St. Louis MO places to see

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A quick word if you are from out of town, the mailing address for many places is stated as St. Louis but the name of the city they are in is something else.  These city names will be on a map.


Sites - Attractions (many free or inexpensive, always call ahead for hours and fees)
St. Louis City operates about 105 parks, St. Louis County operates about 60 parks.  Some sites are operated by the State.  Some are Federal.  A few are operated as businesses.

• Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (National Park - subject to “threat level” closing)
  • The Gateway Arch
  • Museum of Westward Expansion
    • Widescreen Odyssey Theatre
    • Tucker Theatre - showing “Monument To The Dream”
  • The Old Court House site of the “Dred Scott” case in 1847,1850 and the “Virginia Minor” case in the 1870s
    • Old Court House Theatre
  • JNEM Library
• (The Old Cathedral) The Basilica of St. Louis, King of France
• Aloe Plaza fountain/sculpture “Meeting of the Waters” by Carl Milles
• Gateway Foundation’s City Garden on Market Street between 8th and 10th Streets
• Soldier's Memorial
• Union Station
• St. Louis Public Library
• Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra - Powell Symphony Hall
• The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
• The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
• Scott Joplin House
• Eugene Field House and St. Louis Toy Museum
• Chatillon-DeMenil House
• Robert G. Campbell House
• Samuel H. Cupples House
• City Museum
• Forest Park and a history.
  • Zoo history
  • Science Center
    • OMNIMAX theater
  • Missouri Historical Society - Jefferson Memorial
  • Muny history
  • Art Museum history
  • Jewel Box
  • Also the site of the 1904 World's Fair (internal page just started)
• Missouri Botanical Garden - Shaw's Garden
  • The Climatron (rain forest), fountains, sculptures, Spink Gallery of ceramics and more
  • Tower Grove House
  • Shaw Nature Preserve (Shaw Arboretum) - 35mi. SW in Gray Summit MO
  • Butterfly House - In Faust Park
• Tower Grove Park - Gazebos
• Soulard Farmer's Market also see this 19th Century photo at the Library of Congress
• The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum
• Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
• Faust Park
  • St. Louis Carousel
  • Butterfly House
  • Historic Village
  • Thornhill Home
  • Community Music School of Webster University
• Laumeier Sculpture Park
• Grant's Farm
• Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park - tours by appointment only
• Museum of Transportation
• St Louis Walk of Fame - many famous St. Louisans - The Loop
• First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site
• Kemp Auto Museum
• Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site - also on the list of historic sites of the National Parks Service and a United Nations World Heritage Site.
• Katy Trail
• Lewis and Clark Bicentennial
• The Great River Road and The Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail
• The Wabash Frisco and Pacific Railroad Association, Inc.
• The World's Largest Catsup Bottle
• Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum
• Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tours
• Weldon Springs Site - US DOE's educational and research programs
• Hermann MO (day trip)
• Springfield IL (day trip)
  • Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
  • Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site
• Jefferson City MO (day trip)

Current music of the area:

• Eisha
• Ralph Butler
• Dangerous Kitchen
• Head-East
• Peter Martin
• Raven Moon Band
• Soulard Blues Band
• Vargas Swing
• City Heat Band
• Fanfare featuring Kittie Moller
• Jan Marra
• The Schwag
• (Connie) Fairchild

Historic music of the area:

• Oliver Sain

St. Louis was once (1870) the fourth largest city in the U.S.  Smaller only than New York, Philadelphia and Brooklyn.


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