek Festival Garden Glow First Night – New Year’s Eve celebration June Circus Flora St. Louis Jazz and Heritage Festival Blues on the Mississippi Pride Fest Music, Dance & Theatre St. Louis Brewers Heritage Festival Dance St. Louis www.dancestl.org July Fabulous Fox Theatre (Aug-May) www.fabulousfox.com Fair Saint Louis The Muny (June-Aug) www.muny.org Celebrate St. Louis Opera St. Louis (May-June) www.opera-stl.org August Peabody Opera House www.peabodyoperahouse.com Straasenfest German Street Festival Powell Symphony Hall (Sept-June) www.stlsymphony.org Festival of Nations Repertory Theatre St. Louis (Sept-April) www.repstl.org September St. Louis Black Repertory Company (Jan-June) www.theblackrep.org Stages St. Louis (May-Oct) www.stagesstlouis.com Big Muddy Blues Festival Japanese Festival Saint Louis Art Fair Great Forest Park Balloon Glow and 36 Balloon Race SAMPLE ITINERARIES

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mark home is where the young pianist lived from 1900-1903.

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE St. Louis Union Station: History buffs won’t want to miss beautiful St. Lou- America’s Music Corridor is Union Station, a restored National Historic Landmark opened in 1894. St. Louis sits at the beginning of a mid-nation tour of America’s best home-grown Don’t miss the 3-D panoramic light show music. Start your group with this two-day visit to St. Louis and continue to Branson and which plays on the Grand Hall ceiling in Kansas City, Missouri to add all of the state’s jazzy and country musical styles. Or, head the evenings. south along the Mighty Mississippi to Memphis, Tennessee and New Orleans, Louisiana to add a southern note to your group’s multi-day, multi-destination music tour. Laclede’s Landing: Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Day One cobblestone-paved Landing is one of Start your journey down America’s Music Corridor by getting acquainted with some of St. Louis’ entertainment districts. Special St. Louis’ most favored sons and daughters on the St. Louis Walk of Fame in the Loop events like the annual Big Muddy Blues neighborhood. Music legends such as Chuck Berry, Scott Joplin, Miles Davis, Tina Festival, held each Labor Day weekend, Turner and many others are honored with bronze stars in the sidewalk along the Walk of take place on the Landing. Fame. Check out the assortment of shops, restaurants and cafes located in The Loop neighborhood (named after an old streetcar turnaround) where the Walk of Fame is Day Two located. Vintage Vinyl has an enormous selection of LPs and 45s where you can ask for The Gateway Arch: No music here, but St. Louis Blues recordings. no visit to St. Louis would be complete without a trip to the top of the Gateway Blueberry Hill: The Loop’s epicenter, has plenty of room for group dining and is full of Arch, towering 630 feet above the banks Rock’n’Roll memorabilia, including Chuck Berry’s guitar, and displays dedicated to the of the mighty Mississippi. Once you Beatles, Howdy Doody, and just about any other collectible pop culture item you can reach your destination, you’ll find a 30- imagine. mile panoramic view of the Mississippi River. Scott Joplin House: Known as the Father of Ragtime, Joplin spent some of his most productive years in St. Louis at the turn of the 20th century. The National Historic Land- 37 Gateway Arch Riverboat Cruises: What better way to get a feel for Ol’Man River, the literal backbone of America’s Music Corridor, than with a relaxing Gateway Riverboat Cruise.

Soulard Neighborhood: The city’s oldest neighborhood is also a center for St. Louis-style Blues music. More than 30 music clubs, restaurants and taverns are scattered among the red brick townhouses and ornate churches. Drive the bluesy neighborhood during the day on your way to the neighboring Anheus- er-Busch Brewery and come back at night for a pub crawl and great music.

Soulard’s culinary circuit runs the gamut Anheuser-Busch Brewery from spicy Cajun delicacies to elegant private dining for groups. The Soulard Farmers’ Market, founded in 1779, man-made monument, you’ll find a 30- through the rich history of the Cardinals, springs to life each Wednesday through mile panoramic view of the Mississippi allowing you to learn about the birth of Saturday with assorted fruits, vege- River and the city. the franchise, relive special memories tables, meats, fish, herbs and spices and interact with great exhibits. for sale. After dinner, stroll through the Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tour: The streets and pick out what kind of live Soulard neighborhood’s biggest residence 4 Hands Brewing Company: a craft music sounds good at clubs including is home of the original Anheuser-Busch brewery located in the LaSalle Park BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, The Beale on Brewery. Complimentary tours of the fa- neighborhood. Specializing in crafting Broadway or the Broadway Oyster Bar, bled American brewery complex − includ- unique ales that push the level of among many others. ing the popular, historic stables of the creativity and flavor. At any one time, world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales 10 different ales will be available. Anheuser-Busch Brewery: Another and free tasting room. favorite stop of visitors to Soulard is Day Two the historic home of one of the world’s Ballpark Village: a seven city-block, St. Louis Cardinals: catch an exciting largest breweries. Enjoy the outdoors at 10-acre entertainment plaza. Highlights Major League Baseball action and cheer the newest stop on the A-B campus, the include Cardinals Nation – a venue that for the St. Louis Cardinals, 11-time Beer Garden where you can attend beer combines a Cards-themed restaurant, World Series Champions. You can also school or just sit and sample. rooftop deck with views inside the sta- take a Stadium Tour to see the ins and dium, and the St. Louis Cardinals Hall outs of Busch Stadium which opened in In the evening, dance your cares away at of Fame and Museum, considered the 2006, just in time for the Cardinals to win the Casa Loma Ballroom, an authentic best baseball museum outside of Coo- the World Series. St. Louis dance hall, where the Imperial perstown. A Budweiser Brewhouse, Swing still reigns supreme, and great live complete with beer garden and displays Schlafly Bottleworks: offers free tours bands heat up the highly polished floor on St. Louis’ brewing history, anchors on this St. Louis favorite brewery. The several nights each week. the project. Fox Sports Midwest Live! tour includes an exhibit on the history offers a lively sports-centric audio-visual of brewing in St. Louis, the brewhouse, experience year-round. Beer, Blues & bottling plant and tasting rooms. The St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Baseball BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups: stop in and has a new home located at Ballpark St. Louis has two past times, watching catch award winning live music seven Village – just across the street from the our beloved Red Birds play baseball nights a week with local and national Busch Stadium. Few franchises have at Busch Stadium and listing to great acts. This St. Louis favorite is a must the acclaim and heritage of the St. Louis blues music. St. Louis hosts a number stop for any music lover. of spots that offer live blues music each Cardinals, and that history lives here, in the new Cardinals Museum. Featuring night of the week. Broadway Oyster Bar: is where you stadiums, players and championship can catch the best in local and national moments, the Cardinals Museum boasts bands nightly. Oh and their Cajun/Cre- Day One one of the largest team-specific collec- ole-style dishes are a must. Return to the banks of the Mississippi tions of artifacts and memorabilia in the River for a trip to the top of the Gateway world. The Museum’s seven galleries Opening in late 2015 a development is Arch, soaring 630 feet above downtown take you on a chronological journey St. Louis. At the top of America’s tallest currently underway to bring The Nation- 38 SAMPLE ITINERARIES

al Blues Museum, a world-class cultural as Jefferson, his Louisiana Purchase Loop neighborhood, shimmer with more attraction, to downtown St. Louis. Leg- and the Native Americans, explorers than 140 brass stars and biographical endary Blues icon Buddy Guy, Grammy and settlers who shaped the American plaques of the St. Louis Walk of Fame. Award Winners Robert Cray and Derek West. Both the Civil War and the Buffalo Among the Civil War-era notables so Trucks and renowned film and TV star Soldiers, the first peacetime all-black honored are: Ulysses S. Grant, William John Goodman support the project. regiments in the regular U.S. Army. Tecumseh Sherman, engineer James B. Eads who designed and built ironclads The National Blues Museum will explore Missouri History Museum: Peek into for the Union at his St. Louis shipyard, the Blues and celebrate the genre as the St. Louis’ fascinating past via galleries abolitionist journalist Elijah Lovejoy and foundation of all modern American mu- teeming with stories and artifacts from freedom-seekers Dred and Harriet Scott. sic. The facility will educate guests in an the Civil War, the city’s French fur-trading entertaining environment that includes days, the Louisiana Purchase/Lewis & high impact technology driven experi- Clark days, the 1904 “Meet Me in ences, a 100-seat theater, artifact-driven St. Louis” World’s Fair-era and more. exhibits and robust public programming. A Civil War gallery explains St. Louis’ unusual situation as a Union stronghold Civil War in within a slave state. Enjoy shopping at St. Louis the museum’s Louisiana Purchase gift shop and grab snacks or drinks from the Experience the places, historic charac- restaurant’s adjacent snack bar. ters and true tales that detail St. Louis’ fascinating role in America’s Civil War. Driving tour of Forest Park: St. Louis’ Participants will discover fresh, seldom 1,300-acre Forest Park is an emerald reported stories that showcase historic green oasis of parkland, picnic grounds, Walk of Fame sites and bring compelling tales about ball fields, lakes and cultural attractions. the Civil War’s “Western Front” to the The Saint Louis Zoo, Art Museum, The Dinner at Fitz’s American Grill and Bot- forefront. Muny, Science Center, and the Missouri tling Works in The Loop: This soda pop History Museum are located in the park. microbrewery is home to Fitz’s Premium Day One A treasure-trove of Civil War monuments Root Beer, a St. Louis tradition since The Old Courthouse: St. Louis’ stately dot the landscape including: 1947. domed Old Courthouse is perhaps the single most important location in the • Edward Bates statue – This was Here’s a bit of root beer-related Civil U.S. relating to a cause that jump started the first statue in the City to honor War trivia: Harriett Tubman, the former the Civil War. It was there in 1847 that a Civil War hero and this one was a slave then free black woman who was an enslaved man named Dred Scott filed civilian, not a soldier. an American abolitionist and spy for the suit for the freedom of himself, his • General Franz Sigel Statue – Born Union Army, supported herself and her wife Harriet and their two daughters. in Germany, Franz Sigel came to humanitarian efforts by selling her home- St. Louis’ Old Courthouse is listed in the St. Louis in 1858 as a teacher at the made root beer to the Federal troops. National Park Service’s National Under- German Institute. At the start of the ground Railroad Network to Freedom. Civil War, Sigel organized a regiment Day Two of Union volunteers, mostly German Laclede’s Landing/Riverfront Driving Eugene Field House and St. Louis immigrants, which became the 3rd Tour: Along the banks of the Mississip- Toy Museum: This St. Louis row house Regiment, U.S. Volunteers. pi River, St. Louis’ Laclede’s Landing is best known as the boyhood home • Confederate Memorial – The entertainment district is where 19th-cen- of Eugene Field, the “Children’s Poet,” inscription reads: “Erected in tury riverboat warehouses have been whose works include “Little Boy Blue” memory of the soldiers and sailors re-purposed into restaurants, offices and “Dutch Lullaby” (“Wynken, Blynken, of the Confederate States by the and entertainment venues. It was here and Nod”). Field’s father, Roswell Martin United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1837 that a U.S. Army engineer and Field, was a well-known St. Louis of St. Louis.” first lieutenant named Robert E. Lee was attorney. In 1853, the elder Field filed • Francis “Frank” Blair Statue – Frank assigned to oversee the construction of a lawsuit on behalf of Dred and Harriet Blair was a major general and corps a pier in the Port of St. Louis to keep the Scott, two slaves seeking their freedom. commander in the Union Army and a Mississippi current from diverting away member of both the House of Repre- from the harbor. The Gateway Arch: No trip to St. Louis sentatives and Senate. is complete without a visit to the Gate- A few miles to the south of Laclede’s way Arch. Officially titled the Jefferson St. Louis Walk of Fame in The Loop: Landing, inventor and engineer James National Expansion Memorial, the Arch is The sidewalks along Delmar Boulevard, B. Eads produced the Union’s first iron- a national monument honoring Thom- the main street in St. Louis’ lively The clad gun boats. Long before the famous 39 clash of the Merrimac and the Monitor, U.S. Attorney General under Abraham through a 160-acre animal preserve, Eads had 4,000 men working on the Lincoln; Major General Don Carlos Buell where more than 30 exotic species Union fleet in his south St. Louis ship- who led Federal troops in the battle freely roam. The estate also includes the yard. Eads’ first ironclad boat, the of Shiloh; CSA General Sterling Price; Bauernhof Courtyard for refreshments, St. Louis, was launched in October 1861 inventor and engineer James B. Eads; an animal display area, elephant and and was the first of its kind to be bom- Roswell Field, attorney for Dred Scott; bird shows, and the Tier Garten animal barded by the South. and the little known Given Campbell, feeding and petting area. a CSA captain who literally witnessed Eads Bridge: St. Louis’ first span across the end of the Civil War. Campbell the Mississippi – and the first structural commanded a 10-man escort for CSA steel bridge in the world. Dedicated by President Jefferson Davis’ flight to Mex- General William T. Sherman in 1874. ico when Davis was captured by Federal troops on May 10,1864. The capture Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing: marked the end of major fighting. Along the banks of the Mississippi River, a historical marker notes the first nation- Free maps and self-guided Civil War ally designated Underground Railway tour brochures are available at cemetery site in Missouri – the Mary Meachum office. Freedom Crossing. Named for an Afri- can-American abolitionist, fugitive slaves Battle of Camp Jackson site at Saint used this river access as an escape Louis University: St. Louis’ only Civil route to the free state of Illinois prior to War military action, the “Battle” of Camp the Civil War. Free black Mary Mea- Jackson, took place on what is now the chum, the widow of the Reverend John campus of Saint Louis University. In one Berry Meachum, used the basement of of the long conflict’s odd coincidences, Grant's Farm her St. Louis home as a stage on the both U.S. Grant and William Tecumseh Underground Railroad for slaves seeking Sherman were civilian eyewitnesses freedom in the north. Years earlier her to the only war-related fighting in Ulysses S. Grant National Historic husband had established a “Freedom St. Louis – the Camp Jackson incident Site: The Victorian home of Civil War School” on board a boat in the middle of of May 10, 1861. The camp housed a General U.S. Grant is open for interpre- the Mississippi after an 1847 law forbade Confederate-sympathizing militia under tation by National Park Rangers. White the education of black children. the command of Brigadier-General D.M. Haven, one of the oldest homes in the Frost. The “Southerners” were plotting St. Louis area, was the family residence Calvary Cemetery: Pay your respects to take over the Federal Arsenal in of Julia Dent Grant, wife of the 18th to former slave Dred Scott and Civil War St. Louis. The insurgent camp was president of the United States and the general William Tecumseh Sherman at captured for the Union by forces led by man credited with saving the Union. Calvary Cemetery. Other well-known General Nathaniel Lyon. Riots broke The Grants lived at White Haven from Civil War-era personalities interred here out as the rebel militiamen were taken 1854 to 1859 and was where President include: Daniel Frost, who headed the into custody. Four Union soldiers and Grant planned to retire to after his term southern militia during the Camp Jack- 27 Confederates were killed. The Union in office ended. Only 10 acres remain of son incident in St. Louis; Missouri Gover- maintained control of the important port the original 1,000-acre plantation, but nor Thomas C. Reynolds, a Confederate city of St. Louis throughout the conflict. the National Park Service has preserved sympathizer who, as long as Missouri the site and has restored the remaining remained in Union hands, remained A plaque on the SLU campus marks the structures to their 1875 appearance. a governor without an actual state to site of the confrontation. Founded in govern; and John Wesley Turner, a Union 1818 by the Jesuits, Saint Louis Uni- Jefferson Barracks and the Missouri officer who participated in the march to versity is the first university established Civil War Museum: The historic Jef- Appomattox Courthouse, where he and west of the Mississippi River. SLU alumni ferson Barracks’ 1905 Post Exchange other troops of the Army of the James include Jean Baptiste Charboneau, son Building now houses Missouri’s largest directly intercepted Robert E. Lee and of Sacajawea, the youngest member of and finest Civil War museum, library, the Army of Northern Virginia. Lewis & Clark’s Corps of Discovery. and educational center. It is the nation’s fourth largest Civil War museum and will Bellefontaine Cemetery: Founded in Grant’s Farm: The log cabin home be among the largest Civil War research 1849, the 314-acre burial park con- hand-built by U.S. Grant is nestled within libraries in the U.S. The MCWM’s focus tains the gravesites of hundreds of Grant’s Farm, a ride-through wildlife is entirely on Missouri’s role in the Amer- historic figures. The mostprominent preserve operated by Anheuser-Busch ican Civil War. is William Clark of Lewis & Clark fame. Companies. A fence made of Civil War Civil War-era personalities buried here gun barrels surrounds a portion of the More than 12,000 Union and 1,000 Con- include Clark’s Confederate colonel son, estate near the cabin. During the regular federate victims of the Civil War are laid Meriwether Lewis Clark; Edward Bates, operating season (April – October), a to rest at Jefferson Barracks National visit to Grant’s Farm includes a tram ride Cemetery, a beautiful cemetery over- 40 SAMPLE ITINERARIES

looking the Mississippi River. Confed- den, the Victorian home of garden founder erate headstones feature a pointed top. Henry Shaw includes displays interpreting Several monuments honor both sides of the life of enslaved people who lived and the conflict including an obelisk in mem- worked at what is now one of the Top ory of 175 non-commissioned officers Three public gardens in the world. The and enlisted personnel of the US Colored Garden is the oldest public garden in the Infantry who died of cholera in August United States. The grounds opened for 1866. Printed guides are available at the public viewing two years prior to the start cemetery office. of the Civil War.

Jefferson Barracks was established in 1826 and served as a major military in- St. Louis’ French stallation and had troops participating in Jefferson Barracks Armory every major U.S. military campaign from Heritage the Black Hawk Wars through World Soulard Farmers Market: In operation St. Louis was founded by a Frenchman, War II. The post was decommissioned in since 1779, Soulard Farmers Market is named after a sainted French king, and 1946. the nation’s oldest established farmers’ nicknamed “the Paris of the West” during market and a cornerstone of St. Louis’ pioneering days. Today, the city’s “French An on-site museum details the military oldest remaining neighborhood. (Old Connection” is very much on view in its history of the barracks. An interesting St. Louis burned to the ground in 1849.) architecture, historic sites, fleur de lis historical note: In 1912, Albert Berry Produce, fresh meats, spices and flow- images and by hosting one of the largest made the first successful parachute ers are available to modern day shop- Mardi Gras celebrations in the nation. jump from an airplane onto a targeted pers every Wednesday through Saturday. area at Jefferson Barracks. One of Soulard’s most famous vendors Day One was a local farmer who sold cordwood Laclede’s Landing: Drive through Additional St. Louis Civil War-related sites: harvested from his homestead known as St. Louis’ historic Laclede’s Landing Hardscrabble. His name was U.S. Grant. entertainment district. Named for Pierre The Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion: Listed There are many Civil War-era homes Laclede, St. Louis’ French founder, The on the National Register of Historic Plac- in the Soulard neighborhood which is Landing (as locals call it) is a nine square- es, this is one of only a handful of known for its brick row houses, Blues block area of restored warehouses on the St. Louis homes remaining that were music clubs, corner taverns and its Mississippi River where Lewis & Clark de- built in the Greek Revival style. The biggest residence – the original Anheus- parted to explore the Louisiana Purchase home, built in three sections with the er-Busch Brewery. The neighborhood’s territory and steamboats once transport- oldest part dating from 1848, was origi- and St. Louis’ French heritage are cele- ed their cargoes of cotton, tobacco and nally built by Henri Chatillon, a native of brated each year during spirited events trade goods. Today, the warehouses have the Carondelet area of St. Louis and a commemorating Bastille Day and Mardi been converted into clubs, bars, restau- hunter and guide for the American Fur Gras. St. Louis’ Mardi Gras is one of the rants and offices. Company. Chatillon was immortalized largest pre-Lenten carnivals in the U.S. in historian Francis Parkman Jr.’s 1849 Gateway Arch: Arc de Triomphe, indeed! bestseller “The Oregon Trail” which was Lafayette Square and Park: The Mar- No group trip to St. Louis is complete based on their adventures together in quis de Lafayette, France’s leadership without viewing the Gateway Arch, the New Frontier. The DeMenil family contribution to the American Revolution- which sits high atop the “Left Bank” of purchased the home in 1856 and made ary War effort, visited St. Louis in 1825. the mighty Mississippi. French explorers two additions, 1861-3 and 1875 that He made such an impression on the Louis Joliet and Jesuit priest Jacques transformed the farmhouse into the citizens that they named the city’s first Marquette began mapping the “Big River” mansion it is today. The mansion is an designated park in his honor. Lafayette in 1673. excellent example of a Victorian home of Park in St. Louis, founded in 1836, is the a wealthy family. oldest public park west of the Mississip- Fun Facts regarding the architectural pi. Some neighborhood residents have symbols of St. Louis and Paris: Civil War Armory: The U.S. Federal Ar- claimed to have seen the ghosts of Civil • Gateway Arch: 630 feet high; mory that was the object of the Confed- War soldiers on guard within the park. stainless steel; completed in 1965; erate militia of the Camp Jackson inci- The area’s circa 1870 –1880 “painted $11 million to construct the Arch; $2 dent still stands and remains Federal (yet ladies” have been called the finest and million to build the tram system; Eero private) property. The stone buildings of largest collection of Victorian-era archi- Saarinen, architect the Armory are visible from Broadway tecture in the country. • Eiffel Tower: 986 feet high; wrought and Arsenal streets. The adjacent 10- iron; completed in 1889; $1.5 million; acre Lyon Park, was the western portion Missouri Botanical Garden: On the Gustave Eiffel, engineer of the grounds of the St. Louis Arsenal. grounds of the Missouri Botanical Gar- 41 Basilica of Saint Louis, King of Citygarden is an artistic Eden in the heart the oldest operating farmers market in France (Old Cathedral): Count your of a major city. The outdoor attraction America. Soulard celebrates its French blessings at the church known to St. blends lush plantings and internationally heritage each year by hosting one of the Louisans as the Old Cathedral. When renowned sculpture with the delights of nation’s biggest Mardi Gras celebrations. the city was founded by Pierre Laclede water, stone, architecture and landscape There’s always a “bon temps” vibe in this in 1764, the land on which the Old design. Citygarden is completely open lively, friendly neighborhood. Cathedral sits was reserved for Roman and accessible to the public 365 days- Catholic worship and a log church was a-year. On display are twenty-five pieces Groups can see the spot (and shop built. A larger log church replaced the of sculpture by internationally renowned any Wednesday – Saturday) where original on the same site in 1776. This artists. St. Louisans have shopped since 1779 – was the only church of any denomina- Soulard Farmers Market. Owned and tion for St. Louisans until about 1816. St. Louis City Hall: While driving by, operated by the City of St. Louis, it is the The 1834 Greek Revival structure that groups can take note of St. Louis’ City oldest farmers market in the country. stands today was the first Cathedral Hall (1873) which is modeled after the west of the Mississippi River and the Hotel de Ville (City Hall) in Paris. A statue The Soulard neighborhood’s biggest fourth Catholic church to grace the site. of the city’s French founder, Pierre La- residence is home of the original The title “basilica” is given by papal de- clede, stands west of the Market Street Anheuser-Busch Brewery. Compli- cree to a historically significant sacred entry to the building. mentary tours of the fabled American space. brewery complex – including the popular, St. Louis Union Station: A few historic stables of the world-famous Old Courthouse: Stroll from the blocks further west of City Hall is Budweiser Clydesdales and free tasting Arch to the Old Courthouse to view a St. Louis Union Station (1894), which room – operate daily. remarkable set of dioramas depicting was modeled after the design of the French Colonial architecture in Old St. French fortress of Carcassonne and was Lafayette Square: The Marquis de La- Louis and galleries filled with objects once the world’s busiest rail station. In fayette, France’s leadership contribution that were important to daily life in Old the evening, watch a free, panoramic to the American Revolutionary War effort, St. Louis. Built from 1839-1862, the light show projected on the massive visited St. Louis in 1825. He made such Old Courthouse features restored court ceiling. an impression on the citizens that they rooms, exhibit rooms on St. Louis’ his- named the city’s first designated park tory and its beautifully decorated dome. Soulard Neighborhood: A driving tour in his honor. Lafayette Park in St. Louis, of Soulard, St. Louis’ oldest neighbor- founded in 1836, is the oldest public City Garden: Like the sculpture garden hood, showcases brick row houses, park west of the Mississippi. The elegant of Paris’ Musee Rodin, St. Louis’ blues music clubs, corner taverns and neighborhood surrounding the “squared park” is known as Lafayette Square. The area’s circa 1870 –1880 “painted ladies” have been called the finest and largest collection of Victorian-era architecture in the country.

Evening Entertainment Option: Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra Perfor- mance. Powell Symphony Hall is among St. Louis’ architectural homages to France. The elegant grand foyer and lobbies, replete with crystal chandeliers and rich red carpeting, are modeled after one of the palaces at Versailles. Powell Symphony Hall is home to the world renowned Saint Louis Symphony Or- chestra, the second oldest professional symphony in the United States.

Day Two Church of the Holy Family: Founded in 1699 in nearby Cahokia, Illinois, the Church of the Holy Family is the oldest continuously operating Roman Catholic parish in the United States and the old- Soulard Farmers Market est church west of the Allegheny Moun-

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tains. It was established by French priest street lamps, from the early 1900s, that are St. Louis’ French founders Pierre Father St. Cosme who worked with two illuminate major intersections. A de- Laclede and Auguste Chouteau, William French laborers to build a log rectory and cidedly French stop in the West End is Clark who explored the Louisiana Pur- chapel. The original log church was de- Bissinger’s. chase territory, music legends including stroyed by fire in 1783 and the first Mass Chuck Berry, Scott Joplin, Miles Davis was offered in the current log church Bissinger’s French Confections: and Tina Turner and more than 100 other in 1799. Constructed of black walnut St. Louis’ French heritage is tastefully significant St. Louisans from all fields of timbers in the traditional French Colo- on display at Bissinger’s French Confec- endeavor. nial vertical log style, the Log Church is tions. Bissinger, one of the last hand- only one of five built in this style that still crafted chocolatiers in the world, has exists in North America. been making fine French confections for Environmentally more than 400 years and takes pride in Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis (New the fact that it has not sacrificed quality Friendly Cathedral): The life of Saint Louis IX, ingredients, taste or craftsmanship to See St. Louis’ top green and environ- crusader King of France (1214-1270) and produce more candy at a lower cost. mentally friendly attractions during your the city’s namesake and patron saint, is In the 1600s, King Louis XIV of France group’s next tour through the Gateway vividly portrayed in the vestibule of the granted the Bissinger family the honorary City. Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. Built in title of “Confiseur Imperial.” During the 1907, this incredible structure combines late 1600s, Bissinger’s lists the nobility Day One Byzantine and Romanesque architecture of Europe, heads of state, Ludwig of The Missouri Botanical Garden has styles with one of the largest collection Bavaria, the Rothschilds, and Napo- been a “green” destination for travelers of mosaics in the world. Pope Paul leon Bonaparte and Josephine as loyal for almost 150 years. Considered one of VI called the church “the outstanding Bissinger’s enthusiasts. In 1845, Karl the top three public gardens in the world cathedral of the Americas.” More than 41 Frederick Bissinger immigrated to the (along with Kew Gardens in London and million pieces of tesserae in 8,000 colors United States. Eventually, his son moved the New York Botanic Garden), the Mis- fill more than 83,000 sq. ft. to St. Louis to continue the family tradi- souri Botanical Garden is also renowned tion of creating amazing chocolates. for its beauty as well as its worldwide Missouri History Museum: The mu- research aimed at plant conservation. seum’s permanent (and free) Currents St. Louis Walk of Fame: Groups can Gallery includes remnants of the city’s stretch their legs and learn about During your group’s travels around French fur trading past, Parisian fashions St. Louis’ famous citizens in The Loop St. Louis, you’ll see beautiful plantings and ephemera of the original settlers’ neighborhood – home to the St. Louis that not only enhance the city’s visual French cultural customs. Walk of Fame. At 6501 Delmar, look for appeal, but also add the environmental “Jazz Cleopatra” Josephine Baker’s star. benefits of clean air, habitat for birds and Saint Louis Art Museum: A sculpture Also “starring” along the Walk of Fame wildlife, and in some neighborhoods, of the city’s namesake and patron saint, Louis IX, titled “Apotheosis of St. Louis” greets visitors outside the main entrance Cathedral Basilica to the Saint Louis Art Museum. Prior to the creation of the Gateway Arch, this statue, which graced the main plaza at the 1904 “Meet Me in St. Louis” World’s Fair, was the symbol of the city. Groups can experience the museum’s extensive collection of French Impressionist works and French Empire furnishings and decorative arts. The Saint Louis Art Museum’s permanent collection is open to the public free of charge.

Central West End Neighborhood: After lunch, allow free time for groups to stroll and shop along the tree-and-sidewalk café-lined streets of the Central West End neighborhood. Antique shops, boutiques and even a store named Left Bank Books add a Parisian flare to the streetscape. Note the beautiful cast iron

43 fresh herbs and vegetables. Many of organic and sustainable foods farmers’ Birders will flap about a visit to the the projects, especially neighborhood market on site each Wednesday from World Bird Sanctuary, dedicated to group gardens, are projects of Gateway May through October. Those days also preserving the earth’s biological diversity Greening. The program creates bloom- are “SloWednesdays” when one of the and securing the future of birds of prey ing beds in medians in major streets farmers who participated in the market in their natural environments. WBS is downtown and places planters brimming teaches about his or her special grow- home to eagles, owls, hawks, falcons, with colorful flowers within parkways ing or producing system for vegetables, vultures, parrots, mammals and reptiles. and street corners. One of these urban meat, cheese, honey or herbs. Bot- Naturalists offer programs on a variety of gardens located in St. Louis’ Lafayette tleworks also sponsors a semi-annual environmental topics. Square neighborhood. The neighbor- tree-planting program which has added hood’s circa 1870-1880 “painted ladies” more than 200 trees to Maplewood’s St. Louis’ parks are filled with sights for have been called the finest and largest cityscape. Free tours of the brewery are groups who appreciate the outdoors and collection of Victorian-era architecture in available daily. the environment. Forest Park, home the country. It also is home to the oldest to the Science Center and Zoo, is also public park west of the Mississippi which Spend the afternoon at the world-fa- the site of the Saint Louis Art Museum, opened in 1836 and was named in honor mous Saint Louis Zoo in Forest Park. the Missouri History Museum, the Muny of Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis Groups can ride on the Emerson Zooline Theater where a season of summer de Lafayette. Railroad, which operates year round, and musicals are staged under the stars, stop at the most popular animal exhibit athletic fields and peaceful lakes. Earth Recycling is truly an art form at City areas. The train is ADA accessible. See Day celebrations are held in Forest Park Museum, a museum made entirely out the Zoo on foot during group walking each April. of recycled pieces. The museum building tours or a botanical wonders tour, which itself is recycled having started life as a looks at plant life. Group seating is also Drive through Tower Grove Park to shoe manufacturing factory and ware- available for the Zoo’s popular Sea Lion experience a rare Victorian walking house. Items that would have become shows and youth groups can compete park. Whimsically painted shelters, a landfill now fill the floors of the quirky during a fun scavenger hunt through the bandstand and faux ruins date back to and innovative warehouse of artistic fun. Zoo. the park’s early days as part of Missouri Remnants of old buildings were trans- Botanical Garden founder Henry Shaw’s formed into the museum’s gift shop, Stop at the Saint Louis Science Center country estate. retired heating coils from area breweries in Forest Park during the day or on one provide access to ceiling-high habit trails of its select late night openings where In downtown St. Louis, stroll through for kids and adults. The Museum oper- telescope viewing parties, Planetarium City Garden, an outdoor sculpture ates on Pure Power – all the energy used star shows and science trivia contests Garden set in a beautifully landscaped comes from sources such as regional will be underway. two-block space dotted with water fea- wind and other renewable resources. tures and paths. Add a trip to Laumeier Day Two Sculpture Park for more modern art in a The Butterfly House in Faust Park and peaceful 105-acre setting. Shaw Nature Reserve in Gray Summit, Missouri. Fields of wild flowers and tall grass prairies at Shaw Nature Reserve showcase native plants that conserve water and create habitats for birds, bees and butterflies. Scores of gorgeous butterflies flutter about as visitors stroll City Museum the conservatory paths at the Butterfly House and learn of this delicate crea- Have a group lunch at Schlafly Bottle- ture’s powerful impact on our environ- Laumeier Sculpture Park works, an environment-friendly ment. restaurant and microbrewery in St. Louis’ St. Lou is Maplewood neighborhood. The restau- Howl with wolves at The Wild Canid Heavenly rant uses fresh produce and herbs grown Survival and Research Center, the first The moon and stars, angels and saints, in its own garden. All kitchen produce captive breeding facility in the world for and places of otherworldly beauty and scraps are composted for use in the endangered wolves. The facility offers excitement shine on this stellar St. Louis garden. The garden reclaimed the earth public daytime and evening educational group tour itinerary. beneath one-third acre of asphalt and tours and programs, including camp- is the site of organic and biodynamic ground programs and wolf howls. The gardening workshops. All packaging institution, founded by noted zoologist Day One for the beer and soft drink products Marlin Perkins, has an apt slogan: Pro- Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France are made of recyclable materials. The viding An Alternative To Extinction. (Old Cathedral): When St. Louis was restaurant/brewpub has instituted an founded by French fur traders in 1764, one of the first buildings constructed in 44 SAMPLE ITINERARIES

the infant town was a church. Built in St. Louis? By spending time with the known for his work among the African 1834 on the site of that first church, the Cardinals, of course. During baseball people of the Americas. The central altar, Old Cathedral sits near the base of the season, groups can stroll through the called the Altar of Answered Prayers, Gateway Arch. Inside the Old Cathedral “Red Sea on the Mississippi” – throngs was installed in 1867 after the parish- Museum, groups can see pieces of of red-clad Cardinals’ fans – to arrive at ioners asked St. Joseph to intercede St. Louis’ early history including the orig- Baseball Heaven (aka Busch Stadium) to and save them from a deadly cholera inal church bell, religious art from the late see the St. Louis’ beloved Redbirds take epidemic that swept the river city. The 1700s, and the tomb of Bishop Rosati, the field. Italian Renaissance-style altar was de- builder of the Old Cathedral. From 1826 signed to replicate the Altar of St. Ignati- to 1843, the St. Louis diocese, head- Christ Church Cathedral: Designed in us at the Jesuit Gesu Church in Rome. quartered at the Old Cathedral, covered the 14th century English Gothic tradition, nearly half of America, from Louisiana Christ Church Cathedral was completed Historic Trinity Lutheran Church: north to Michigan, from Kentucky west in 1867. The parish was founded in 1819 Founded in 1830, Historic Trinity Luther- to Oregon and from Washington along as the first Episcopal church west of the an Church houses the oldest Lutheran the Canadian border to the Great Lakes. Mississippi River. Tiffany stained glass congregation west of the Mississippi Riv- Pope John XXIII decreed the church a windows and massive, 35-feet-high, er, and is considered the mother church basilica in 196, a title given by papal carved marble screens (reredos) behind of Missouri Synod Lutheran congrega- decree to a historically significant sacred the main altar are highlights inside the tions. The first church on the site was space. church. The bells in the Cathedral tower destroyed by a tornado, but was rebuilt were cast by the same German foundry in the same spot in 1896. The 1864 Gateway Arch: Reaching 630 feet into that did the bells for the German Pavilion baptismal font and pulpit, which survived the heavens, St. Louis’ glittering, stain- at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. The the tornado, are still in use at the church, less steel Arch is the nation’s monument largest bell weighs 5,732 pounds, mak- and represent beautiful examples of to Thomas Jefferson, his Louisiana ing it the biggest in the state of Missouri. German woodworking skills. Purchase and the Native Americans, explorers and settlers who shaped the Shrine of St. Joseph: This a magnifi- The Saint Louis University Museum American West. Groups can take the cently restored Baroque church opened of Art: Consists of 50,000 square feet popular tram ride to the top for amazing in 1846. The church was noted as the of exhibition space and its Collection views of the majestic Mississippi River site of a miracle that saved the life of a of the Western Jesuit Missions fills the and all of St. Louis. dying man who was healed after kissing entire third floor of the museum. Histor- a relic of St. Peter Claver. The miracle ical artifacts contained within include a St. Louis Cardinals: How do you was Vatican-authenticated as one of two monstrance designed by the artist Jean prepare for a heavenly tour around miracles needed to canonize the saint Baptise Loir, ca. 1710-1716; a reliquary containing a tip from a thorn purportedly taken from the Crown of Thorns; and an exquisitely detailed platinum, gold, and silver monstrance donated to the Jesuits of St. Stanislaus by benefactors.

The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, also known as the “New Cathedral,” is the crown jewel of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis. A magnificent structure, the cathedral is Romanesque in style on the exterior and Byzantine on the interior. The church contains one of the largest mosaic art collections in the world – 41.5 million pieces of mosaic glass covering 83,000 square feet. Pope Paul VI called “the outstanding cathedral of the Americas.” Group tours are available by reservation. A lower level Mosaics Museum describes to groups how the art was created.

Day Two St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Church of the Holy Family: Founded in 1699 by in nearby Cahokia, Illinois, this 45 is the oldest continuously operating St. Louis Walk of Fame and Loop shows and entertainment events that Roman Catholic parish in the United Planetary Walk: Groups can stroll now grace the theatre’s stage. States and the oldest church west amongst the stars and the planets along of the Allegheny Mountains. It was Delmar Boulevard in The Loop neighbor- established by French priest Father St. hood. The sidewalks shimmer with more Cosme who worked with two French than 120 brass stars and biographical laborers to build a log rectory and plaques of the St. Louis Walk of Fame chapel. The original log church was which honor famous St. Louisans. destroyed by fire in 1783 and the first Interactive models of our solar system’s Mass was offered in the current log planets – The Loop’s Planetary Walk – church in 1799. Constructed of black add an out-of-this-world ambiance to walnut timbers in the traditional French the Loop’s lively streetscape. The 2,880- Colonial vertical log style, the Log foot long walk, which starts with the sun Fox Theatre Church is only one of five built in this at the Moonrise Hotel and concludes style that still exists in North America. with Neptune down the road at Cicero’s restaurant, gives visitors an appreciation The Muny: The Muny, the nickname for National Shrine of Our Lady of the of just how “far out” Earth’s neighbors the St. Louis Municipal Opera, is the na- Snows: The Shrine, the largest outdoor really are. At this 1:5 billion scale, the sun tion’s oldest and largest outdoor theatre. shrine in North America, is a spiritu- is only 10 inches in diameter, and Mother Each summer, the 12,000-seat MUNY of- al oasis of healing for people of all Earth is a mere speck located about 95 fers a season of seven Broadway revivals faiths and denominations. The 200- feet away. and current musicals starring nationally acre site includes a church, a visitor known performers, from late June until center, conference centers, 78-room Moonrise Hotel and Eclipse Restau- early August. hotel, gift shop, restaurant, chapel, an rant: Peek into St. Louis’ hip Moonrise outdoor altar and amphitheater, several Hotel for an out-of-this-world design Other heavenly sites to consider for your gardens, a prayer walk, the Way of the experience. Display cases throughout group visit: Cross and a grotto. the property contain space-related art and toys with items ranging from rare Concordia Historical Institute Museum Old St. Ferdinand Shrine: The shrine Apollo-era memorabilia to kitschy col- at the Lutheran Church Missouri Syn- was the home of St. Philippine Rose lectibles. Original art featuring ray guns, od International Center: This museum, Duchesne, fourth American saint and space ships and rockets reflects Amer- and library contains the world’s largest one of Missouri’s foremost pioneer ica’s fascination with outer space. Re- collection of artifacts and information on women. The Federal-style shrine is the volving above the hotel’s rooftop terrace the history of Lutheranism in America. oldest Catholic Church in the upper is the world’s largest man-made model The Institute traces its core collection to Louisiana Territory and oldest stand- of the moon. Enjoy a refreshment at the the arrival of Saxon Lutheran immigrants ing church west of the Mississippi. hotel’s colorful – and spacey – Eclipse to St. Louis in 1839. St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, a Restaurant lounge. Stellar Evening Op- member of the Religious of the Sacred tions with Broadway Stars: The Fabulous Museum Shrine of St. Philippine Rose Heart. Mother Duchesne came to the Fox or The Muny (Summer). Duchesne: Mother Philippine Rose St. Louis area from France and pro- Duchesne, the fourth American saint, vided in her writing some of the best was canonized in 1988. She was the descriptions of early life in Missouri. leader of a group of Catholic missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart and founder McDonnell Planetarium: The heavens of the first free school west of the Missis- are always on view at the McDonnell sippi. The museum displays artifacts Planetarium within the Saint Louis of the original 1818 school and of Science Center. The planetarium’s star St. Philippine’s missionary work with the shows are continuously projected via Potawatomi Indians. one of the most powerful astronomical projectors ever built. Museum of Contemporary Religious Moonrise Hotel Art: The world’s first museum of interfaith contemporary art located on the The Fabulous Fox Theatre: This 1929 campus of Saint Louis University. The movie palace, one of the first theatres Museum of Contemporary Religious Art built for “talkies” by movie mogul William (MOCRA) opened in 1993 in a chapel Fox, was designed in a style described formerly used by priests who studied as Siamese-Byzantine. The showy inte- philosophy at the Jesuit university. rior –the lobby is guarded by two sculptures of majestic lions with twinkling yellow eyes – is often more elaborate than the sets from the touring Broadway McDonnell Planetarium 46 SAMPLE ITINERARIES

Black Madonna Shrine and Grottos: one-of-a-kind experience that explains custard stand is an icon along the origi- A “galaxy of magnificent multi-colored the economy and their role in it, in a fun nal Route 66 and a St. Louis institution. rock grottos," the Black Madonna Shrine and interactive way. Nearly 100 exhibits and Grottos outside of St. Louis was include games, videos and interactive Day Three hand built by a single Franciscan brother. displays that make sense out of money Forest Park: This 1,300-acre urban park Visitors to the Shrine will see grottos and how the financial systems function. is one of St. Louis’ premiere attractions dedicated to the Stations of the Cross, and visitor destinations and home to the Seven Joys of Mary, St. Francis, Saint Louis Science Center: The many of St. Louis’ major cultural insti- St. Joseph and much more. The grottos center for all things science is the Saint tutions – most of which are open free of are constructed of Missouri rock, sea Louis Science Center (SLSC), another general admission fees. Forest Park is shells and even costume jewelry, which of the city’s free cultural attractions. The notable as having been the site of the fa- has been donated by visitors or sent SLSCS has been named one of the “10 bled 1904 “Meet Me in St. Louis” World’s from foreign missions. Best Science Centers for Families” by Fair. Groups can enjoy many outstand- Parents magazine. Science Galleries ing attractions located within the park, Kidding Around feature hands-on activities including including: St. Louis conducting experiments using micro- scopes, digging for fossils, and working Youth groups will delight in St. Louis’ Saint Louis Zoo: Animal-loving youth with computers. Have an out of this spirited, kid-centric attractions that offer groups will go ape on a safari through world experience at the Boeing Space hands-on activities, exciting experiences the Saint Louis Zoo. One visit and you’ll Station within the SLSC’s McDonnell and just plain fun. see why this Zoo has been named the #1 Planetarium. Zoo in the USA by Zagat’s Family Travel Day One Survey. More than 18,000 exotic animals, The Gateway Arch: No trip to St. Louis Day Two many of them rare and endangered, is complete without a visit to the Gate- Six Flags St. Louis: What kid isn’t make this park their home. way Arch. Officially titled the Jefferson seeking non-stop fun? That’s what’s in National Expansion Memorial, the Arch is store at Six Flags St. Louis. Groups can the national monument honoring Thomas experience more than 100 rides and Jefferson, his Louisiana Purchase and attractions throughout the park includ- the Native Americans, explorers and set- ing the new Boomerang forward and tlers who shaped the American West. backward roller coaster and wet and wild Tsunami Soaker which lets riders spray St. Louis’ stately domed Old Court- each other with blasts of water while the house is perhaps the single most im- ride floats and spins ‘round and ‘round. portant location in the U.S. relating to a Admission to Six Flags St. Louis also cause that jump started the Civil War. includes the Hurricane Harbor water park for the same price. City Museum: This whimsical warehouse of artsy fun enchants all ages Saint Louis Zoo with man-made caves to explore, funky hands-on art projects, performances by Missouri History Museum: Hands-on an in-house circus troupe and an un- exhibits and live actor presentations help usual aquarium. Recycling is truly an art history come alive at the Missouri History form at City Museum, a museum made Museum, another of St. Louis’ excep- entirely out of recycled materials. The tional free cultural attractions located museum building itself was re-purposed within Forest Park. having started life as a shoe manufacturing factory and warehouse. Items that Saint Louis Art Museum: The inscrip- would have become landfill now fill the tion “Dedicated to Art and Free to All” is floors of the quirky and innovative ware- carved in the stone above the main entry house of artistic fun. to the Saint Louis Art Museum. It serves as a reminder of this great institution’s Inside the Economy Museum: Young twin commitments to artistic excellence Boomerang, Six Flags St. Louis consumers can learn how their allow- and public accessibility. ance money fits into the overall economy with a visit to the new Inside the Econ- Ted Drewes Frozen Custard: On your The Loop Neighborhood: Groups will omy Museum within the historic Fed- return drive back from the thrills of Six flip over the hip vibe and trendy shops eral Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Group Flags, give your group the chills at Ted of The Loop – one of St. Louis’ most members can engage in a hands-on, Drewes Frozen Custard. This landmark popular shopping, dining, and entertain- 47 ment districts. This stretch of Delmar Park Avenue Coffee: Take a coffee Soulard celebrates its French heritage Boulevard has been named “One of break and bite into one of St. Louis’ iconic each year by hosting one of the nation’s the 10 Great Streets in America” by the foods – gooey butter coffee cake – at Park biggest Mardi Gras celebrations. There’s American Planning Association. Avenue Coffee Company. This friendly always a “bon temps” vibe in this lively, neighborhood café air roasts its many friendly neighborhood. The sidewalks shimmer with more coffee offerings and serves up delectable than 140 brass stars and biographical baked goods and other flavorful drinks. Soulard Farmers Market: Groups can plaques of the St. Louis Walk of Fame see the spot (and shop any Wednesday – which honor famous St. Louisans. Tower Grove Park and South Grand: Saturday) where St. Louisans have The South Grand neighborhood’s slogan shopped since 1779 – Soulard Farmers Interactive models of our solar system’s says it all: “The Best Food from Around Market. Owned and operated by the planets – The Loop’s Planetary Walk – add the World in Just Six Blocks.” The neigh- City of St. Louis, it is the oldest farmers an out-of-this-world ambiance to the borhood has a flavor of its own with market in the country. Fresh produce, Loop’s lively streetscape. The 2,880- international restaurants and bakeries, flowers, bakery goods, meat and spices foot long walk, which starts with the sun vintage clothing and decor shops, fair are available. at the Moonrise Hotel and concludes trade boutiques, coffee houses and with Neptune down the road at Cicero’s martini bars. South Grand’s most notable Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tour: The restaurant, gives group members an attractions are Tower Grove Park and the Soulard neighborhood’s biggest residence appreciation of just how “far out”. Missouri Botanical Garden. is home of the original Anheuser-Busch Brewery. Complimentary tours of the fa- Tower Grove Park: Tower Grove Park, bled American brewery complex – includ- Little Bits of the finest example of a Victorian park ing the popular, historic stables of the design remaining in the United States, world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales St. Louis is one of only four municipal parks desig- and free tasting room – operate daily. St. Louis is a city made up of hundreds nated a National Historic Landmark. It of diverse, delightful neighborhoods. also is listed on the National Register Each has its own distinct flavor, archi- Day Two of Historic Places. The park was a gift tectural style and vibe. Highlighted here The Hill: The Hill is known throughout to the people of St. Louis by Missouri are a few great neighborhoods for walk- the food-loving world as one of the most Botanical Garden founder Henry Shaw. ing, shopping, dining and exploring. tasteful “Little Italy” neighborhoods in America. Settled in the early 1900s by This lovely park features a bandstand, Italian immigrants, residents still carry Day One goldfish ponds complete with faux an- on their traditions in this lively spot near Lafayette Square: The Marquis de cient ruins, and 10 unique pavilions each downtown and Forest Park. Green, white Lafayette, France’s leadership contribu- of a different architectural style. and red Italian flag-painted fireplugs tion to the American Revolutionary War mark the boundaries of the Hill where the effort, visited St. Louis in 1825. Lafay- Missouri Botanical Garden: Time for neat shotgun-style houses are almost as ette Park, founded in 1836, is the oldest a beauty stop at the amazing Missouri interesting as the creative pasta dishes public park west of the Mississippi. The Botanical Garden. Founded in 1859 by served in the corner restaurants. The elegant neighborhood surrounding the English immigrant Henry Shaw, this is neighborhood’s dining establishments “squared park” is known as Lafayette the oldest public garden in the United range from mom and pop sandwich Square. The area’s circa 1870 –1880 States and is considered one of the top shops and casual trattorias to elegant “painted ladies” have been called the three public gardens in the world. The Mobil and Zagat-rated restaurants. finest and largest collection of Victori- Garden is renowned for its beauty and its Stop for a game of boccie – Italian lawn an-era architecture in the country. world-wide research aimed at plant con- bowling – and pick up Italian essentials servation. Highlights of the 79-acre-Eden in the aromatic specialty shops. Base- include: a tropical rainforest inside the ball-loving visitors will want to see the Climatron geodesic dome that features neighborhood where Yogi Berra, Joe Ga- endangered plant species; Seiwa-En, ragiola grew up and famed broadcaster the largest authentic Japanese garden Jack Buck resided on Elizabeth Avenue in North America; a Victorian garden; – now called “Hall of Fame Place” in their Boxwood garden; Chinese garden; two honor. rose gardens; reflecting pools; garden architecture, sculpture and an elaborate Central West End: Stroll and shop along Missouri Adventure-themed Children’s the tree-and-sidewalk café-lined streets Garden. of the Central West End neighborhood. Antique shops, eclectic boutiques and Soulard: A driving tour of Soulard, even a store named Left Bank Books St. Louis’ oldest neighborhood, show- add a Parisian flare to the streetscape. cases brick row houses, blues music Note the beautiful cast iron street lamps, Painted Ladies clubs, corner taverns and the oldest from the early 1900s, that illuminate operating farmers market in America. major intersections. 48 SAMPLE ITINERARIES

Bissinger’s French Confections: Hop real estate deal with Napoleon Bonapar- Fair heritage, but for the treasure trove of into Bissinger’s French Confections to te of France: $15 million for 600 million free attraction within it. pop a delectable, hand-made chocolate acres of the Louisiana Territories. The for a melt-in-your mouth taste treat. deal was struck in 1803, but it took until Saint Louis Art Museum: Groups can Bissinger, one of the last handcrafted 1804 for the word of the transaction to walk in the footsteps of fairgoers at the chocolatiers in the world, has been mak- reach St. Louis. That same year, Jeffer- Saint Louis Art Museum, the only perma- ing fine French confections for more than son’s exploration team, led by Meriweth- nent exhibition facility built for the 1904 400 years and takes pride in the fact that er Lewis and William Clark, departed “Meet Me in St. Louis” World’s Fair. As it has not sacrificed quality ingredients, St. Louis to map the newly minted U.S. it did in 1904, the museum houses mas- taste or craftsmanship to produce more lands. terpieces and ancient artifacts reflecting candy at a lower cost. thousands of years of human culture Day One from around the world. Words engraved World Chess Hall of Fame: Steps Gateway Arch: It is fitting that the tour above the main entrance to the museum away from Bissingers, a sculpture of starts at the Gateway Arch – the interna- read: Dedicated to Art and Free to All. the world’s largest chess piece marks tionally recognized symbol of St. Louis, The Saint Louis Art Museum’s perma- the location of the World Chess Hall of Thomas Jefferson’s Louisiana Purchase, nent collection is open to the public free Fame and The Chess Club and Scho- and subsequent westward expansion of of charge. lastic Center of Saint Louis. During a the nation. Groups can take the popular Note the statue of Saint Louis, King of tour of the Hall of Fame, visitors see tram ride to the top of the 630-feet-tall France outside the museum’s main en- displays of chess-related artifacts from monument for amazing views of the ma- trance. The statue originally was located the permanent collection, and temporary jestic Mississippi River and all of at the head of the Plaza during the Fair exhibitions highlighting the great players, St. Louis. and was the first large piece of statuary historic games, and rich cultural history to greet visitors passing through the of chess. Forest Park: When the world came to main entrance gates. St. Louis in 1904, Forest Park served as the main fairgrounds for the great Fair. Saint Louis Zoo: Another spectacu- Today, the 1,300-acre park remains one lar structure remaining from the Fair is of St. Louis’ premiere attractions and vis- found at the Saint Louis Zoo, just east itor destinations not only for its World’s of the Art Museum in Forest Park. The

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Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tour: The Soulard neighborhood’s biggest residence is home of the original Anheuser-Busch Brewery. Complimentary tours of the fabled American brewery complex – including the popular, historic stables of the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales and free tasting room – operate daily.

World’s Fair “Meet me in St. Louis, Louis” will be more than just a famous Judy Garland tune after your group experiences the sights and cultural legacy of the most-fabled of all World’s Fair’s – The Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904.

The Fair celebrated the centennial of Saint Louis Zoo President Thomas Jefferson’s fantastic 49 giant walk-through Flight Cage was the Louisiana Territory from Spain to France in Forest Park that welcomed visitors to Smithsonian Institution’s exhibit at the to the United States on March 9 and the Fair. The popular entertainment of Fair. At 228 feet long, 84 feet wide and 10, 1804 in St. Louis. A map of the the era, including Ragtime music, could 50 feet high, it was the largest aviary Louisiana Purchase territory that traces be found along the section of the Fair- ever built and today it remains one of the Lewis & Clark’s Corps of Discovery route grounds known as “The Pike.” A stop at largest free flight cages in the world. The is etched in the stone walkway at the the Scott Joplin House allows visitors to landmark structure, which served as the museum’s north entry. Galleries within tour the two-story antebellum structure impetus for the development of the For- the museum also include artifacts from that was home to the “King of Ragtime” est Park location of the Saint Louis Zoo the Lewis & Clark journey and the rest of during some of his most productive in 1913, is a cornerstone of the Zoo’s Clark’s life in St. Louis. years. Bird Garden. It brings visitors closer to the feathered creatures who reside in a The Missouri History Museum’s continu- Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion: The re- lushly landscaped exhibit called Cypress ing exhibit, “1904 World’s Fair: Looking stored 1848 Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion Swamp, a habitat for birds native to the Back at Looking Forward,” showcases houses an extravagant and diverse lower Mississippi River. the people, entertainment, food, and the collection of 1904 World’s Fair memora- many objects, artworks and examples of bilia. More than 1,200 pieces are on view World’s Fair Pavilion: The World’s Fair technology that were on view in St. Louis including photographs and souvenirs in Pavilion is perched high atop a hill to the during the seven magical months that excellent condition. Visitors can tour the east of the Flight Cage. Built on the site the Fair was open. entire antebellum Greek Revival home, a of the Fair’s original Missouri Building, National Historic Landmark. the Pavilion was designed to be a lasting Francis Field at Washington memorial to the Fair. University: In addition to hosting the Missouri Botanical Garden: Founded Fair, St. Louis became the first American in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden city to host the Olympic Games. The is the nation’s oldest public garden and 1904 games were held at Francis Field was a tourist attraction at the time of on the campus of Washington Universi- the 1904 World’s Fair. Beautiful stone ty in St. Louis, just west of the World’s lanterns from the 1904 Fair are displayed Fair grounds in Forest Park. Drive by the within Seiwa-En, the largest traditional athletic field and gymnasium, still in use Japanese garden in North America locat- today by the university, which held the ed on the Gardens southern edge. majority of the track and field events. Francis Gymnasium and Francis Field, Grant’s Farm: Among the interesting both used as venues during the 1904 exhibits at the 1904 World’s Fair was the Olympics, are named for David Rowland log cabin home hand-built by 18th U.S. World's Fair Pavilion Francis, an 1870 graduate of Washington President and Civil War general Ulysses University, governor of Missouri, presi- S. Grant. Just as Fairgoers did in 1904, Forest Park Boathouse: In 1904, a pop- dent of the Louisiana Purchase Exposi- modern day group visitors to St. Louis ular mode of transportation through the tion Company (1904 World’s Fair), and can view the cabin which is the only fairgrounds was a boat ride through the U.S. ambassador to Russia. house still standing that was hand-built miles of canals that wound through For- and occupied by a U.S. president. After est Park. Modern day visitors can relive Day Two the Fair, Grant’s Cabin was purchased the romance of the Fair on a paddleboat St. Louis Union Station: Thousands by Adolphus Busch (of Anheuser-Busch ride from the cheerful Forest Park Boat- traveled to St. Louis by train to reach the brewing fame) who was an admirer of house. Boaters can paddle to a picnic Fair anticipating one of the most spec- Grant. Busch moved it to his property on island in the lake, cruise around a wildlife tacular events they had ever imagined. Gravois Road that was once owned by island and enjoy eight new fountains that The passenger trains delivered them to Grant’s in-laws. The land is now part of now dot the Grand Canal beneath the an equally stunning architectural gem – the Grant’s Farm animal preserve which Saint Louis Art Museum. St. Louis Union Station. Built in 1894, is operated as a free family attraction by Union Station was once the largest and Anheuser-Busch. Missouri History Museum: The mag- busiest passenger rail station in the nitude and pageantry of the Fair some- world. Today, groups can step inside the times overshadowed the event it was luxurious, barrel-vaulted Grand Hall of staged to commemorate – the centennial this National Historic Landmark to view a of the signing of the Louisiana Purchase colorful Tiffany window and, in the eve- and the consequent exploration of the ning, watch a free, panoramic light show new territory by Meriwether Lewis and projected on the massive ceiling. William Clark. At the Missouri Histo- ry Museum, also located within For- Scott Joplin House: Composer Scott est Park, groups can see the original Joplin’s famous Rag, “The Cascades,” Louisiana Purchase Transfer Document was inspired by the beautiful fountains that formalized the transfer of the Upper 50 NOTES

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