Visiting St. Louis July 21-22 WHAT TO DO?

here's my list:

take the A-B brewery tour (free beer at the end)
the arch
visit bentley st. louis
botanical gardens
the science center
go to a cardinals game (if in town)
the history museum
the st. louis zoo (one of the best, free zoo's in the country)
come to think of it, pretty much anything in forest park.

restaurants:
imo's (best pizza around st. louis)
pietro's on the hill
fitz's (on the loop, an interesting place to go, best root beer in st louis)

 

Shumi,

Other stuff to do...here is the AOL City Guide for St. Louis:

http://cityguide.aol.com/stlouis/


Aboriteum/ botanical gardens (Sp) in Gray summit, Mo off I-44
http://www.shawnature.org/

Butterfly House & garden in Faust Park in Chesterfield
http://www.butterflyhouse.org/

Tyson Research Center has alot of stuff including a Wolf Sanctuary and Wild bird sanctuary that specializes in Raptors. Way Kool. Off I-44 and Beaumont Antire Road.
http://biology4.wustl.edu/tyson/index.html

Grants Farm and Clydesdale Farm on Gravois Road near Sappington

Transporatation Museum in West County (a lot of train stuff)

Dog Museum in West County

Bissell Mansion and other Ghost tours

St. Louis Science Center & Planetarium

Union Station...kinda neat to see and spend about an hour at,

drive thru the Soulard and Park Ave neighborhoods

FOX Theatre/ Muny in Forest Park/Westport Playhouse
My wife went to "The Lion King" at the Fox and loved it...
here is a link to the theatres in town.
http://www.waxwingwebs.com/stageleft/html/calendar.htm


Just outside of St. Louis less than 30-40 minutes from I-270:

Purina Farms in Gray Summit (Agricultural park)

Daniel Boone Home off Hwy F near New Melle, MO (Hwy 40)

Wineries on Hwy 94 south of Hwy 40

Wineries on Hwy 100 between Washington, Mo and Hermann, MO

If you like Thoroughbred Horse Racing go to Fairmount Park Just over in Illinois off I-70/I-270-255.

As far as hotels near the city....I'd stay at any of the downtown hotels Renissance (sp), Sheraton, Hilton, Courtyrard(s), Hampton Inn, union station, etc...

There are a lot of Bed & Breakfasts around too.

Dinner on "The Hill" is a must for Italian food. If you can handle St. Louis Style BBQ (I know how KC people are about BBQ) Go to Super Smokers restaurant in Eureka, Mo off I-44. They are closed on Sundays. I like to eat Bosnian food at GRBIC and Bosna Gold restaurants in South City area. Also Russian food at Zhivagos in Chesterfield/Town & Country. Also very good is Afghani food at Sameems on South Grand in the City. (its really good you gotta try it). If you want to be set back big time $$$$$ but an awesome dining experience try Cafe de France in the city.

Enjoy!

Dave

I think I'm going to a race at Gateway that weekend.