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Built in 1965 to honor Thomas Jefferson's role in America's westward expansion, the Gateway Arch is the most popular attraction in St. Louis. Located on the banks of the Mississippi River it's part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. This National Park site includes The Museum of Westward Expansion. Take a four minute tram ride to the top of the 630 foot tall arch. Watch a movie about the arch's construction. Learn about the American west by checking out western displays, including a full size mounted buffalo. Shop for souvenirs in Levee Mercantile, an 1870s style general store, or the Museum Shop, which has an extensive selection of books about the west and other national parks.
After your tour stroll a few blocks to riverfront activities. Enjoy some of the best and most fun restaurants and nightclubs in town in a neighborhood of restored waterfront warehouses known as Laclede's Landing. Take a carriage ride through its cobblestone streets, or board a riverboat for a cruise on the Mississippi.
Home to the 1904 World's Fair, Forest Park is 1,371 acres, making it 500 acres larger than New York's Central Park. it's home to the St. Louis Art Museum, The St. Louis Science Center, the Missouri History Museum and the St. Louis Zoo. All have free general admission but there are fees for certain attractions and films. Rated one of America's top ten art museums in attendance, the St. Louis Art Museum has an extensive Impressionist collection, a a gallery of medieval artifacts, a collection of Renaissance masterpieces, plus contemporary collections of art from Africans and Native Americans. Nicknamed "the playground for your head," the St. Louis Science Center is home to the DNA Zone, which helps explain biotechnology and genetics. Also Don't miss the Aviation Gallery which explores the history of aviation and Cyberville, an exhibit about computers, virtual reality and the Internet. Special holdings at the Missouri History Museum include a collection of artifacts from aviator Charles Lindbergh and personal items from famous St. Louis residents, including Chuck Berry and Tina Turner. Have lunch here at Meriwether's which has a beautiful view of the park. Outdoor park activities include a 7.5 mile bike, jogging, and skating path, gondola and boat rentals on the lakes, two golf courses, and the Steinberg Ice Skating Rink.
The Missouri Botanical Gardens offer a 79 acre urban oasis of indoor and outdoor gardens. Take a narrated tram tour to see the scented garden, Kaeser Memorial Maze, and Tower Grove House, the Victorian home of Henry Shaw who started the garden.
Thumbs up to visiting two neighborhoods near Forest Park and Missouri Botanical Gardens. In Central West End shop at trendy boutiques and galleries, get a Martini and knock down a few pins at Pin Up Bowl, or relax at a sidewalk caf¨¦. Or visit the Hill, which is called "America's other Little Italy." Try your hand at the Italian bowling game of bocce, and enjoy an elegant meal of your favorite Italian dishes.
Take a free factory tour Anheuser-Busch Brewery which includes the stables of the famous Clydesdale horses. Then do some antique shopping in the nearby Cherokee Lemp neighborhood. Enjoy lunch or overnight accommodations in one of those painstakingly restored grand houses, the Lemp Mansion Restaurant & Inn. Be prepared to hear plenty of intriguing stories about the home's haunted history. The Inn is next door to the Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion, the 19th century home of a French wilderness guide, which has a large collection of 1904 World's Fair items on display.
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