Fun Things in St. Louis

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Fun Things in St. Louis

Here is a list of fun things to do in "The Lou". Thanks, Michelle for organizing this.

Time in St. Louis
	Location	Seasonal	Mostly outdoors	Activity Type	Free Admission	Link
Ameristar	St Charles			Casino	X	http://saintcharlesriverfront.casinocity.com/
Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tour	Downtown			Brewery Tour		http://www.budweisertours.com/docs/stltour.htm
Art Museum	Forest Park			Museum	X	http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/forestpark/
Boating on a Lake	Forest Park	X	X	Outdoor		http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/forestpark/
Bowling Hall of Fame	Downtown			Museum		http://www.bowlingmuseum.com/
Busch Stadium	Downtown	X	X	Sports		http://cardinals.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/stl/ballpark/ballpark.jsp
Butterfly House	West County			Zoo like		www.butterflyhouse.org
Cherokee Street	South St Louis			Antiques sales		http://cherokeeantiquerow.net/
City Museum	Downtown			for kids (mostly)		http://www.citymuseum.org/home.asp
Fairmount Park (Horses)	Illinois	X		Racing
Frontenac (get out your wallet, expensive)	South on Lindbergh			Shopping	X
Galleria (somewhat upscale)	I-40 & Brentwood			Shopping	X
Gateway International Raceway (Cars)	Illinois	X		Racing		http://www.gatewayraceway.com/
Golf Courses (3)	Forest Park		X	Golf		http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/forestpark/
Grant’s Farm	270 South to Gravois	X	X	for kids	X	http://www.grantsfarm.com/
Harrah’s	Earth City			Casino	X
History Museum	Forest Park			Museum	X	http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/forestpark/
Jewel Box (flowers)	Forest Park	X	X	Gardens		http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/forestpark/
Jones Dome (Arena) (Rams)	Downtown	X		Sports		http://www.slfp.com/LacledesLanding.html
Laclede’s Landing (just North of the Arch)	Downtown			Night clubs & Restaurants		http://www.slfp.com/LacledesLanding.html
Laumeier Sculpture Park						http://www.laumeier.com/
Magic House	South on Lindbergh			for kids		http://www.magichouse.com/
Main Street	St Charles			Antiques sales
Missouri Botanical Gardens (Shaw’s Garden)	close to Downtown		X	Gardens		http://www.mobot.org/
Muny	Forest Park	X	X	Theatrical	some seats	http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/forestpark/
Museum of Transportation (Trains)	West County		X	Museum		http://www.museumoftransport.org/
Northwest Plaza (get out your gun)	North on Lindbergh			Shopping
Old Cathedral	Downtown			Museum		http://www.explorestlouis.com/factSheets/fact_oldCathedral.asp?PageType=4
Old Courthouse	Downtown			Museum		http://www.explorestlouis.com/factsheets/fact_oldCrths.asp?PageType=2
Purina Mills Farm				for kids		http://www.explorestlouis.com/factSheets/fact_purinaFarms.asp?PageType=4
Savvis Center (Arena) (Blues Hockey)	Downtown	X		Sports
Science Center and Planetarium	Forest Park			Museum	X	http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/forestpark/
Shaw’s Nature Preserve			X			http://stlouis.citysearch.com/profile/11505885/
Six Flags over St. Louis	South on 44	X	X	Amuzement park		http://www.sixflags.com/parks/stlouis/index.asp
Soldier’s Memorial (War Museum)	Downtown			Museum		http://stlouis.missouri.org/government/solmem.html
St. Louis Gateway Arch & Westward Expansion Museum	Downtown			Museum	X	http://www.gatewayarch.com/
St. Louis Mills Mall (general stores)	N270 to 370			Shopping	X	http://www.stlouismills.com/static/node792.jsp;jsessionid=aQWygZHKs_Q_
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra	Downtown			Symphony		http://www.slso.org/
The Fox Theater	Downtown			Theatrical		http://www.fabulousfox.com/
The Hill (Italian neighborhood, great food)	close to Downtown			Restaurants	X	http://www.shopthehill.com/
Union Station (1/2 mile west of downtown)	Downtown			Shopping & Restaurants	X
West County Center (pretty nice)	West County			Shopping
Wineries	W40 to 94 (St Charles)		X	Wineries	X	http://www.slfp.com/SLFPageWineries.htm
Zoo (4^th best in the country and it’s free)	Forest Park		X	Zoo	X	http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/forestpark/