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    Travel and Explore St. Louis, MO!

    St. Louis, MO

    St. Louis the gateway to the west, offers the Gateway Arch, one of the most magnificent attractions ever to be built in the U.S. Founded by Pierre Laclede in 1764, a French fur trader from New Orleans who established a trade settlement. In 1966, the Gateway Arch is constructed to honor the city where thousands of people stopped to obtain provisions before traveling to the west. The Gateway Arch is contained in the 91-acre Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Park, which also offers other many historic landmarks. Other parks or gardens of interest are Forest Park featuring the Jewel Box, the Shaw Gardens, the Lucas Garden, and the Missouri Botanical Garden. Historical buildings in the vicinity include the Eads Bridge, built by Captain james buchanan Eads in 1867, Laclede's Landing, the Carl Milles Fountain Group, the Cathedral of St. Louis, the Old Courthouse, and the Basilica of St. Louis, the King. Along the Mississippi River there are riverboats named the Tom Saywer and the Becky Thatcher that offer sightseeing and dinner cruises, and the President Casino on the Admiral giving gambling to the community. The area also presents other places to visit which are the Musuem of Westward Expansion, Grant's Farm with amusement rides and shows, the National Bowling Hall of Fame, Busch Stadium, home to the St. Louis Cardinals, the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame, and the world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch's world headquarters.


     Aloe Plaza
     facing Market St. between 18th and 20th Sts.
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     
     The plaza holds the "Meeting of the Waters" fountain.

     Anheuser-Busch Brewery
     Lynch and 12th Sts.
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 577-2626
     This center has a 2-hour tour of the Brewery's grounds.

     Chatillion-DeMenil House
     3352 DeMenil Pl.
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 771-5828
     This Greek Revival mansion was built about 1848.

     Christ Church Cathedral
     13th and Locust Sts.
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 231-3454
     This one of the first Protestant churches on the west side of the Mississippi River.

     Eugene Field House and Toy Museum
     634 S. Broadway
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 421-4689
     The site is home to Eugene Field.

     Forest Park
     bordered by Lindell, Skinker and Kingshighway Blvds. and Oakland Ave.
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 535-0100
     This 1,293-acre land occupies the West End residential area.

     Forum, The
     3540 Washington Ave.
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 535-4660
     This art center offers educational exhibits aobut recent art and architectural design.

     Gateway Arch, The
     
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 425-4465
     The arch is 630 feet above Pierre de Laclede's house and trading post. Also the arch is dedicated to what was the the gateway to the West for thousands of pioneers in the 1800s.

     Grant's Farm
     Gravois Rd.
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 843-1700
     The area includes a cabin built by Ulysses S. Grant in 1856 on a farm he once farmed.

     History Museum, The
     Jefferson Memorial building
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 746-4599
     The museum offers exhibits about the development of St. Louis, the 1904 World's Fair, and much more.

     Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher Cruises
     Base of the Gateway Arch
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 621-4040
     The cruises offer 1-hour trips on the Mississippi River upon relica 19th-century steamboats.

     Jefferson Barracks Historical Park
     Grant Rd. and Kingston
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 544-5714
     The park was a supply post for troops in the west in 1826.

     Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
     Riverfront, Market St.
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314)982-1410
     The memorial was dedicated in 1935 to the westward expansion of the United States after the 1800s.

     Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
     Riverfront, Market St.
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314)982-1410
     The memorial was dedicated in 1935 to the westward expansion of the United States after the 1800s.

     Jewel Box
     
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 531-0080
     The center shows seasonal flowers and plants.

     Laclede's Landing
     on the riverfront
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 241-1764
     The site is where the city's original settlement was located.

     Laumeier Sculpture Park
     12580 Rott Rd. W.
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 821-1209
     The park holds a collection of contemporary sculpture in its 96 acres of land.

     Lone Elk Park
     w. of SR 141, off N. Outer Rd.
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 889-2863
     This 405-acre park contains small herds of elk, deer, and bison. There is also a lake where Canada geese and mallard ducks come to.

     Magic House-St. Louis Children's Museum
     516 S. Kirkwood Rd.
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 822-8900
     The museum offer hands-on exhibits about science, communication, and computers for children.

     Memorial Plaza
     Market St.
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     
     The plaza was developed from 1923 to 1960 holding City Hall a replica of the Hotel DeVille of Paris, a Soldiers' Memorial, and a Museum.

     Mercantile Money Museum
     7th and Washington, 2nd level of the Mercantile Tower
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 421-1819
     The museum has displays of coins and currency, and has some history of it as well.

     Missouri Botanical Garden
     4344 Shaw Blvd.
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314)577-9400, 577-5100, or (800)642-8842
     This 79-acre garden is one of the nation's oldest botanical gardens.

     National Bowling Hall of Fame and Museum
     111 Stadium Plaza
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 231-6340
     The museum shows the history of bowling through exhibits and a film.

     National Video Game and Coin-Op Museum, The
     801 N. Second St. in Laclede's Landing
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 621-2900
     The museum has over 75 video games and pinball machines.

     Official St. Louis Cardinals Museum
     100 Stadium Plaza
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 421-3263
     The museum offers baseball history of St. Louis and 35-minute walking tours of the stadium.

     Old Cathedral
     Memorial and Walnut Sts.
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 231-3250
     This cathedral occupies the spot of the first church in St. Louis.

     President Casino on The Admiral
     off I-70 6th St. exit
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (800) 878-7411
     

     Samuel Cupples House at St. Louis University
     John E. Connely Mall
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 977-3025
     This 1888 Romanesque mansion has 42 rooms and 22 fireplaces, at a cost of $500,000.

     Sappington House Complex
     1015 S. Sappington Rd.
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 957-4785
     This two-story brick house was built in 1808 and is a fine example of Federal architecture.

     Scott Joplin House State Historical Site
     2658A Delmar Blvd.
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 533-1003
     This restored house was home to the great ragtime composer Scott Joplin.

     Shaw Arbortum
     I-44
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 451-3512
     This arboretum features 4 square miles of natural Ozark landscape with trails.

     Six Flags over Mid-America
     off I-44 at Allenton Rd.
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 938-4800
     This amusement park has over 100 rides, shows, and attractions to offer.

     Soldiers' Memorial Military Museum
     1315 Chestnut St.
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 622-4550
     The musuem is dedicated to the St. Louis servicemen who died in World War I.

     St. Louis Art Museum
     on Art Hill
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 721-0072
     The art museum houses over 30,000 works of art of a spectrum of cultures and much more.

     St. Louis Cathedral
     Lindell Blvd. and Newstead Ave.
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314)533-2824 or 533-0544
     This Catholic church is an example of Byzantine and Romanesque architectural styles.

     St. Louis Science Center
     5050 Oakland Ave.
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (800) 456-7572
     The center offers hands-on exhibits of science and a four-story OMNIMAX Theater.

     St. Louis Zoological Park
     
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 781-0900
     The zoo has naturalistic settings for over 6,000 wild animals.

     The Dog Museum
     1721 S. Mason Rd., Queeny Park
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 821-3647
     The museum features art on dog-related topics.

     The Forum
     3540 Washington Ave.
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 535-4660
     This art center offers educational exhibits about recent art and architectural design.

     Washington University Gallery of Art
     Steinberg Hall, Forsyth and Skinker
     St. Louis
     Missouri
     (314) 935-5490
     This art gallery offers 18th-century through contemporary American and European paintings as wells as many others.



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