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St. Louis Essentials: Parks, Museums & Downtown Icons
19 placesSt. Louis
Follow a greatest-hits route through St. Louis, from Forest Park’s major cultural institutions to the city’s landmark gardens, music, architecture and historic downtown. Allow extra time for City Museum’s one-of-a-kind playground of art and exploration, and finish around the riverfront and Soulard.
- Pop culture
- Music
- Art
- Architecture
- Science & Tech
- Nature
- Folklore
- Local culture
- History
- Social Justice
- Food traditions
- Sports
- Religion
Places in this guide
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Gateway ArchAmerica's tallest monument 🏛️ - 2
St. Louis Union StationOnce the world's largest and busiest station 🚂 - 3
Mildred Lane Kemper Art MuseumOldest art museum west of the Mississippi 🎨 - 4
Forest ParkRiver went underground 🌊 - 5
The MunyAmerica's first outdoor municipal theatre 🎭 - 6
Saint Louis Art MuseumPieces confiscated by Nazis are here - 7
Missouri History MuseumHow one wolf saved its species 🐺 - 8
Saint Louis Science CenterOnce the world's most visited science center 🔭 - 9
Missouri Botanical GardenNorth America's largest Japanese garden 🌸 - 10
Basilica of Saint Louis, KingFirst cathedral west of the Mississippi ⛪️ - 11
Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis🎨 The artist who bought a gallery - 12
Campbell House MuseumHouse willed to Yale University 🎓 - 13
City Museum✝️ The exorcism cross - 14
National Blues MuseumNot your average blues museum 🎸 - 15
The Eads BridgeWorld's first large-scale steel bridge 🌉 - 16
Soulard MarketOldest public market west of the Mississippi 🛒 - 17
CitygardenPaths of the past 🗺️ - 18
Anheuser-Busch🍻 Brewing history, nine stories tall - 19
Laumeier Sculpture ParkThe will that shaped the park
