Things To Do
City Museum
Housed in a historic shoe factory, City Museum is a large-scale, hands-on art and architectural space featuring tunnels, caves, slides, and repurposed industrial structures. Highlights include MonstroCity, the outdoor climbing area where you can climb into vintage vehicles and planes suspended in the sky. Suitable for all ages, and they host little crafts and carnival sessions for kids as well. Closed-toe, comfortable footwear is recommended. A unanimous STL must see.
Anheuser-Busch
Founded in St. Louis in 1852, Anheuser-Busch Brewery offers guided tours of the historic brewhouse and packaging lines, with tastings on select tours. The onsite stables house the Budweiser Clydesdales, and the Biergarten serves flights, seasonal beers, and pub food with indoor/outdoor seating. Have the freshest Bud Light of your life.
The Hill
The Hill is St. Louis’s historic Italian neighborhood, settled largely by Italian immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and known for its brick homes, parish life, and ties to figures like Yogi Berra and Joe Garagiola. The hill is a small area of walkable blocks with bocce clubs, heritage markers, and a mix of old-world markets, bakeries, and classic red‑sauce restaurants alongside newer trattorie. Since you are in STL, the must try items are : - toasted ravioli (beef is preferred over cheese, and marinara is not optional) - gooey butter cake - mostaccioli - ANYTHING from Missouri Baking Company Reservations are recommended, and street parking is common, so plan a little time to stroll before or after your meal.
Saint Louis Art Museum
The Saint Louis Art Museum (aka The Slam) in Forest Park offers a collection spanning 5,000 years, housed in a Beaux-Arts building from 1904 that was constructed for the World’s Fair. * The museum is always free, but on Fridays, the Museum is open late from 10 am to 9 pm, with free admission to ticketed exhibitions.
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden, founded in 1859, spans 79 acres with highlights including a 14-acre Japanese Garden, the Climatron tropical conservatory, and a historic Victorian district. The grounds also feature permanent Dale Chihuly glass installations and a really pretty boxwood rose garden. General admission is $16.