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17 33 36 what's inside 1 WELCOME 13 FUN FACTS – (ESCORT NOTES) 2 WEATHER INFORMATION 17 ATTRACTIONS 3 GROUP TOUR SERVICES 30 SIGHTSEEING 5 TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION 32 TECHNICAL TOURS Airport 35 PARADES Motorcoach Parking – Policies 36 ANNUAL EVENTS Car Rental & Trolley 37 SAMPLE ITINERARIES 7 MAPS Central Corridor Metro Downtown 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 , , Science Center, History Museum, , Grant’s Farm, Laumeier 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.

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 , towering 630-feet over the . • Visit an artistic oasis in the heart of downtown. Citygarden offers a vibrant blending of lush plantings and internationally renowned . • Explore Forest Park’s 1,300 acres of lakes, 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 . • Marvel at the Missouri Botanical Garden, one of the world’s top public gardens. • Free your inner child at The Magic House, and other kid-friendly attractions. • Visit an ancient Native American civilization at Mounds. • Cheer for the MLB’s Cardinals 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 National 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 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 wheelers.

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

1 Citygarden

seasonalThe St. Louis region experiences four distinctclimates 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

2 we're here to help St. Louis understands the motorcoach traveler. Our Itinerary Planning team at Explore St. Louis 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 Curio Collection by Hilton, Drury Plaza, Promotional Material The Magnolia, Renaissance Airport and many more We have a variety of brochures, profile sheets, videos keep St. Louis hotel inventory one of the best. Finding and images available to help you plan and promote the 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 tours contains digital versions of this brochure and much more.

Contact Group Tour Department 888.892.8634 [email protected]

The Magnolia

Images Explore St. Louis has an extensive image library that includes: attractions, skyline, restaurant and entertain- ment venues. Just let us know what type of images you need and we will send you a link to the St. Louis image library. There is no cost to use these images to promote St. Louis to your clients.

Reunion Planner Explore St. Louis WORKBOOK 701 Convention Plaza, Suite 300 St. Louis, MO 63101 www.explorestlouis.com/groups-reunions [email protected] NOTES

4 St. Louis Lambert International Airport

Motorcoach Parking Information Many of our attractions in St. Louis have their own GETTING dedicated motorcoach parking site. When making arrangements with attractions and entertainment venues, don’t forget to inquire about motorcoach ‘ROUND parking.

St. Louis Lambert International Airport While in parking areas, motorcoaches may not idle www.flystl.com engines for more than five minutes prior to their time 10701 Lambert International Blvd. of departure. Under certain weather conditions, motorcoaches will be allowed to idle their engines Hours: longer. When ambient temperatures are below 32 TSA Security opens at 4:30 a.m. daily. degrees Fahrenheit, a motor vehicle may not operate Phone: (314) 426-8000 in idle for longer than 10 minutes in any hour.

Thirteen commercial airlines serve St. Louis Lambert Motorcoach Parking in Forest Park International Airport with nonstop service to nearly 65 Buses and/or commercial vehicles that are going to cities in the U.S. and international destinations. Two stay parked in Forest Park need a bus permit. This MetroLink stations directly link airport terminals to down- allows parking at designated parking lots only. To obtain town St. Louis businesses and attractions. a permit contact (314) 289-5330 or visit the website www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/parks/ Bus pick-up and drop-off at: documents/bus-parking-forest-park.cfm. • Terminal 1 upper departure area. • Terminal 2 drop-off upper departure area, pick-up lower level area.

5 Car Rental Downtown Trolley For those who need to handle the driving duties themselves, The #99 Downtown Trolley features a whimsical and there are a number of national car rental agencies located at colorful wrap that transforms buses into trolleys. St. Louis Lambert International Airport and throughout the area. Customers can get on and off the shuttle all day at Whether you need a car, van or small truck, it’s easy to find the any of the stops for the discounted fare of $2 for right set of wheels in a location near your hotel or event venue. adults and $1 for children. Tickets can be purchased on the trolleys or at the MetroRide Center at 8th Alamo Street and Pine. www.alamo.com (800) 462-5266 Forest Park Trolley

Avis The Metro Forest Park Trolley operates in the spring www.avis.com and summer providing individuals visiting Forest Park (800) 831-2847 a convenient method of navigating the park. The trolley stops at all the Forest Park attractions and Budget Metrolink Station. www.budget.com (800) 527-0700 Delmar

Enterprise Rent-a-Car The Loop Trolley is a 2.2-mile fixed-route electric www.enterprise.com trolley in St. Louis and University City which links the (800) 325-8007 Delmar Loop, one of America’s Great Streets, to the world-renowned Forest Park scheduled to open in Hertz 2019. www.hertz.com (800) 654-3131

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

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 validated with a time stamp after they’re purchased. run every 10 minutes during the day. Early morning and late night service runs every 30 minutes. For schedule information, log on to www.metrostlouis.org or call (314) 231-2345.

Motorcoach outside America's Center A B C D E F G H I J K L

Broadway Hanley Rd. Fairgrounds Heman Park Park MAPS Olive Page Blvd. McKinley Bridge Vernon Grand 19 Kingshighway Blvd. . v Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. Central Corridor Union Blvd. University Newstead Ave. Hyde Exit 248A 1 Olive er A Center Park City Vernon t 102 Natural Bridge Rd. O Mississippi River Midland liv en Accommodations Pennsylva- e S v Page Blvd. t. 1. Chase Park Plaza Hotel, F-3 The Salisbury, Delmar Blvd. Leland Ave. Loop Enright ande 45 Riverfront Trail 2. The Cheshire, C-4 83 V 70 Clarendon Academy . Branch St. Washington 42 31 Eastgate 36 3. Days Inn Downtown St. Louis, K-2 39 73 74 15 Delmar d Skinker Blvd. 72 The 85 64 20 75 lv Grand Blvd. Palm Exit 248B 4. Doubletree by Hilton St. Louis at Forest Park, F-3 87 96 Kensington 90 76 61 Washington77 Delmar Blvd. Ville 99 41 Vandeventer Ave. Exit 248B

5. Drury Inn & Suites St. Louis Forest Park, D-5 Parnell St. and B 46 3 Big Bend - U. City Dr. Martin58 Luther King Dr.44r 32 6. Fleur-de-Lys Mansion, Luxury Inn at the Park, H-6 86 G 38 St. Louis Ave. Exit 248C Millbrook 95 101 7. Hampton Inn & Suites-St. Louis at Forest Park, E-4 Washington Newstead Ave. 2 Westgate St. Louis Ave. Page Blvd. Broadway Hanley Rd. Forsyth 84 12 Delmar Blvd. Westminister N. Florissant 8. Holiday Inn Express St. Louis-Central West End, F-3 Skinker Lake 68 Forsyth Blvd. e. N. 23 St.

DeBaliviere Blvd. Forest Park- Union Blvd. 70 N. 22 St. Washington University v 37 9. Holiday Inn St. Louis Forest Park, D-5 DeBaliviere 53 17 10. Home 2 Suites by Hilton St. Louis/Forest Park, F-4 79 24 22 ing A Lindell Blvd. Kingshighway Blvd. Exit 249A 11. Hotel Avyan, I-5 Forsyth Blvd. 57 52 103 pr Enright Ave. S 12. Charles F. Knight Executive Education & Conference Center, B-2 Big Bend Blvd. Ellenwood Stan Musial Veterans 67 30 Washington Ave. 25 Memorial Bridge 40 Grand 20th St. Clayton 1 Euclid Ave. Je erson Ave. 70 13. Lehmann House Bed & Breakfast, J-5 Lagoon Dr. Wydown Blvd. Grand Dr. Center Taylor Ave.80 Olive St. James Cool Papa Bell Ave. 14. Restaurant & Inn, J-8 23 Cass Ave Exit 249B 8 Newstead Ave. Theater Dr. S. Boyle Ave. 15. Moonrise Hotel, C-2 Mullanphy St. 3 69 Grand Dr. Central Vandeventer Av. 65 Forest Park Je ersonDr. 16. Red Roof Inn Hampton Ave, D-5 McKinley Dr. W. Pine Blvd. Lindell Blvd. N. Seminary Fine Art Dr. West Southmoor Northwood Ridgemoor 43 35 End Laclede Ave. Grand Blvd. Skinker Blvd. 78 Demun Ave. 4 Exit 249C-D Attractions Government Dr. Dr. Martin Luther KingSt. Dr. Louis Oak Southwood 54 O’Fallon St. 17. .ZACK, I-2 Clayton Rd. 93 Knoll Bellevue Ave. Wells Dr. Union Dr. 9th St. Park San Bonita Faulkner Dr. Duncan Ave. Forest Park Carr St. 18. 4 Hands Brewing Company, K-5 Saint Louis University Tucker Blvd. Cole Carr Lane Dr. Spring Av.e 88 Olive St. 19. Better Family Life, E-1 Clayton Rd. Cortex Arch Concourse Dr. Convention Plz. America Ctr. Wells Dr. Clayton Rd. Central West End Washington Ave. Laclede’s 20. Blueberry Hill Restaurant & Music Club, C-2 Clayton Rd. Exit 36 B-C The Dome

Hanley Rd. 2 Exit 34B Exit 37 A-B Compton Ave. Landing 21. Budweiser Brewery Experience, J-7 Locust St. M.L. King Bridge Wise Ave. Exit 34A Oakland 20th St. Convention Berthold Ave.Tamm 10 64 22. The Candle Fusion Studio, F-2 98 Exit 36A Center 4 56 Exit 38B Exit 33A Union Market St. 23. Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis (New Cathedral), G-3 Clayton Rd. 7 Oakland Downtown Exit 31B Exit 33C 82 Station 64 Berthold Ave. Je erson Ave. 8th & 24. Central West End North Community Improvement District, F-2 Wise Ave. 64 Enterprise

Laclede Station Rd. Exit 33B Pine East Richmond Heights Wise Ave. 49 Grand Exit 38A 44 25. (Saint Louis University), I-3 Manchester Rd. Center Riverfront 71 Exit 39 26. Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion, J-8 100 47 Chouteau Tucker Blvd. Gateway Broadway Vandeventer Ave. Arch 27. Historic Cherokee Antique Row, I-8 Hampton Ave. 28. Cherokee-Lemp Special Business District, I-8 Civic Stadium Big Bend Blvd. Center 4th St. 29. Cherokee Street, I-8

Bellevue Ave.

30. The Chess Club & Scholastic Center of St. Louis, F-3 L.K. Sullivan Blvd.

McCausland Av.e 14th St. Kingshighway Blvd. Park Ave. 31. Statue, C-2 5 Poplar St. Bridge Exit 286 Exit 287 Exit 287 Manchester Rd. Lafayette 13 Chouteau 32. Circus Flora, I-2 44 Lafayette Ave. 16 Grand Blvd. 55 9 Wilson Ave. 5 Daggett Ave.51 Square 12th St. 33. Climb SoiLL Indoor Rock Climbing, J-5 Sublette Ave. Exit 288 64 34. Compton Hill Water Tower, H-6 50 Shaw Blvd. LaFayette 59 Compton Park Park Ave. 66 Hill Truman 18 35. Concordia Seminary, C-3 Bischo Ave. Russell Blvd. 34 33 11 Exit 289 Lafayette Ave. Macklind Av.e Reservoir

Edwards Ave. 36. Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, H-2 Elizabeth Av. Marconi Ave. Vandeventer Ave. Flora Pl. Park 44 Manchester Rd. Southwest Exit 208 Marshall Av.e Sarah Ave. Exit 285 The Hill 89 Mississippi River 37. The Historic , H-2 Columbia Ave. Missouri Shaw Southwest 6 55 Miller St. Marietta Ave. Botanical 62 Exit 290/I-44 63 Tower Grove Av.e 38. Dance St. Louis, I-2 Garden Russell Blvd. 91 Maple Ave. 39. Delmar Loop Planet Walk, C-2 Maplewood Alfred Ave. 6 Southwest Av.e Exit 291/I-44 Soulard Ave. Hanley Rd. Lafayette Ave. 40. Dennis and Judith Jones Visitor & Education Center, E-3 Flora Ave. Canterbury Ave. Shenandoah Ave.

Je erson Ave. Laclede Station Rd. Exit 284 Exit 207A Arsenal St. Magnolia Ave. 41. The Fabulous , H-2 Watson Rd. Sidney St. 97 55 Gravois Sutton Av. 42. Fitz's Bottling Company, C-2 Arsenal St. Tower Grove Exit 284 Park Soulard 43. Forest Park, D-3 Broadway 44. Grand Center Arts District, I-2 Arsenal St. Sidney St. 45. The Grandel, H-2 46. The Griot Museum of Black History and Culture, J-2 Tilles Lynch St. 47. The Grove, F-5 South Arsenal St. Park 92 10th St. 21 9th St. 48. Gus' Pretzel Shop, J-7 7 Grand Gravois 49. HealthWorks! Kids' Museum St. Louis, E-4 Grand Blvd. Wyoming St. Benton 50. Herbaria, E-6 Watson Rd. Park Kingshighway Blvd. Exit 206C Hampton Ave. Utah St. 48 51. The Hill, E-6 44 . Benton Riverview Dr Big Bend Blvd. Cherokee St. 52. Infinity Casting Studio, F-2 Lemp Ave. Exit 283 Park Broadway Jamieson Ave. 29 53. International Photography Hall of Fame & Museum, I-2 27 26 Chippewa St. 28 81 54. Scott Joplin House State Historic Site, J-3 14 60 Exit 206B 55. Kakao Chocolate, I-6 Gravois DeMenil 0 1 Miles Chippewa St. 56. Kaldi's Coffee Roasting Co., G-4 Chippewa St. 8 94 Je erson Ave. 57. Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, C-2 Shrewsbury Ave. 0 1 Km 55 Mississippi River 58. Kranzberg Arts Center, H-2 © 2019-Harris Graphic Design (314) 825-0983 59. Historic Lafayette Square, J-5 60. Lemp Mansion Restaurant & Inn, J-8 61. The Loop, C-2 62. Magic Chef Mansion, H-6 70. Museum of Contemporary Religious Art (MOCRA), 77. Regional Arts Commission, C-2 63. Historic Downtown Maplewood, B-6 H-2 78. Saint Louis Art Museum, D-3 64. The Marcelle, I-2 71. No Way Out STL, H-4 79. St. Louis Black Repertory Company, C-1 65. Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing, L-3 72. Concert Nightclub, D-2 80. St. Louis Cathedral Concerts, G-3 66. Missouri Botanical Garden, F-6 73. Peacock Loop Diner, C-2 81. St. Louis Paranormal Research Center, J-8 67. Missouri History Museum, D-3 74. Pin-Up Bowl, C-2 82. Saint Louis Science Center, E-4 68. MOTO Museum, I-2 75. , H-2 83. Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective, C-2 69. , E-3 76. Red Herring Escape Rooms, C-2 84. STL Surge, B-2 A B C D E F G H I J K L

Broadway Hanley Rd. Fairgrounds Heman Park Park Olive Page Blvd. McKinley Bridge Vernon Grand 19 Kingshighway Blvd. . v Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. Union Blvd. University Newstead Ave. Hyde Exit 248A 1 Olive er A Center Park City Vernon t 102 Natural Bridge Rd. O Mississippi River Midland liv en

Pennsylva- e S v Page Blvd. t. The Salisbury, Delmar Blvd. Leland Ave. Loop Enright ande 45 Riverfront Trail 83 V 70 Clarendon Academy . Branch St. Washington 42 31 Eastgate 36 39 73 74 15 Delmar d Skinker Blvd. 72 The 85 64 20 75 lv Grand Blvd. Palm Exit 248B 87 96 Kensington 90 76 61 Washington77 Delmar Blvd. Ville 99 41 Vandeventer Ave. Exit 248B and B Parnell46 St. 3 Big Bend - U. City Dr. Martin58 Luther King Dr.44r 32 86 G 38 St. Louis Ave. Exit 248C Millbrook 95 101 Washington Newstead Ave. 2 Westgate St. Louis Ave. Page Blvd. Broadway Hanley Rd. Forsyth 84 12 Delmar Blvd. Westminister N. Florissant Skinker Lake 68 Forsyth Blvd. e. N. 23 St.

DeBaliviere Blvd. Forest Park- Union Blvd. 70 N. 22 St. Washington University v 37 DeBaliviere 53 17 79 24 22 ing A Lindell Blvd. Kingshighway Blvd. Forsyth Blvd. 57 Exit 249A 52 103 pr Enright Ave.Saint Louis University S Big Bend Blvd. Ellenwood Stan Musial Veterans 67 30 Washington Ave. 25 Memorial Bridge 40 Grand 20th St. Clayton 1 Euclid Ave. Je erson Ave. 70 Lagoon Dr. Wydown Blvd. Grand Dr. Center Taylor Ave.80 Olive St. James Cool Papa Bell Ave. 23 Cass Ave Exit 249B 8 Newstead Ave. Theater Dr. S. Boyle Ave. Mullanphy St. 3 69 Grand Dr. Central Vandeventer Av. 65 Forest Park Je ersonDr. McKinley Dr. W. Pine Blvd. Lindell Blvd. N. Seminary Fine Art Dr. West Southmoor Northwood Ridgemoor 43 35 End Laclede Ave. Grand Blvd. Skinker Blvd. 78 Demun Ave. 4 Exit 249C-D Government Dr. Dr. Martin Luther KingSt. Dr. Louis Oak Southwood 54 O’Fallon St. Clayton Rd. 93 Knoll Bellevue Ave. Wells Dr. Union Dr. 9th St. Park San Bonita Faulkner Dr. Duncan Ave. Forest Park Carr St. Saint Louis University Tucker Blvd. Cole Carr Lane Dr. Spring Av.e 88 Olive St. Clayton Rd. Cortex Arch Concourse Dr. Convention Plz. Wells Dr. Clayton Rd. Central West End America Ctr. Clayton Rd. Exit 36 B-C Washington Ave. The Dome Laclede’s

Hanley Rd. 2 Exit 34B Exit 37 A-B Compton Ave. Landing Locust St. M.L. King Bridge Wise Ave. Exit 34A Oakland 20th St. Convention Berthold Ave.98Tamm Exit 36A 10 64 Center 4 56 Exit 38B Eads Bridge Exit 33A Union Market St. Clayton Rd. 7 Oakland Downtown Exit 31B Exit 33C 82 Station 64 Berthold Ave. Je erson Ave. 8th & Wise Ave. 64 Enterprise

Laclede Station Rd. Exit 33B Pine East Richmond Heights Wise Ave. 49 Grand Exit 38A 44 Manchester Rd. Center Riverfront 71 Exit 39 100 47 Chouteau Tucker Blvd. Gateway Broadway Vandeventer Ave. Arch Hampton Ave. Busch Civic Stadium Stadium Big Bend Blvd. Center 4th St.

Bellevue Ave.

L.K. Sullivan Blvd.

McCausland Av.e 14th St. Kingshighway Blvd. Park Ave. 5 Poplar St. Bridge Exit 286 Exit 287 Exit 287 Manchester Rd. Lafayette 13 Chouteau 44 Lafayette Ave. 16 Grand Blvd. 55 9 Wilson Ave. 5 Daggett Ave.51 Square 12th St. Sublette Ave. Exit 288 64 50 Shaw Blvd. LaFayette 59 Compton Park Park Ave. 66 Hill Truman 18 Bischo Ave. Russell Blvd. 34 33 11 Exit 289 Lafayette Ave. Macklind Av.e Reservoir

Edwards Ave. Elizabeth Av. Marconi Ave. Vandeventer Ave. Flora Pl. Park 44 Manchester Rd. Southwest Exit 208 Marshall Av.e Sarah Ave. Exit 285 The Hill 89 Mississippi River Columbia Ave. Missouri Shaw Southwest 6 55 Miller St. Marietta Ave. Botanical 62 Exit 290/I-44 63 Tower Grove Av.e Garden Russell Blvd. 91 Maple Ave. Maplewood Alfred Ave. 6 Southwest Av.e Exit 291/I-44 Soulard Ave. Hanley Rd. Flora Ave. Canterbury Ave. Shenandoah Ave. Lafayette Ave.

Je erson Ave. Laclede Station Rd. Exit 284 Magnolia Ave. Exit 207A Arsenal St. Sidney St. Watson Rd. 97 55 Gravois Sutton Av. Arsenal St. Tower Grove Exit 284 Park Soulard Broadway

Arsenal St. Sidney St.

Tilles Lynch St. South Arsenal St. Park 92 10th St. 7 Grand 21 9th St. Gravois Grand Blvd. Wyoming St. Benton Watson Rd. Park

Kingshighway Blvd. Exit 206C Hampton Ave. Utah St. 48 44 . Benton Riverview Dr Big Bend Blvd. Cherokee St. Lemp Ave. Exit 283 Park Broadway Jamieson Ave. 29 26 Chippewa St. 27 28 81 14 60 Exit 206B

Gravois DeMenil 0 1 Miles Chippewa St. Chippewa St. 8 94 Je erson Ave.

Shrewsbury Ave. 0 1 Km 55 Mississippi River © 2019-Harris Graphic Design (314) 825-0983

77. Regional Arts Commission, C-2 85. Saint Louis Symphony, , I-2 92. South Grand Cultural Alliance, H-7 100. Union Avenue , E-2 78. Saint Louis Art Museum, D-3 86. Saint Louis University Museum of Art, H-3 93. Square One Brewery & Distillery, J-6 101. Urban Chestnut Grove Brewery & Bierhall, F-5 79. St. Louis Black Repertory Company, C-1 87. St. Louis Walk of Fame, C-2 94. Steinberg Rink, F-3 102. Urban Chestnut Midtown Brewery & Biergarten, I-3 80. St. Louis Cathedral Concerts, G-3 88. , D-4 95. Ted Drewes Frozen Custard, C-8 103. Vaughn Cultural Center/Urban League, H-2 81. St. Louis Paranormal Research Center, J-8 89. Schlafly Bottleworks, B-6 96. Third Degree Glass , E-2 104. , F-2 82. Saint Louis Science Center, E-4 90. Concert Hall, Ballroom & 97. Tivoli Theatre, C-2 83. Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective, C-2 Art Galleries, H-2 98. , F-6 84. STL Surge, B-2 91. Soulard Farmers Market, K-6 99. Turtle Playground, D-4 MAPS

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O Metro 96 National Great H Rivers Museum Dardenne Lake Mississippi River 127 To Alton 3 58 Mississippi RiverAlton Trails 1 79 94 Wood River Accommodations 74. Challenger Learning Center-St. Louis, J-6

Golden Eagle 75. Chesterfield Sports Fusion, C-9 Ferry Rd 143 1. 370 Lakeside Park RV Campground, D-3 B St. Charles 67 2. America’s Best Value Inn – St. Louis/South, J-15 76. Columbia Bottom Conservation Area, N-3 Airport 3. Beall Mansion, An Elegant Bed & Breakfast Inn, M-1 77. ComedySportz St. Louis, F-4 2 MISSOURI Old Halls Ferry Rd. B C 3 4. Best Western Kirkwood Inn, H-12 78. Creve Coeur Park, F-7 Airport Rd. 94

5. Best Western St. Louis Inn, I-16 79. Das Bevo, L-11 Huster Rd. Hartford Lewis & Clark Blvd. 110 Mueller Missouri River Wiethaupt Rd. 80. Demolition Ball, E-5 79 Shackelford Rd. 6. Cahokia RV Parque, M-12 M Boschertown Rd. 1 Greenway Vaile Ave. Elm St. 7. Corner George Inn B&B, M-16 81. Eckert's, O-12 370 Chase Dr.. 3 Truman Humes Ln. 8. Courtyard by Marriott – Airport/Earth City, G-5 82. Escape Challenge St. Louis, G-6 O’Fallon Elm Point Rd. Mullanphy Rd. 136 3rd St. Old Halls Ferry Rd. 76 S. Main St. 67 Strodtman Rd. Columbia Bottom Trail 9. Courtyard by Marriott Westport, G-7 83. Eureka, C-15 To Warrenton St. Charles Lindsay Rd. Patterson Rd. Charbonier Rd. New Halls Ferry

Bottom Rd.

Main St. Black Jack Columbia Elmhurst Dr.ConcordiaRandolph Ln. St. 88 84. ExploreNorthStLouisCounty.com, I-4 Spencer Rd. Ehlmann Rd. Lewis & Clark 10. Crowne Plaza Hotel St. Louis – Airport, H-6 Park Ave. To Missouri Wine 70 Droste Rd. 367 Aubuchon Rd. Waterford Dr. Spanish State Historic Site 85. Faust County Park, E-8 Country 47 Lake Poag NewRd. 11. Days Inn & Suites St. Louis/Westport, G-7 Spanish Pond Rd. Mexico Rd. Zumbehl Rd. Parker Rd. Park Missouri Bottom Rd. Florissant 113 Howdershell Rd. 12. DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Conference Center, D-8 86. First State Historic Site, F-4 Duchesne Dr. Lynn Haven Ln. Salt Lick Rd. 87 Trampe Ave. St. Peters 70 2nd St. 370 St. Ferdinand St.. 4 Clay St. Clark71 St. Catherine St. 109 13. DoubleTree by Hilton St. Louis – Westport, G-7 87. Florissant Civic Center Theatre, K-4 Birdie Hills Rd. Washington St. Lindbergh Blvd. 38 St. Anthony Ln. Pohlman Rd.

Dunn Rd. Graham Rd. Redman Rd. 14. Drury Inn & Suites Creve Coeur, G-8 88. , M-3 1st Capitol Dr. 84 New Florissant Rd. Willott Rd. 77 86 Muegge Rd. 39 Earth City Exwy.. Gist Rd. James McDonnell Blvd. Larimore Rd. Mississippi River MCT Trails 15. Drury Inn & Suites Fenton, G-13 89. Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park, G-12 Bellefontaine Rd.

5th St. Dunn Rd. 56 Taussig Rd. Riverview Blvd. 16. Drury Inn & Suites Southwest, F-14 90. Gateway Grizzlies, O-11 Mid Rivers 65 Elizabeth Av. 53 Fredens Rd. 270 Mall Dr. Hackmann Rd. Lilac Ave. 17. Drury Inn & Suites Westport, G-7 91. Gateway Motorsports Park, N-9 Weiss Rd. 80 28 5 Rd. Thoele Frost Av. 122 St. Peters Howell Rd. K Jungermann Rd. Eva Av. McClay 270 134 Chain of Rocks Rd. 33 270 92. Gateway National Golf Links, N-9 River Rd. 61 18. Drury Inn St. Louis Airport, I-6 Harvester Rd. Pralle Ln. 102 Natural Bridge Hemsath Rd. 31 8 St. Louis - Lambert

19. Drury Plaza Hotel – Chesterfield, D-9 93. Go Ape Zipline & Treetop Adventures, G-6 94 132 70 International Lewis & Clark Blvd. N Motherhead Rd. Airport Rd. 103 Chambers St. Thomas Rd. McKelvey Rd. Airport Lilac Dr. Central School Rd. 48 Morrison Rd. 20. Embassy Suites Hotel – St. Louis Airport, H-6 94. Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site (White Haven), I-13 364 Florissant Rd. Florissant Av. Cottleville Jungs Station Rd. Old St. Charles Rock Rd. 170 3 203 21. Hampton Inn & Suites St. Louis – Chesterfield, C-9 95. Grant’s Farm, I-13 45 74 Ferguson Ave. Riverfront Trail 10 Halls Ferry 60 94 Creve Coeur 20 42

96. National Great Rivers Museum, N-1 Bermuda Rd. 22. Hampton Inn & Suites St. Louis South I-55, I-16 Cypress Rd. 6 Airport St. Charles Rock Rd. 18 Nameoki Rd. Maryland Heights Exwy. 24 Jennings Pontoon Rd. 23. Hampton Inn Westport/St. Louis, G-6 97. Greensfelder Recreation Complex, F-11 40 Hord Ave. Kisker Rd. Maryland Riverview Blvd. Westwood Dr. Pitman Hill Rd. 364 Harold Rd.

Adie Rd. 27 98. Historic Hawken House, I-12 Chain Of Rocks Canal 24. Hilton St. Louis Airport, I-6 40 Tower Rd. Heights 67 MCT Con uence Trail Caulks Hill Rd. St. Francis Ln. Fee Fee Rd. 50 Natural Bridge 25. Hilton St. Louis Frontenac, H-10 99. Helium Comedy Club, I-9 61 141 23 180 70 Missouri Av. 93Marine Av. 82 64 Creve Dorsett Rd. Breckenridge Rd.

Weldon Spring Maryville Rd. Lucas & Hunt Rd. Greens Bottom Rd. Broadway 26. Holiday Inn at Six Flags, A-14 100. Hidden Valley Ski.Tube.Ride, B-14 Coeur 17 150 Brown Rd. Park West Port College Ave. 101. Hofbräuhaus St. Louis – Belleville, O-12 7 Ashby Rd. Granite City 27. Holiday Inn St. Louis Airport, I-6 Jennings Station Rd.

Katy Trail Katy 43 McKelvey Rd. Link Rd. Plaza Midland Blvd. Woodson Rd. 135 9 Schuetz Rd. Riverview FlorissantBlvd. Madison Av. 94 78 46 Goodfellow Blvd. 28. Holiday Inn St. Louis Airport West Earth City, G-5 102. Hollywood Casino Amphitheater St. Louis, F-5 Lackland Rd. Niedringhaus Av. Horseshoe Missouri River Missouri 44 Midland Blvd. 20th St. Lake Creve Coeur Mill Rd. 35 29. Holiday Inn Southwest Route 66, H-13 103. Hollywood Casino St. Louis, F-5 149 364 32 Flora Av. Katy Trail Page Blvd. Lackland Rd. Cedar St. Bennington Pl. 13 Villa Dorado Kienlen Ave. 30. Holiday Inn South County Center, J-14 104. Holocaust Museum & Learning Center, H-8 11 Page Blvd. 70 Riverfront Trail 66 Baur Missouri River Craig Rd. 104 Schulte Rd. 59 31. Hollywood Casino St. Louis, F-5 105. Jefferson Barracks Historic Park, K-14 Blvd. Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. Mississippi River Edwardsville Rd. Olive Blvd. Ross Av.

106. Jefferson Barracks National , K-15 8 340 Hanley Rd. 32. Homewood Suites by Hilton St. Louis Westport, G-7 Olive Street Rd. 170 70 Midland Blvd.

72 Dielman Rd. Shreve Horseshoe Lake Faust Ave. O’Fallon 33. KOA Granite City Campground, O-5 107. Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum, K-14 Park 85 Olive Blvd. Natural Bridge Rd. Broadway State Park 155 Chester eld Airport Rd. 143 Park 62 Old Bonhomme Rd. 340 Shaftesbury Ave. Pennsylvania Ave. Page Blvd. Union Blvd. 203 34. KOA St. Louis West Campground & Cabins, A-15 108. Jilly's Cupcake & Ice Cream Bar, I-8 21 12 68 Forest Crest Dr.. 14 Spirit of Woods Mill Rd. Ferguson Ave. Kingshighway Blvd. Florissant 109. Jilly's Cupcake & Ice Cream Bar (Edwarsville), O-4 St. Louis 75 White Rd. 108 McKinley Bridge 35. La Quinta Inn & Suites St. Louis – Westport, G-7 Long Rd. Delmar Blvd. Fairgrounds Airport 270 Warson Rd. Broadway

Mosley Rd. Ladue Rd. Spoede Rd. Park 3 To 36. The Lodge at Grant’s Trail by Orlando’s, K-13 110. Edward “Ted” and Pat Jones – Confluence Point State Park, O-2 Wilson Ave. Cahokia Maryland Ave. Price Rd. St. Louis Ave. Clayton Av. Jeerson Mounds 9 Wildhorse Creek Rd. 19 Forest Park Exwy. St. Louis 70 37. Marriott St. Louis West, F-9 111. Historic Kimmswick, H-16 Conway Rd. Ladue Delmar Blvd. 92 Chester eld Grand Blvd. 55 64 Stan Musial Bridge 69 New Ballas Rd. Ballas New Cass Ave. 112. Kirkwood, H-12 Schoettler Rd. 70 91 38. Motel 6 St. Louis – Florissant, J-4 Baxter Rd. 37 Wydown Blvd. Lindell Blvd. Clarkson Rd. HighcroftDr. Warson Rd. Clayton Rd. St. Clair Ave. Forest Park Ave. 1st St. Collinsville Rd. 39. Quality Inn Florissant, J-4 113. Kokomo Joe’s Family Fun Center of St. Peters, D-4 Kehrs Mills Washington Ave. 111 Baxter Rd. 40 61 Forest Park Downtown Log Cabin McKnight Rd. 99 Skinker Blvd.

40. Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel, J-6 114. , H-13 Hanley Rd. 10 25 Wise Ave. 44 9th St. Eatherton Rd. 146 144 M.L. King Bridge Woods Mill Rd. Frontenac 64 115. Lone Elk Park, F-13 Mason Rd. Clayton Rd. Oakland Ave. 64 15th St. To

41. River City Casino & Hotel, L-14 Kingshighway 121 154 40 Mid-America 109 Airport Edmund Babler Brentwood Manchester Ave. Chouteau Ave. 42. St. Louis Airport Marriott, I-5 116. The Magic House, St. Louis Children’s Museum, H-12 Weidman Rd. Memorial Queeny Litzsinger Rd. State St.

State Henry Ave.141 Old Warson Rd. Park Ave. St. Clair Ave.

Park Lindbergh Blvd. 64 43. Sheraton Westport Lakeside Chalet, G-7 117. Mastodon State Historic Site, H-16 340 Tilles Lafayette Ave. 8th St. 14th St. Park Bellevue Ave. 10th St.

Park Big Bend Blvd. McCausland Ave. 25th St. Bopp Rd. Bopp Brentwood Blvd. 141 Rd. Ballas Vandevanter Ave. 44 Tudor Ave. 161 44. Sheraton Westport Plaza Hotel, G-7 118. Meramec Caverns, A-16 Rock Hill Missouri Ave. 100 Tower Grove Shaw Blvd. Strecker Arsenal St. East 97 67 Maplewood L.K. Sullivan Blvd. 45. Sleep Inn & Main Stay Suites, H-6 119. Miniature Museum of Greater St. Louis, K-12 11 Geyer Rd. Park Rd. Lake Dr. Manchester Rd. Woodlawn Rd. Arsenal St. St. Louis Newport Ave. 7th St. 46. Staybridge Suites St. Louis – Westport, G-7 120. Museum of Transportation, G-12 Ellisville Spring Manchester 51 Bond Ave. E. Kirkham 57 Rock Hill Rd.

Holloway Rd. Meadows Dr. 153 Kingshighway Blvd. Barrett Station Rd. 128 19th St. 121. Myseum, E-10 Manchester Rd. 3 Frank Holton Hampton Ave. 47. Sundermeier RV Park & Conference Center, F-3 Peeke Ave. Berry Rd. Wildwood 100 Weidman Rd. Grand Blvd. Lockwood Av. Big Bend Chippewa St. 15 State Park Kiefer Creek Rd. Lansdowne 48. SureStay Plus Hotel – St. Louis Airport, H-5 122. Old , M-5 148 124 Jamieson Ave. Old Manchester Rd. Rd. Linderman Kirkwood Sappington Rd. Ave. Jeerson Ave. St. Albans Rd. Meramec Station Rd Webster 79

Des Peres Rd. Peres Des 147 Adams140 Ave. Lockwood Ave. Shrewsbury 55 Sauget 255 49. TownePlace Suites By Marriott, G-14 123. Onondaga Cave State Park, A-15 52 89 Groves Meramec St. Hanna Rd. Carman Rd. 12 112 River Des Peres Air Flight Dr. St. Louis Ballwin 6 To Our Lady of the 50. Travelodge, J-6 124. Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, J-11 New Ballwin Rd. Mississippi St. Downtown- 90 Dougherty Ferry Rd. Grant Rd. Glendale Des Peres Pkwy. Gravois Ave.119 Snows, Eckert’s 116 44 Park Airport Orchards & Golf Club 120 98 Edgar Rd. Cahokia 101 51. Tuxedo Park STL Bed & Breakfast, J-11 125. Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center, H-13 130 Oak St. Big Bend Rd. 50th St.

Couch Ave. Old Big Bend Rd. Geyer Rd. Ave. G Camp Jackson Rd. Laclede Station Rd. Loughborough Ave. 52. The Wildwood Hotel, C-12 126. Purina Farms, A-14 ra Watson Rd. Heege Rd. Holly Hills Ave. Old State Rd. nt Trail 4 137 Rock Hill Rd. 127. Raging Rivers WaterPark, G-1 100 GermaniaMorganford Rd. St. Valcour Ave. Valley Mackenzie Rd. New Hampshire Ave. 73 Castlewood Millstadt Rd. 128. Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, J-11 Park 125 29 Weber Rd. State Park 141 Grant’s Farm Mousette Ln. Pardee Rd. Bayless Ave. 81 13 Whitsetts Fork Rd. Laumeier 94 Attractions 129. River City Casino & Hotel, L-13 Sunset Hills Camp Jackson Rd. 133 Sculpture Mississippi River 95 Marceau St. 157 53. Adrenaline Zone, E-5 Allenton Rd. Park Eddie & Park Rd. 130. , B-12 114 G r 54. Adventure Valley Paintball Park, G-16 152 49 a 15 n MCT School House Trail To Washington 115 Eiler Rd. 131. , C-14 Vandover Rd. t 36 129 55. Adventure Valley Zipline Tour, G-16 Greensfelder T County Park 109 16 270 Musick Rd. ra 132. St. Louis Ambush, F-5 il 41 44 Bowles Ave. Dupo 56. Ameristar Casino Resort Spa, F-4 Fenton Lindbergh Blvd. Green Park Rd. Lemay Ferry Rd. 30 Sappington Rd. Baptist Church Rd. 133. Saint Louis FC, G-13 Reavis Barracks Smizer Mill Rd. 57. Amp Up Action Park, F-11 14 Yarnell Rd. Concord School Triple Lakes Rd. Imbs Station Rd. 134. St. Louis Lambert International Airport, I-5 67 Will Ave. 58. Beall Mansion, M-1 138 50 Rd. Six Flags Rd. Gravois Rd. 100 Kingston Dr.105 135. Saint Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri 139 Route 66 Hawkins Rd. 59. , L-8 126 Wagner 26 State Park 131 30 107 St. Louis, J-7 Bussen Rd. Jeerson . Mattis Rd. Rd. Talge Von 60. Big Muddy Adventures, M-5 231 Barracks Riverview Dr 83 Buckley Rd. 136. St. Louis Renaissance Faire, A-3 44 Sappington Historical 255 163 61. General House, L-5 Augustine Rd. 151 2 Barracks Rd. Park

Forder Rd. New Sugar Creek Rd. Creek Sugar New 137. Historic Sappington House & Barn Restaurant, H-12 Eureka Hertel Rd. 62. Bissell Mansion Restaurant and Dinner Theatre, M-8 15 To Purina Farms, 106 Butler Hill Rd. Shaw Nature Reserve Williams Rd. 138. Shaw Nature Reserve, A-14 34 Parkdale Ambs Rd. E. Osage St. 141 270 63. Black Madonna Shrine and Grottos, B-16 123 Ringer Rd. Tesson Ferry Rd. 139. Six Flags St. Louis, B-14 30 Mule Rd. 66 Pottle Av. 64. Blue Owl Restaurant & Bakery, I-16 Meramec River Saeger Rd. Saeger Rd.Millstadt Meramec River Patterson Rd. 140. STAGES St. Louis, H-12 Antire Rd. Butler Hill Rd. 65. Boenker Hill Vineyard & Winery, G-5 22 Yaeger Rd. 145 142 0 5 Miles 141. Stone Hill Winery & Restaurant, A-4 118 55 Milburn Rd. 66. Historic Home & Heritage Center, A-8 67 Old Baumgartner Rd. 142. Suson Park Animal Farm, I-16 16 0 5 Km 67. Brookdale Farms, C-16 21 Kerth Rd. Columbia 63 54 55 117 111 5 64 3 7 143. TrapezeSTL, D-8 Telegraph Rd. 68. The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House, E-8 © 2019 - Harris Graphic Design (314) 825-0983 Lemay Ferry Rd. 144. Tropicana Lanes, J-9 Baumgartner Rd. 69. Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, O-9 145. Twin Rivers Rental at Brookdale Farms, C-16 70. Calvary Cemetary, L-7 146. Weber Grill Restaurant Grilling Academy, I-10 71. Candle Fusion Studio – St. Charles, F-4 149. The Weldon Spring Site Interpretive Center, A-8 147. Webster Groves, I-11 72. The Caramel House, H-8 150. Westport Plaza, G-7 148. Webster University, I-11 73. Carondelet Historical Society, L-13 151. George Winter Park, H-15

9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O 96 National Great H Rivers Museum Dardenne Lake Mississippi River 127 To Alton 3 58 Mississippi RiverAlton Trails 1 79 94 Wood River

Golden Eagle Ferry Rd 143 B St. Charles 67 Airport 2 MISSOURI Old Halls Ferry Rd. B C Missouri River 3 Airport Rd. 94

Huster Rd. Hartford Lewis & Clark Blvd. 110 Mueller Missouri River Wiethaupt Rd. 79 Shackelford Rd. M Boschertown Rd. 1 Greenway Vaile Ave. Elm St. 370 Chase Dr.. 3 Truman Humes Ln. O’Fallon Elm Point Rd. Mullanphy Rd. 136 3rd St. Old Halls Ferry Rd. 76 S. Main St. 67 Strodtman Rd. Columbia Bottom Trail To Warrenton St. Charles Lindsay Rd. Patterson Rd. Charbonier Rd. New Halls Ferry

Bottom Rd.

Main St. Black Jack Columbia Elmhurst Dr.ConcordiaRandolph Ln. St. Spencer Rd. Ehlmann Rd. 88 Lewis & Clark To Missouri Wine 70 Droste Rd. Park Ave. 367 Aubuchon Rd. Waterford Dr. Spanish State Historic Site Country 47 Lake Poag NewRd. Spanish Pond Rd. Mexico Rd. Zumbehl Rd. Parker Rd. Park Missouri Bottom Rd. Florissant Howdershell Rd. 113 Duchesne Dr. Lynn Haven Ln. Salt Lick Rd. 87 Trampe Ave. St. Peters 70 2nd St. 370 St. Ferdinand St.. 4 Clay St. Clark71 St. Catherine St. 109 Birdie Hills Rd. Washington St. Lindbergh Blvd. 38 St. Anthony Ln. Pohlman Rd.

Dunn Rd. Graham Rd. Redman Rd. 1st Capitol Dr. 84 New Florissant Rd. Willott Rd. 77 86 Muegge Rd. 39 Earth City Exwy.. Gist Rd. James McDonnell Blvd. Larimore Rd. Mississippi River MCT Trails Bellefontaine Rd.

5th St. Dunn Rd. 56 Taussig Rd. Riverview Blvd. Mid Rivers 65 Elizabeth Av. 53 Fredens Rd. 270 Mall Dr. Hackmann Rd. Lilac Ave. Weiss Rd. 80 28 5 Rd. Thoele Frost Av. 122 St. Peters Howell Rd. K Jungermann Rd. Eva Av. McClay 270 134 Chain of Rocks Rd. 33 270 River Rd. 61 Harvester Rd. Pralle Ln. 102 Natural Bridge Hemsath Rd. 31 8 St. Louis - Lambert

94 132 70 International Lewis & Clark Blvd. N Motherhead Rd. Airport Rd. 103 Chambers St. Thomas Rd. McKelvey Rd. Airport Lilac Dr. Central School Rd. 48 Morrison Rd. 364 Florissant Rd. Florissant Av. Cottleville Jungs Station Rd. Old St. Charles Rock Rd. 170 3 203 45 74 Ferguson Ave. Riverfront Trail 10 Halls Ferry 60 94 Creve Coeur 20 42

Cypress Rd. Bermuda Rd. 6 Airport St. Charles Rock Rd. 18 Nameoki Rd. Maryland Heights Exwy. Jennings Pontoon Rd. 24 40 Hord Ave. Kisker Rd. Maryland Riverview Blvd. Westwood Dr. Pitman Hill Rd. 364 Harold Rd.

Adie Rd. 27 40 Tower Rd. Heights 67 Chain Of Rocks CanalMCT Con uence Trail Caulks Hill Rd. St. Francis Ln. Fee Fee Rd. 50 Natural Bridge 61 141 23 180 70 Missouri Av. 93Marine Av. 82 64 Creve Dorsett Rd. Breckenridge Rd.

Weldon Spring Maryville Rd. Lucas & Hunt Rd. Greens Bottom Rd. Broadway Coeur 17 150 Brown Rd. Park West Port College Ave. 7 Ashby Rd. Granite City Jennings Station Rd.

Katy Trail Katy 43 McKelvey Rd. Link Rd. Plaza Midland Blvd. Woodson Rd. 135 Schuetz Rd. Riverview FlorissantBlvd. Madison Av. 94 78 9 Goodfellow Blvd. 46 Lackland Rd. Niedringhaus Av. Horseshoe Missouri River Missouri 44 Midland Blvd. 20th St. Lake Creve Coeur Mill Rd. 35 149 364 32 Flora Av.

Katy Trail Page Blvd. Lackland Rd. Cedar St. Bennington Pl. 13 Villa Dorado Kienlen Ave. 11 Page Blvd. 70 Riverfront Trail 66 Baur Missouri River Craig Rd. 104 Schulte Rd. 59 Blvd. Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. Mississippi River Edwardsville Rd. Olive Blvd. Ross Av.

8 340 Hanley Rd. Olive Street Rd. 170 70 Midland Blvd.

72 Dielman Rd. Shreve Horseshoe Lake Faust Ave. O’Fallon Park 85 Olive Blvd. Natural Bridge Rd. Broadway State Park 155 Chester eld Airport Rd. 143 Park 62 Old Bonhomme Rd. 340 Shaftesbury Ave. Pennsylvania Ave. Page Blvd. Union Blvd. 203 21 12 68 Forest Crest Dr.. 14 Spirit of Woods Mill Rd. Ferguson Ave. Kingshighway Blvd. Florissant St. Louis 75 White Rd. 108 McKinley Bridge

Long Rd. Delmar Blvd. Fairgrounds Airport 270 Warson Rd. Broadway

Mosley Rd. Ladue Rd. Spoede Rd. Park 3 To Wilson Ave. Cahokia Maryland Ave. Price Rd. St. Louis Ave. Clayton Av. Jeerson Mounds 9 Wildhorse Creek Rd. 19 Forest Park Exwy. St. Louis 70 Conway Rd. Ladue Delmar Blvd. 92 Chester eld Grand Blvd. 55 64 Stan Musial Bridge 69 New Ballas Rd. Ballas New Cass Ave. Schoettler Rd. 70 91 Baxter Rd. 37 Wydown Blvd. Lindell Blvd. Clarkson Rd. HighcroftDr. Warson Rd. Clayton Rd. St. Clair Ave. Forest Park Ave. 1st St. Collinsville Rd. Kehrs Mills Washington Ave. 111 Baxter Rd. 40 61 Forest Park Downtown Log Cabin McKnight Rd. 99 Skinker Blvd.

10 25 Hanley Rd. Wise Ave. 44 9th St. Eatherton Rd. 146 144 M.L. King Bridge Woods Mill Rd. Frontenac 64 Mason Rd. Clayton Rd. Oakland Ave. 64 15th St. To 121 154 40 Mid-America Kingshighway 109 Airport Edmund Babler Brentwood Manchester Ave. Chouteau Ave. Memorial Weidman Rd. Queeny Litzsinger Rd. State St.

State Henry Ave.141 Old Warson Rd. Park Ave. St. Clair Ave.

Park Lindbergh Blvd. 64 340 Tilles Lafayette Ave. 8th St. 14th St. Park Bellevue Ave. 10th St.

Park Big Bend Blvd. McCausland Ave. 25th St. Bopp Rd. Bopp Brentwood Blvd. 141 Rd. Ballas Vandevanter Ave. 44 Tudor Ave. 161 Rock Hill Missouri Ave. 100 Tower Grove Shaw Blvd. Strecker Arsenal St. East 97 67 Maplewood L.K. Sullivan Blvd. 11 Geyer Rd. Park Rd. Lake Dr. Manchester Rd. Woodlawn Rd. Arsenal St. St. Louis Newport Ave. 7th St. Ellisville Spring Manchester 51 Bond Ave. E. Kirkham 57 Rock Hill Rd.

Holloway Rd. Meadows Dr. 153 Kingshighway Blvd. Barrett Station Rd. 128 19th St. Manchester Rd. 3 Frank Holton Hampton Ave. Peeke Ave. Berry Rd. Wildwood 100 Weidman Rd. Grand Blvd. Lockwood Av. Big Bend Chippewa St. 15 State Park Kiefer Creek Rd. Lansdowne 148 124 Jamieson Ave. Old Manchester Rd. Rd. Linderman Kirkwood Sappington Rd. Ave. Jeerson Ave. St. Albans Rd. Meramec Station Rd Webster 79

Des Peres Rd. Peres Des 147 Adams140 Ave. Lockwood Ave. Shrewsbury 55 Sauget 255 52 89 Groves Meramec St. Hanna Rd. Carman Rd. 12 112 River Des Peres Air Flight Dr. St. Louis Ballwin 6 To Our Lady of the New Ballwin Rd. Mississippi St. Downtown- 90 Dougherty Ferry Rd. Grant Rd. Glendale Des Peres Pkwy. Gravois Ave.119 Snows, Eckert’s 116 44 Park Airport Orchards & Golf Club 120 98 Edgar Rd. Cahokia 101 130 Oak St. Big Bend Rd. 50th St.

Couch Ave. Old Big Bend Rd. Geyer Rd. Virginia Ave. G Camp Jackson Rd. Laclede Station Rd. Loughborough Ave. ra Watson Rd. Heege Rd. Holly Hills Ave. Old State Rd. nt Trail 4 137 Rock Hill Rd. 100 GermaniaMorganford Rd. St.

Valcour Ave. Valley Mackenzie Rd. New Hampshire Ave. 73 Castlewood Millstadt Rd. Park 125 29 Weber Rd. State Park 141 Grant’s Farm Mousette Ln. Pardee Rd. Bayless Ave. 81 13 Whitsetts Fork Rd. Laumeier 94 Sunset Hills Camp Jackson Rd. 133 Sculpture Mississippi River Meramec River 95 Marceau St. 157 Allenton Rd. Park Eddie & Park Rd. 114 G r 152 49 a 15 n MCT School House Trail To Washington 115 Eiler Rd. Vandover Rd. t 36 Greensfelder T 129 County Park 109 16 270 Musick Rd. ra il 41 44 Bowles Ave. Dupo Fenton Lindbergh Blvd. Green Park Rd. Lemay Ferry Rd. 30 Sappington Rd. Baptist Church Rd. ILLINOIS Smizer Mill Rd. Reavis Barracks 14 Yarnell Rd. Concord School Triple Lakes Rd. Imbs Station Rd. 67 Will Ave. 138 50 Rd. Six Flags Rd. Gravois Rd. 100 Kingston Dr.105 139 Route 66 Hawkins Rd.

126 Wagner 26 State Park 131 30 107 Bussen Rd. Jeerson . Mattis Rd. Rd. Talge Von 231 Barracks Riverview Dr 83 Buckley Rd. 44 Sappington Historical 255 163 Augustine Rd. 151 2 Barracks Rd. Park

Forder Rd. New Sugar Creek Rd. Creek Sugar New Eureka Hertel Rd. 15 To Purina Farms, 106 Butler Hill Rd. Shaw Nature Reserve Williams Rd. 34 Parkdale Ambs Rd. E. Osage St. 141 270 123 Ringer Rd. Tesson Ferry Rd. 30 Mule Rd. 66 Pottle Av. Meramec River Saeger Rd. Saeger Rd.Millstadt Meramec River Patterson Rd. Antire Rd. Butler Hill Rd. 22 Yaeger Rd. 145 142 0 5 Miles 118 55 Milburn Rd. 67 Old Baumgartner Rd. 16 0 5 Km 21 Kerth Rd. Columbia 63 54 55 117 111 5 64 3 7 Telegraph Rd. © 2019 - Harris Graphic Design (314) 825-0983 Lemay Ferry Rd. Baumgartner Rd.

152. World Bird Sanctuary, F-13 153. Yucandu Art Studio, I-11 Shopping Centers 154. Plaza Frontenac, H-10 155. St. Louis Premium Outlets, B-8

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Cricket Dr. 3 Forest Park Pkwy. Norman K. Probstein Forsyth Blvd. Grand Dr. West Pine 2 Golf Courses and Fish Hatchery Club House Youth Learning Center Dennis & Judith Jones 11 P Visitor and Education Cricket Field Center P Lagoon Dr. 18 6 5 Deer Lake Lagoon Dr. Grand Dr.

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21. Marriott St. Louis Grand, I-11 44. , E-7 u Downtown 22. Pear Tree Inn Union Station, F-3 45. everydaycircus & Circus Harmony, J-6 23. Red City Center Hotel, D-7 46. Ferrara Theatre at America’s Center®, J-11 Accommodations 24. Residence Inn by Marriott – St. Louis Downtown, C-1 47. Field House Museum, B-13 1. America’s Best Value Inn – St. Louis/Downtown, L-13 25. St. Louis RV Park, K-2 48. FOX Sports Midwest Live!, E-12 2. City Place St. Louis Downtown Hotel, G-14 26. St. Louis Union Station Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton, 49. The Gateway Arch & Riverboats, F-15 3. Courtyard by Marriott – St. Louis Downtown, E-2 F-5 50. Gateway Classic Walk of Fame, K-4 4. Courtyard by Marriott St. Louis Downtown/Convention 27. The Westin St. Louis, D-11 51. Gateway Region YMCA – Downtown at the MX, H-12 Center, I-11 52. The Judicial Learning Center, E-9 5. Drury Inn & Suites St. Louis Convention Center, J-13 53. Laclede’s Landing, J-14 Attractions 54. Lumière Place Casino & Hotels, K-14 6. Drury Inn Union Station, E-4 28. 10th Street Gallery, H-10 55. Mastermind Room Escape, I-13 7. Drury Plaza Hotel St. Louis at The Arch, F-14 29. America’s Center®, I-11 56. The MX District, I-12 8. Embassy Suites St. Louis – Downtown, I-12 30. Ballpark Village, E-12 57. MX Movies, I-12 9. Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis, L-14 31. Bud Deck, E-12 58. National Blues Museum, I-12 10. Hampton Inn St. Louis-Downtown (At the 32. Busch II Infield, E-12 59. Old Cathedral (Basilica of St. Louis, King of France), Gateway Arch), I-14 33. Busch Stadium (Cardinals Baseball), D-12 F-14 11. Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark, F-12 34. , H-6 60. Old Courthouse, F-13 12. Hilton St. Louis Downtown at The Arch, G-13 35. Cardinals Hall of Fame & Museum, E-12 61. Riverboats at the Gateway Arch, E-16 13. Holiday Inn St. Louis Convention Center, J-10 36. Cardinals Nation, E-12 62. St. Louis Union Station, E-4 14. The Hotel Majestic St. Louis, G-9 37. Central Library – St. Louis Public Library, H-7 63. St. Mary of Victories Catholic Church, A-14 15. Hotel Saint Louis, H-11 38. City Museum, J-6 64. Schlafly Tap Room, H-3 16. Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch, G-14 39. Citygarden, F-11 65. Shrine of St. Joseph, L-9 17. The Last Hotel St. Louis, I-6 40. The Den, J-8 66. Soldiers Memorial Military Museum, G-7 18. Lumierè Place Casino – HoteLumière at The Arch, K-14 41. The Dome at America's Center®, K-12 67. , F-7 19. Magnolia St. Louis, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel, H-11 42. Eads Bridge, I-16 20. Mansion House Fully-Furnished Suites 43. Economy Museum at the Federal Reserve Bank (minimum 30-day stay), H-13 of St. Louis, H-13 A B C D E F G H I J K L Residence Inn by Marriott 24

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A B C D E F G H I J K L FOUNDED IN 1774, ST. LOUIS OFFERS fun A DIVERSE VARIETY OF ATTRACTIONS, ACTIVITIES & EVENTS FOR ALL AGES.

HERE ARE A COUPLE OF OUR BETTER facts KNOWN FACTS. 1. St. Louis was founded in 1774 by Frenchman Pierre Laclede. He named the soon-to-be fur-trading village in honor of King Louis IX, the sainted crusade King of France.

2. The fur trade fueled the growth of this Mississippi River town which was the starting point for (1804) and end of (1806) Lewis & Clark’s monumental journey of discovery. There are more authentic Lewis & Clark historic sites in the St. Louis area than anywhere in the U.S. Museum of Transportation 3. The city’s symbol, the stunning stain- less steel Gateway Arch, opened in 1965 as a monument to ’s Gateway Arch and St. Louis’ role in the opening of the American West.

4. u The official name of the Arch is the Gateway Arch National Park. Standing 630-feet-tall and spanning 630-feet-wide, the Arch is the country’s tallest man-made monument and is operated by the .

5. The Eads Bridge, completed in 1874 Missouri Botanical Garden over the Mississippi River, was the first arched steel truss bridge in the world. The Garden also houses the largest authentic bridge continues to carry automobiles, pedestrians, cyclists and MetroLink light Japanese garden in . rail trains across the mighty river. 12. The word “Yahweh” which means God is inscribed in Hebrew above the 6. The 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis popularized a number of new foods, main entrance of the Old Cathedral. including the hot dog, ice cream cone and Cathedral Basilica 13. p Trains, planes and automobiles, iced tea. many of which were experimental vehicles in their time – several are the only exam- 7. In 1904, the first Olympiad held in the One hundred million pieces of stone and glass in U.S. took place in St. Louis at Washington the artworks line the interior. ples remaining in existence – are on view University’s Francis Field and portions of at the National Museum of Transportation. 10. The first cathedral west of the Mississippi Forest Park. River was built on the St. Louis riverfront and 14. St. Louis is home to the nation’s 8. The Missouri Botanical Garden, completed in 1834. The Old Cathedral, which second oldest symphony, touted as one which opened to visitors in 1859, is the replaced a 55-year-old log church, still stands and of the best in the country. The orchestra oldest public garden in the U.S. and serves as an active Roman Catholic parish. performs at Powell Symphony Hall in the among the top three public gardens in the Grand Center Arts & Entertainment district. 11. u The Missouri Botanical Garden’s world. Climatron, built in 1960, was the world’s first 15. Twenty-four Nobel laureates have done research at Washington University in 9. u The Cathedral Basilica of Saint climate-controlled geodesic dome designed as Louis (New Cathedral) features what is a greenhouse. Today, it houses a re-created rain St. Louis, including nine who received the considered to be one of the largest mosaic forest filled with plants and uses E-feron glass Nobel Prize for research they conducted collections in the western hemisphere. to help it use solar energy more efficiently. The there.

13 16. The first kindergarten was started in St. Louis in 1873 by Susan Blow. Visitors can see her original classroom in the Des Peres School locat- ed in the Carondelet neighborhood. 17. In 1818, Saint Louis University was the first university founded west of the Mississippi River. The school is noted for its medical, law and theological schools. 18. The Old Courthouse in St. Louis features the first cast iron dome ever built and was used as the model for the dome on the U.S. Capitol. The historic building was the scene of Dred Scott’s 1847 historic freedom trial, which focused national attention on the slavery issue. 19. In 1891, designed the Wainwright Ted Drewes Frozen Custard Building, considered by some to be the world’s first skyscraper. View the beautiful, terra cotta and brick structure at 117 N. Seventh Street in downtown St. Louis. 20. The first ironclad boat built in America was constructed in St. Louis shipyards in 1861 for use by the Federal Navy during the Civil War. The vessel was designed by Eads, a self-taught engineer who later built the Eads Bridge. 21. George Coleman Poage was the first African- American to win a medal in a modern Olympiad. He won bronze medals in the 200 and 400-meter Missouri Wine Country Balloon Glow hurdles during the 1904 in St. Louis. After the Olympics, he stayed in St. Louis to teach at Sumner High School. cellars and created a wine culture that 31. Lafayette Park, which dates from flourishes today. The Missouri Wine 1836, is the first public park west of the 22. u The first International Balloon Race was Region town of Augusta holds the title Mississippi River. The park is surround- held in St. Louis in 1908. Each September, the Great of America’s First American Viticultural ed by elaborate “painted ladies” – Victo- Forest Park Balloon Race fills St. Louis’ skies with Area. rian-style homes with lush interiors and colorful, hot air balloons during a hare and hounds- gardens that are open for tours during 28. style chase. Scott Joplin, known as the Father the annual Spring House & Garden and of Ragtime, spent some of his most Holiday Parlor tours. 23. The Municipal Theater of St. Louis, also known productive years in St. Louis and as The Muny, is the first and largest outdoor musical introduced his new “ragtime” style to 32. p Ted Drewes located on historic theater in the United States. In operation since 1917, the world for the first time at the 1904 Route 66 has been selling frozen cus- The Muny seats 11,000 people with approximately World’s Fair. Visitors can tour the Scott tards known as “concretes” since 1929. 1,500 free seats in the last nine rows that are avail- Joplin House to see where the compos- 33. In 1927, a group of St. Louis able on a first come, first served basis. Each Muny er lived during the early 1900s when he businessmen gave financial backing season runs for seven weeks from June through wrote some of his most enduring works. August. to the first solo transatlantic flight 29. Perhaps surprisingly for a city from New York to . The pilot was 24. In 1917, Clara Bell Walsh hosted a party at the whose water comes from the muddy Charles Lindbergh and the plane was home of her father-in-law that has come to be known Mississippi, an independent taste test named “The Spirit of St. Louis.” A as the first cocktail party. commissioned by the U.S. Conference replica of the plane is located at the of Mayors declared that the Gateway Missouri History Museum. 25. St. Louis area residents are some of the most City has “The Best Tasting Tap Water in literate in the country, according to a 2014 study by 34. The Saint Louis Art Museum, the Nation.” Central Connecticut University which ranked the city designed by Cass Gilbert as the Fine 9th among major U.S. cities. 30. The Fabulous Fox Theatre, built Arts Palace during the 1904 World’s at the then-enormous cost of $6 million, Fair, is the last building remaining from 26. Sumner High School opened in 1875. It was opened in 1929 in St. Louis’ Grand the Fair. Areas of notable depth include the first high school for west of Center Arts and Entertainment district. Oceanic art, pre-Columbian art, ancient the Mississippi. Illustrious graduates are: opera diva It was one of the first theatres built for Chinese bronzes and European and Grace Bumbry, rock ‘n’ roll legend Chuck Berry, “talkies,” with central air conditioning, American art of the late 19th and 20th singer Tina Turner and tennis great Arthur Ashe. passenger elevators and an elaborate centuries, with particular strengths in 27. u America’s first wine region took root just west Siamese-Byzantine interior. It now hosts 20th century German art. of St. Louis in the mid-19th century. Immigrants from touring Broadway shows and music and 35. The Anheuser-Busch Clydes- Germany’s Rhine River valley planted vineyards, built comedy concerts by top performers. dales were originally a gift from August

14 Busch to his father marking the end of Prohibition. Visit stars and biographical plaques of the 46. q Citygarden opened in the famous ’ historic stable during a stop on the St. Louis Walk of Fame. Honorees downtown St. Louis in 2009. This free tours of the brewery’s St. Louis headquarters, or inlcude musicians Chuck Berry and outdoor oasis is home to 24-pieces enjoy their paddock and barns at Grant’s Farm. Tina Turner; literary stars such as of art. The garden is open all year Tennessee Williams and William S. and until 10 p.m. at night. 36. St. Louis Union Station was once the largest and Burroughs; historical figures like U.S. 47. The State of Missouri has two busiest passenger rail station in the world. Built in 1894 by Grant and explorer ; Federal Reserve Banks. The loca- architect Theodore Link, the station’s elaborate Grand Hall Bob Gibson, Jackie Joyner-Kersee tion in St. Louis has an interactive is among St. Louis’ architectural gems. and Jimmy Connors from the world museum called Inside the Economy of sports and many more. 37. St. Louis Union Station was restored to its former Museum. glory in 2014 and now features a light show in the Grand 44. 18th U.S. President and Civil 48. Master of Horror Vincent Price Hall every evening starting at 5 p.m. War hero Ulysses S. Grant spent grew up in St. Louis and caught many happy years living with his 38. The World's Fair Flight Cage was part of the Smith- the latest Hollywood hits at the young family in St. Louis. Two of sonian Institution's exhibit at the 1904 World's Fair. The Tivoli Theatre in The Loop. Cinema Grant's homes are on view in South City of St. Louis purchased the cage for $2,500 after the still reigns supreme at this lovingly St. Louis County. At White Haven, Fair. Within a few short years, it served as the impetus for restored . St. Louis to develop a full-fledged zoo – one of the first the Ulysses S. Grant National municipally supported in the world. Historic Site, visitors can tour the 49. t Three-Sixty, the beautiful Victorian-style house and grounds lounge atop the Hilton St. Louis at 39. St. Louis is only second to our nation's capital for and learn more about the Grant the Ballpark, was lauded by From- the number of free attractions. Major cultural institutions family's lives at the interpretive mer's as one of the Top Ten Best including the Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis Zoo, center operated by the National Park New Rooftop Bars in the World. Missouri History Museum and the Saint Louis Science Service. Hardscrabble, the log cabin Center are among the top attractions open with no gener- home handbuilt by U.S. Grant, can 50. St. Louis is located along the al admission charge. be seen from April through October Mississippi flyway, a major migratory at Grant's Farm, a 281-acre animal route for more than 300 species of 40. Provel cheese, a blend of cheddar, swiss and provo- preserve operated by St. Louis' birds, including pelicans, seagulls, lone, was developed especially to be topping for thin Anheuser-Busch, Companies LLC. American bald eagles, trumpeter St. Louis-style pizza that is traditionally cut into squares. swans and more. Spot the birdies 45. In 1928, Jim Howe, a pharm- from the Audubon Center at River- 41. The current Busch Stadium was finished in 2006, acist in St. Louis, developed Tums lands Migratory Bird Sanctuary just just in time for the St. Louis Cardinals to win their 10th in the basement of his home while north of Downtown St. Louis. World Series title. The Cardinals, who moved into Busch treating his wife's indigestion. Since Stadium in April, became the fourth team to win the Series 1930, a plant originally built by in their home stadium's debut season. The team is the Lewis-Howe in downtown St. Louis ST. LOUIS BY THE NUMBERS National League leader in World Series' victories with 11 has been making the antacid tablets. Founded: 1764 championships. The factory complex is the main Incorporated: 1822 42. u manufacturing site for Tums to this St. Louis' own Chuck Berry, known as the Father City: 66.2 sq. mi. of Rock 'n' Roll, was the first artist inducted into the Rock day. 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. A statue of Berry stands along Del- Metro: 8,458 sq. mi. mar Boulevard in St. Louis' lively Loop neighborhood. Elevation: 466 ft. Largest employer: BJC Healthcare; 43. The sidewalks along , the main street of The Loop, shimmer with more than 120 brass 25,000+ St. Louis city is divided into 79 gov- ernment-designated neighborhoods. St. Louis has 16 sister cities. Forest Park is 1,371 acres. City of St. Louis population: 318,416 Chuck Berry Statue 58th largest U.S. city Greater St. Louis area population: 2,900,605 – making it the 19th larg- est metropolitan area in the U.S. 2 Professional Sports Teams: St. Louis Blues – hockey St. Louis Cardinals – baseball

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Chesterfield Valley www.chesterfield.mo.us Things to See Wear bright-colored clothing on your visit to the Butterfly House in Faust Park and AND DO the delicate winged residents might come in for a landing, mistaking you for a flower. Neighborhoods Cherokee Antique Row & The park also offers rides on a historic Cherokee Street 1929 hand-carved carousel and tours of www.cherokeeantiquerow.com Carondelet the 1817 Thornhill home and a historic www.cherokeestreetnews.org www.carondeletliving.com village. Two state conservation areas wel- Packed with history and historic struc- Known for its antique and collectible come outdoor lovers to the Missouri River tures, this urban setting features an amaz- shopping, galleries, vintage stores and ev- on Chesterfield’s western border. erything from a saxophone-centric music ing array of eclectic shops, restaurants Shopping is a sport in the Chesterfield and entertainment offerings with easy center to Mexican bakeries, this distinctive district is a favorite of visitors and locals area where two outlet malls − St. Louis access and amazing vistas of the Missis- Premium Outlets and Chesterfield Outlets sippi River. alike. Tour the graceful Greek Revival Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion for a glimpse − have attracted some of the region’s top into life in old St. Louis, or visit the Lemp stores and attractions. Central West End Mansion, home to a family of ill-fated www.cwescene.com barons called “one of the most haunt- Clayton The neighborhood is equal parts artsy ed houses in America.” Antique stoves, www.claytonmo.gov boho hangout, upscale foodie paradise, Victorian hardware, mid-century furniture, www.claytoncommerce.com and urban-eclectic mecca. People of all vintage clothes and something for every Blocks filled with one-of-a-kind restaurants walks of life enjoy restaurants, galleries, collector’s taste will be found in the stores and locally owned shops line the side- boutiques and sidewalks, anytime, day or along the six blocks of the district’s An- walks with more than a million square feet night. tique Row. Galleries, Mexican restaurants of retail space in downtown Clayton, home and stores, and specialty shops line the to corporate headquarters, major financial streets west of Jefferson Ave. institutions and St. Louis County govern- 17 ment. One of the country’s top-ranked, The Grove Dining District with flavorful restaurants juried events, the Greater St. Louis Art Fair, www.thegrovestl.com using sustainable green business practic- is held in September. Spot public art in- es. Taste handmade chocolates, sample A LGBT residential/commercial district in stallations throughout the area with works savory olive oils and vinegar or taste spic- the midtown area is a revitalizing neighbor- by Botero, Renior, Ben Tre and Milles on es from around the world in Maplewood’s hood attracting city dwellers and a diverse view along the streets and in lovely Shaw shops. group of locally owned and operated Park. coffee shops, bookstores, galleries, pubs, nightclubs and restaurants. Maryland Heights Downtown www.visitmarylandheights.org www.downtownstl.org The Hill Maryland Heights is your place for great The architectural history of downtown www.hill2000.org attractions, outdoor activities, concerts, St. Louis is on display everywhere you entertainment, dining and more in beautiful Recognized nationally and treasured locally, look. Be sure to visit the Gateway Arch West St. Louis County. Endless fun is the Italian Hill neighborhood comes alive National Park, Victorian-era Campbell waiting for you. Explore natural history at every day with great restaurants, specialty House Museum, the Field House Museum Creve Coeur Park and Lake; entertain at shops and tours. Discover St. Louis' and the beautiful 1894 Grand Hall at casinos, amphitheaters, water parks, and greatest tradition, 10 minutes from down- St. Louis Union Station with its multi-me- nightlife; eat at any of the endless dining town. dia light show. Note the terra cotta façade choices; stay in one of the many hotels to of the , America’s enjoy the surrounding area. first skyscraper, and the cast-iron dome Historic Lafayette Square www.lafayettesquare.org of the Old Courthouse. Saunter through North St. Louis County Citygarden, a whimsical sculpture park on A National Historic District located one www.ExploreNorthStLouisCounty.com Market Street. Ballpark Village overlooks mile from downtown St. Louis. Nearly 400 With 22 communities in North St. Louis the Cardinals’ home field, Busch Stadium, Victorian homes surround Lafayette Park, County, there are attractions to match ev- with a variety of lively restaurants and pop- the first city park west of the Mississippi ery interest, including outdoor recreation, ular entertainment venues. St. Louis’ blues River. Better Homes & Gardens named fine and casual dining, family activities and music scene begins in the clubs just south Lafayette Square “one of the ten most special events. Space fans can visit the of the stadium. The Mercantile Exchange – beautiful painted ladies neighborhoods in James S. McDonnell Prologue Room at called the MX – includes an upscale movie the nation. A vibrant, walkable business Boeing to learn about the famous aero- theater, restaurants and shops. Check the district featuring award-winning restau- space company or reserve a seat on a schedule at the Stifel Theatre and enjoy a rants, salons and spas, outdoor dining, public “mission” to the moon or Mars at touring show in the beautifully restored Art coffee shops, gift shops, and much more. the Challenger Learning Center. The Touhill Deco theater. On Laclede’s Landing, dine Walking tours available. Performing Arts Center on the campus of and dance at the lively clubs and restau- the University of Missouri St. Louis pres- rants or get in on the gaming action at The Loop ents a full schedule of music and entertain- Lumière Place Casino. www.visittheloop.com ment. Outdoor lovers can watch birds and Exciting restaurant, shopping and arts & explore nature at the Audubon Center at Grand Center entertainment district designated "One of Riverlands migratory bird sanctuary. Hikers www.grandcenter.org the 10 Greatest Streets in America" by the and bikers can take to the trails at the St. Louis’ entertainment epicenter, Grand American Planning Association. More than Edward “Ted” and Pat Jones Confluence Center, is called “The Intersection of Art 140 specialty shops, including 48 restau- Point State Park or the Columbia Bottom and Life.” The neighborhood features rants, 10 galleries, 25 clothing boutiques, Conservation Area at the confluence of the popular venues including the Fabulous Fox 27 gift shops, 14 entertainment venues, Mississippi and Missouri rivers. The Old Theater for touring Broadway productions one luxury boutique hotel, the St. Louis Chain of Rocks Bridge is where pedestri- and concerts, the St. Louis Symphony Walk of Fame and The Loop Planet Walk. ans and cyclists can travel the trail of Old Orchestra at Powell Hall, at the Route 66 across the Mississippi. Bistro, the Kranzberg Arts Center and the Maplewood Sheldon Concert Hall. Circus Flora − www.CityOfMaplewood.com/fun Soulard St. Louis’ own one-ring theatrical circus − Shop, dine and bowl in this charming www.soulard.org and the St. Lou Fringe Festival are held in area. Authentically kitschy Saratoga Lanes Take a brewery tour or try the local brew Grand Center each June. Grand Center’s opened in 1916 and is the oldest bowling at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery. There’s museums include the Pulitzer Arts Foun- alley west of the Mississippi. Visit the a restaurant or bar on nearly every corner dation, the Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis beer making history display and of this fun-loving neighborhood. Note the the Saint Louis University Museum of Art, take a microbrewery tour at Schlafly Bot- classic St. Louis-style homes made of the Sheldon Art Galleries, Portfolio Gallery tleworks. If you’re traveling the of Old red brick and topped with French Man- and the Museum of Contemporary Reli- Route 66 through St. Louis, zoom over sard-style roofs. You’ll hear the music gious Art. Vintage European motorcycles to see the memorial to the Mother Road drifting through the district before you are on view at the Moto Museum. along shop-lined Manchester Ave. Maple- even park your car. The blues clubs of wood is now the first-ever GDD – Green

18 Soulard keep St. Louis’ musical heritage Amp Up Action Park Bellefontaine Cemetery alive until the wee hours of the night. www.ampupactionpark.com www.bellefontainecemetery.org The granddaddy of all St. Louis farmers Visit graves of explorer William Clark, markets is venerable Soulard Market, St. Louis' newest indoor entertainment William Burroughs, Thomas Hart Benton, operating as a public market since 1799. venue. Join us for high-performance kart- James Eads, and poet Local produce and fruits, spices, meats, ing, an elevated ropes course challenge, Sara Teasdale. Also, the famous Wain- flowers and baked goods are just some of three-level laser tag, human hamster balls, wright tomb and many other architect- the mouth-watering offerings, Wednedays virtual reality co-play and massive arcade urally significant and monu- through Saturdays. gaming. No admission fee, pay as you go for the attractions that are calling for you. ments. Maps and self-guided tours avail- Suitable for all ages. able at cemetery office. Docent-led tours South Grand offered on the second Saturday of each www.southgrand.org America's Incredible Pizza month at 10 a.m. Travel around the world on South Grand. Company t Blue Owl Restaurant & Bakery Known locally and regionally as the www.stlouisincrediblepizza.com “International Community,” the neighbor- www.theblueowl.com Featuring thrilling fun in the indoor fair- hood offers unique stores, quaint shops Seen on Food Network, Travel Channel. grounds with go-karts, miniature golf, and a huge array of restaurants. Take the Home of the world famous "Levee High bumper cars, laser tag and a huge game journey and explore various countries. Caramel Apple Pecan Pie." Homestyle room, plus a huge all-you-can-eat buffet Where else in St. Louis can you find a cooking; fabulous desserts. vegetarian-friendly cafe, an award-winning for all appetites. Vietnamese restaurant, a hip martini bar t Chuck Berry Statue Ballpark Village and a neighborhood pharmacy all in the www.chuckberrystatue.com www.stlballparkvillage.com same block? Let it rock! This 8-foot, in-motion sculpture The premiere dining and entertainment does artistic justice to rock 'n' roll legend district in the region located in the heart of Webster Groves Chuck Berry, the first person inducted the downtown St. Louis central business www.webstergroves.org into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame and district and adjacent to Busch Stadium. the St. Louis Walk of Fame. Located in a One of America's best places to live, shop, Boasting more than 120,000 sq. ft. and plaza with trees and moving colored lights dine, work and play. Money magazine three levels of seven entertainment ven- that are embedded in the plaza's granite named Webster Groves to its list of the ues. nation's top small towns in America's 100 stones. View an extensive Chuck Berry Best Places to Live. The city's indepen- Budweiser Brewery Experience memorabilia collection at Blueberry Hill. dent shopkeepers offer delightful one-of-a- www.budweisertours.com General Daniel Bissell House kind gifts, home goods and the latest fash- Tours include the historic Brew House, www.stlouisco.com/ParksandRecreation/ ions. Tasty restaurants satisfy everyone's Budweiser Clydesdale stable, beechwood ParkPages/BissellHouse dining demands with flavor and style. aging cellar, packaging plant, hospitality Built by the commanding officer of the room and Anheuser-Busch gift shop. first American military post west of the ATTRACTIONS Open daily. See website for hours. FREE Mississippi.

q Adrenaline Zone Bissell Mansion Restaurant and www.db-az.com Dinner Theatre A 6,800 sq. ft., multi-level laser tag arena. www.bissellmansion.com Can accommodate 30 people per game. St. Louis' oldest home, located just five Also featuring Demolition Ball. Groups minutes from the Gateway Arch. Partic- from 10-400. ipatory comedy/murder mystery served with four-course dinner, wine and bev- erage. Private shows available any day/ evening including weekends. Reservations required. Blue Owl Bakery

Black Madonna Shrine and Grottos www.franciscancaring.org A collection of magnificent multi-colored rock grottos. I-44 west; Eureka exit, south Hwy. 109; right Hwy. FF; left Hwy. F to St. Joseph Hill Rd. FREE

Adrenaline Zone Chuck Berry Statue Blueberry Hill Restaurant & The Candle Fusion Studio q Cardinals Hall of Fame & Music Club www.thecandlefusionstudio.com Museum www.blueberryhill.com An extraordinary unique experience for the www.cardinalsnation.com A pop culture museum, this St. Louis senses! The studio celebrates the art of Where Cardinals past and present landmark restaurant and music club is candle-making and inspires guests to cre- combine to create on unforgettable filled with nationally known collections ate their own signature scent. More than experience. As the official home for that include Howdy Doody, the Simp- 100 different scents are available in the St. Louis Cardinals legends, the Cardinals sons, Chuck Berry, Star Wars, jukeboxes, extensive candle library. The candles are Hall of Fame & Museum is considered a lunch boxes and toys. Also check out the natural, soy-based and hand-poured. A “must-see” attraction. Created to honor Beatles, Pee Wee Herman, Pez dispens- private room is available for up to 25 peo- the players and personalities who have ers, South Park, Austin Powers, Toy Story, ple, the studio offers a creative and unique impacted the franchise, the museum dinosaurs and more. atmosphere. Located in the Central West features stadiums, players, championship End surrounded by restaurants, shops and moments and one of the world's largest u National Blues Museum galleries. A perfect journey of exploration team-specific collections of artifacts and www.nationalbluesmuseum.org and hands-on fun for all ages. memorabilia. The museum explores the Blues and cel- ebrates the genre as the foundation of all Campbell House Museum Carondelet Historical Society modern American music. The facility www.campbellhousemuseum.org www.carondelethistory.org educates guests in an entertaining envi- One of the best-preserved townhouses Preserving the history and artifacts of the ronment that includes high impact technol- in America. Home of fur trader Robert Carondelet neighborhood from 1767 to ogy driven experiences, a state-of-the-art Campbell and family, 1854-1938. Re- the present, including the first public kin- theater, artifact-driven exhibits and robust stored to 1800s high-Victorian opulence. dergarten in the 1873 Des Peres School. public programming. Cardinals Nation Historic & www.cardinalsnation.com Heritage Center Located adjacent to Busch Stadium, this www.danielboonehome.com is the perfect setting for food, friends and Features the unique home of the legend- fun. Totaling more than 30,000 sq. ft. and ary hero, Daniel Boone, and more than a spanning three distinct levels, Cardinals dozen historic buildings from the 1800s. Nation is a first-of-its-kind venue. Included Guided tours daily. is a high-energy, state-of-the-art restaurant and bar, retail store, a Hall of Fame and The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly Museum, a 330-plus seat rooftop deck House and event facility. Open year-round, visitors www.butterflyhouse.org can reserve space for an event or simply A cultural and educational attraction. Visi- stop in for a visit. Experience the tradition tors will see more than 1,000 butterflies in – everyday. free flight and actually witness the mystery of metamorphosis.

Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site National Blues Museum www.cahokiamounds.org Site of the largest prehistoric Indian city north of Mexico. Interpretive center, Wood- henge solar calendar, special events.

Calvary Cemetery www.archstl.org/cemeteries Gravesites of Tennessee Williams, Gen. and Dred Scott. Many architecturally significant private mausoleums and monuments, including that of the Nez Perce. These warriors came to St. Louis in 1831 to visit William Clark. A free self-guided historic tour pamphlet is available at the office and on-line.

Cardinals Hall of Fame Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis that delivers wonder and amazement. (New Cathedral) Intimate and astonishing, the way circus www.cathedralstl.org is supposed to be. See website for show times. One of the largest mosaic collections in the western hemisphere; museum and Citygarden shop. Daily Masses and tours. www.citygardenstl.org u Central Library – St. Louis Vibrant and serene blending of lush Public Library plantings and internationally renowned www.slpl.org sculptures with delights of water, stone, architecture and design. Open and acces- Ranked No. 2 among large urban libraries sible year-round. Located within walking in the country, the system has 17 locations distance of the Gateway Arch. with more than 4.5 million books and other FREE resources available. FREE City Museum Challenger Learning Center- www.citymuseum.org St. Louis Explore the unexpected at this exciting, in- www.challengerstl.org teractive museum for children and adults. Unique hands-on space-simulation expe- A mixture of funhouse, playground and Climb SoiLL riences for students, community organiza- architectural marvel. $12 per person. tions, corporations and the general public. u Reservations required. Climb SoiLL Indoor Rock Climbing Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion www.climbsoill.com www.demenil.org St. Louis' premier indoor rock-climbing Built by a famous Trail guide and facility offering a truly unique climbing descendants of the founding family of experience. Featuring 50-ft. world-class St. Louis, this beautifully restored historic climbing walls for children, beginners mansion also boasts the city's largest and families. Located off Truman Parkway, permanent display of 1904 World's Fair between Park and Lafayette avenues. memorabilia. ComedySportz CSZ St. Louis Central Library The Chess Club & Scholastic www.cszstlouis.com Center of Saint Louis Comedy Sportz St. Louis is action- supporting and celebrating the art of our www.saintlouischessclub.org packed, interactive and hilarious comedy time. FREE The most beautiful and technologically played as a sport. Two teams battle it out advanced chess club in the nation. A des- for points and your laughs! You choose The Historic Samuel Cupples tination for chess players, both beginning the winners, the teams provide the funny! House and advanced, to enjoy a game of skill that Appropriate for any age. www.cupples.slu.edu is more than 1,500 years old. Located on the Saint Louis University Compton Hill Water Tower campus, the magnificent mansion features www.watertowerfoundation.org Chesterfield Sports Fusion 42 rooms, 22 fireplaces and the Eleanor www.chesterfieldsportsfusion.com Located in Compton Hill Reservoir Park. Turshin glass collection of Steuben, Fred- The St. Louis area's most unique indoor Built in a French Romanesque style in rick Carder and Louis Comfort Tiffany. recreation facility featuring Missouri's big- 1898. Enjoy a 360-degree view of the city gest and best laser tag arena. Additional from the observation deck, after climbing Delmar Loop Planet Walk exciting attractions: dodge ball, miniature 198 steps. Open first Sat. of the month. www.loopplanetwalk.com golf, rock climbing and arcade. Great for Take a three-billion-mile walk (2,880 ft.) Concordia Seminary public and private events, big and small. from the Sun to Neptune. Enjoy the infor- www.csl.edu mative markers about each planet along Circus Flora Museum, archives and historical library this scale model of the solar system. Open www.circusflora.org with world's largest collection on the histo- all year. FREE Magical, theatrical experience under a big ry of Lutheranism in America. FREE top in a single ring. Original, live music Demolition Ball and a narrative frame the acts, bringing Contemporary Art Museum www.db-az.com St. Louis animals and people together in a unique This game combines hockey, football, www.camstl.org celebration. Classic circus traditions, basketball and polo, all while you drive a theatre techniques, an ensemble cast and The premier museum in St. Louis dedi- super-charged bumper car. Also featuring a story line produce a mesmerizing show cated to contemporary art, presenting, Adrenaline Zone laser tag.

21 Eckert's Inc. everydaycircus & Circus Harmony and famous floats. Families and www.eckerts.com www.everydaycircus.net large parties welcome. Eckert's Country Store and Farms is the Make your day a circus day with circus en- Forest Park largest family-owned and operated pick- tertainment and classes, plus party rental www.stlouis-mo.gov/citygov/parks/ your-own orchard in the United States. space at City Museum. forestpark Offering an experience that extends One of the largest urban parks in the beyond pick-your-own produce to include The Fabulous Fox Theatre United States. At 1,371 acres, it is approx- the Eckert's Country Store & Garden Cen- www.fabulousfox.com imately 500 acres larger than Central Park ter, and the Eckert's Country Restaurant. A magnificently restored theatre in the in . In 1904, the Louisiana Eckert's offers specialty foods, meats, Grand Center Arts and Entertainment Purchase Exposition, the greatest of the wine and cheese selections, as well as District. The perfect venue to see the World's Fairs, drew more than 19 million a range of classes, including cooking hottest Broadway shows and concerts. visitors from around the world. Home to and wine classes for adults, and special Prices vary; see web site for performance the Art Museum, Science Center, Zoo, children's activities for families to enjoy schedule. Jewel Box greenhouse, History Museum, throughout the year. Faust County Park The Muny theatre, 7.5-mile biking, jogging Enterprise Center www.stlouisco.com/parks/faust_home.html and skating path, ice skating rink and lakes. FREE www.enterprisecenter.com 1820s estate of Missouri's second gov- Home to the St. Louis Blues hockey, ernor (Thornhill), Faust Historical Village, Fort Belle Fontaine concerts, ice shows and other sporting restored 1920s Dentzel carousel, the www.stlouisco.com/ParksandRecreation/ events. Hosts 175 events and two million Butterfly House and Webster University ParkPages/FortBelleFontaine guests each year. One of the top arenas in Community Music School. Village inter- Site of Fort Belle Fontaine, first U.S. the country. prets history of 1840s-1880s. Historical military installation west of the Mississippi Village and Thornhill tours by appointment River and a stopover point for expeditions Escape Challenge St. Louis at group rates. $2 carousel rides. See heading west. On their return trip to www.escapechallengestl.com website for upcoming events. Call for St. Louis in 1806, Lewis & Clark spent a We've turned an ordinary room into a hours. night at the fort. The fort is gone, its site fun, engaging, interactive mystery! Our covered by shifts in the Missouri River, but u Field House Museum St. Louis Escape Rooms are designed for interpretive signs explain the site's signifi- small groups of 2-10 players. Once you're www.fieldhousemuseum.org cance. FREE "locked" in, you will have 60 minutes to Childhood home of children's poet search the rooms for hidden objects, puz- Eugene Field and his father, Roswell Field, q FOX Sports Midwest Live! zles, riddles, codes and clues and piece lawyer for Dred Scott. Special exhibits and www.stlballparkvillage.com/dining/play/ them together to unlock the locks and toys on display. fox-sports-midwest-live Escape The Room! Our Escape Rooms The central gathering place for Ballpark u Fitz’s Bottling Company in St. Louis are specifically designed to Village featuring a world-class sports www.fitzsrootbeer.com provide our guests with the most unique viewing experience with a 40-foot LED escape experience possible. We don't Located in the vibrant Delmar Loop neigh- television, stage for live music and a crowd rely on copies or licensed rooms, we take borhood. Watch the bottling of St. Louis' pleasing menu. pride in raising the bar and building rooms nationally acclaimed signature soda, Fitz's unlike any others. Fun for date nights, Root Beer, on vintage bottling equipment small groups, girls' night, guys' night, located right inside the restaurant. Besides family fun, larger groups, field trips, team draft root beer, Fitz's is a local favorite for building and more..are you up the the burgers, house-smoked barbeque, craft challenge?

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22 FOX Sports Midwest LIVE! Field House Museum Frank Lloyd Wright House in Gateway Grizzlies Ulysses S. Grant National Ebsworth Park www.gatewaygrizzlies.com Historic Site (White Haven) www.ebsworthpark.org A professional baseball team, located just www.nps.gov/ulsg An outstanding Frank Lloyd Wright 10 minutes from downtown St. Louis, of- The National Park Service interprets the Usonian house with original Frank Lloyd fering baseball fans entertainment the likes life and family of Ulysses S. Grant at this Wright furniture in a park setting. Reser- of which are difficult to find – affordable, 10-acre site. FREE vations required. Adults, $10; children 12 family fun in a comfortable ballpark with and under, $5. a great view of the St. Louis skyline. Visit q Grant’s Farm GCS Ballpark and you will enjoy profes- www.grantsfarm.com q Gateway Arch National Park sional baseball how it was meant to be. Compliments of Anheuser-Busch, Inc., this www.gatewayarch.com Busch family estate was once owned by Gateway Motorsports Park Standing 630 feet tall, the Gateway Arch, Ulysses S. Grant. Animal shows, petting www.gatewaymsp.com our nation's tallest man-made monu- area and a ride through the wildlife ment, stands as the iconic monument A major league complex with a drag strip, preserve. No reservations required. Nom- symbolizing the westward expansion of oval track, road course and karting. With inal parking fee. Open mid-April through the United States. racing, driving schools, corporate events early November. FREE and car shows, there is something for Gateway Arch Riverboats everyone. Great Rivers Greenway www.gatewayarch.com www.grgstl.org Gooey Louie – The Place for Enjoy a narrated, one-hour sightseeing More than 104 miles of off-street green- Gooey Butter Cakes cruise or a skyline dinner cruise with live way trails and 84 miles of on-street biking www.gooeybuttercake.com music, a delicious buffet and the best pathways, with a total vision of more than view of St. Louis (reservations required.) Come taste the cake unique to St. Louis. 600 miles of greenways and ADA-acces- Specialty cruises available, including Voted Best Gooey Butter Cake by sible bike and pedestrian trails connecting Sunday Brunch, Blues Cruise, Okto- St. Louisans six years in a row: 2009-2014. the St. Louis region. berfest and more. Lunch served at the All flavors baked daily from scratch in small dock-side Arch View Café. Located at batches. One-half mile east of Ted Drewes t National Great Rivers Museum the base of the Gateway Arch Grand Frozen Custard on historic Route 66. www.meetingsoftherivers.org staircase. This U.S. Army Corps of Engineers muse- um tells the story of the Mississippi River and the locks and dam system. Interactive exhibits, theatre presentations, tours and gift shop. FREE

The Griot Museum of Black History www.thegriotmuseum.com Life-size likenesses of famous African- American Missourians, including Carver, Dred and Harriet Scott and Josephine Baker. Adults, $7.50; chil- dren 12 and under, $3.75. Gateway Arch Great Rivers Greenway Gus’ Pretzel Shop www.guspretzels.com Twisting since 1920. Watch us hand-twist soft, salty pretzels. Try our tasty bratwurst, salsiccias and hot dogs wrapped in pretzel dough. Down the street from Anheuser- Busch brewery.

Health Works! Kids' Museum St. Louis www.hwstl.org A fun, kid-friendly place to learn all about our bodies and how to take care of them. The Museum offers many different programs and a few hands on exhibits that allow kids to explore how our bodies work, the best way to take care of them,

Grant's Farm and gain the knowledge to make healthy Inside the Economy Museum choices for life. www.stlouisfed.org/economymuseum A one-of-a-kind museum that explains Helium Comedy Club the economy through nearly 100 exhibits, www.heliumcomedyclub.com games and videos. A historic building An entertainment venue that brings stadi- transforms into a modern, interactive ex- um-size talent to an intimate theatre on a perience. Walk-ins and groups welcome. weekly basis. FREE Herbaria International Photography Hall of Hidden Valley www.herbariasoap.com Fame and Museum Worth a trip for the fresh, natural smells www.iphf.org alone. You’ll be wowed by the tantaliz- Preserves, promotes and educates on the Kakao Chocolate ing aromas of pure essential oils. Men, history of photography through exhibitions, www.kakaochocolate.com women, and children will enjoy a free tour programs and community outreach. Experience the finest chocolates and to see how real soap is made and to learn confections, handmade from all-natural why Herbaria soap is better for your skin. Jefferson Barracks Historic Park ingredients at Kakao. You’ll notice the Discover wholesome deodorants, bath www.stlouisco.com/ParksandRecreation/ difference in the very first bite. bombs, bath salts, moisturizers, even ParkPages/JeffersonBarracks insect repellents, aftershaves and more. Kaldi's Roasting Company Devoted to military history and re- www.kaldiscoffee.com Historic Hawken House creation. Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. www.historicwebster.org Grant served here. Stop by the Missouri Kaldi’s Coffee Roasting Co. started in 1994 and has grown into one of the Civil War Museum. FREE Historic house built by Christopher largest privately owned coffee companies Hawken, descendant of the Hawken Jefferson Barracks National in the nation. Visit multiple area locations, riflesmiths. The Hawken family ancestors Cemetery including the Midtown roasting facility, came to America from Switzerland in the www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/jefferson- which hosts public cuppings every Friday 1700’s, settling first in the Maryland area. barracks.asp at 2 p.m. Call for group tour information. With a family history of gun-smithing, they Designated a National Cemetery in 1866, came to St. Louis in 1807 from Hager- Mildred Lane Kemper Art the 331-acre site is still in use today. Buri- stown, Maryland, and began crafting the Museum at Washington als from the War of Independence through famous rifle in a shop on the Mississippi University Riverfront. Gift shop on premises. the present and both Union and Confed- www.kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu erate burials from the Civil War. Home to u Hidden Valley Ski.Tube.Ride. many monuments to those who served Featuring cutting-edge special exhibitions, exceptional educational resources and an www.hiddenvalleyski.com their country. FREE outstanding collection of 19th, 20th and Winter fun is just minutes away. Snow ski- Dennis and Judith Jones 21st century European and American art. ing and boarding or snow tubing on Polar Visitor and Education Center FREE Plunge Tubing area. Lighted trails for day, www.forestparkforever.org evening and weekend midnight sessions. Historic Kimmswick Start your visit to magnificent Forest Park www.gokimmswick.com Holocaust Museum & in this welcoming and inviting facility. Learning Center Amenities include: visitor information and Founded in 1859 by German immigrants. www.jfedstl.org/direct-services/hmlc/ maps, a café (open for breakfast and Now a living museum with century-old build- lunch), playground, public restrooms, ings, unique antiques, collectibles, specialty Photographs, artifacts and audio-visual compressed air pump, free WiFi access, shops and charming restaurants. Open year displays. Resource library and oral history indoor and outdoor seating areas, public round. Closed Monday. Twenty-five minutes archives. Self-guided audio tour. FREE day lockers, meeting rooms, and event from downtown St. Louis on I-55, exit 186. space. Infinity Casting Studio FREE Kokomo Joe’s Family Fun www.infinitycastingstudio.com Scott Joplin House State Center of St. Peters A "don't miss" St. Louis experience. Historic Site www.kjfun.com Create a treasure of a lifetime with our pro- www.mostateparks.com/park/scott- Indoor go-karts, bumper cars, glow-in- fessional life casters. A unique, three-di- joplin-house-state-historic-site the-dark miniature golf, and miniature mensional art sculpture will be made of Tour the home of the famous ragtime bowling, inflatables, a large arcade and your human body. Perfect for weddings, composer at this National Historic Land- snack shack. Open daily. Group rates for anniversaries and family reunions, the mark. Tours daily on the hour. non-profit organizations. castings portray incredible detail. The pro- cess is fast, skin-safe and fun. Your St. Louis visit will be a forever memory.

24 Laumeier Sculpture Park Chef Stove Company. Period furnishings, of St. Louis from its founding in 1764 up to www.laumeiersculpturepark.org lighting and bowling alley. the present day, the 1904 World's Fair, St. Louis Cardinals baseball and more. More than 80 works of contemporary The Magic House, St. Louis Fee for some special exhibits. sculpture within a 105-acre natural land- FREE Children's Museum scape. The park hosts several exhibitions www.magichouse.org MOTO Museum and multitude of cultural events each year. www.themotomuseum.com Nationally acclaimed children's museum FREE offering hundreds of hands-on educational A private collection of motorcycles, obtained from more than 20 countries Lemp Mansion Restaurant & Inn exhibits for kids from 1 to 101. Explore the from around the globe and covering nearly www.lempmansion.com Children's Village, Star-Spangled Center and Jack and Beanstalk Climber. 100 years. Admission is free. FREE History of the brewing family, house and business. A spirited communication about Mastodon State Historic Site Museum of Contemporary the Lemp family. www.mostateparks.com/mastodon.htm Religious Art (MOCRA) www.slu.edu/mocra Museum of Missouri's Ice Age animals and Mastermind Room Escape the Native Americans who hunted them An interfaith museum exploring the ongo- www.mastermindroomescape.com more than 10,000 years ago. Picnic area, ing dialogue between today's artists and The nation’s newest form of fun. Get trails. religious traditions, housed in a spacious "locked" in a room; try to "escape" by former chapel on the Saint Louis University solving puzzles, uncovering clues and Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing campus. finding hidden objectives. www.greatriversgreenway.org The MX District Historical marker on the Riverfront Trail Magic Chef Mansion www.mxstl.com noting the first nationally designated www.magicchefmansion.com Underground Railroad site in Missouri. Downtown St. Louis' newest gathering Architect Ernst Janssen designed this Fugitive slaves used this site, named for place, bringing together the best dining, 1908 mansion for Charles Stockstrom, the African-American St. Louis abolitionist, shopping, arts and culture, hospitality, the founder of the Quickmeal and Magic to escape to the free state of Illinois prior entertainment and residential living in to the Civil War. FREE one place.

t Meramec Caverns u Myseum www.americascave.com www.stlmyseum.com One hour west of St. Louis. Guided tours Discovery center for kids and families. of natural wonder. Motel and camp- Fun, interactive and unique exhibits like a grounds, gift shop, restaurant, boat rides, dino-dig, vet clinic, video wall, radar slide, canoe rentals and zipline. magnetic ball wall, giant UFO maze, plus much more. Miniature Museum of Greater St. Louis The Nation's First Green Meramec Caverns www.miniaturemuseum.org Dining District www.cityofmaplewood.com/gdd Permanent and rotating exhibits featuring dolls and dollhouses, room boxes and Delicious food made using sustainability vignettes, furniture and accessories in all practices. Visit web site for participants. scales. Gift shop and library devoted to All in historic downtown Maplewood. miniatures. No Way Out STL t Missouri Botanical Garden www.nowayoutstl.com www.mobot.org Tired of the same old activities in the city? A National Historic Landmark founded in Our escape room will have you seeing a 1859 with 79 acres of scenic landscaping side of your family and friends you may and historic structures. Don’t miss the have never seen. Climatron tropical rain forest, the Japanese Garden and founder Henry Shaw's Victo- Old Cathedral (Basilica of rian home. Seasonal narrated tram tours, St. Louis, King of France) www.oldcathedralstl.org restaurant, gift shop. Free parking on site. St. Louis’ earliest church. The present Missouri History Museum structure is more than 170 years old and www.mohistory.org a national monument. Museum contains Originally built as the first national monu- countless religious artifacts. Daily Mass. ment to Thomas Jefferson, the museum FREE 25 now engages visitors in the exciting history Missouri Botanical Garden Old Courthouse www.nps.gov/jeff/planyourvisit/och.htm Site of the first two trials of the pivotalDred Scott case and also where Virginia Minor fought for women's right to vote. Houses four exhibit galleries providing a rich history of early St. Louis. FREE

Onondaga Cave State Park www.mostateparks.com Guided tours of two underground wonderlands: Onondaga and Cathedral caves.

Pin-Up Bowl Myseum www.PinUpBowl.com The original bowling and martini lounge. Display cases filled with classic bowling Regional Arts Commission and pin-up memorabilia. Open seven www.racstl.org days ’til 3 a.m. At the forefront of efforts to transform Pole Position Raceway – St. Louis into a more vibrant, creative Indoor Karting and economically thriving community by www.polepositionraceway.com elevating the vitality, value and visibility of Come drive 45-mph electric powered go- the arts. karts on a 1/4-mile road course inside a Route 66 Sidewalk Plaques 56,000 sq. ft. air conditioned facility. Great www.cityofmaplewood.com/rte66 for groups, parties, birthdays and walk-in/ arrive and drive customers. Karts and Visit a tribute to some of the iconic Route St. Louis Cardinals helmets provided. Must be 50” to drive 66 sites in the St. Louis region. Maple- and have closed-toed shoes. wood, on the original route, celebrates The Mother Road with a walk down memory p St. Louis Cardinals Pulitzer Arts Foundation lane. FREE www.pulitzerarts.org www.mlb.com/cardinals Saint Louis Art Museum Presents changing art exhibitions and Catch exciting Major League Baseball www.slam.org programs involving the visual, literary and action at Busch Stadium and cheer for performing arts while serving as a sanctu- Built as the Fine Arts Palace of the 1904 the 11-time World Series Champion and ary and a laboratory for the arts. World's Fair and one of the nation's lead- 19-time NL pennant winning St. Louis ing comprehensive art museums. Collec- Cardinals. With more than 100 years of Purina Farms tions include works of art of exceptional tradition the storied franchise takes to the www.purina.com/about-purina/ quality from virtually every culture and time field at Busch Stadium for 81 games each purina-farms period. Highlights include free admis- April-October. Barnyard animals, dogs, , wagon sion to special exhibitions on Friday and St. Louis Mercantile Library at the rides, cow milking, hayloft activities and programs that range from films to perfor- University of Missouri-St. Louis exciting daily canine performances. Call mances. FREE www.umsl.edu/mercantile for reservations. Admission and parking are free except when noted during special St. Louis Blues Celebrating 166 years of Midwestern art, www.nhl.com/blues events. Ten minutes west of Six Flags on history and culture. Collections and special I-44. FREE A member of the Central Division in the exhibitions feature river, railroad and Western Conference of the National Hock- St. Louis history, American art and Raging Rivers WaterPark ey League, the St. Louis Blues play home books. FREE www.ragingrivers.com games October through April at Enterprise St. Louis Paranormal Research Forty minutes from St. Louis on the Great Center, followed by the Stanley Cup Play- Society River Road (Rte. 100). Giant wave pool, offs. The franchise was founded in 1967 www.seeaghost.com body flumes, Endless River, Tree House as an expansion team during the league's Harbor, family interactive play area. original expansion from six to 12 teams. Explore the darker side of St. Louis. All you need to bring is your courage. The St. Louis Paranormal Research Society is

26 a small group of eclectic individuals who realize that the exploration of the paranor- mal should be one of personal exploration, not necessarily a scientific endeavor. This realization allows us to present a truly unique experience and one that you will never forget. Schlafly Bottleworks St. Louis Premium Outlets www.premiumoutlets.com/stlouis Visit St. Louis Premium Outlets located just 30 minutes from downtown and Saint Louis Zoo only 20 minutes from St. Louis Lambert International Airport. Shop more than 90 designer and name brand outlet stores Saint Louis University Museum Enjoy exceptional brands at extraordinary of Art savings of 25-65% every day for shopping www.slu.edu/sluma-home that's always worth the trip. Displaying extraordinary collections of St. Louis Renaissance Faire historical and contemporary art, including St. Louis Union Station www.stlrenfest.com works by Andy Warhol, Chuck Close and Travel back in time and step into the Robert Motherwell. beautifully wooded, 16th-century village and Barn Restaurant. Farm-fresh break- St. Louis Walk of Fame called Petit Lyon. Immerse yourself in the fasts and lunches. www.stlouiswalkoffame.org costumes and mannerisms of the era. Thrill to the exploits of jousting knights on More than 120 stars and informative The Thomas Sappington House thundering steeds. Roam the village plaques honoring famous St. Louisans Museum and Library of shops for unique crafts and goods as are set in the sidewalks of The Loop, the Americana www.sappingtonhouse.org artisans demonstrate period skills. Delight exciting restaurant, shopping and arts & A National Historic Landmark; stunning in comedy, music and feats of derring-do. entertainment district designated "One of and rare example of Federal architecture Feast on delicious food and drink while the 10 Greatest Streets in America." Stars in Missouri. Home of nationally recognized strolling minstrels entertain. Interact with include John Goodman, Chuck Berry, Bob Library of Americana and Decorative Arts. the colorful villagers, nobles, peasants and Costas, Tina Turner and Nelly. FREE personalities of ages past. p Saint Louis Zoo Saratoga Lanes www.saratogalanes.com Saint Louis Science Center www.stlzoo.org www.slsc.org Home to more than 18,000 exotic animals, A National Historic Landmark. Eight lanes, five pool tables. Full bar. Climb the stairs Explore 700-plus exhibits, the OMNIMAX many of them rare and endangered. and enjoy the charm of the oldest bowling Theater, Planetarium, special traveling ex- These 700 species represent the major alley west of the Mississippi. A true hibitions and more. Group rates available. continents and biomes of the world. Set St. Louis destination. FREE in the rolling hills, lakes and glades of Forest Park, the Saint Louis Zoo is always p Schlafly Bottleworks u St. Louis Union Station a great place to be. FREE www.schlafly.com www.stlouisunionstation.com St. Mary of Victories Catholic Free tours include exhibit on the A National Historic Landmark with a Curio Church history of brewing in St. Louis, Schlafly Collection by Hilton hotel. Experience the www.smov.info brewhouse, bottling plant, tasting room color and wonder of a 3D light show at the and gift shop. Groups welcome. hotel, and a fire and light show at the lake. Historic 1843 church, second oldest in St. Louis city. Amazing pre-Civil war altar, Coming soon to Union Station – a Shaw Nature Reserve statues, altar rail and art pieces. Tours park, and an aquarium. www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/visit/ Sunday and upon request. Donation for family-of-attractions/shaw-nature- Saint Louis University guided tours. Public welcome. reserve.aspx www.slu.edu Historic Sappington House & Twenty-four hundred acres of natural The first institution of higher learning west Barn Restaurant Ozark landscape with 1.5 miles of of the Mississippi. Attractions include the www.sappingtonhouse.org Meramec River frontage and a diversity of historic Samuel Cupples House, Museum native plant and animal habitats. Ponds, of Contemporary Religious Art and Pere National Historic Landmark thought to be prairies, woodlands, wild flowers and Marquette Gallery. the oldest brick home in St. Louis County. hiking trails. Complex includes Library of Americana

27 The Sheldon Concert Hall Stifel Theatre ship with original Saxon chalice and 1864 www.thesheldon.org www.stifeltheatre.com organ.

Built in 1912, The Sheldon hosts a wide This St. Louis institution formerly known Tropicana Lanes variety of concerts. The 732-seat concert as Kiel Opera House is now Stifel Theatre, www.tropicanalanes.com hall includes six art galleries and a sculp- hosting an array of entertainment, special A 52-lane bowling center voted “Best in ture garden. events and behind the scene tours. St. Louis.” Featuring cocktail lounge, great Shrine of St. Joseph q Third Degree Glass Factory food, cosmic bowling and fun atmosphere. www.shrineofstjoseph.org www.stlglass.com Experienced host for large tournaments and groups. Magnificently restored Baroque church. Working glass art center with glassblow- Site of Vatican-authenticated miracle. ing, beadmaking and fusing glass; art and Turtle Playground Beautiful Altar of Answered Prayers. More gift galleries; venue for private events. www.forestparkstatues.org/turtle- than 35 hand-carved statues, 1890 Classes, tours, private demonstrations, playground/ tracker organ. Tours by appointment. and commissions. Giant turtle sculptures overlook Forest FREE Tower Grove Park Park and I-64. Open year round. FREE Six Flags St. Louis www.towergrovepark.org Westport Plaza www.sixflags.com/stlouis With more than 2.4 million annual visitors, www.westportstl.com Non-stop, over-the-top, high-speed thrills this 289-acre National Historic Landmark A unique blend of office and retail space, around every turn. Heart-pounding roller park offers Victorian pavilions, bird watch- the 42-acres offer an assortment of events coasters, family rides and attractions are ing, festivals and many other recreational and activities. Westport Plaza has some- just the ticket to fun for kids of all ages. activities. FREE thing for everyone, whether you're looking Visit Hurricane Harbor, a 12-acre water for a night out of comedy and sushi, a park, free with theme park admission. Trailnet www.trailnet.org variety of distinctive specialty shops, restaurants, bars, entertainment venues Soldiers Memorial Military Trailnet is the premier bicycling organi- and two Sheraton hotels. Museum zation of St. Louis and hosts rides from www.mohistory.org/soldiersmemorial March to October. Rides are held through- World Bird Sanctuary This downtown St. Louis landmark out the region, in the city of St. Louis www.worldbirdsanctuary.org opened in 1938. A $30 million renovation and in scenic rural areas of Missouri and Live eagles, owls, hawks and more exhib- was completed in November 2018. The Illinois. Trailnet's rides are designed ited in a convenient 305-acre park setting. museum tells the stories of service men for all levels of experience. Each ride Hiking trails, bird watching, picnic areas and women from St. Louis and their fam- features a number of different distances and knowledgeable naturalists offer unique ilies, as well as St. Louis' contributions to ranging from five to 100 miles. environmental entertainment. the war effort. FREE Historic Trinity Lutheran Church World Chess Hall of Fame www.trinitystlouis.com Soulard Farmers Market www.worldchesshof.org www.soulardmarket.com Oldest Lutheran Church west of the The only one of its kind with a dynamic Founded circa 1779; 148 stalls with farm- Mississippi (1839). Near Soulard Market. relationship between art and chess. fresh and imported produce, meats, fish, Tours by appointment. Join us for wor- FREE herbs and more. Open year-round. FREE

Sweetology www.sweetology.com Come enjoy a creative, unique decorat- ing experience at Sweetology, St. Louis' premiere destination for do-it-yourself cupcake, cookie and cake-decorating. Think Cake Boss™ meets Build-A-Bear™ with a little Willy Wonka™ magic thrown in. You bring the imagination and we'll help you with the rest. Six Flags Ted Drewes Frozen Custard www.teddrewes.com A St. Louis tradition on Old Route 66 since 1929. Known for specialty "concrete" shakes, so thick you can turn them upside Third Degree Glass Factory down.

Third Degree Glass28 Factory Yucandu Art Studio St. Louis Brewers Guild Urban Chestnut Midtown Brewery www.yucandu.com www.stlbeer.org & Biergarten www.urbanchestnut.com A hands-on art studio for ages 5 to 98 The St. Louis Brewers Guild is a 501(c)3 with projects from mosaics to collage to non-profit organization with a civic and Brewery with tasteroom and biergarten. painting. Located in charming historical educational mission to highlight and tell Serving locally sourced small fare and craft Webster Groves. the story of our region’s fascinating brew- beers made on-site. Open daily. A Green ing history while remaining equally commit- Dining Alliance-certified restaurant. BREWERIES ted to working alongside and in support of the entire local brewing community and other aligned organizations and individuals CASINOS 4 Hands Brewing Company to cement St. Louis as one of the nations www.4handsbrewery.com premiere beer tourism destinations. Ameristar Casino Resort Spa A craft brewery located in the LaSalle Park www.stcharles.ameristar.com neighborhood. Specializing in crafting Schlafly Bottleworks www.schlafly.com Stunning stained glass skylights, latest slot unique ales that push the level of creativity and video poker , table games and flavor. At any one time, 10 different Free tours include exhibit on the history of and poker rooms, this 130,000 sq. ft. ales will be available. brewing in St. Louis, Schlafly brewhouse, casino offers endless action in an exquisite bottling plant, tasting rooms and gift shop. Budweiser Brewery Experience setting. www.budweisertours.com q Schlafly Tap Room www.schlafly.com Hollywood Casino Tours include the historic Brew House, www.hollywoodcasinostlouis.com Budweiser Clydesdale stable, beechwood Microbrewery and brewpub featuring With over 21,000 fun and exciting slot aging cellar, packaging plant, hospitality handcrafted Schlafly beers. machines and 59 table games across room and Anheuser-Busch gift shop. 125,000 square foot of gaming floor, FREE Square One Brewery & Distillery www.squareonebrewery.com Hollywood Casino also features a vibrant nightlife scene at Boogie Nights the ulti- Hofbräuhaus Brewery, distillery and restaurant located mate 70s and 80s dance club. www.hofbrauhausstlouis.com just south of downtown. Up to 12 beers The largest Hofbräuhaus in North America, on tap. Serving unique beers and spirits t Lumière Place Casino & Hotels this location provides an authentic experi- with fresh food in a beautiful historic build- www.lumiereplace.com ence as memorable as the 400+ year old ing and garden. Located in the shadow of the Arch, the original in Munich. Enjoy traditional Ba- q casino offers 75,000 sq. ft. of gaming varian cuisine, fresh German beer brewed Urban Chestnut Grove Brewing action (1,800 slots, 55+ table games and on-site and live entertainment seven days & Bierhall a week. www.urbanchestnut.com dedicated poker room). Brewery with tasteroom and biergarten. River City Casino & Hotel Serving locally sourced small fare and craft www.rivercity.com beers made on-site. Open daily. A Green Dining Alliance-certified restaurant. The road to the best city in St. Louis is paved with luck and the destination is even luckier. This city has a casino, hotel and five unique restaurants.

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Boenker Hill Vineyard & Winery www.boenkerhill.com Enjoy the best view in the Midwest. Savor Schlafly Tap Room a glass of one of our signature wines or dine at our full service restaurant. Live music on weekends.

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31 Trailnet TECHNICAL tours 3rd Degree Glass Factory Bissinger’s Chocolate 5200 Delmar Blvd. 1600 N. Broadway (314) 367-4527 314.615.2417 Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tour www.thirddegreeglassfactory.com Email: [email protected] Number of People: 6 or more www.bissingers.com Number of People: 12-15 Get an inside look into the inner workings of Third Degree — from the continuous Come and see first-hand the art and craft improvement of our building since 2002, of creating our award-winning fine confec- to the production of beautiful glass artwork tions. The tour will highlight the company’s in each of our three studios. A fun and 350-year history, artisan techniques, and informative tour for all ages! discuss the chocolate-making process and the social and environmental elements u Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tours related to cocoa farming. Chocolate tast- ings will be available at the end of the tour. 12th and Lynch Streets James S. McDonald Prologue Room (314) 577-2333 u Email: [email protected] The Boeing Company – James www.budweisertours.com S. McDonald Prologue Room Central Library – St. Louis Tour Length: 45 minutes McDonnell Blvd. & Airport Rd. Public Library Number of People: 1-30 (314) 232-6896 Email: [email protected] 1301 Olive St. Hours/Price: Tours are complimentary. www.boeing.com/prologueroom (314) 539-0345 More indepth tours including The Day Tour Length: 60 minutes Email: [email protected] Fresh Brewery Tour, Beermaster Tour and Number of People: Groups of 10 or more www.slpl.org Beer School are available. Costs vary. Tour Length: 60 minutes The James S. McDonnell Prologue Room View the Budweiser Clydesdales, the Number of People: Groups of fewer in St. Louis tells the story of more than Brew House, Beechwood Aging Cellar than 10 can walk in. Groups of 10+ nine decades of aviation progress, from and Packaging Plant. The tour concludes may schedule a private tour 30 days biplanes to space travel. Scale models, in the Biergarten for tasting. Visit the Bud- in advance. diagrams, paintings, and photographs weiser gift shop onsite. document such important events as the Visitors will receive a history of the building Ballpark Village first flight around the world in 1924, the and its architecture and see the results of first take-off of a jet fighter from a U.S. its recent $70 million restoration. FREE 601 Clark Ave. Navy carrier in 1946, the first aircraft to (314) 345-9481 land at the South Pole in 1956, and the Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate www.stlballparkvillage.com first manned spacecraft to orbit the Earth Company Tour Length: 45 minutes in 1962. FREE 5025 Pattison Ave. Number of People: 15-50 (314) 338-3501 Busch Stadium Bellfontaine Cemetery Email: customersupport@chocolate 700 Clark St. chocolate.com 4947 W. Florissant Ave. (314) 345-9565 www.chocolatechocolate.com (314) 381-0750 Email: [email protected] Tour Length: 15-20 minutes Email: [email protected] www.stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com Number of People: Groups up to 25 www.bellfontainecemetary.org/ visits- Tour Length: 1 hour See candy being made in the Candy and-tours Number of People: 1-50 Tour Length: 120 minutes Kitchen. Visit the plant floor to view Number of People: 25 maximum Busch Stadium tours provide a unique production and hear an explanation of look at the home of the Cardinals and offer the process. Sampling included. FREE Private tours available year-round by a great way to add variety to your con- appointment, cost varies. Book two weeks ference or meeting. Take in the view from u The Fabulous Fox Theatre in advance. the Radio Broadcast Booth, see the World Series trophies in the Champions Club and 527 North Grand Blvd. Bus or trolley tours led by Master Guides imagine yourself as a big leaguer in the (314) 657-5068 tour the history, horticulture and architec- Cardinals Dugout. Email: [email protected] ture of Bellfontaine cemetery, including the www.fabulousfox.com gravesite of William Clark and Adolphus Tour Length: 90 minutes Busch.

32 Number of People: Private tours for groups of 20 or more. A complete tour of the restored 1929 movie palace includes backstage areas and the famed Mighty Worlitzer Organ when scheduling allows. View “A Tribute to Stan Kann,” an exhibit which honors the Fox’s decades-long organist, and “Pea- Stifel Theatre cock Alley,” which provides a photograph- ic montage of the fabulous entertainers beer hall or soak up the sun in the outdoor and productions that have played the beer garden. It’s Oktoberfest every day at Fox since its reopening in 1982. Optional the Hofbräuhaus. private lunch available for groups of 25 or Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer more. District u Herbaria Five locations in the metro area (314) 436-8708 2016 Marconi Ave. Email: [email protected] (314) 601-3904 www.stlmsd.com www.herbariasoap.com Tour Length: 90 minutes Fabulous Fox Theatre Number of People: 10 or more Number of People: Groups of 10-15 See us , pour, cut and wrap our soap. Tour of treatment plant and explanation Worth a trip for the smell alone! There's of water treatment process. Wear tennis lots to learn. Discover the difference shoes; no loose, flowing clothing.FREE between soap and detergent. Find out the #1 cause of skin irritation. Understand why Missouri Botanical Garden our soaps are "fragrance-free." Get a bit of bathing history. Scientists, young and old, 5700 Lindell Blvd. get into soap chemistry. (800) 332.1286 Email: [email protected] www.missouribotanicalgarden.org KDHX 88.1 Radio Tour Length: varies Herbaria Number of People: 15 or more 3524 Washington Ave. (314) 664-3955 The Missouri Botanical Garden has nu- Email: volunteer@.com merous tour options for adults, students, Nine Network of Public Media – www.kdhx.org families, and children. Whether you desire Channel 9 Tour Length: 30-45 minutes a private walking tour, a private tram tour, 3655 Olive St. Number of People: 20 maximum; call or a class field trip. (314) 512-9000 to make arrangements for larger Email: shaskins9@.org groups. Missouri History Museum www.ninenet.org 5700 Lindell Blvd. Tour includes a history of KDHX, including Tour Length: 30-45 minutes an explanation of community radio and its (314) 746-4599 Number of People: Groups of 6-15, Email: [email protected] significance. Visit the air studios, pro- ages 12+ duction studios, live performance studio, www.mohistory.org Tour Length: varies Visitors will receive a brief history of the music library and venue space. FREE Number of People: 15+ network and see a green room, production area, master control and the studio if not Hofbräuhaus St. Louis – Belleville The Missouri History Museum, Library & in use. FREE 123 St. Eugene Dr., Belleville, IL Research Center and Soldiers Memorial (618) 800-2337 Military Museum are ideal destinations for Old Courthouse Email: [email protected] all types of groups. Tours and programs 11 North 4th St. www.hofbrauhausstlouis.com are inspired by Missouri History Museum (314) 982-1410, Ext. 0 Number of People: 1-50 exhibits, Soldiers Memorial exhibits, and Email: [email protected] the Missouri Historical Society (MHS) Provides an authentic experience as mem- www.gatewayarch.com/experience/ Collections. Formats include gallery tours, orable as the 400+ year old original in Mu- old-courthouse.aspx curator talks, and step-on bus tours. Visit- nich. Tour the brewery and dance on the Tour Length: 15-45 minutes ing groups can customize their experience benches to live bands from Germany and Number of People: Varies with an assortment of additional options, Austria while enjoying authentic Bavarian including free self-guided gallery time, cuisine and original-recipe beers. Make dining, and souvenir orders. friends at communal tables in the massive

33 Tour this historic structure and visit re- 3,100 seats and a two-story front lobby, stored courtrooms to learn more about the four small side theatres & halls, dressing 19th century judicial system. Tour includes rooms, lounges, and a bar. The Theatre NOTES a History Channel film about the historic attracts several different kinds of events Dred Scott case. FREE such as plays, jazz, blues, rock concerts, and Broadway shows. Schlafly Bottleworks 7260 Southwest Ave. Thomas F. Eagleton (314) 241-2337, Ext. 285 United States Courthouse Email: [email protected] 111 S. 10th St. www.schlafly.com (314) 244-2410 Tour Length: 60 minutes Email: [email protected] Number of People: Groups up to 20 www.moep.uscourts.gov/court house-tours The tour covers a brief history of beer in Tour Length: Varies St. Louis, the history of Schlafly Beer and Number of People: Groups of 50 or how the beer is brewed. A guided tasting fewer can be accommodated. is included. FREE This tour provides a deep understanding St. Louis Metropolitan Police of what the courts do, and why it matters. Headquarters Tours can include working courtrooms and 1200 Clark St. may allow participants to observe actual (314) 444-5603 proceedings. Groups will have the oppor- Email: [email protected] tunity to meet various players in the judicial www.slmpd.org process. FREE Tour Length: Varies Number of People: Varies Urban Chestnut 4485 Manchester Ave. Get an inside look at the daily function- (314) 222-0143 ext. 2 ing of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Email: [email protected] Department and see the main working www.urbanchestnut.com spaces of its headquarters. FREE Tour Length: Varies Saint Louis Zoo (Behind the A self-guided tour at our Grove Brewery Scenes) & Bierhall free of charge. Ten stops lead One Government Dr. you through our Bierhall, Fermentation (314) 781-0900, Ext. 4840 Hall, and Packaging Hall, each featuring Email: [email protected] aspects of our brewing process along www.stlzoo.org/visit/behindthe with our sustainability efforts from grain scenestours to glass. FREE Tour Length: Varies Number of People: 10 maximum; minimum varies Get a peek at what it’s like to be a zoo- keeper. See the animals up close and per- sonal. Each tour provides the enthralling experience of seeing the world’s dramatic wildlife up close. Walking tours, but all areas are ADA accessible. t Stifel Theatre 1400 Market St. (314) 499-7600 www.stifeltheatre.com Number of People: 10 or more The Stifel Theatre, formerly known as Kiel Opera House, features six to seven ven- ues, including an ornate main theatre with

34 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.

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

35 things TO DO For more information about annual events check out explorestlouis.com/ events. January Loop Ice Carnival

February Mardi Gras LouFest March St. Patrick’s Day Parade October Historic Shaw Art Fair April Best of Missouri Market Chinese Culture Days Oktoberfest Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival Soulard Oktoberfest St. Louis Earth Day Festival Grove Fest GO! St. Louis Marathon Harvest Festival

May November – January Art Fair at Laumeier Thanksgiving Day Parade St. Louis African Arts Festival Holiday Festival of Lights Annie Malone May Day Parade Way of Lights at the Shrine of Our Lady of Snows June Anheuser-Busch Brewery Lights Blues on the Mississippi Winter Wonderland Drive-Through Lights Display Pride Fest Gardenland Express Shakespeare Festival Zoo Lights Whitaker Jazz Festival International Film Festival Circus Flora Garden Glow The Polar Express Train Ride July Fair Saint Louis VP Parade Let them Eat Art St. Louis Brewers Heritage Festival

August Music, Dance & Theatre Festival of Nations St. Louis World's Fare Heritage Festival Dance St. Louis www.dancestl.org Fabulous Fox Theatre (Aug-May) www.fabulousfox.com September The Muny Big Muddy Blues Festival (June-Aug) www.muny.org Japanese Festival Opera St. Louis (May-June) www.opera-stl.org Saint Louis Art Fair Peabody Opera House www.peabodyoperahouse.com Great Forest Park Balloon Race Taste of St. Louis Powell Symphony Hall (Sept-June) www.stlsymphony.org LouFest Music Festival Repertory Theatre St. Louis (Sept-April) www.repstl.org Queeny Art Fair St. Louis Black Repertory Company (Jan-June) www.theblackrep.org Q in the Lou The Budweiser Taste of St. Louis Stages St. Louis (May-Oct) www.stagesstlouis.com Love Beer Fest – Anheuser-Busch

36 National Blues Museum

Scott Joplin House: Known as the Fa- something ther of Ragtime, Joplin spent some of his most productive years in St. Louis at the FOR EVERYONE turn of the 20th century. The National His- toric Landmark home is where the young America’s Music Corridor pianist lived from 1900-1903. St. Louis sits at the beginning of a mid-nation tour of America’s best home-grown St. Louis Union Station: History buffs music. Start your group with this two-day visit to St. Louis and continue to Branson and won’t want to miss beautiful St. Louis City, Missouri to add all of the state’s jazzy and country musical styles. Or, head Union Station, a restored National Historic south along the Mighty Mississippi to Memphis, Tennessee and , Louisiana Landmark opened in 1894. Don’t miss the to add a southern note to your group’s multi-day, multi-destination music tour. 3-D panoramic light show which plays on the Grand Hall ceiling in the evenings.

Day One Laclede’s Landing: Listed on the Start your journey down America’s Music Corridor by getting acquainted with some of St. National Register of Historic Places, the Louis’ most favored sons and daughters on the St. Louis Walk of Fame in the Loop neigh- cobblestone-paved Landing is one of borhood. Music legends such as Chuck Berry, Scott Joplin, Miles Davis, Tina Turner and St. Louis’ entertainment districts. Special many others are honored with bronze stars in the sidewalk along the Walk of Fame. Check events like the annual Big Muddy Blues out the assortment of shops, restaurants and cafes located in The Loop neighborhood Festival, held each Labor Day weekend, (named after an old streetcar turnaround) where the Walk of Fame is located. Vintage Vinyl take place on the Landing. has an enormous selection of LPs and 45s where you can ask for St. Louis Blues record- ings. Day Two The Gateway Arch National Park: No The Loop’s epicenter, has plenty of room for group dining and is full of Blueberry Hill: music here, but no visit to St. Louis would Rock’n’Roll memorabilia, including Chuck Berry’s guitar, and displays dedicated to the be complete without a trip to the top of the Beatles, Howdy Doody, and just about any other collectible pop culture item you can Gateway Arch, towering 630 feet above imagine.

37 the banks of the mighty Mississippi. Once you reach your destination, you’ll find a 30-mile panoramic view of the Mississippi River.

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 Gate- way 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 townhous- es and ornate churches. Drive the bluesy neighborhood during the day on your way Anheuser-Busch Brewery to the neighboring Anheuser-Busch Brewery and come back at night for a pub crawl and great music. Day One onship moments, the Cardinals Museum Return to the banks of the Mississippi boasts one of the largest team-specific Soulard’s culinary circuit runs the gamut River for a trip to the top of the Gateway collections of artifacts and memorabilia in from spicy Cajun delicacies to elegant Arch, soaring 630 feet above downtown the world. The Museum’s seven galler- private dining for groups. The Soulard St. Louis. At the top of America’s tallest ies take you on a chronological journey 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, vegetables, River and the city. the franchise, relive special memories and meats, fish, herbs and spices for sale. interact with great exhibits. After dinner, stroll through the streets and Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tour: The pick out what kind of live music sounds Soulard neighborhood’s biggest residence 4 Hands Brewing Company: a craft good at clubs including BB’s Jazz, Blues is home of the original Anheuser-Busch brewery located in the LaSalle Park neigh- & Soups, The Beale on Broadway or the Brewery. Complimentary tours of the fabled borhood. Specializing in crafting unique Broadway Oyster Bar, among many oth- American brewery complex − including the ales that push the level of creativity and ers, in the St. Louis Blues Triangle. popular, historic stables of the world-fa- flavor. At any one time, 10 different ales mous Budweiser Clydesdales and free will be available. Anheuser-Busch Brewery: Another tasting room. favorite stop of visitors to Soulard is the historic home of one of the world’s largest Day Two Ballpark Village: a seven city-block, St. Louis Cardinals: catch an exciting breweries. Enjoy the outdoors at the 10-acre entertainment plaza. Highlights Major League Baseball action and cheer newest stop on the A-B campus, the Beer include – a venue that Cardinals Nation for the St. Louis Cardinals, 11-time World Garden where you can attend beer school combines a Cards-themed restaurant, Series Champions. You can also take a or just sit and sample. rooftop deck with views inside the sta- Stadium Tour to see the ins and outs of dium, and the St. Louis Cardinals Hall In the evening, dance your cares away at Busch Stadium. of Fame and Museum, considered the the Casa Loma Ballroom, an authentic best baseball museum outside of Coo- Schlafly Bottleworks: offers free tours St. Louis dance hall, where the Imperial perstown. A , Budweiser Brewhouse on this St. Louis favorite brewery. The tour Swing still reigns supreme, and great live complete with beer garden and displays includes an exhibit on the history of brew- bands heat up the highly polished floor on St. Louis’ brewing history, anchors ing in St. Louis, the brewhouse, bottling several nights each week. the project. Fox Sports Midwest Live! plant and tasting rooms. offers a lively sports-centric audio-visual experience year-round. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups: stop in and Beer, Blues & Baseball catch award winning live music seven The is St. Louis has two past times, watching St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame nights a week with local and national acts. located at – just across our beloved Red Birds play baseball Ballpark Village This St. Louis favorite is a must stop for the street from the Few at Busch Stadium and listing to great Busch Stadium. any music lover. franchises have the acclaim and heritage blues music. St. Louis hosts a number of the St. Louis Cardinals, and that history of spots that offer live blues music each Broadway Oyster Bar: is where you can lives here, in the new Cardinals Museum. night of the week. catch the best in local and national bands Featuring stadiums, players and champi-

38 nightly. Oh and their Cajun/Creole-style dishes are a must.

The National Blues Museum: a world- class cultural attraction, in downtown St. Louis that explores the Blues and celebrates the genre as the foundation of all modern American music. The Missouri History Museum facility educates guests in an entertaining environment that includes high impact technology driven experiences, a 100-seat theater, artifact-driven exhibits and robust Old Courthouse public programming.

Missouri History Museum: Peek into Civil War in St. Louis St. Louis’ fascinating past via galleries teeming with stories and artifacts from the Experience the places, historic charac- Civil War, the city’s French fur-trading days, ters and true tales that detail St. Louis’ the Louisiana Purchase/Lewis & Clark fascinating role in America’s Civil War. days, the 1904 “Meet Me in St. Louis” Laclede's Landing Participants will discover fresh, seldom World’s Fair-era and more. A Civil War reported stories that showcase historic gallery explains St. Louis’ unusual situation sites and bring compelling tales about are: Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh as a Union stronghold within a slave state. the Civil War’s “Western Front” to the Sherman, engineer James B. Eads who forefront. designed and built ironclads for the Union Driving tour of Forest Park, St. Louis’ 1,300-acre Forest Park is an emerald at his St. Louis shipyard, abolitionist jour- Day One green oasis of parkland, picnic grounds, nalist Elijah Lovejoy and freedom-seekers Dred and Harriet Scott. The Old Courthouse: St. Louis’ stately ball fields, lakes and cultural attractions. domed Old Courthouse is perhaps the The Saint Louis Zoo, Art Museum, The single most important location in the U.S. Muny, Science Center, and the Missouri Dinner at Fitz’s American Grill and Bot- relating to a cause that jump started the History Museum are located in the park. tling Works in The Loop: This soda pop Civil War. It was there in 1847 that an A treasure-trove of Civil War monuments microbrewery is home to Fitz’s Premium enslaved man named Dred Scott filed suit dot the landscape including: Root Beer, a St. Louis tradition since for the freedom of himself, his wife Harriet 1947. and their two daughters. St. Louis’ Old • statue – This was the first Courthouse is listed in the National Park statue in the City to honor a Civil War Here’s a bit of root beer-related Civil War Service’s National Underground Railroad hero and this one was a civilian, not a trivia: Harriett Tubman, the former slave Network to Freedom. soldier. then free black woman who was an • General Franz Sigel Statue – Born in American abolitionist and spy for the , supported herself and her humani- Field House Museum: This St. Louis Germany, Franz Sigel came to St. Louis row house is best known as the boyhood in 1858 as a teacher at the German tarian efforts by selling her homemade root home of Eugene Field, the “Children’s Institute. At the start of the Civil War, beer to the Federal troops. Poet,” whose works include “Little Boy Sigel organized a regiment of Union Blue” and “Dutch Lullaby” (“Wynken, volunteers, mostly German immigrants, Day Two Blynken, and Nod”). Field’s father, Roswell which became the 3rd Regiment, U.S. Laclede’s Landing/Riverfront Driving Martin Field, was a well-known St. Louis Volunteers. Tour: Along the banks of the Mississip- attorney. In 1853, the elder Field filed • Francis “Frank” Blair Statue – Frank pi River, St. Louis’ Laclede’s Landing a lawsuit on behalf of Dred and Harriet Blair was a major general and corps entertainment district is where 19th-cen- Scott, two slaves seeking their freedom. commander in the Union Army and a tury riverboat warehouses have been member of both the House of Repre- re-purposed into restaurants, offices and The Gateway Arch National Park: sentatives and Senate. entertainment venues. No trip to St. Louis is complete without a visit to the Gateway Arch. The Arch is St. Louis Walk of Fame in The Loop: A few miles to the south of Laclede’s a national monument honoring Thomas The sidewalks along Delmar Boulevard, Landing, inventor and engineer James B. Jefferson, his Louisiana Purchase and the the main street in St. Louis’ lively The Loop Eads produced the Union’s first ironclad Native Americans, explorers and settlers neighborhood, shimmer with more than gun boats. Long before the famous clash who shaped the American West. 140 brass stars and biographical plaques of the Merrimac and the Monitor, Eads of the St. Louis Walk of Fame. Among had 4,000 men working on the Union fleet the Civil War-era notables so honored in his south St. Louis shipyard. Eads’ first

39 ironclad boat, the St. Louis, was launched Campbell, a CSA captain who literally wit- tation by National Park Rangers. White in October 1861 and was the first of its nessed the end of the Civil War. Campbell Haven, one of the oldest homes in the kind to be bombarded by the South. commanded a 10-man escort for CSA St. Louis area, was the family residence of President ’ flight to Mexico Julia Dent Grant, wife of the 18th president Eads Bridge: St. Louis’ first span across when Davis was captured by Federal of the United States and the man credited the Mississippi – and the first structural troops on May 10,1864. The capture with saving the Union. The Grants lived at steel bridge in the world. Dedicated by marked the end of major fighting. White Haven from 1854 to 1859 and was General William T. Sherman in 1874. where President Grant planned to retire Battle of Camp Jackson site at Saint to after his term in office ended. Only 10 Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing: Louis University (SLU): St. Louis’ only Civil acres remain of the original 1,000-acre Along the banks of the Mississippi River, a War military action, the “Battle” of Camp plantation, but the National Park Service historical marker notes the first nationally Jackson, took place on what is now the has preserved the site and has restored designated Underground Railway site in campus of Saint Louis University. In one the remaining structures to their 1875 Missouri – the Mary Meachum Freedom of the long conflict’s odd coincidences, appearance. Crossing. Named for an African-American both U.S. Grant and William Tecumseh abolitionist, fugitive slaves used this river Sherman were civilian eyewitnesses to the Jefferson Barracks and the Missouri access as an escape route to the free only war-related fighting in St. Louis – the Civil War Museum: The historic Jefferson state of Illinois prior to the Civil War. Free Camp Jackson incident of May 10, 1861. Barracks’ 1905 Post Exchange Building black Mary Meachum, the widow of the The camp housed a Confederate- now houses Missouri’s largest and finest Reverend John Berry Meachum, used sympathizing militia under the command Civil War museum, library, and educational the basement of her St. Louis home as of Brigadier-General D.M. Frost. The center. It is the nation’s fourth largest Civil a stage on the Underground Railroad for “Southerners” were plotting to take over War museum and will be among the larg- slaves seeking freedom in the north. Years the Federal Arsenal in St. Louis. The insur- est Civil War research libraries in the U.S. earlier her husband had established a gent camp was captured for the Union by The MCWM’s focus is entirely on Missou- “Freedom School” on board a boat in the forces led by General Nathaniel Lyon. ri’s role in the . middle of the Mississippi after an 1847 law Riots broke out as the rebel militiamen forbade the education of black children. were taken into custody. Four Union More than 12,000 Union and 1,000 Con- soldiers and 27 Confederates were killed. federate victims of the Civil War are laid Calvary Cemetery: Pay your respects The Union maintained control of the to rest at Jefferson Barracks National to former slave Dred Scott and Civil War important port city of St. Louis throughout Cemetery, a beautiful cemetery over- general William Tecumseh Sherman at the conflict. looking the Mississippi River. Confederate Calvary Cemetery. Other well-known Civil headstones feature a pointed top. Several War-era personalities interred here include: A plaque on the SLU campus marks the monuments honor both sides of the con- Daniel Frost, who headed the southern site of the confrontation. Founded in 1818 flict including an obelisk in memory of 175 militia during the Camp Jackson incident by the Jesuits, Saint Louis University is non-commissioned officers and enlisted in St. Louis; Missouri Governor Thomas the first university established west of the personnel of the US Colored Infantry who C. Reynolds, a Confederate sympathizer Mississippi River. SLU alumni include Jean died of cholera in August 1866. Printed who, as long as Missouri remained in Baptiste Charboneau, son of Sacajawea, guides are available at the cemetery office. Union hands, remained a governor without the youngest member of Lewis & Clark’s an actual state to govern; and John Wes- Corps of Discovery. Jefferson Barracks was established ley Turner, a Union officer who participated in 1826 and served as a major military in the march to Appomattox Courthouse, Grant’s Farm: The log cabin home hand- installation and had troops participating in where he and other troops of the Army of built by U.S. Grant is nestled within Grant’s every major U.S. military campaign from the James directly intercepted Robert E. Farm, a ride-through wildlife preserve the Black Hawk Wars through World War Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia. operated by Anheuser-Busch Companies. II. The post was decommissioned in 1946. A fence made of Civil War gun barrels Bellefontaine Cemetery: Founded in surrounds a portion of the estate near the 1849, the 314-acre burial park contains cabin. During the regular operating season the gravesites of hundreds of historic (April – October), a visit to Grant’s Farm figures. The mostprominent is William includes a tram ride through a 160-acre Clark of Lewis & Clark fame. Civil War-era animal preserve, where more than 30 personalities buried here include Clark’s exotic species freely roam. The estate Confederate colonel son, Meriwether also includes the Bauernhof Courtyard for Lewis Clark; Edward Bates, U.S. Attorney refreshments, an animal display area, ele- General under ; Major phant and bird shows, and the Tier Garten General who led Federal animal feeding and petting area. troops in the ; CSA Gen- eral ; inventor and engineer Ulysses S. Grant National Historic James B. Eads; Roswell Field, attorney Site: The Victorian home of Civil War for Dred Scott; and the little known Given General U.S. Grant is open for interpre-

40 Fitz's Bottling Works An on-site museum details the military spirited events commemorating Bastille Gateway Arch: Arc de Triomphe, indeed! history of the barracks. An interesting Day and Mardi Gras. St. Louis’ Mardi Gras No group trip to St. Louis is complete historical note: In 1912, Albert Berry made is one of the largest pre-Lenten carnivals without viewing the Gateway Arch, which the first successful parachute jump from in the U.S. sits high atop the “Left Bank” of the mighty an airplane onto a targeted area at Jeffer- Mississippi. French explorers Louis Joliet son Barracks. Lafayette Square and Park: The Mar- and Jesuit priest Jacques Marquette began quis de Lafayette, France’s leadership mapping the “” in 1673. Additional St. Louis Civil War-related sites: contribution to the American Revolutionary War effort, visited St. Louis in 1825. He Fun Facts regarding the architectural sym- Listed The Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion: made such an impression on the citizens bols of St. Louis and Paris: on the National Register of Historic Places, that they named the city’s first designat- • Gateway Arch: 630 feet high; stainless this is one of only a handful of St. Louis ed park in his honor. Lafayette Park in steel; completed in 1965; $11 million to homes remaining that were built in the St. Louis, founded in 1836, is the oldest construct the Arch; $2 million to build Greek Revival style. The home, built in public park west of the Mississippi. Some the tram system; Eero Saarinen, archi- three sections with the oldest part dating neighborhood residents have claimed to tect from 1848, was originally built by Henri have seen the ghosts of Civil War soldiers • Eiffel Tower: 986 feet high; wrought Chatillon, a native of the Carondelet area on guard within the park. The area’s circa iron; completed in 1889; $1.5 million; of St. Louis and a hunter and guide for 1870 –1880 “painted ladies” have been Gustave Eiffel, engineer the American Fur Company. Chatillon was called the finest and largest collection of immortalized in historian Victorian-era architecture in the country. Jr.’s 1849 bestseller “The Oregon Trail” Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France Count your blessings at which was based on their adventures (Old Cathedral): Missouri Botanical Garden: On the the church known to St. Louisans as the together in the New Frontier. The DeMenil grounds of the Missouri Botanical Garden, Old Cathedral. When the city was founded family purchased the home in 1856 and the Victorian home of garden founder by Pierre Lacède in 1764, the land on which made two additions, 1861-3 and 1875 Henry Shaw includes displays interpreting the Old Cathedral sits was reserved for that transformed the farmhouse into the the life of enslaved people who lived and Roman Catholic worship and a log church mansion it is today. The mansion is an worked at what is now one of the Top was built. A larger log church replaced the excellent example of a Victorian home of a Three public gardens in the world. The original on the same site in 1776. This was wealthy family. Garden is the oldest public garden in the the only church of any denomination for St. United States. The grounds opened for Louisans until about 1816. The 1834 Greek The U.S. Federal Civil War Armory: public viewing two years prior to the start Revival structure that stands today was the Armory that was the object of the Con- of the Civil War. first Cathedral west of the Mississippi River federate militia of the Camp Jackson and the fourth Catholic church to grace the incident still stands and remains Federal site. The title “basilica” is given by papal (yet private) property. The stone buildings decree to a historically significant sacred of the Armory are visible from Broadway St. Louis’ French Heritage space. and Arsenal streets. The adjacent 10-acre St. Louis was founded by a Frenchman, Lyon Park, was the western portion of the named after a sainted French king, Stroll from the Arch to grounds of the St. Louis Arsenal. Old Courthouse: and nicknamed “the Paris of the West” the Old Courthouse to view a remarkable during pioneering days. Today, the city’s set of dioramas depicting French Colonial In operation Soulard Farmers Market: “French Connection” is very much on architecture in Old St. Louis and galleries since 1779, Soulard Farmers Market is view in its architecture, historic sites, filled with objects that were important to the nation’s oldest established farmers’ fleur de lis images and by hosting one of daily life in Old St. Louis. Built from 1839- market and a cornerstone of St. Louis’ the largest Mardi Gras celebrations in the 1862, the Old Courthouse features restored oldest remaining neighborhood. (Old nation. court rooms, exhibit rooms on St. Louis’ St. Louis burned to the ground in 1849.) history and its beautifully decorated dome. Produce, fresh meats, spices and flowers are available to modern day shoppers Day One Like the sculpture garden of every Wednesday through Saturday. One Laclede’s Landing: Drive through Citygarden: Paris’ Musee Rodin, St. Louis’ Citygarden is of Soulard’s most famous vendors was a St. Louis’ historic Laclede’s Landing an artistic Eden in the heart of a major city. local farmer who sold cordwood harvested entertainment district. Named for Pierre The outdoor attraction blends lush plant- from his homestead known as Hardscrab- Laclède, St. Louis’ French founder, The ings and internationally renowned sculpture ble. His name was U.S. Grant. There are Landing (as locals call it) is a nine square- with the delights of water, stone, architec- many Civil War-era homes in the Soulard block area of restored warehouses on the ture and landscape design. Citygarden neighborhood which is known for its brick Mississippi River where Lewis & Clark de- is completely open and accessible to the row houses, Blues music clubs, corner parted to explore the Louisiana Purchase public 365 days-a-year. On display are taverns and its biggest residence – the territory and once transported twenty-five pieces of sculpture by interna- original Anheuser-Busch Brewery. The their cargoes of cotton, tobacco and trade tionally renowned artists. neighborhood’s and St. Louis’ French goods. Today, the warehouses have been heritage are celebrated each year during converted into clubs, bars, restaurants and offices.

41 St. Louis City Hall: While driving by, Soulard Farmers Market. Owned and gant grand foyer and lobbies, replete with groups can take note of St. Louis’ City operated by the City of St. Louis, it is the crystal chandeliers and rich red carpeting, Hall (1873) which is modeled after the oldest farmers market in the country. are modeled after one of the palaces at Hotel de Ville (City Hall) in Paris. A statue Versailles. Powell Symphony Hall is home of the city’s French founder, Pierre La- The Soulard neighborhood’s biggest to the world renowned Saint Louis Sym- clède, stands west of the Market Street residence is home of the original Anheus- phony Orchestra, the second oldest pro- entry to the building. er-Busch Brewery. Complimentary tours fessional symphony in the United States. of the fabled American brewery complex St. Louis Union Station: A few blocks – including the popular, historic stables of Day Two further west of City Hall is St. Louis Union the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales Church of the Holy Family: Founded Station (1894), which was modeled and free tasting room – operate daily. in 1699 in nearby Cahokia, Illinois, the after the design of the French fortress of Church of the Holy Family is the oldest Carcassonne and was once the world’s Lafayette Square: The Marquis de La- continuously operating Roman Catholic busiest rail station. In the evening, watch fayette, France’s leadership contribution to parish in the United States and the oldest a free, panoramic light show projected the American Revolutionary War effort, vis- church west of the Allegheny Mountains. on the massive ceiling. ited St. Louis in 1825. He made such an It was established by French priest Father impression on the citizens that they named St. Cosme who worked with two French Soulard Neighborhood: A driving tour the city’s first designated park in his honor. laborers to build a log rectory and chapel. of Soulard, St. Louis’ oldest neighbor- Lafayette Park in St. Louis, founded in The original log church was destroyed by hood, showcases brick row houses, 1836, is the oldest public park west of the fire in 1783 and the first Mass was offered blues music clubs, corner taverns and Mississippi. The elegant neighborhood in the current log church in 1799. Con- the oldest operating farmers market in surrounding the “squared park” is known structed of black walnut timbers in the tra- America. Soulard celebrates its French as Lafayette Square. The area’s circa 1870 ditional French Colonial vertical log style, heritage each year by hosting one of the –1880 “painted ladies” have been called the Log Church is only one of five built in nation’s biggest Mardi Gras celebrations. the finest and largest collection of Victori- this style that still exists in North America. There’s always a “bon temps” vibe in this an-era architecture in the country. lively, friendly neighborhood. Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis (New Evening Entertainment Option: Saint Lou- Cathedral): The life of Saint Louis IX, cru- Groups can see the spot (and shop is Symphony Orchestra Performance. sader King of France (1214-1270) and the any Wednesday – Saturday) where Powell Symphony Hall is among St. Louis’ city’s namesake and patron saint, is vividly St. Louisans have shopped since 1779 – architectural homages to France. The ele- portrayed in the vestibule of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. Built in 1907, this in- credible structure combines Byzantine and Romanesque architecture styles with one of the largest collection of mosaics in the world. Pope Paul VI called the church “the outstanding cathedral of the Americas.” More than 41 million pieces of tesserae in 8,000 colors fill more than 83,000 sq. ft.

Missouri History Museum: The muse- um’s permanent (and free) Currents Gallery includes remnants of the city’s French fur trading past, Parisian fashions and ephemera of the original settlers’ French cultural customs.

Saint Louis Art Museum: A sculpture of the city’s namesake and patron saint, Louis IX, titled “Apotheosis of St. Louis” greets visitors outside the main entrance 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 expe- rience the museum’s extensive collection of French Impressionist works and French Empire furnishings and decorative arts.

Soulard Farmers Market 42 The Saint Louis Art Museum’s permanent Day One cycled pieces. The museum building itself collection is open to the public free of The Missouri Botanical Garden has is recycled having started life as a shoe charge. been a “green” destination for travelers manufacturing factory and warehouse. for almost 150 years. Considered one of Items that would have become landfill now Central West End Neighborhood: After the top three public gardens in the world fill the floors of the quirky and innovative lunch, allow free time for groups to stroll (along with Kew Gardens in London and warehouse of artistic fun. Remnants of and shop along the tree-and-sidewalk the New York Botanic Garden), the Mis- old buildings were transformed into the café-lined streets of the Central West End souri Botanical Garden is also renowned museum’s gift shop, retired heating coils neighborhood. Antique shops, boutiques for its beauty as well as its worldwide from area breweries provide access to and even a store named Left Bank Books research aimed at plant conservation. ceiling-high habit trails for kids and adults. add a Parisian flare to the streetscape. The Museum operates on Pure Power – Note the beautiful cast iron street lamps, During your group’s travels around all the energy used comes from sources from the early 1900s, that illuminate major St. Louis, you’ll see beautiful plantings that such as regional wind and other renewable intersections. A decidedly French stop in not only enhance the city’s visual appeal, resources. the West End is Bissinger’s. but also add the environmental benefits of clean air, habitat for birds and wildlife, Have a group lunch at Schlafly Bottle- Bissinger’s French Confections: and in some neighborhoods, fresh herbs works, an environment-friendly St. Louis’ French heritage is tastefully on and vegetables. Many of the projects, restaurant and microbrewery in St. Louis’ display at Bissinger’s French Confections. especially neighborhood group gardens, Maplewood neighborhood. The restau- Bissinger, one of the last handcrafted are projects of Gateway Greening. The rant uses fresh produce and herbs grown chocolatiers in the world, has been making program creates blooming beds in medi- in its own garden. All kitchen produce fine French confections for more than 400 ans in major streets downtown and places scraps are composted for use in the - years and takes pride in the fact that it has planters brimming with colorful flowers den. The garden reclaimed the earth be- not sacrificed quality ingredients, taste or within parkways and street corners. One neath one-third acre of asphalt and is the craftsmanship to produce more candy at of these urban gardens located in site of organic and biodynamic gardening a lower cost. In the 1600s, King Louis St. Louis’ Lafayette Square neighborhood. workshops. All packaging for the beer and XIV of France granted the Bissinger family The neighborhood’s circa 1870-1880 soft drink products are made of recyclable the honorary title of “Confiseur Imperial.” “painted ladies” have been called the materials. The restaurant/brewpub has in- During the late 1600s, Bissinger’s lists the finest and largest collection of Victorian- stituted an organic and sustainable foods nobility of Europe, heads of state, Ludwig era architecture in the country. It also is farmers’ market on site each Wednesday of Bavaria, the Rothschilds, and Napoleon home to the oldest public park west of the from May through October. Those days Bonaparte and Josephine as loyal Bissing- Mississippi which opened in 1836 and was also are “SloWednesdays” when one of er’s enthusiasts. In 1845, Karl Frederick named in honor of Revolutionary War hero, the farmers who participated in the market Bissinger immigrated to the United States. the Marquis de Lafayette. teaches about his or her special growing Eventually, his son moved to St. Louis to or producing system for vegetables, meat, continue the family tradition of creating cheese, honey or herbs. Bottleworks also Recycling is truly an art form at City Mu- amazing chocolates. sponsors a semi-annual tree-planting seum, a museum made entirely out of re-

St. Louis Walk of Fame: Groups can stretch their legs and learn about St. Louis’ famous citizens in The Loop neighborhood – home to the St. Louis Walk of Fame. At 6501 Delmar, look for “Jazz Cleopatra” Josephine Baker’s star. Also “starring” along the Walk of Fame are St. Louis’ French founders Pierre Laclede and Auguste Chouteau, William Clark who explored the Louisiana Purchase territory, music legends including Chuck Berry, Scott Joplin, Miles Davis and Tina Turner and more than 100 other significant St. Louisans from all fields of endeavor.

Environmentally Friendly See St. Louis’ top green and environ- mentally friendly attractions during your group’s next tour through the Gateway City.

43 City Museum program which has added more than 200 the environment. Forest Park, home to trees to Maplewood’s cityscape. Free the Science Center and Zoo, is also the tours of the brewery are available daily. site of the Saint Louis Art Museum, the Missouri History Museum, the Muny The- Spend the afternoon at the world-famous ater where a season of summer musicals Saint Louis Zoo in Forest Park. Groups are staged under the stars, athletic fields can ride on the Emerson Zooline Railroad, and peaceful lakes. Earth Day celebrations which operates year round, and stop at are held in Forest Park each April. the most popular animal exhibit areas. The train is ADA accessible. See the Zoo on Drive through Tower Grove Park to expe- foot during group walking tours or a bo- rience a rare Victorian walking park. Whim- Saint Louis Science Center tanical wonders tour, which looks at plant sically painted shelters, a bandstand and life. Group seating is also available for the faux ruins date back to the park’s early Zoo’s popular Sea Lion shows and youth days as part of Missouri Botanical Garden Louisiana Purchase and the Native Amer- groups can compete during a fun scaven- founder Henry Shaw’s country estate. icans, explorers and settlers who shaped ger hunt through the Zoo. the American West. Groups can take the In downtown St. Louis, stroll through popular tram ride to the top for amazing Stop at the Saint Louis Science Center Citygarden, an outdoor sculpture Garden views of the majestic Mississippi River and in Forest Park during the day or on one set in a beautifully landscaped two-block all of St. Louis. of its select late night openings where space dotted with water features and telescope viewing parties, Planetarium star paths. Add a trip to Laumeier Sculpture St. Louis Cardinals: How do you prepare shows and science trivia contests will be Park for more modern art in a peaceful for a heavenly tour around St. Louis? underway. 105-acre setting. By spending time with the Cardinals, of course. During baseball season, groups can stroll through the “Red Sea on the Day Two Mississippi” – throngs of red-clad Cardi- The Butterfly House in Faust Park and St. Lou is Heavenly nals’ fans – to arrive at Baseball Heaven Shaw Nature Reserve in Gray Summit, The moon and stars, angels and saints, (aka Busch Stadium) to see the St. Louis’ Missouri. Fields of wild flowers and tall and places of otherworldly beauty and beloved Redbirds take the field. grass prairies at Shaw Nature Reserve excitement shine on this stellar St. Louis showcase native plants that conserve wa- group tour itinerary. ter and create habitats for birds, bees and Christ Church Cathedral: Designed in butterflies. Scores of gorgeous butterflies the 14th century English Gothic tradition, flutter about as visitors stroll the conserva- Day One Christ Church Cathedral was completed tory paths at the Butterfly House and learn Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France in 1867. The parish was founded in 1819 of this delicate creature’s powerful impact (Old Cathedral): When St. Louis was as the first Episcopal church west of the on our environment. founded by French fur traders in 1764, Mississippi River. Tiffany stained glass win- one of the first buildings constructed in the dows and massive, 35-feet-high, carved marble screens (reredos) behind the main Howl with wolves at The Wild Canid infant town was a church. Built in 1834 on altar are highlights inside the church. The Survival and Research Center, the first the site of that first church, the Old Ca- captive breeding facility in the world for thedral sits near the base of the Gateway bells in the Cathedral tower were cast endangered wolves. The facility offers pub- Arch. Inside the Old Cathedral Museum, by the same German foundry that did lic daytime and evening educational tours groups can see pieces of St. Louis’ early the bells for the German Pavilion at the and programs, including campground history including the original church bell, 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. The largest programs and wolf howls. The institution, religious art from the late 1700s, and the bell weighs 5,732 pounds, making it the founded by noted zoologist , tomb of Bishop Rosati, builder of the Old biggest in the state of Missouri. has an apt slogan: Providing An Alternative Cathedral. From 1826 to 1843, the To Extinction. St. Louis diocese, headquartered at the Shrine of St. Joseph: This a magnifi- Old Cathedral, covered nearly half of cently restored Baroque church opened in 1846. The church was noted as the site of Birders will flap about a visit to theWorld America, from Louisiana north to Michigan, a miracle that saved the life of a dying man Bird Sanctuary, dedicated to preserv- from Kentucky west to Oregon and from ing the earth’s biological diversity and Washington along the Canadian border to who was healed after kissing a relic of securing the future of birds of prey in their the Great Lakes. Pope John XXIII decreed St. Peter Claver. The miracle was Vati- natural environments. Home to eagles, the church a basilica in 1961, a title given can-authenticated as one of two miracles owls, hawks, falcons, vultures, parrots, by papal decree to a historically significant needed to canonize the Saint known for mammals and . Naturalists offer sacred space. his work among the African people of the programs on a variety of environmental Americas. The central altar, called the Altar of Answered Prayers, was installed topics. Gateway Arch National Park: Reaching 630 feet into the heavens, St. Louis’ glit- in 1867 after the parishioners asked St. Joseph to intercede and save them from St. Louis’ parks are filled with sights for tering, Arch is the nation’s a deadly cholera epidemic that swept the groups who appreciate the outdoors and monument to Thomas Jefferson, his

44 river city. The Italian Renaissance-style The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, Old St. Ferdinand Shrine: The shrine altar was designed to replicate the Altar of also known as the “New Cathedral,” is was the home of St. Philippine Rose St. Ignatius at the Jesuit Gesu Church in the crown jewel of the Roman Catholic Duchesne, fourth American saint and one Rome. Archdiocese of St. Louis. A magnificent of Missouri’s foremost pioneer women. structure, the cathedral is Romanesque The Federal-style shrine is the oldest Cath- Historic Trinity Lutheran Church: in style on the exterior and Byzantine on olic Church in the upper Louisiana Territory Founded in 1830, Historic Trinity Luther- the interior. The church contains one of and oldest standing church west of the an Church houses the oldest Lutheran the largest mosaic art collections in the Mississippi. St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, congregation west of the Mississippi River, western hemisphere – 41.5 million pieces a member of the Religious of the Sacred and is considered the mother church of of mosaic glass covering 83,000 square Heart. Mother Duchesne came to the Missouri Synod Lutheran congregations. feet. Pope Paul VI called “the outstanding St. Louis area from France and provided in The first church on the site was destroyed cathedral of the Americas.” Group tours her writing some of the best descriptions by a tornado, but was rebuilt in the same are available by reservation. A lower level of early life in Missouri. spot in 1896. The 1864 baptismal font Mosaics Museum describes to groups and pulpit, which survived the tornado, how the art was created. McDonnell Planetarium: The heavens are still in use at the church, and represent are always on view at the McDonnell beautiful examples of German woodwork- Planetarium within the Saint Louis Science Day Two ing skills. Center. The planetarium’s star shows are Church of the Holy Family: Founded in 1699 in nearby Cahokia, Illinois, this is continuously projected via one of the most The Saint Louis University Museum the oldest continuously operating Roman powerful astronomical projectors ever of Art: Consists of 50,000 square feet of Catholic parish in the United States and built. exhibition space and its Collection of the the oldest church west of the Allegheny Western Jesuit Missions fills the entire third Mountains. It was established by French St. Louis Walk of Fame and Loop Plan- floor of the museum. Historical artifacts priest Father St. Cosme who worked with etary Walk: Groups can stroll amongst contained within include a monstrance two French laborers to build a log rectory the stars and the planets along Delmar designed by the artist Jean Baptise Loir, and chapel. The original log church was Boulevard in The Loop neighborhood. The ca. 1710-1716; a reliquary containing a destroyed by fire in 1783 and the first sidewalks shimmer with more than 120 tip from a thorn purportedly taken from Mass was offered in the current log church brass stars and biographical plaques of the Crown of Thorns; and an exquisitely in 1799. Constructed of black walnut the St. Louis Walk of Fame which honor detailed platinum, gold, and silver mon- timbers in the traditional French Colonial famous St. Louisans. Interactive models strance donated to the Jesuits of vertical log style, the Log Church is only of our solar system’s planets – The Loop’s St. Stanislaus by benefactors. one of five built in this style that still exists Planetary Walk – add an out-of-this-world in North America. ambiance to the Loop’s lively streetscape. The 2,880-foot long walk, which starts with the sun at the Moonrise Hotel and concludes with Neptune down the road at Cicero’s restaurant, gives visitors an appreciation of just how “far out” Earth’s neighbors really are. At this 1:5 billion scale, the sun is only 10 inches in diam- eter, and Mother Earth is a mere speck located about 95 feet away.

Moonrise Hotel and Eclipse Restau- rant: Peek into St. Louis’ hip Moonrise Hotel for an out-of-this-world design experience. Display cases throughout the property contain space-related art and toys with items ranging from rare Apol- lo-era memorabilia to kitschy collectibles. Original art featuring ray guns, space ships and rockets reflects America’s fascination with outer space. Revolving above the hotel’s rooftop terrace is the world’s largest man-made model of the moon. Enjoy a refreshment at the hotel’s colorful – and spacey – Eclipse Restaurant lounge. Stel- lar Evening Options with Broadway Stars: The Fabulous Fox or The Muny (Summer).

Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis was the leader of a group of Catholic having started life as a shoe manufacturing missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart factory and warehouse. Items that would and founder of the first free school west have become landfill now fill the floors of of the Mississippi. The museum displays the quirky and innovative warehouse of artifacts of the original 1818 school and of artistic fun. St. Philippine’s missionary work with the Potawatomi Indians. Inside the Economy Museum: Young consumers can learn how their allowance Museum of Contemporary Religious money fits into the overall economy with Art: The world’s first museum of interfaith a visit to the new Inside the Economy contemporary art located on the campus Museum within the historic Federal Re- of Saint Louis University. The Museum serve Bank of St. Louis. Group members of Contemporary Religious Art (MOCRA) can engage in a hands-on, one-of-a-kind opened in 1993 in a chapel formerly used experience that explains the economy by priests who studied philosophy at the and their role in it, in a fun and interactive Jesuit university. way. Nearly 100 exhibits include games, videos and interactive displays that make Black Madonna Shrine and Grottos: A sense out of money and how the financial “galaxy of magnificent multi-colored rock systems function. The Muny grottos," the Black Madonna Shrine and Grottos outside of St. Louis was hand built Saint Louis Science Center: The center by a single Franciscan brother. Visitors for all things science is the Saint Louis Sci- The Fabulous Fox Theatre: This 1929 to the Shrine will see grottos dedicated ence Center (SLSC), another of the city’s movie palace, one of the first theatres to the Stations of the Cross, the Seven free cultural attractions. Science Galleries built for “talkies” by movie mogul William Joys of Mary, St. Francis, St. Joseph and feature hands-on activities including con- Fox, was designed in a style described much more. The grottos are constructed ducting experiments using microscopes, as Siamese-Byzantine. The showy of Missouri rock, sea shells and even cos- digging for fossils, and working with com- interior – the lobby is guarded by two tume jewelry, which has been donated by puters. Have an out of this world experi- sculptures of majestic with twinkling visitors or sent from foreign missions. ence at the Boeing Space Station within yellow eyes – is often more elaborate the SLSC’s McDonnell Planetarium. than the sets from the touring Broadway shows and entertainment events that Kidding Around St. Louis Day Two now grace the theatre’s stage. Youth groups will delight in St. Louis’ Six Flags St. Louis: What kid isn’t seek- spirited, kid-centric attractions that offer ing non-stop fun? That’s what’s in store at The Muny, the nickname for The Muny: hands-on activities, exciting experiences Six Flags St. Louis. Groups can experi- the St. Louis Municipal Opera, is the na- and just plain fun. ence more than 100 rides and attractions tion’s oldest and largest outdoor theatre. throughout the park including the new Each summer, the 12,000-seat Muny Boomerang forward and backward roller

offers a season of seven Broadway Day One coaster and wet and wild Tsunami Soaker revivals and current musicals starring The Gateway Arch National Park: No which lets riders spray each other with nationally known performers, from late trip to St. Louis is complete without a blasts of water while the ride floats and June until early August. visit to the Gateway Arch. Officially titled spins ‘round and ‘round. Admission to Six the Jefferson National Expansion Memo- Flags St. Louis also includes the Hurricane Other heavenly sites to consider for your rial, the Arch is the national monument Harbor water park for the same price. group visit: honoring Thomas Jefferson, his Louisiana Purchase and the Native Americans, Ted Drewes Frozen Custard: On your Concordia Historical Institute explorers and settlers who shaped the return drive back from the thrills of Six Museum at the Lutheran Church American West. St. Louis’ stately domed Flags, give your group the chills at Ted Missouri Synod International Center: Old Courthouse is perhaps the single Drewes Frozen Custard. This landmark This museum, and library contains the most important location in the U.S. relating custard stand is an icon along the original world’s largest collection of artifacts and to a cause that jump started the Civil War. Route 66 and a St. Louis institution. information on the history of Lutheranism

in America. The Institute traces its core City Museum: This whimsical warehouse collection to the arrival of Saxon Luther- of artsy fun enchants all ages with man- Day Three an immigrants to St. Louis in 1839. made caves to explore, funky hands-on Forest Park: This 1,300-acre urban park art projects, performances by an in-house is one of St. Louis’ premiere attractions Museum Shrine of St. Philippine circus troupe. Recycling is truly an art and visitor destinations and home to many Rose Duchesne: Mother Philippine form at City Museum, a museum made of St. Louis’ major cultural institutions – Rose Duchesne, the fourth American entirely out of recycled materials. The most of which are open free of general saint, was canonized in 1988. She museum building itself was re-purposed admission fees. Forest Park is notable as having been the site of the fabled

46 1904 “Meet Me in St. Louis” World’s Fair. Interactive models of our solar system’s from Around the World in Just Six Blocks.” Groups can enjoy many outstanding at- planets – The Loop’s Planetary Walk – add The neighborhood has a flavor of its own tractions located within the park, including: an out-of-this-world ambiance to the with international restaurants and bak- Saint Louis Zoo: Animal-loving youth Loop’s lively streetscape. The 2,880-foot eries, vintage clothing and decor shops, groups will go ape on a safari through the long walk, which starts with the sun at the fair trade boutiques, coffee houses and Saint Louis Zoo. More than 18,000 exotic Moonrise Hotel and concludes with Nep- martini bars. South Grand’s most notable animals, many of them rare and endan- tune down the road at Cicero’s restaurant, attractions are Tower Grove Park and the gered, make this park their home. gives group members an appreciation of Missouri Botanical Garden. just how “far out” Earth's neighbors really Missouri History Museum: Hands-on are. Tower Grove Park: Tower Grove Park, exhibits and live actor presentations help the finest example of a Victorian park de- history come alive at the Missouri History sign remaining in the United States, Museum, another of St. Louis’ exception- Little Bits of St. Louis is one of only four municipal parks desig- al free cultural attractions located within nated a National Historic Landmark. It also St. Louis is a city made up of hundreds Forest Park. is listed on the National Register of Historic of diverse, delightful neighborhoods. Places. The park was a gift to the people Each has its own distinct flavor, architec- The inscrip- of St. Louis by Missouri Botanical Garden Saint Louis Art Museum: tural style and vibe. Highlighted here are tion “Dedicated to Art and Free to All” is founder Henry Shaw. a few great neighborhoods for walking, carved in the stone above the main entry shopping, dining and exploring. to the Saint Louis Art Museum. It serves This lovely park features a bandstand, as a reminder of this great institution’s twin goldfish ponds complete with faux ancient commitments to artistic excellence and Day One ruins, and 10 unique pavilions each of a public accessibility. Lafayette Square: The Marquis de different architectural style. Lafayette, France’s leadership contribu- The Loop Neighborhood: Groups will tion to the American Revolutionary War Missouri Botanical Garden: Time for flip over the hip vibe and trendy shops of effort, visited St. Louis in 1825. Lafayette a beauty stop at the amazing Missouri The Loop – one of St. Louis’ most popular Park, founded in 1836, is the oldest public Botanical Garden. Founded in 1859 by shopping, dining, and entertainment park west of the Mississippi. The elegant English immigrant Henry Shaw, this is the districts. This stretch of Delmar Boulevard neighborhood surrounding the “squared oldest public garden in the United States has been named “One of the 10 Great park” is known as Lafayette Square. The and is considered one of the top three Streets in America” by the American Plan- area’s circa 1870 –1880 “painted ladies” public gardens in the world. The Garden is ning Association. have been called the finest and largest renowned for its beauty and its world-wide collection of Victorian-era architecture in research aimed at plant conservation. The sidewalks shimmer with more than the country. Highlights of the 79-acre-Eden include: 140 brass stars and biographical plaques a tropical rainforest inside the Climatron of the St. Louis Walk of Fame which honor Park Avenue Coffee: Take a coffee break geodesic dome that features endangered famous St. Louisans. and bite into one of St. Louis’ iconic foods – plant species; Seiwa-En, the largest au- gooey butter coffee cake – at Park Avenue thentic Japanese garden in North America; Coffee Company. This friendly neigh- a Victorian garden; Boxwood garden; Chi- borhood café air roasts its many coffee nese garden; two rose gardens; reflecting offerings and serves up delectable baked pools; garden architecture, sculpture and goods and other flavorful drinks. an elaborate Missouri Adventure-themed Children’s Garden. South Grand: The South Grand neighbor- hood’s slogan says it all: “The Best Food Soulard: A driving tour of Soulard, St. Louis’ oldest neighborhood, showcas- es brick row houses, blues music clubs, corner taverns and the oldest operating farmers market in America. Soulard cel- ebrates its French heritage each year by Saint Louis Art Museum hosting one of the nation’s biggest Mardi Gras celebrations. There’s always a “bon temps” vibe in this lively, friendly neighbor- hood.

Soulard Farmers Market: Groups can see the spot (and shop any Wednesday – Saturday) where St. Louisans have shopped since 1779 – Soulard Farmers Market. Owned and operated by the

Lafayette47 Square Lumière Place Casino City of St. Louis, it is the oldest farmers market in the country. Fresh produce, flowers, bakery goods, meat and spices are available.

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-fa- mous Budweiser Clydesdales and free tasting room – operate daily.

Day Two The Hill: The Hill is known throughout the food-loving world as one of the most The Hill Neighborhood tasteful “Little Italy” neighborhoods in America. Settled in the early 1900s by Italian immigrants, residents still carry on their traditions in this lively spot near World Chess Hall of Fame: Steps away expansion of the nation. Groups can take downtown and Forest Park. Green, white from Bissingers, a sculpture of the world’s the popular tram ride to the top of the and red Italian flag-painted fireplugs largest chess piece marks the location of 630-feet-tall monument for amazing views mark the boundaries of the Hill where the the World Chess Hall of Fame and The of the majestic Mississippi River and all of neat shotgun-style houses are almost as Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint St. Louis. interesting as the creative pasta dishes Louis. During a tour of the Hall of Fame, served in the corner restaurants. The visitors see displays of chess-related Forest Park: When the world came to neighborhood’s dining establishments artifacts from the permanent collection, St. Louis in 1904, Forest Park served as range from mom and pop sandwich and temporary exhibitions highlighting the the main fairgrounds for the great Fair. shops and casual trattorias to elegant great players, historic games, and rich Today, the 1,300-acre park remains one of Mobil and Zagat-rated restaurants. Stop cultural history of chess. St. Louis’ premiere attractions and visitor for a game of boccie – Italian lawn bowl- destinations not only for its World’s Fair ing – and pick up Italian essentials in the heritage, but for the treasure trove of free aromatic specialty shops. Baseball-loving World’s Fair attraction within it. visitors will want to see the neighborhood “Meet me in St. Louis, Louis” will be Groups can where Yogi Berra, Joe Garagiola grew more than just a famous Judy Garland Saint Louis Art Museum: walk in the footsteps of fairgoers at the up and famed broadcaster tune after your group experiences the Saint Louis Art Museum, the only perma- resided on Elizabeth Avenue – now called sights and cultural legacy of the most-fa- nent exhibition facility built for the 1904 “Hall of Fame Place” in their honor. bled of all World’s Fair’s – The Louisiana “Meet Me in St. Louis” World’s Fair. As it Purchase Exposition of 1904. Central West End: Stroll and shop along did in 1904, the museum houses mas- the tree-and-sidewalk café-lined streets terpieces and ancient artifacts reflecting of the Central West End neighborhood. The Fair celebrated the centennial of thousands of years of human culture from Antique shops, eclectic boutiques and President Thomas Jefferson’s fantastic real around the world. Words engraved above even a store named Left Bank Books add estate deal with Napoleon Bonaparte of the main entrance to the museum read: a Parisian flare to the streetscape. Note France: $15 million for 600 million acres Dedicated to Art and Free to All. The Saint the beautiful cast iron street lamps, from of the Louisiana Territories. The deal was Louis Art Museum’s permanent collection the early 1900s, that illuminate major struck in 1803, but it took until 1804 for is open to the public free of charge. intersections. the word of the transaction to reach St. Louis. That same year, Jefferson’s Note the statue of Saint Louis, King of Bissinger’s French Confections: Hop exploration team, led by Meriwether Lewis France outside the museum’s main en- into Bissinger’s French Confections to and William Clark, departed St. Louis to trance. The statue originally was located pop a delectable, hand-made choco- map the newly minted U.S. lands. at the head of the Plaza during the Fair late for a melt-in-your mouth taste treat. and was the first large piece of statuary Bissinger, one of the last handcrafted Day One to greet visitors passing through the main chocolatiers in the world, has been mak- Gateway Arch National Park: It is fitting entrance gates. ing fine French confections for more than that the tour starts at the Gateway Arch 400 years and takes pride in the fact that – the internationally recognized symbol of Saint Louis Zoo: Another spectacular it has not sacrificed quality ingredients, St. Louis, Thomas Jefferson’s Louisiana structure remaining from the Fair is found taste or craftsmanship to produce more Purchase, and subsequent westward at the Saint Louis Zoo, just east of the Art candy at a lower cost. 48 Museum in Forest Park. The giant walk- Back at Looking Forward,” showcases Day Two through Flight Cage was the Smithsonian the people, entertainment, food, and the St. Louis Union Station: Thousands Institution’s exhibit at the Fair. At 228 feet many objects, artworks and examples of traveled to St. Louis by train to reach the long, 84 feet wide and 50 feet high, it was technology that were on view in St. Louis Fair anticipating one of the most spectac- the largest ever built and today it re- during the seven magical months that the ular events they had ever imagined. The mains one of the largest free flight cages in Fair was open. passenger trains delivered them to an the world. The landmark structure, which equally stunning architectural gem – served as the impetus for the development Francis Field at Washington St. Louis Union Station. Built in 1894, of the Forest Park location of the Saint University: In addition to hosting the Union Station was once the largest and Louis Zoo in 1913, is a cornerstone of the Fair, St. Louis became the first American busiest passenger rail station in the world. Zoo’s Bird Garden. It brings visitors closer city to host the Olympic Games. The Today, groups can step inside the luxuri- to the feathered creatures who reside in a 1904 games were held at Francis Field ous, barrel-vaulted Grand Hall of this lushly landscaped exhibit called Cypress on the campus of Washington University National Historic Landmark to view a Swamp, a habitat for birds native to the in St. Louis, just west of the World’s Fair colorful Tiffany window and, in the eve- lower Mississippi River. grounds in Forest Park. Drive by the athlet- ning, watch a free, panoramic light show ic field and gymnasium, still in use today projected on the massive ceiling. World’s Fair Pavilion: The World’s Fair by the university, which held the major- Pavilion is perched high atop a hill to the ity of the track and field events. Francis Scott Joplin House: Composer Scott east of the Flight Cage. Built on the site Gymnasium and Francis Field, both used Joplin’s famous Rag, “The Cascades,” of the Fair’s original Missouri Building, as venues during the 1904 Olympics, are was inspired by the beautiful fountains the Pavilion was designed to be a lasting named for David Rowland Francis, an in Forest Park that welcomed visitors to memorial to the Fair. 1870 graduate of Washington University, the Fair. The popular entertainment of the governor of Missouri, president of the era, including Ragtime music, could be Forest Park Boathouse: In 1904, a pop- Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company found along the section of the Fairgrounds ular mode of transportation through the (1904 World’s Fair), and U.S. ambassador known as “The Pike.” A stop at the Scott fairgrounds was a boat ride through the to . Joplin House allows visitors to tour the miles of canals that wound through Forest Park. Modern day visitors can relive the romance of the Fair on a paddleboat ride from the cheerful Forest Park Boathouse. Boaters can paddle to a picnic island in the lake, cruise around a wildlife island and enjoy eight new fountains that now dot the Grand Canal beneath the Saint Louis Art Museum.

Missouri History Museum: The magni- tude and pageantry of the Fair sometimes overshadowed the event it was staged to commemorate – the centennial of the Thomas Jefferson World's Fair Pavilion signing of the Louisiana Purchase and the consequent exploration of the new territory by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. At the Missouri History Museum, also located within Forest Park, groups can see the original Louisiana Purchase Transfer Document that formalized the transfer of the Upper Louisiana Territory from Spain to France to the United States on March 9 and 10, 1804 in St. Louis. A map of the Louisiana Purchase territory that traces Lewis & Clark’s Corps of Discovery route is etched in the stone walkway at the museum’s north entry. Galleries within the museum also include artifacts from the Lewis & Clark journey and the rest of Clark’s life in St. Louis.

The Missouri History Museum’s continu- ing exhibit, “1904 World’s Fair: Looking

49 St. Louis Union Station two-story antebellum structure that was log cabin home hand-built by 18th U.S. home to the “King of Ragtime” during President and Civil War general Ulysses some of his most productive years. S. Grant. Just as Fairgoers did in 1904, modern day group visitors to St. Louis can Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion: The view the cabin which is the only house still restored 1848 Chatillon-DeMenil Man- standing that was hand-built and occupied sion houses an extravagant and diverse by a U.S. president. After the Fair, Grant’s collection of 1904 World’s Fair memora- Cabin was purchased by Adolphus Busch bilia. More than 1,200 pieces are on view (of Anheuser-Busch brewing fame) who including photographs and souvenirs in was an admirer of Grant. Busch moved it excellent condition. Visitors can tour the to his property on Gravois Road that was entire antebellum Greek Revival home, a once owned by Grant’s in-laws. The land National Historic Landmark. is now part of the Grant’s Farm animal preserve which is operated as a free family Missouri Botanical Garden: Founded attraction by Anheuser-Busch. in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden is the nation’s oldest public garden and was a tourist attraction at the time of the 1904 World’s Fair. Beautiful stone lanterns from the 1904 Fair are displayed within Seiwa-En, the largest traditional Japanese garden in North America located on the Gardens southern edge.

Grant’s Farm: Among the interesting exhibits at the 1904 World’s Fair was the

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